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Comedy by the Numbers by Eric Hoffman Publisher Comments Being funny is hard work: just ask Gary Rudoren and Eric Hoffman. Like many people, they once believed that comedy was simply a matter of coming up with "zingers" and "jokes." But after countless hours of painstaking research, they've discovered that... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Illustrations from the Inside: The Beat Within by Louis E V Nevaer Publisher Comments The Beat Within is a decade-old, nationwide writing program for incarcerated youth. “Words not Weapons” is the organization’s credo, inspiring these young adults – males and females of all ethnicities – to learn that words... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Magnificent Excess of Snoop Dogg by Dan Nadel Synopsis Katherine Bernhardt's The Magnificent Excess of Snoop Dogg is a lush and punchy artist's book. Jerry Saltz has called Bernhardt's style a hybrid of funk, punk, pop and every kind of Expressionism, be it abstract, neo-, German or East Village. She paints... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Mystery of Sausage: And Other Ridiculous Blueprints by Paul Ferris Osborne Publisher Comments Finally, detailed answers to all (well, almost all) of life's most puzzling complexities. A magician sketches authentic blueprints to decipher and decode life's unexplainable hexes, hoaxes, and human curiosities. If your ancestors invented the Ferris... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them! by Todd Harris Goldman Publisher Comments The girls are back and angrier than ever! The fourth book in the successful Angry Little Girls series features the hilarious return of this beloved cast of characters, this time recast as fairy-tale heroines. Kim, the angry little Asian girl, stars in... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Hardcover
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F U Haiku: Pissed-Off Poetry for Every Occasion by Beth Quinlan Publisher Comments Enough already. The Mary Sunshine act has got to go. The economy sucks, unemployment has reached an all-time high, and the ozone is beyond repair. But when all feels futile, there's this hilarious compilation of 200-plus rants that give you permission to... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Change Your Underwear Twice a Week: Lessons from the Golden Age of Classroom Filmstrips by Danny Gregory Publisher Comments With simple illustrations and quaint photographs that evoke a more innocent era--presented in Technicolor or rich black-and-white in a broad range of illustration styles--Change Your Underwear Twice a Week is a chronicle of the classroom filmstrip... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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101 Cool Ways to Die by Douglas Gillies Publisher Comments A humorous and penetrating look at how we live and how we die. This is a quick read that leaves a lasting impression. Americans live under the illusion that death is an option. Here is a creative and hopeful antidote to our cultural paranoia. This book... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Cry for Help: 36 Scam Emails from Africa by Henning Wagenbreth Publisher Comments The tone is carefully chosen: subservient, condescending, solicitous, disdainful. That's the way the now ubiquitous 'African Scam Mail' has descended upon us and that's the way German illustrator and author Henning Wagenbreth applies his own distinct... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Field Guide to the North American Bird by Adam Blank and Lauren Blank Publisher Comments Let your finger do the talking! There is one gesture that transcends language, race, gender, and age: the bird. Throughout time, man has brandished his middle finger to express anger or insolence, to scorn or to provoke. Field Guide to the North... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Spliffs by Nick Jones Publisher Comments Spliffs (the Jamaican word for joints) is more than just a book about marijuana (cannabis) and getting high. It's a celebratory trip that explores the versatility of cannabis and the profound influenceit has had on cultures throughout history. Special... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Suggestion by Illegal Art Publisher Comments "Hey, would you like to make a suggestion?" With that simple question and an enormous white suggestion box, the New York City?based collaborative Illegal Art canvassed the five boroughs, collecting suggestions from passersby of every stripe?the young... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Noir A-Z by Julian Hibbard Synopsis Photographer Julian Hibbard offers an abecedary unlike any other. Drawing on his professional work shooting black & white and color photographs for everything from CD and book covers to high-end fashion, Hibbard has paired a word with one of his... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Board Book
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Pretty Vacant: The Los Angeles Dingbat Observed by Clive Piercy Publisher Comments The Los Angeles Dingout Observed. A snapshot tour of hundreds of the funky, retro apartment buildings known as dingbat.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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The A-List Playbook: How to Survive Any Crisis While Remaining Wealthy, Famous, and Most Importantly, Skinny by Leslie Gornstein Publisher Comments If Hollywood is a sport, you want Leslie Gornstein on your team and this playbook in your ridiculously-oversized leather purse. The A-List Playbook is the perfect introduction for newcomers to the exciting alternate reality of the celebrity lifestyle. A... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hit Me with Your Best Shot!: The Ultimate Guide to Karaoke Domination by Raina Lee Publisher Comments When karaoke calls, get ready to steal the show. Karaoke Queen Raina Lee helps beginners and veterans conquer stage fright, pick songs to showcase vocal talent (or disguise a lack thereof), and master their moves (mic twirls, Mick Jagger kicks, etc... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Roodles!: Draw Your Own Dirty Doodles! by Rose Adders Publisher Comments Doodles are for kids, but Roodles are strictly for grownups! Each Roodle is the starting sketch for a naughty drawing—a suggestive suggestion, as it were. Its up to the reader to complete the picture, and no extra points for keeping a straight face.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Talk Back: The Bubble Project by Ji Lee Publisher Comments No one is free from advertising. Whether on television or radio, plastered along streets and highways or on trains and buses, ads for everything from films to hair gels vie for the attention of consumers. Of course, ads have long been a cultural presence,... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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My Dog Ate My Nobel Prize: The Fabricated Memoirs of Jeff Martin by Jeff Martin Synopsis Jeff Martin was born in 1980. Jeff Martin made millions on the stock market. Jeff Martin lost millions on the stock market. Jeff Martin stopped a Chinese tank at Tiananmen Square. Jeff Martin managed Michael Dukakiss 1988 presidential campaign. Jeff... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor: The Best and Worst Personal Ads of All Time by Laura J Schaefer Publisher Comments We've all been there, whether searching the personals for a romantic connection or posting an ad in hopes of luring in a new friend. A great source of entertainment, many people skim through the personals section for a quick laugh, never questioning its... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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