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The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death
Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
Written by Laurie Notaro
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $15.00
Laurie Notaro has an uncanny ability to attract insanity–and leave readers doubled over with laughter. In The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, she experiences the popular phenomenon of laser hair removal (because at least one of her chins should be stubble-free); bemoans the scourge of the Open Mouth... Read more >
Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
Written by Laurie Notaro
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $15.00
Laurie Notaro has an uncanny ability to attract insanity–and leave readers doubled over with laughter. In The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, she experiences the popular phenomenon of laser hair removal (because at least one of her chins should be stubble-free); bemoans the scourge of the Open Mouth... Read more >
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Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg
Life and Other Calamities
Written by Kathie Lee Gifford
Read by Kathie Lee Gifford
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $15.00
As one of America’s most recognized faces, Kathie Lee Gifford has been a part of our morning routine for more years than she cares to count. And that’s why it may come as a surprise to hear that there are still sides of this fiftysomething (!) devoted mother and dedicated television... Read more >
Life and Other Calamities
Written by Kathie Lee Gifford
Read by Kathie Lee Gifford
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $15.00
As one of America’s most recognized faces, Kathie Lee Gifford has been a part of our morning routine for more years than she cares to count. And that’s why it may come as a surprise to hear that there are still sides of this fiftysomething (!) devoted mother and dedicated television... Read more >
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Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg
Written by Kathie Lee Gifford
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $9.99
Just When I Thought I’d Dropped My Last Egg is Kathie Lee Gifford’s triumphant laugh-out-loud celebration of forging ahead with gusto, even long after we’re old enough to know better. Age, after all, isn’t a number, it’s a state of mind, and being fertile isn’t just about having babies, it’s about being... Read more >
Written by Kathie Lee Gifford
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $9.99
Just When I Thought I’d Dropped My Last Egg is Kathie Lee Gifford’s triumphant laugh-out-loud celebration of forging ahead with gusto, even long after we’re old enough to know better. Age, after all, isn’t a number, it’s a state of mind, and being fertile isn’t just about having babies, it’s about being... Read more >
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Don't Let My Mama Read This
A Southern Fried Memoir
Written by Hadjii
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $9.99
Meet Hadjii.
He’s got a loving family, a taste for making trouble, and a wicked sense of humor. His first book, Don’t Let My Mama Read This, is a rarity—an upbeat memoir about a blessedly normal childhood written by a natural-born storyteller. In it, he offers a warm, witty look at... Read more >
A Southern Fried Memoir
Written by Hadjii
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: April 2, 2009
Price: $9.99
Meet Hadjii.
He’s got a loving family, a taste for making trouble, and a wicked sense of humor. His first book, Don’t Let My Mama Read This, is a rarity—an upbeat memoir about a blessedly normal childhood written by a natural-born storyteller. In it, he offers a warm, witty look at... Read more >
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When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win
Reflections on Looking in the Mirror
Written by Carol Leifer
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $9.99
Stand-up comic and comedy writer Carol Leifer faced a critical dilemma and had only two options: either continue sharing her greatest childhood memory (seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1966) or lie about her age. But the choice soon became clear: “I see now that when you deny your age... Read more >
Reflections on Looking in the Mirror
Written by Carol Leifer
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $9.99
Stand-up comic and comedy writer Carol Leifer faced a critical dilemma and had only two options: either continue sharing her greatest childhood memory (seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1966) or lie about her age. But the choice soon became clear: “I see now that when you deny your age... Read more >
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People Are Unappealing
Even Me
Written by Sara Barron
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $13.95
Born the child of a homo and a hypochondriac (Okay, okay. Her dad’s not really a homosexual. He just acts like it. Her mom, however, really is a hypochondriac), Sara Barron never stood a chance of being normal. At age eleven, she starts writing porn (“He humped me wildly with his... Read more >
Even Me
Written by Sara Barron
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $13.95
Born the child of a homo and a hypochondriac (Okay, okay. Her dad’s not really a homosexual. He just acts like it. Her mom, however, really is a hypochondriac), Sara Barron never stood a chance of being normal. At age eleven, she starts writing porn (“He humped me wildly with his... Read more >
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People Are Unappealing
