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Dear Girls Above Me

(Available June 4, 2013)
Dear Girls Above Me
Written by Charles McDowell
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307986337
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Dear Girls Above Me
Inspired by a True Story
Written by Charles McDowell


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $14.00

Based on the wildly popular Twitter feed Dear Girls Above Me, a roman à clef about how thinking like a couple of girls turned one single guy into a better man.
 
When Charlie McDowell began sharing his open letters to his noisy upstairs neighbors—two impossibly ditzy female roommates in their mid-twenties—on Twitter...

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Dear Girls Above Me
Inspired by a True Story
Written by Charles McDowell


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $9.99

Based on the wildly popular Twitter feed Dear Girls Above Me, a roman à clef about how thinking like a couple of girls turned one single guy into a better man.
 
When Charlie McDowell began sharing his open letters to his noisy upstairs neighbors—two impossibly ditzy female roommates in their mid-twenties—on Twitter...

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Dear Girls Above Me
Inspired by a True Story
Written by Charles McDowell
Read by Kirby Heyborne


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $20.00

Based on the wildly popular Twitter feed Dear Girls Above Me, a roman à clef about how thinking like a couple of girls turned one single guy into a better man.
 
When Charlie McDowell began sharing his open letters to his noisy upstairs neighbors—two impossibly ditzy female roommates in their mid-twenties—on Twitter...

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Not Taco Bell Material
Not Taco Bell Material
Written by Adam Carolla
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307888884
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Not Taco Bell Material

Written by Adam Carolla


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $15.00

Now in paperback, Adam Carolla takes us back--before Loveline and The Man Show, before the Guinness World Record-breaking podcast and the New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks--to reveal all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.

Funnyman Adam Carolla... Read more >
Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
Written by Benjamin Franklin, Introduction by Dave Barry
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307828828
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Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Written by Benjamin Franklin
Introduction by Dave Barry


Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2013
Price: $11.99

Franklin’s Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed “deep worldly... Read more >
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Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Written by Calvin Trillin
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780812982213
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Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Forty Years of Funny Stuff
Written by Calvin Trillin


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: December 4, 2012
Price: $17.00

“Brilliant . . . The dean of American comic writers showcases his varied talents mocking the public and private lives of politicians, average citizens and himself.”—The Star-Ledger
 
Calvin Trillin has committed blatant acts of funniness all over the place—in The New Yorker, in one-man off-Broadway shows, in his “deadline poetry&rdquo...

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Lizard Tales
Lizard Tales
Written by Ron Shirley
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385347266
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Lizard Tales
The Wit and Wisdom of Ron Shirley
Written by Ron Shirley


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $15.00

The star of TruTV's hit show, Lizard Lick Towing, shares stories of life as a small-town repo man, as well as the "Ron-isms" and "Ron-osophy" he is known for.

Crazier than a sack of rabid weasels?
Country as cornflakes?
Gooder than grits?
You bet he is!
 
Week after week, millions of viewers tune in to Lizard... Read more >
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Lizard Tales
Lizard Tales
Written by Ron Shirley
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385347273
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Lizard Tales
The Wit and Wisdom of Ron Shirley
Written by Ron Shirley


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: November 6, 2012
Price: $9.99

The star of TruTV's hit show, Lizard Lick Towing, shares stories of life as a small-town repo man, as well as the "Ron-isms" and "Ron-osophy" he is known for.

Crazier than a sack of rabid weasels?
Country as cornflakes?
Gooder than grits?
You bet he is!
 
Week after week, millions of viewers tune in to Lizard... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble
Written by Nora Ephron
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345804747
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Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble
Some Things About Women and Notes on Media
Written by Nora Ephron


Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $15.95

Two classic collections of Nora Ephron’s uproarious essays—tackling everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit—now available in one book for the first time. 
 
This edition brings together some of Ephron’s most famous writing on a generation of women (and men) who... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and an eBook.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Written by Mindy Kaling
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307886279
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Written by Mindy Kaling


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $14.00

Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one...

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The Fran Lebowitz Reader
The Fran Lebowitz Reader
Written by Fran Lebowitz, Read by Fran Lebowitz
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780385366243
Our Price: $24.00

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The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Written by Fran Lebowitz
Read by Fran Lebowitz


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $24.00

Fran Lebowitz in
Public Speaking
A Martin Scorsese Picture
Now an HBO® Documentary Film

The Fran Lebowitz Reader
brings together in one volume, with a new preface, two bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, by an "important humorist in the classic tradition" (The New York Times Book Review) who is "the natural successor to Dorothy... Read more >
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Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays
Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays
Written by Merrill Markoe
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345518927
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Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays

Written by Merrill Markoe


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $15.00

“This is so well written. [When a book like this] comes along, it’s, like, ‘Thank you!’ What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays. . . . Absolutely great.”—Jon Stewart
 
“[Merrill] Markoe is easily as funny as David Sedaris. She’s capable of manic riffs and... Read more >
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I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up
I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up
Written by D.L. Hughley and Michael Malice
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307986269
Our Price: $12.99
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I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up
How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America
Written by D.L. Hughley and Michael Malice


