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Absurdistan
by Gary Shteyngart  
Powells.com Staff Pick An intelligent satire that entertains from start to finish — in fact, you're unlikely to find a funnier, sharper political novel this year. Shteyngart's hero is a 325-pound Russian Jew whose idea of sexy pillow talk is reciting the Zagat's guide to...
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
by Michael Chabon
Powells.com Staff Pick The story of two young comic book artists in 1940s New York City, Jewish boys, one of whom fled the German steamroller heading toward his home in Czechoslovakia in a coffin, Chabon's third and best novel is utterly original, a generous fictional addition...
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How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself against the Coming Rebellion
by Daniel H. Wilson
Powells.com Staff Pick Come on, Humans, stop kidding yourselves. You know that the robots are growing in strength. The confrontation is inevitable. You are unprepared! Buy this book or die. You pathetic bag of water. Recommended by Eugene Lamb, Powells...
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The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson
Powells.com Staff Pick This book should be titled "It's Not What You Think." Because practically every answer in the book could begin with that phrase. What a great collection of facts about our world! Find out the truth about all kinds of things, from the first animal in...
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We Thought You Would Be Prettier: True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive
by Laurie Notaro
Powells.com Staff Pick Laurie Notaro is so funny it is scary. So funny, in fact, you'll wet your pants while reading the biting, hilarious essays in We Thought You Would Be Prettier. Or maybe that's just me. Move over David Sedaris, Augusten Burroughs, and even George Carlin &#...
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Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
by Frank Warren
Powells.com Staff Pick In the movie, In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung whispers his most secret thoughts into a hole in the ruined temple of Angkor Wat. In Bethlehem, pilgrims write out their prayers and wishes and stuff them into tiny cracks between the bricks at the Western...
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The Areas of My Expertise
by John Hodgman
Powells.com 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? Recommended by Dave, Powells.com...
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Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories
by Ben Katchor
Powells.com Staff Pick "A great collection of poignant cartoon vignettes of another time." Recommended by Carole Reichstein...
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Home Land
by Sam Lipsyte
Powells.com Staff Pick A caustic and hilarious story about Lewis Miner, a man afflicted by a terrible high school experience and blessed with an acid tongue that takes no prisoners. Lipsyte's sentences are creations of absolute wonder and terrific angst. Recommended by Kevin...
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A Lifetime of Secrets: A Postsecret Book
by Frank Warren
Powells.com Staff Pick Who doesn't love that feeling of looking through someone else's mail without the risk of getting caught? Here, Warren presents another collection of intimate confessions, shared secrets, and endless pleasure for voyeurs and students of the human...
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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
by Bobby Henderson
Powells.com Staff Pick Bobby Henderson's devotion to the Flying Spaghetti Monster should qualify him for sainthood. I became a Pastafarian after reading this glorious book, as will others who delight in all its starchy wonder. Hallelujah! Recommended by Gary, Powells.com...
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The Treehorn Trilogy: The Shrinking of Treehorn, Treehorn's Treasure, Treehorn's Wish
by Florence Parry Heide and Edward Gorey
Powells.com Staff Pick There's a little bit of Treehorn in all of us: hapless, imaginative, earnest. These are seriously silly tales, perfectly illustrated by the amazing Edward Gorey. Try reading them aloud with different voices for the dour father and prim, clueless mother...
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How to Build a Robot Army: Tips on Defending Planet Earth against Alien Invaders, Ninjas, and Zombies
by Daniel H. Wilson
Powells.com Staff Pick Come on, Humans, stop kidding yourselves. You know that the robots are growing in strength. The confrontation is inevitable. You are unprepared! Buy this book or die. You pathetic bag of water. Recommended by Eugene Lamb, Powells...
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The Braindead Megaphone
by George Saunders
Powells.com Staff Pick Yes, some of these essays will make you laugh; George Saunders is freakin' hilarious. (If you doubt this, please see his Strange Letter Regarding Uranus.) But he is also a brilliant writer whose characters, even the non-fictional ones, will break your...
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Moomin Book Two: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip
by Tove Jansson
Powells.com Staff Pick My favorite continuing-story comic strip is being reprinted in its entirety, and volume two suggests that the five planned installments will just get better and better. In theory, the ecstatically dizzy plots would try the reader's patience, but in...
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Calvin & Hobbes: It's a Magical World (Calvin and Hobbes)
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick The last Calvin and Hobbes collection published, It's a Magical World is a good swan song. If you liked the comic strip, it's a must have and will serve to remind of just how great it was. And in case you don't remember, Calvin and Hobbes was really...
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The Pleasure of My Company
by Steve Martin
Powells.com Staff Pick Who knew the one-time "wild and crazy guy" would go on to such literary success? Following the smashing reception of Shopgirl, The Pleasure of My Company proves Steve Martin is no fluke. This tale of an obsessive-compulsive loner is hilarious, tender,...
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Calvin & Hobbes Sunday Pages 1985-1995
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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The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952
by Charles M. Schulz
Powells.com 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 cards — in short, when Peanuts was still sharp and funny and relevant. Thank God, then, for the Complete Peanuts...
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Fierce Pajamas (01 Edition)
by David Remnick
Powells.com Staff Pick This makes the perfect gift for those who love a literary hit with their humor. A wonderful wide-ranging selection to read aloud with others or simply snicker at in the privacy of one's own personal reading space. Mark, Powells...
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