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I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections by Nora Ephron Staff Pick The essays in Ephron's charming collection range from the very relatable (vignettes covering everything from egg yolks to Thomas Friedman) to the delightful and personal (as in "Journalism: A Love Story," which recounts her post-college days in a largely... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris Staff Pick Sedaris diverges from his usual essays to give us a book of fables. Like all good fables and fairy tales, they're pretty gruesome and horrifying, and there's most always a moral to be found. These include a healthy dose of charm and wit, though. Ian... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling Publisher Comments Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck-impersonating off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Staff Pick Completely autobiographical and, as always, hilarious, Me Talk Pretty One Day is my favorite of all the David Sedaris collections. The first half of the book focuses on his childhood in North Carolina and his very unusual family; the second half details... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler Publisher Comments When Chelsea Handler needs to get a few things off her chest, she appeals to a higher power — vodka. You would too if you found out that your boyfriend was having an affair with a Peekapoo or if you had to pretend to be honeymooning with your... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lizz Free or Die: Essays by Lizz Winstead Publisher Comments Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show and one of today's most hilarious comedians and insightful social critics, pens a brilliant account of how she discovered her comedic voice. In this collection of autobiographical essays, Winstead vividly... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? by Patrick F Mcmanus Publisher Comments McManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, unappreciated lore, and opportunities for disaster to be found in such outdoor recreations as camping, hunting, and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff by Calvin Trillin Publisher Comments For at least forty years, Calvin Trillin has committed blatant acts of funniness all over the place—in The New Yorker, in one-man off-Broadway shows, in his “deadline poetry” for The Nation, in comic novels like Tepper Isn’t Going... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx an Updated and Expanded Edition by Robert S. (edt) Bader Publisher Comments Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer - the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler Publisher Comments WHAT . . . A RIOT Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Who else would send all-staff emails to smoke out the dumbest people on her show? Now, in this new collection of original essays, the #1... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary by David Sedaris Publisher Comments Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, this new illustrated collection of animal-themed tales is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris Staff Pick Always a delight, never a disappointment, David Sedaris has come out with his finest offering yet. He has a deft touch, moving between sarcasm and sadness or, in this collection, between redneck babysitters and quitting smoking.... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity by Joel Stein Publisher Comments The smudge looked suspicious. The doctor confirmed: That's the baby's penis Joel's reaction? Pure panic. I pictured having to go camping and fix a car and use a hammer and throw a football and watch professionals throw footballs and figure out whether to... (read more) Your price: $12.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber Publisher Comments The Lady on 142 The train was twenty minutes late, we found out when we bought our tickets, so we sat down on a bench in the little waiting room of the Cornwall Bridge station. It was too hot outside in the sun. This midsummer Saturday had got off to a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron Publisher Comments The perfect holiday gift: a pair of hilarious books from the “wickedly witty and astute” Nora Ephron, a “crackling smart cultural scribe” (The Boston Globe) whose insights and observations have made her a heroine to women all over... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Hardcover
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Half Empty by David Rakoff Publisher Comments In this deeply smart and sneakily poignant collection of essays, the bestselling author of Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable makes an inspired case for always assuming the worst—because then you’ll never be disappointed. Whether he... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson Publisher Comments Building on the unimaginable success of the Web site which propels the debate on evolution versus intelligent design with a new theory--that the universe was created by the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM)--this book explains the world's newest "religion."... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States by Dave Barry Publisher Comments A Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and columnist whose growing popularity is making him the next Buchwald has his way with the "history" of the mother country, including its founding fathers. An offbeat look at the U.S. for fans of Patrick McManus and... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Mass Market
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If Life is a Bowl of Cherries-What Am I Doing in the Pits? by Erma Bombeck Publisher Comments " See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud." Art Buchwald The enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a hilarious swipe at husbands, honeymoons, tennis elbow, marriage, lettuce, the... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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