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $12.99

“Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is.” —Richard Nixon
 
“I believe America is the solution to the world’s problems.” —Rush Limbaugh
 
“SHUT THE F#CK UP.” —D. L. Hughley

The American dream is in dire need... Read more >
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I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up
I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up
Written by D.L. Hughley and Michael Malice
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307986238
Our Price: $25.00
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I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up
How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America
Written by D.L. Hughley and Michael Malice


Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: July 31, 2012
Price: $25.00

“Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is.” —Richard Nixon
 
“I believe America is the solution to the world’s problems.” —Rush Limbaugh
 
“SHUT THE F#CK UP.” —D. L. Hughley

The American dream is in dire need... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble
Written by Nora Ephron
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345804730
Our Price: $9.99
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Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble
Some Things About Women and Notes on Media
Written by Nora Ephron


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: July 18, 2012
Price: $9.99

Two classic collections of Nora Ephron’s uproarious essays—tackling everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit—now available in one book for the first time. 
 
This edition brings together some of Ephron’s most famous writing on a generation of women (and men) who... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a trade paperback.
Not Taco Bell Material
Not Taco Bell Material
Written by Adam Carolla
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307888877
Our Price: $25.00
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Not Taco Bell Material

Written by Adam Carolla


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $25.00

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.
 
Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him... Read more >
Not Taco Bell Material
Not Taco Bell Material
Written by Adam Carolla, Read by Adam Carolla
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780307939777
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Not Taco Bell Material

Written by Adam Carolla
Read by Adam Carolla


Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $35.00

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.

Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him... Read more >
Not Taco Bell Material
Not Taco Bell Material
Written by Adam Carolla, Read by Adam Carolla
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307939784
Our Price: $17.50

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Not Taco Bell Material

Written by Adam Carolla
Read by Adam Carolla


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $17.50

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.

Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD, eBook, hardcover and a trade paperback.
Not Taco Bell Material
Not Taco Bell Material
Written by Adam Carolla
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307888891
Our Price: $11.99
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Not Taco Bell Material

Written by Adam Carolla


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $11.99

In his second book, Adam Carolla—author of New York Times bestseller In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks and chart-topping podcaster—reveals all the stories behind how he came to be the angry middle-aged man he is today.
 
Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him... Read more >
Exit Laughing
Exit Laughing
Edited by Victoria Zackheim
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781583944073
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Exit Laughing
How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death
Edited by Victoria Zackheim


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $18.95

There’s nothing funny about dying … or is there? Malachy McCourt, Jacquelyn Mitchard, and 22 more share hilarious and moving stories of confronting death. Exit Laughing makes death more approachable as it reveals the funny side of “passing on.” As painful as it is to lose a loved one, Exit Laughing shows... Read more >
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Exit Laughing
How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death
Edited by Victoria Zackheim


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $15.95

There’s nothing funny about dying … or is there? Malachy McCourt, Jacquelyn Mitchard, and 22 more share hilarious and moving stories of confronting death. Exit Laughing makes death more approachable as it reveals the funny side of “passing on.” As painful as it is to lose a loved one, Exit Laughing shows... Read more >
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You're Not Doing It Right
You're Not Doing It Right
Written by Michael Ian Black, Read by Michael Ian Black
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780449015407
Our Price: $17.50

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You're Not Doing It Right
Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations
Written by Michael Ian Black
Read by Michael Ian Black


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $17.50

In the tradition of Christian Lander’s hipster/yuppie-friendly bestselling Stuff White People Like, Michael Ian Black delivers his unique brand of quirky, deadpan humor in this new collection of comedic essays. Now that Black has become the guy he swore he’d never be—a Yuppie A-Hole—he has a lot to say about his... Read more >
I'm Back for More Cash
I'm Back for More Cash
Written by Tony Kornheiser
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9781588360533
Our Price: $9.99
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I'm Back for More Cash
A Tony Kornheiser Collection (Because You Can't Take Two Hundred Newspapers into the Bathroom)
Written by Tony Kornheiser


Format: eBook
On Sale: December 7, 2011
Price: $9.99

I think it’s really cool to be on a jury. Take the O.J. jury—the people on that jury got book deals, and they got on Nightline, and some of them even got to meet Greta Van Susteren! They were always being written about in the newspapers: “Juror No. 1, a thirty-six-year-old... Read more >
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Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays
Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays
Written by Merrill Markoe
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345518934
Our Price: $11.99
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Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays

Written by Merrill Markoe


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $11.99

“This is so well written. [When a book like this] comes along, it’s, like, ‘Thank you!’ What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays. . . . Absolutely great.”—Jon Stewart
 
“[Merrill] Markoe is easily as funny as David Sedaris. She’s capable of manic riffs and... Read more >
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I Remember Nothing
I Remember Nothing
Written by Nora Ephron
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307742803
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I Remember Nothing
And Other Reflections
Written by Nora Ephron


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $14.00

Nora Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of I Feel Bad About My Neck, taking a hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn’t (yet) forgotten.

Filled with insights... Read more >
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