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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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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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Kids' Letters to President Obama
Kids' Letters to President Obama
Edited by Bill Adler
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345517135
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Kids' Letters to President Obama

Edited by Bill Adler


Format: eBook, 160 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $15.00

Barack Obama has inspired millions of people around the world–and an unwavering chorus of those admirers are children. This delightfully charming collection includes more than two hundred letters that kids have written to President Obama. Some of these messages are humorous, some are heartwarming, all of them are sincere–making this volume... Read more >
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Kids' Letters to President Obama
Kids' Letters to President Obama
Edited by Bill Adler
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ISBN: 9780345517128
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Kids' Letters to President Obama

Edited by Bill Adler


Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $15.00

Barack Obama has inspired millions of people around the world–and an unwavering chorus of those admirers are children. This delightfully charming collection includes more than two hundred letters that kids have written to President Obama. Some of these messages are humorous, some are heartwarming, all of them are sincere–making this volume... Read more >
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Long Time Leaving
Long Time Leaving
Written by Roy Blount Jr.
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307496607
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Long Time Leaving
Dispatches from Up South
Written by Roy Blount Jr.


Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $25.00

“I left the South in search of the Enlightenment. I’m pro-choice, in favor of gay marriage, and against creationism and the war in Iraq. But both my parents’ people are deep Southern from many generations, and I spent a little over a third of my life, including the presumably most formative... Read more >
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Deciding the Next Decider
Deciding the Next Decider
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400068289
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Deciding the Next Decider
The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $14.00

Displaying the form that made bestsellers of Obliviously On He Sails and A Heckuva Job, tales of the Bush Administration in rhyme, Calvin Trillin trains his verse on the 2008 race for the presidency.

Deciding the Next Decider is an ongoing campaign narrative in verse interrupted regularly by other poems, such as... Read more >
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Deciding the Next Decider
Deciding the Next Decider
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588368720
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Deciding the Next Decider
The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: eBook
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $14.00

Displaying the form that made bestsellers of Obliviously On He Sails and A Heckuva Job, tales of the Bush Administration in rhyme, Calvin Trillin trains his verse on the 2008 race for the presidency.

Deciding the Next Decider is an ongoing campaign narrative in verse interrupted regularly by other poems, such as... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
A Heckuva Job
A Heckuva Job
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307430397
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A Heckuva Job
More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.95

Somehow, despite everything Calvin Trillin wrote about the Bush Administration in Obliviously On He Sails, his 2004 bestseller in verse, George W. Bush is still in the White House. Taking a philosophical view, Trillin has said, “We weren’t going to know whether you could bring down a presidency with iambic pentameter... Read more >
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Obliviously On He Sails
Obliviously On He Sails
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307431547
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Obliviously On He Sails
The Bush Administration in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.95

Does the Bush Administration sound any better in rhyme? In this biting array of verse, it at least sounds funnier. Calvin Trillin employs everything from a Gilbert and Sullivan style, for describing George Bush’s rescue in the South Carolina primary by the Christian Right (“I am, when all is said and... Read more >
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Long Time Leaving
Long Time Leaving
Written by Roy Blount Jr.
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307266187
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Long Time Leaving
Dispatches from Up South
Written by Roy Blount Jr.


Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2007
Price: $25.00

“I left the South in search of the Enlightenment. I’m pro-choice, in favor of gay marriage, and against creationism and the war in Iraq. But both my parents’ people are deep Southern from many generations, and I spent a little over a third of my life, including the presumably most formative... Read more >
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Homeland Insecurity
Homeland Insecurity
Written by Onion Editors
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307339843
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Homeland Insecurity
The Onion Complete News Archives, Volume 17
Written by Onion Editors


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $19.95

Hot off the reprint presses!

Onion fans hear this! Homeland Insecurity is the largest collection of award-winning journalism from America’s Finest News Source ever released, and that means you must buy it! Featuring every brilliantly biting article printed in The Onion between November 2004 and December 2005, a time in our country’s... Read more >
MadLiberals
MadLiberals
Written by Wilson "Scooter" Buckley III
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307351074
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MadLiberals

Written by Wilson "Scooter" Buckley III


Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 19, 2006
Price: $9.95

If you're an angry Democrat, beleaguered liberal, or just a concerned citizen, this hilarious collection of political fill-in-the-blanks is the perfect opportunity for you and your friends to vent your outrage and frustration. Based on dozens of actual quotations from Bush, his cronies, and political commentators, as well as news articles... Read more >
Naked Republicans
Naked Republicans
Written by Shelley Lewis
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780812976915
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Naked Republicans
A Full-frontal Exposure of Right-wing Hypocrisy and Greed
Written by Shelley Lewis


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 19, 2006
Price: $10.95

“Shelley Lewis figured out a way to make me laugh out loud at adultery, corruption, bribery, prevarication, hypocrisy, pumpkin shooting, race baiting, insanity, cat murder, and filthy, groping old men. Naked Republicans is an instruction manual for the things you can get away with and still keep your job in Washington... Read more >
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Naked Republicans
Naked Republicans
Written by Shelley Lewis
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588365729
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Naked Republicans
A Full-frontal Exposure of Right-wing Hypocrisy and Greed
Written by Shelley Lewis


Format: eBook
On Sale: September 19, 2006
Price: $10.95

“Shelley Lewis figured out a way to make me laugh out loud at adultery, corruption, bribery, prevarication, hypocrisy, pumpkin shooting, race baiting, insanity, cat murder, and filthy, groping old men. Naked Republicans is an instruction manual for the things you can get away with and still keep your job in Washington... Read more >
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A Heckuva Job
A Heckuva Job
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400065561
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A Heckuva Job
More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: May 30, 2006
Price: $12.95

