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Nightlight
Nightlight
Written by The Harvard Lampoon
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307476104
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Nightlight
A Parody
Written by The Harvard Lampoon


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $13.95

About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.

And... Read more >
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Nightlight
Nightlight
Written by The Harvard Lampoon
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307476654
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Nightlight
A Parody
Written by The Harvard Lampoon


Format: eBook
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $13.95

About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.

And... Read more >
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What to Expect When You're Expected
What to Expect When You're Expected
Written by David Javerbaum, Illustrated by Mike Loew
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588369406
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What to Expect When You're Expected
A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters
Written by David Javerbaum
Illustrated by Mike Loew


Format: eBook
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.00

This new second edition is filled with the latest, most accurate wombhood information, including comforting answers to hundreds of questions, such as

• “My mother just took a sip of white wine. Am I going to end up looking like some Chernobyl baby now?”
• “So far Mommy is spending most of her pregnancy... Read more >
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What to Expect When You're Expected
What to Expect When You're Expected
Written by David Javerbaum, Illustrated by Mike Loew
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385526470
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What to Expect When You're Expected
A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters
Written by David Javerbaum
Illustrated by Mike Loew


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $15.00

This new second edition is filled with the latest, most accurate wombhood information, including comforting answers to hundreds of questions, such as

• “My mother just took a sip of white wine. Am I going to end up looking like some Chernobyl baby now?”
• “So far Mommy is spending most of her pregnancy... Read more >
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The Werewolf's Guide to Life
The Werewolf's Guide to Life
Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307577160
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The Werewolf's Guide to Life
A Manual for the Newly Bitten
Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $14.00

Have you been attacked by a wolf-like creature in the last 30 days? Was it after the sun had set and under a full moon? If you answered, “yes” to both these questions, there’s a very good chance that you were bitten by a werewolf. You now have less than a... Read more >
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The Werewolf's Guide to Life
The Werewolf's Guide to Life
Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307589408
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The Werewolf's Guide to Life
A Manual for the Newly Bitten
Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $13.99

Have you been attacked by a wolf-like creature in the last 30 days? Was it after the sun had set and under a full moon? If you answered, “yes” to both these questions, there’s a very good chance that you were bitten by a werewolf. You now have less than a... Read more >
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The Werewolf's Guide to Life
The Werewolf's Guide to Life
Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767931939
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The Werewolf's Guide to Life
A Manual for the Newly Bitten
Written by Ritch Duncan and Bob Powers


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2009
Price: $13.99

Have you been attacked by a wolf-like creature in the last 30 days? Was it after the sun had set and under a full moon? If you answered, “yes” to both these questions, there’s a very good chance that you were bitten by a werewolf. You now have less than a... Read more >
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UFOs, JFK, and Elvis
UFOs, JFK, and Elvis
Written by Richard Belzer
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307492289
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UFOs, JFK, and Elvis
Conspiracies You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Believe
Written by Richard Belzer


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2009
Price: $15.00

"I'm not asking you to believe every conspiracy theory you'll find in this book. . . . I didn't write this book to give you all the answers. The Warren Commission did that, and the answers were all wrong. I wrote this book to inspire you to do what the powers... Read more >
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What Would God's Pottery Do?
What Would God's Pottery Do?
Written by GOD'S POTTERY
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307464613
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What Would God's Pottery Do?
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Your Teens and/or Being Successful!
Written by GOD'S POTTERY


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $17.00

Youth of Today, Rejoice—This is the book you’ve been waiting for ever since you stopped watching Davey and Goliath and started growing hair on your downstairs area!

Gideon Lamb and Jeremiah Smallchild totally get it. From their take on Hootie and the Blowfish records to hip biblical parables to the joys of... Read more >
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What Would God's Pottery Do?
What Would God's Pottery Do?
Written by GOD'S POTTERY
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307464620
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What Would God's Pottery Do?
The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Your Teens and/or Being Successful!
Written by GOD'S POTTERY


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $17.00

Youth of Today, Rejoice—This is the book you’ve been waiting for ever since you stopped watching Davey and Goliath and started growing hair on your downstairs area!

Gideon Lamb and Jeremiah Smallchild totally get it. From their take on Hootie and the Blowfish records to hip biblical parables to the joys of... Read more >
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Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus
Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus
Written by Dave Barry
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307419750
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Dave Barry Is from Mars and Venus

Written by Dave Barry


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2009
Price: $13.95

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry exposes the shattering truth. Whether he's splashing with the U.S. sychronized swim team ("Picture a bunch of elegant swans swimming with a flailing sea cow") or reliving the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving ("We've decided to obliterate your culture, but first... Read more >
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The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex and Sparky
The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex and Sparky
Written by Joe Garden and Janet Ginsburg
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307494719
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The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex and Sparky

Written by Joe Garden and Janet Ginsburg


Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $15.95

A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD PARODY: AN lLLUSTRATED GUIDE FOR--AND BY--DOGS, UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF DOGHOOD AND TEACHING THEM HOW TO DO THE VERY ACTIVITIES THAT HUMAN SOCIETY SAYS ARE WRONG.

The Dangerous Book for Dogs asks a simple question: isn't there more to being a dog than wearing a mini cashmere sweater and riding... Read more >
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The Devious Book for Cats
The Devious Book for Cats
Written by Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345513847
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The Devious Book for Cats
A Parody
Written by Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman


Format: eBook
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $16.00

Cats have nine lives. Shouldn’t they be lived to the fullest?

