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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: $9.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Our Dumb World by The Onion Staff Pick The folks at the Onion are up to their usual shenanigans, this time bringing us an informative and wildly inaccurate atlas that fans will love.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Complete Peanuts: 1953-1954 by Charles M. Schulz Staff Pick It can be hard to remember a time when Snoopy wasn't an insurance salesman and Charlie Brown didn't stare at us from a million Hallmark... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman Staff Pick Which state is known for its mustaches? How much should you tip a lullaby singer? Hodgman is a genius. Who knew that complete world knowledge could be so hysterically funny?... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christopher Moore Staff Pick Please, Santa, come back from the dead! World-class satirist Christopher Moore is here just in time for the holidays.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF by April Winchell Staff Pick Whether or not you're a member of the DIY community, Regretsy will make you cackle right out of your chair. Based on the popular blog, Winchell's snarky commentary on Etsy's most preposterous crafts (chicken poncho? hummingbird feeder hat?) has acquired... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley Staff Pick Funny, charming, and self-effacing, Sloane Crosley's essays will resonate with you, whether or not you grew up playing Oregon Trail on the computer or have ever locked yourself out of your house — twice in the same day. Crosley's voice is uniquely... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: Stories and a Novella by George Saunders Staff Pick Taking its title from its opening story, set dystopically enough in a Civil War historical reenactment park, George Saunders's first book still sweeps my legs out from under me. Twain and Vonnegut are heavyweights named as his predecessors, but Saunders... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems by David Rakoff Staff Pick "Don't Get Too Comfortable is a gratifying reading experience for the misanthrope in all of us. Rakoff has a style and wit that is appropriately cruel towards its deserving targets. If you actually enjoy foie gras, performance art, or stalking... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cruddy by Lynda Barry Staff Pick Cartoonist Lynda Barry proves to be a formidable writer with this novel of teen alienation. Shocking, outlandish violence is balanced by lyrical, insightful prose. Cruddy is a homicidal road story, a coming-of-age tale, and a meditation on adolescence... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip -- Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by The Waiter Staff Pick Waiter Rant is a delightful look at restaurant life from the other side of the tablecloth. The Waiter will enlighten and instruct you while sometimes grossing you out. Comparisons to Kitchen Confidential can’t be avoided, and Waiter Rant is a welcome... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin Staff Pick In the '90s art world, Lacey Yeager is on the make and on the rise. She is selfish and unlikeable but has an astute charm that draws people in. I couldn't stop reading until I found out if she would succeed or go down in richly deserved flames.... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong by Jen Yates Staff Pick In this day and age, any book that can make me laugh out loud earns top o' the list. Some of the pictures in this book are hilarious in themselves, but Yates adds captions with humor ranging from subtle to over-the-top. Keep Cake Wrecks handy for when... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Wake Up, Sir!: A Novel by Jonathan Ames Staff Pick Wake Up, Sir! is a brilliant work of fiction that just happens to be laugh-out-loud funny, to boot (though it also has a stirring underlying sadness). Jonathan Ames is a daring and deeply honest writer whose work abounds with tender and heartbreaking... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin Staff Pick Curmudgeons and humor lovers, rejoice! Legendary comedian Carlin is back with even more outrageous, controversial observations and criticisms on everything from politics to the Ten Commandments.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Our Front Pages: 21 Years of Greatness, Virtue, and Moral Rectitude from America's Finest News Source by The Onion Staff Pick A brilliant collection of the very best (and oldest) of the Onion's front pages. If you can't find at least one thing to laugh at on every single page, you can stop wondering why no one invites you to their parties.... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $6.98 Used - Hardcover
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Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines by Bill Hicks Staff Pick "Hicks's humor wasn't for everyone, and during his lifetime, few had a chance to hear it. Love All the People gives a talented and insightful performer a second lease on life. What is tragic about Hicks's belated renaissance is that it seems very little... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks Staff Pick Maybe the best thing about the zombie's return to popularity is that, by nature, you can't "spin" them into being sensitive, tortured souls: They're dead, they crave human flesh, end of story. Using the maxim "Don't fix what ain't broken," Max Brooks... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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