Somehow, despite everything Calvin Trillin wrote about the Bush Administration in Obliviously On He Sails, his 2004 bestseller in verse, George W. Bush is still in the White House. Taking a philosophical view, Trillin has said, “We weren’t going to know whether you could bring down a presidency with iambic pentameter... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
All the Presidents' Pets
All the Presidents' Pets
Written by Mo Rocca
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400052264
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All the Presidents' Pets
The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over
Written by Mo Rocca


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $12.95

In this new edition of All the Presidents’ Pets you’ll find:

• Presidents: 42
• Poops on White House rug: 1
• References to President Chester Alan Arthur’s hip muttonchops: 1
• Press corps reporters still wearing Ugg Boots: 2
• Scenes taking place in Wolf Blitzer’s Japanese garden: 2
• Cartoon beagles packing heat: 1
• References... Read more >
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Embedded in America
Embedded in America
Written by Onion Editors
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400054565
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Embedded in America
The Onion Complete News Archives Volume 16
Written by Onion Editors


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2005
Price: $19.95

All The News That’s Fit to Reprint

The latest book in the New York Times bestselling Onion series includes every news story, opinion piece, news-in-brief, horoscope . . . yes, every last word that appeared in The Onion between mid-October 2003 and mid-November 2004. And this is the biggest book yet in... Read more >
All the Presidents' Pets
All the Presidents' Pets
Written by Mo Rocca
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781400097579
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All the Presidents' Pets
The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over
Written by Mo Rocca


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Price: $12.95

All the Presidents’ Men meets Charlotte’s Web in an explosive political exposé that blows the lid off a long-held secret in Washington: The Presidents’ pets are more than just furry photo ops.

How much does the public really know about the role of the President?

Does the White House Press Corps really understand... Read more >
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Fanfare for the Area Man
Fanfare for the Area Man
Written by Onion Editors
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400054558
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Fanfare for the Area Man
The Onion Ad Nauseam Complete News Archives Volume 15
Written by Onion Editors


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $17.95

All The News That’s Fit to Reprint

The latest book in the New York Times bestselling Onion Ad Nauseam series includes every news story, opinion piece, news-in-brief, horoscope...yes, every last word that appeared in The Onion between October 2002 and October 2003. Here they are at last: all the issues of The... Read more >
Obliviously On He Sails
Obliviously On He Sails
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400062881
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Obliviously On He Sails
The Bush Administration in Rhyme
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2004
Price: $12.95

Does the Bush Administration sound any better in rhyme? In this biting array of verse, it at least sounds funnier. Calvin Trillin employs everything from a Gilbert and Sullivan style, for describing George Bush’s rescue in the South Carolina primary by the Christian Right (“I am, when all is said and... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The George W. Bush Quiz Book
The George W. Bush Quiz Book
Written by Paul Slansky
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767917841
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The George W. Bush Quiz Book

Written by Paul Slansky


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2004
Price: $9.95

A Hilarious “Quizography” on the Dumbfounding Life of George W. Bush

Pop Quiz

George W. Bush is:

(A) the greatest American statesman since Abraham Lincoln.

(B) a champion of the underdog and a thorn in the side of the wealthy.

(C) articulate, thoughtful, and judicious—a very, very wise man.

(D) linguistically challenged (“I know how hard it... Read more >
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The George W. Bush Quiz Book
The George W. Bush Quiz Book
Written by Paul Slansky
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767918930
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The George W. Bush Quiz Book

Written by Paul Slansky


Format: eBook
On Sale: May 4, 2004
Price: $9.95

A hilarious “quizography” on the dumbfounding life of George W. Bush
Pop Quiz

George W. Bush is:

the greatest American statesman since Abraham Lincoln.

a champion of the underdog and a thorn in the side of the wealthy.


articulate, thoughtful, and judicious—a very, very wise man.

linguistically challenged (“I know how hard it is to put food... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
The Onion Ad Nauseam
The Onion Ad Nauseam
Written by Onion Editors
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400047246
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The Onion Ad Nauseam
Complete News Archives, Volume 13
Written by Onion Editors


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 24, 2002
Price: $17.00

The first installment of an ambitious new series, this book features everything published during The Onion’s thirteenth year: every news story, opinion piece, news in brief, horoscope . . . every last damn word that appeared between October 2000 and October 2001.

The Onion Ad Nauseam: Complete News Archives features loads of... Read more >
Dispatches from the Tenth Circle
Dispatches from the Tenth Circle
Written by Robert Siegel and Onion Staff
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780609808344
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Dispatches from the Tenth Circle
The Best of The Onion
Written by Robert Siegel and Onion Staff


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2001
Price: $17.95

“The Onion is laugh-out-loud, go-tell-your-friends, get-angry-you-didn’t-think-of-it funny.”
–Conan O’Brien

“Outside of maybe Dario Fo, an Italian who few are sure exists, the Onion people make the most consistently perfect and excoriating social commentary we currently have. But will those Nobel bastards honor them, too? Only God, our merciless and just God, knows.”
–Dave Eggers

“The... Read more >
Great Political Wit
Great Political Wit
Written by Robert Dole
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767906678
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Great Political Wit
Laughing (Almost) All the Way to the White House
Written by Robert Dole


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2000
Price: $15.00

Bob Dole's political career may not have taken him to the White House, but he did pick up some great stories along the way. In this delightful collection, the longtime United States senator shares his favorite anecdotes, witticisms, and reminiscences.
From the campaign trail to the Oval Office, from smoke-filled rooms... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
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