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Babies and Other Hazards of Sex: How to Make a Tiny Person in Only 9 Months, with Tools You Probably Have Around the Home
by Dave Barry  Publisher Comments In this classic crack-up of a book, Dave Barry gives his wacky perspective on sex, childbirth, parenting and other forms of slow, cruel torture.In Babies and Other Hazards of Sex, Dave exposes natural childbirth for what it is: a pop phenomenon of the...
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The Brothers Rjukerooka: A Brief History of the Institute of Blinding Light
by Leon Harmon Publisher Comments According to the modest author, The Brothers Rjukerooka: A Brief History of the Institute of Blinding Light is the greatest story ever — or never — told. This heroic literary mockumentary examines the most overlooked adventurer/explorer duo...
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An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List
by Laurie Notaro 
Powells.com Staff Pick Sedaris's Holidays on Ice crossed with Carlin's When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? — Notaro's slim and satisfying volume of acerbic, witty holiday observations will have you guffawing in your eggnog. Recommended by Danielle, Powells.com...
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Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick Along with The Far Side and Bloom County, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (briefly) revitalized the comics page for much of the '80s and '90s. Sadly, nothing has since come close, making this the perfect time to revisit Watterson's oeuvre. Mixing the...
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I Feel Bad about My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman (Vintage)
by Nora Ephron Publisher Comments With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of...
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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 fishing....
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(Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
by Steve Almond
Powells.com Staff Pick Funny. Really, really funny. I have been a fan of Steve Almond's books for what seems like forever, but Not That You Asked is the show-stopper of them all. A hilarious tome, with lots of laugh-out-loud details. Recommended by Danielle, Powells.com...
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Dave Barry's Bad Habits: A 100% Fact-Free Book
by Dave Barry Publisher Comments If you're not already acquainted--nay, infatuated--with the works of the man who the New York Times calls "the funniest man in America," you can get cracking right now with this all-time favorite collection of Dave Barry's humor columns. Dave Barry's Bad...
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Why I'm Like This: True Stories (P.S.)
by Cynthia Kaplan Publisher Comments Comprised of 21 autobiographical tales, "Why I'm Like This" begins with a hilarious send-up of Kaplan's last year at "Queechy Lake Camp" and ends with a tour-de-force about the cruelly unfufilled life of the truffle pig....
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The Areas of My Expertise
by John Hodgman
Publisher Comments In the great tradition of the American almanac, The Areas of My Expertise is a brilliant and hilarious compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom on all topics large and small. Although bestsellers such as Poor Richard's...
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The Sweet Potato Queens' 1st Big-Ass Novel: Stuff We Didn't Actually Do, But Could Have, and May Yet
by Jill Conner Browne Publisher Comments "I have no pride. I tell anything," Jill Conner Browne is fond of saying. As Her Royal Highness, Boss Queen of the Sweet Potato Queens®, she has told legions of fans, known as "SPQ Wannabes," her delectable secrets to living, loving -- and eating --...
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Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus, and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone
by Beth Lisich
Publisher Comments Grappling with her lifelong phobia of anything slick, cheesy, or remotely claiming to provide self-empowerment, Beth Lisick wakes up on New Year's Day 2006 with an unprecedented feeling. She is finally able to admit to herself that she's grown tired of...
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Rickles' Book
by Don Rickles Publisher Comments Why you need to buy RICKLES' Book immediately: RICKLES' BOOK will help you win friends and influence people. RICKLES' BOOK will introduce you to all of his famous friends, from Frank Sinatra to Johnny Carson. RICKLES' BOOK will help you lose weight...
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Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs
by Patrick F Mcmanus Publisher Comments America's favorite outdoor humorist is back with an outrageously fresh collection of stories. He introduces a variety of friends old and new, and takes readers to many exotic locales outdoors and indoors....
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Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me
by Ben Karlin Publisher Comments The Emmy award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report has assembled a stellar lineup of men who have one thing in common: all have been dumped...and are willing to share their pain and the lessons learned...
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Nasty: My Family and Other Glamorous Varmints
by Simon Doonan Publisher Comments When Simon Doonan sat down to write a memoir, he discovered he had no memories of cuddly family times or romantic Hallmark moments -- turns out most of his memories are notably nasty. Birthday parties? No recollection. But his mother's dentures flying...
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Ken's Guide to the Bible
by Ken Smith Publisher Comments The Bible is a thick, imposing, often unreadable, damnedly religious book. Most people don't have the time or the patience even to attempt reading it. But everyone knows they're supposed to know what's in the world's most widely quoted book. To whom can...
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The Good Samaritan Strikes Again
by Patrick F Mcmanus Publisher Comments More witty cautionary tales of outdoor life, by everybody's favorite expert on the subject, Patrick F. McManus....
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Wacky Chicks: Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women
by Simon Doonan Publisher Comments Most of us know a wacky chick. She's a true nonconformist, a woman who dares to be different. On any ordinary day she might be found performing a citizen's arrest, running a concession stand at a swingers' convention, or wearing a tiara on top of a...
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Fraud
by David Rakoff
Publisher Comments Journalist, actor, and radio commentator Rakoff has gathered in his first book what can best be described as essays on contemporary culture. And therein lies Rakoff's genius and his burgeoning appeal. The wry and the heartfelt join in his prose to...
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