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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson Staff Pick The Warmth of Other Suns is a fascinating epic narrative of the Great Migration by the brilliant and beautiful Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Staff Pick Mindy Kaling is hilarious, not in an "lol, I realize this is humorous on an intellectual level" kind of way, but in an "I am actually giggling so hard I'm hitting my nose on the pages of this book, and now I'm that crazy person laughing alone in her room... (read more) Your price: $14.00 New - Trade Paper
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Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo by Werner Herzog Staff Pick Much like the man himself, Werner Herzog's journal from the filming of Fitzcarraldo is hallucinatory and horrific, lovely and poetic all at once. This is a book about madness and obsession, about depth and illusion, about a place where nothing is as it... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart Staff Pick You already know from the title whether you want this book. If you love The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, and their first book, America (the Book), then prepare yourself for a hilarious, tear-stained laugh-fest that will send neighbors running with alarm... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler Staff Pick Chelsea Handler may not be everyone's cup of vodka. But for those who love her E! talk show, and fans of juicy gossip splashed with liberal doses of alcohol and laughter, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea will shake and stir you.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres Staff Pick It's hard to imagine there are people in the world who don't have a tiny, secret crush on Ellen DeGeneres. And for those who are still in denial, $20 says that will change by the time they finish this book. Dripping with her particular brand of endearing,... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin Staff Pick At times uproarious, often sentimental, and always laced with the wit and charm we've come to expect from Steve Martin, this is a warm and enjoyable portrait of his life in stand-up from childhood to his last show in 1981.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bossypants 1st Edition by Tina Fey Staff Pick Readers sometimes lower the bar when it comes to the quality of celebrity memoirs, but, in this case, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Tina Fey is a legitimately talented writer, and the stories from her personal life are just as zany and... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler and Friends Staff Pick Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me is a milk-snorting comic roast of the late-night talk-show mischief. The spectrum of stories (warm, antagonistic, admiring, taunting, sweet, self-protective) are written by those who know her best, "Chelsea's Family... (read more) Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri Staff Pick If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes, Lajos... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Staff Pick An utter delight. This enchanting tale has long been a favorite of mine. It has just been reissued to coincide with the soon to be released movie version. Set in 1930s England, this story of young love beguiles with moated castles, moonlight swims, high... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player by Robert Rodriguez Staff Pick Robert Rodriguez threw down seven thousand dollars on his debut film El Mariachi, but you only need to spend a fraction of that to get all the insights that he learned. Anybody who's seen his later films (Spy Kids, Once Upon a Time in Mexico) will know... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Staff Pick Mindy Kaling is hilarious, not in an "lol, I realize this is humorous on an intellectual level" kind of way, but in an "I am actually giggling so hard I'm hitting my nose on the pages of this book, and now I'm that crazy person laughing alone in her room... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Being John Malkovich (Faber and Faber Screenplays) by Charlie Kaufman Staff Pick I don't even know how to begin writing anything in relation to the work of Charlie Kaufman. Is he really the most original voice working in Hollywood — or, just an escaped mental patient who has gone undetected amidst the denizens of LA? In either case... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists by A. V. Club Staff Pick The Onion can do little wrong, in my eyes, and this hilarious collection of pop-culture lists from the writers of the A. V. Club proves it once again. This book is perfect for anyone with a sense of humor who's ingested any pop culture in the last 30... (read more) List Price $20.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ethan Coen and Joel Coen: Collected Screenplays 1: Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Staff Pick Arguably the most talented filmmaking siblings around, the Coens have blessed the cinema with their unique blend of dark humor, kinetic insanity, and mid-western values. To open one of their screenplays is to behold some of the finest screenwriting... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Human Nature: The Shooting Script by Charlie Kaufman Staff Pick I don't even know how to begin writing anything in relation to the work of Charlie Kaufman. Is he really the most original voice working in Hollywood — or, just an escaped mental patient who has gone undetected amidst the denizens of LA? In either case... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny by Marlo Thomas Staff Pick While The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is my favorite memoir, Growing Up Laughing by Marlo Thomas, daughter of comedian Danny Thomas, is my pick for best unconventional memoir because it is like a mini history of comedy, complete with interviews and... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way by Bruce Campbell Staff Pick Evil Dead star Bruce ("Hail to the king, baby!") Campbell follows his memoir, If Chins Could Kill, with a hilarious "autobiographical novel" about the B-movie king's unexpected starring role in an A-list production directed by Mike Nichols, co-starring... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know about Making an Independent Film by Reed Martin Staff Pick What's great about The Reel Truth isn't simply its usefulness, but its thoroughness. Martin doesn't gloss over the difficulties of the medium (filmmaking is a constant, uphill struggle, no matter how successful you are). Nor does he make any attempt to... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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