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New Arrivals Browse more New Arrivals in Humor $15.00 New Trade Paper add to wish list What to Expect When You're Expected: A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters David Javerbaum $14.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list The Dead That Walk: Flesh-Eating Stories James Lowder $12.00 New Hardcover add to wish list The Glorious Nosebleed: Fifth Alphabet Edward Gorey $6.95 Sale Trade Paper add to wish list Bro on the Go Barney Stinson $14.99 New Hardcover add to wish list Morecock, Fartwell, & Hoare: A Collection of Unfortunate But True Names Russell Ash $12.00 New Hardcover add to wish list The Recently Deflowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion Hyacinthe Phypps Browse more New Arrivals in Humor Parodies Browse more titles in Humor-Parodies Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen Staff Pick In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith has paired Austen... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Recently Arrived Used Browse recently arrived used titles in Humor $10.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge: A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits (Mental Floss Presents) Will Pearson $8.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list Dumbheart: A Get Fuzzy Collection Darby Conley $7.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list Mutts Patrick Mcdonnell $6.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far) Dave Barry $5.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list The Fifth Garfield Treasury Jim Davis $7.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list Better Living Through Ventriloquism: How to Say What You Shouldn't and Get What You Want Ronn Lucas Browse recently arrived used titles in Humor General Browse more titles in Humor-General The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan: Classic Diet Recipe Cards from the 1970s by Wendy Mcclure Publisher Comments A collection of the notorious retro "Weight Watchers" recipe cards in all their foul, full-color glory. I found them while helping my parents clean out their basement a few years ago. They were neatly arranged in their own plastic file box. Plenty of... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Politics and Business Browse more titles in Humor-Politics and Business I Am America (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert Publisher Comments Congratulations--just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic. From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23 hours of your day. I Am America (And So... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list Religious Browse more titles in Humor-Religious The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list Anthologies Browse more titles in Humor-Anthologies If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia by Bill Heavey Publisher Comments For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the “Sportsman’s Life” column on the back page of Field & Stream, where he does for hunting and fishing what David Feherty does for golf and Lewis... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Narrative Browse more titles in Humor-Narrative Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster Publisher Comments Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life — until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job — hell, she had the perfect life — and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list Family Browse more titles in Humor-Family Mortar and Pestle Kit (Original Famous Teacher Family Brand Mini Kits) by Gabrielle Tolliver Publisher Comments In earlier times, a sign with a mortar and pestle image marked the location of the town’s apothecary. Today this age-old, two-part tool still comes in handy for grinding spices, making pesto, concocting herbal remedies and potpourris, and other... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Boxed Non-Book add to wish list Signed Editions Browse more titles in Humor-Signed Editions Breathers Signed Edition by S. G. Browne Publisher Comments Meet Andy Warner, a recently deceased everyman and newly minted zombie. Resented by his parents, abandoned by his friends, and reviled by a society that no longer considers him human, Andy is having a bit of trouble adjusting to his new existence. But... (read more) Your price: $14.00 New - Trade Paper add to wish list Sale Books Browse more titles in Humor-Sale Books The Ninth Garfield Treasury by Jim Davis Publisher Comments Be prepared to laugh out loud as GARFIELD leads you on a riotous romp through his hilarious haunts. It's a full-color ride of nonstop fun and thrills--with plenty of laughs (and snacks) along the way!... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list Used Books Browse more titles in Humor-Used Books My Horizontal Life: a Collection of One-night Stands by Chelsea Handler Publisher Comments In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand. You've either done it or know... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list

Bestsellers Sunday, November 22, 2009 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan: Classic Diet Recipe Cards from the 1970s by Wendy Mcclure I Am America (and So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein What to Expect When You're Expected: A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters by David Javerbaum Guests | November 5, 2009 Badass Authors: Alexander Solzhenitsyn 1 comment By Ben Thompson "One word of truth will outweigh the whole world" When you're in a Stalin-era Soviet Gulag, merely managing to haul your ass out of bed, trudge... Continue » $7.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Contributors | November 2, 2009 Jeffrey Koterba at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 0 comments By Jeffrey Koterba [Editor's Note: Jeffrey Koterba reads at the Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing on Friday, November 6th, 2009, at 7 p.m. Click here for... Continue » $16.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list Inklings Jeffrey Koterba Review-a-Day | October 24, 2009 Rollin' in the D'oh! 0 comments By Review-a-Day The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by John Ortved Reviewed by Chris Bolton Powells.com In The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized... Continue » $27.00 New Hardcover add to wish list The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History John Ortved Guests | September 10, 2009 How to Write a Bestseller 0 comments By Sam Barry "Yes, Sam, but how do I write a bestseller?" That's a question I am going to pretend I am often asked so I can tell you about my five-point plan... Continue » $17.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list Road Dogs: A Novel Elmore Leonard Guests | September 8, 2009 Teaching Our Youngsters about the Great Books 2 comments By Sam Barry A recent New York Times article that a friend told me about but that I am too lazy to read reports that many classroom teachers around the nation... Continue » $4.95 Used Mass Market add to wish list The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride #01) James Patterson

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