“Domesticated” does not mean “docile.” The ho-hum routine of sleep, eat, eat, and sleep is no way for any creature who ruled Egypt for a millennium to spend her day. It’s high time felines everywhere woke up from their cat naps... Read more >
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The Devious Book for Cats
The Devious Book for Cats
Written by Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345508492
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The Devious Book for Cats
A Parody
Written by Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman


Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $16.00

Cats have nine lives. Shouldn’t they be lived to the fullest?

“Domesticated” does not mean “docile.” The ho-hum routine of sleep, eat, eat, and sleep is no way for any creature who ruled Egypt for a millennium to spend her day. It’s high time felines everywhere woke up from their cat naps... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program
The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program
Written by Gene Stone
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345513885
Our Price: $10.00
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The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program
A Lifesaving Guide to Shaking Off the Horrors of the Last Eight Years, with Practical Advice on Relapse, Remission, and Recounts
Written by Gene Stone


Format: eBook
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $10.00

The first step is admitting that you have a Bush problem–and that you have ten bucks for this book.

• Do you think that after eight years of George Bush, this country is in good shape?
• Do you feel that the U.S. Constitution has too many Amendments?
• Do you often dream... Read more >
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The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program
The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program
Written by Gene Stone
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ISBN: 9780812980363
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The 12-Step Bush Recovery Program
A Lifesaving Guide to Shaking Off the Horrors of the Last Eight Years, with Practical Advice on Relapse, Remission, and Recounts
Written by Gene Stone


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $10.00

The first step is admitting that you have a Bush problem–and that you have ten bucks for this book.

• Do you think that after eight years of George Bush, this country is in good shape?
• Do you feel that the U.S. Constitution has too many Amendments?
• Do you often dream... Read more >
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Asshole
Asshole
Written by Martin Kihn
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780767927260
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Asshole
How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too
Written by Martin Kihn


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $22.95

Nice guys, pushovers, soft-touches and suckers:

Tired of being walked all over?
When the waiter brings you something you didn’t order, do you assume he knows best?
Are you ready to demand the respect you deserve?

Martin Kihn doesn’t care what your answers are, because of course you need this book. Watch and...

Read more >
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Asshole
Asshole
Written by Martin Kihn
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767929103
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Asshole
How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too
Written by Martin Kihn


Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $22.95

Nice guys, pushovers, soft-touches and suckers:

Tired of being walked all over?
When the waiter brings you something you didn’t order, do you assume he knows best?
Are you ready to demand the respect you deserve?

Martin Kihn doesn’t care what your answers are, because of course you need this book. Watch and... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Eats, Poops & Leaves
Eats, Poops & Leaves
Written by Adam Wasson
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307420633
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Eats, Poops & Leaves
The Essential Apologies, Rationalizations, and Downright Denials Every New Paren t Needs to Know and Other Fundamentals of Baby Etiquette
Written by Adam Wasson


Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00

Because What You Don’t Know, Will Embarrass You.

What should you do if your baby shrieks at a wedding or “stealth vomits” on an innocent bystander? How can you use your child to avoid old friends you never liked in the first place? Is there a polite way to encourage cash baby-shower... Read more >
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Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life
Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307420657
Our Price: $13.00
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Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal


Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.00

How do you conjure a life? Give the truest account of what you saw, felt, learned, loved, strived for?

For Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the surprising answer came in the form of an encyclopedia. In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life she has ingeniously adapted this centuries-old format for conveying knowledge into a... Read more >
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Little Me
Little Me
Written by Patrick Dennis
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307419101
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Little Me
The Intimate Memoirs of that Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television/Belle Po itrine/as told to
Written by Patrick Dennis


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.95

Back in print at last! From the author of Auntie Mame: the bawdy, bestselling, bountifully illustrated autobiography of an imaginary diva whose life is one hilarious mishap after another.

For Belle Poitrine, née Mayble Schlumpfert, all the world's a stage and she's the most important player on it. At once coy and... Read more >
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The Self-Destruction Handbook
The Self-Destruction Handbook
Written by Adam Wasson and Jessica Stamen
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307422330
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The Self-Destruction Handbook
8 Simple Steps to an Unhealthier You
Written by Adam Wasson and Jessica Stamen


Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.00

REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS

Let’s face it, there are thousands of books out there to help you avoid self-destructive behavior—but what fun is that? Welcome to the first book designed to help you not help yourself. Here you’ll find unsound advice on everything from engineering a revenge affair to picking the gateway... Read more >
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Stick
Stick
Written by Jeffrey Metzner
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307421708
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Stick
Great Moments in Art, History, Film, and More...
Written by Jeffrey Metzner


Format: eBook, 176 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95

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MAD About Star Wars (r)
MAD About Star Wars (r)
Written by Jonathan Bresman
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345501646
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MAD About Star Wars (r)

Written by Jonathan Bresman


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $21.95

A long time ago (thirty years) in a galaxy far, far away (California) . . .

It is a period steeped in cinematic lore. Rebel filmmaker George Lucas, striking from a base in Northern California, won a tremendous box office victory against all odds with Star Wars, his sci-fi spectacular.

During... Read more >
The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex and Sparky
The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex and Sparky
Written by Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780345503701
Our Price: $15.95
 Quantity: 1 
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The Dangerous Book for Dogs: A Parody by Rex and Sparky

Written by Joe Garden, Janet Ginsburg, Chris Pauls, Anita Serwacki and Scott Sherman


Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.95

A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD PARODY: AN lLLUSTRATED GUIDE FOR--AND BY--DOGS, UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF DOGHOOD AND TEACHING THEM HOW TO DO THE VERY ACTIVITIES THAT HUMAN SOCIETY SAYS ARE WRONG.

The Dangerous Book for Dogs asks a simple question: isn't there more to being a dog than wearing a mini cashmere sweater and riding... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
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