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Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence
by Paul Feig
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Written in side-splitting and often cringe-inducing detail, Paul Feig takes you in a time machine to a world of bombardment by dodge balls, ill-fated prom dates, hellish school bus rides, and other aspects of public school life that will keep you... (read more)

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My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other
My Life as an Experiment: One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living as a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other
by A J Jacobs
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One man. Ten extraordinary quests. Bestselling author and human guinea pig A. J. Jacobs puts his life to the test and reports on the surprising and entertaining results. He goes undercover as a woman, lives by George Washingtons moral code, and... (read more)

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The Complete Excuses Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Blame and Shirking Responsibility for All Your Own Miserable Failings and Sloppy Mist
The Complete Excuses Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Avoiding Blame and Shirking Responsibility for All Your Own Miserable Failings and Sloppy Mist
by Lou Harry
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Finally, we all have a good excuse! This definitive guide covers the entire gambit of self-justifications, so everyone from the frustrated CEO to the mid-level executive, from the soccer mom to the lazy student can convincingly say: Its not MY fault... (read more)

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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex
by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht and Jennifer Worick
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Hands-on and how-to advice on the worst-case dating and sex scenarios, everything from how to escape a dull conversation and how to survive alcohol poisoning to how to fend off an undesired good night kiss or fake (or detect fake) orgasms. Chapters... (read more)

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Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself
Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself
by Collegehumor
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The ultimate guide to faking it through the real world! Now the people who bring you the Web’s most popular humor site teach you how to live the good life (or at least look like you do). With annual revenues surpassing $6 million and an astonishing 10... (read more)

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Old Age Isn't for Sissies: A Lola Collection
Old Age Isn't for Sissies: A Lola Collection
by Steve Dickenson
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Don't mess with Lola. She's too old for you to be asking, she bucks stereotypes like a bronco, and she suffers adult sons, daughters-in-law, and potential suitors badly. In Old Age Isn't for Sissies, Lola continues her brash march through life, stepping... (read more)

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Senior Moments
Senior Moments
by Joey Green
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You've hit the golden years, but it feels more like the Twilight Zone. You receive birthday cards from funeral homes. You need three pairs of glasses to get through the morning paper. Your old friends are dropping like flies. On a good day, nothing hurts... (read more)

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Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex
Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex
by Ellen Rakieten
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SHIRT: SPORTS JERSEY.          JEANS: EMBELLISHED. HAIR: OVERLY GELLED.           STATUS: UNDATEABLE.   Did your date show up wearing socks with sandals... (read more)

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Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer
by Jen Lancaster
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Personal Training, Session One: I'm standing at the front desk, waiting for the mythical "Barbie" to appear. While I was sucking down water and aspirin earlier today, trying to shed my hangover, I started thinking about how judgmental I can be. I mean... (read more)

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XXX Porn for Women: Hotter, Hunkier, and More Helpful Around the House!
XXX Porn for Women: Hotter, Hunkier, and More Helpful Around the House!
by Cambridge Womens Pornography Cooperative
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Humor meets sex meets impulse in this funny gift package for women featuring hot, hunky men and steamy fantasies such as Honey, I paid off our mortgage! and I booked you two weeks at the Canyon Ranch spa! 96 pp.... (read more)

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750 Ways to Annoy People
750 Ways to Annoy People
by W Shaffer Fox
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In 750 Ways to Annoy People, Shaffer Fox quickly builds a progression of mayhem while describing behavior that is eccentric, neurotic, tacky, rude, politically incorrect, inconsiderate, just plain stupid, even envy producing -- and he does so in a way... (read more)

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Cooking with Hot Flashes: And Other Ways to Make Middle Age Profitable
Cooking with Hot Flashes: And Other Ways to Make Middle Age Profitable
by Martha Bolton
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To complete her memorable recipe, Martha mixes in an ample sampling of poignant, touching stories, reminding readers what life is about and what is truly important.... (read more)

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Women Are from Bras, Men Are from Penus: A Survival Guide for Bypassing Communication and Getting Even in Your Relationships
Women Are from Bras, Men Are from Penus: A Survival Guide for Bypassing Communication and Getting Even in Your Relationships
by Anna Collins
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This is a lighthearted guide to relationships with the opposite sex, with tips on: how to get a man to do what you want; how to flatter a woman; how to motivate a man by becoming a dominatrix; the best and worst times to talk to a man; and how to blame... (read more)

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The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
by A. J. Jacobs
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The uproarious New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All gathers his adventures as a human guinea pig into one of the funniest and most enlightening books of the year. • An irresistible page-turner filled... (read more)

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Esquire: The Rules: A Man's Guide to Life
Esquire: The Rules: A Man's Guide to Life
by Esquire
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Just being a man was never more fraught with confusion and peril. Derived from Esquire''s popular feature, this men''s manual to life in the 21st century offers more than 500 rules that make for lighthearted reading and manly musings. Accompanied by wry... (read more)

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The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things Men Frogs Do
The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things Men Frogs Do
by Miss Piggy
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From one of the most famous divas of our time comes The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things Men Frogs Do. Over her years of celebritude, Miss Piggy has gleaned, glommed, and garnered much wisdom about what's wrong with... (read more)

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Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe; or, the Wonder Years before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase
Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe; or, the Wonder Years before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase
by Jen Lancaster
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The hardcover debut from the New York Times bestselling author, the prequel to Bitter is the New Black, in Pretty in Plaid, Jen Lancaster reveals how she developed the hubris that perpetually gets her into trouble. Using fashion icons of her youth to... (read more)

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How to Tell If Your Boyfriend Is the Antichrist: And If He Is, Should You Break Up with Him?
How to Tell If Your Boyfriend Is the Antichrist: And If He Is, Should You Break Up with Him?
by Patricia Carlin
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Boyfriend From Hell or Perfect Angel?   Your days of dating liars, cheaters, and total scumbags are over! Here are identifying characteristics for more than 70 potential boyfriends, along with advice about who to keep and who to kick to the curb... (read more)

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Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth about Sex, Lies, and True Romance
Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth about Sex, Lies, and True Romance
by Jenny Mccarthy
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New York Times bestselling author Jenny McCarthy returns to her comic roots in this candid, wise, and witty look at women, men, sex, romance, heartbreak, love, and how (not) to fake it. In Belly Laughs, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really... (read more)

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Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books
Sexually, I'm More of a Switzerland: More Personal Ads from the London Review of Books
by David Rose
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From the nation that gave us Victorian virtues, here is another irresistible collection of brilliant, bawdy and often absurd personal ads from the world’s funniest—and smartest—lonely-hearts column. These ads prove that even if... (read more)

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