Even Me
Written by Sara Barron
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $9.99
Born the child of a homo and a hypochondriac (Okay, okay. Her dad’s not really a homosexual. He just acts like it. Her mom, however, really is a hypochondriac), Sara Barron never stood a chance of being normal. At age eleven, she starts writing porn (“He humped me wildly with his... Read more >
Even Me
Written by Sara Barron
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $9.99
Born the child of a homo and a hypochondriac (Okay, okay. Her dad’s not really a homosexual. He just acts like it. Her mom, however, really is a hypochondriac), Sara Barron never stood a chance of being normal. At age eleven, she starts writing porn (“He humped me wildly with his... Read more >
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Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $12.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: eBook, 312 pages
On Sale: March 3, 2009
Price: $12.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
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Rejected
Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled
Written by Jon Friedman
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $14.00
Besides being born and dying, the most common human experience is being rejected–dissed, dumped on, or downsized–by lovers, parents, and employers. Now here’s a hilarious collection of rejection stories–and rejected works–by some of today’s most accomplished comic writers and performers (some world famous) sharing their pieces that were ripped to pieces... Read more >
Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled
Written by Jon Friedman
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $14.00
Besides being born and dying, the most common human experience is being rejected–dissed, dumped on, or downsized–by lovers, parents, and employers. Now here’s a hilarious collection of rejection stories–and rejected works–by some of today’s most accomplished comic writers and performers (some world famous) sharing their pieces that were ripped to pieces... Read more >
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eBook.
Rejected
Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled
Written by Jon Friedman
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $9.99
Besides being born and dying, the most common human experience is being rejected–dissed, dumped on, or downsized–by lovers, parents, and employers. Now here’s a hilarious collection of rejection stories–and rejected works–by some of today’s most accomplished comic writers and performers (some world famous) sharing their pieces that were ripped to pieces... Read more >
Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled
Written by Jon Friedman
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $9.99
Besides being born and dying, the most common human experience is being rejected–dissed, dumped on, or downsized–by lovers, parents, and employers. Now here’s a hilarious collection of rejection stories–and rejected works–by some of today’s most accomplished comic writers and performers (some world famous) sharing their pieces that were ripped to pieces... Read more >
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Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $17.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
Adventures in Martial Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Written by Brian Preston
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $17.95
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out to earn a black belt? Why have Eastern martial arts become so popular worldwide? Is the Ultimate Fighting Championship a beautiful fusion of East-meets-West martial technique, or shameless commercialization? These questions and more find answers in Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee, a rollicking... Read more >
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Ditched by Dr. Right
And Other Distress Signals from the Edge of Polite Society
Written by Elizabeth Warner
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $11.99
In witty slice-of-life vignettes and laugh-out-loud cultural riffs, Elizabeth Warner shares her divinely demented view of the world. Raised by a mild-mannered psychiatrist father and a slightly off-kilter mother, Warner opted out of the life that awaited the youth of WASP heaven (aka Philadelphia’s Main Line)–that is, to be “typically weaned... Read more >
And Other Distress Signals from the Edge of Polite Society
Written by Elizabeth Warner
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2008
Price: $11.99
In witty slice-of-life vignettes and laugh-out-loud cultural riffs, Elizabeth Warner shares her divinely demented view of the world. Raised by a mild-mannered psychiatrist father and a slightly off-kilter mother, Warner opted out of the life that awaited the youth of WASP heaven (aka Philadelphia’s Main Line)–that is, to be “typically weaned... Read more >
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Disquiet, Please!
More Humor Writing from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick and Henry Finder
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $13.99
The New Yorker is, of course, a bastion of superb essays, influential investigative journalism, and insightful arts criticism. But for eighty years, it’s also been a hoot. In fact, when Harold Ross founded the legendary magazine in 1925, he called it “a comic weekly,” and while it has grown into much... Read more >
More Humor Writing from The New Yorker
Edited by David Remnick and Henry Finder
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $13.99
The New Yorker is, of course, a bastion of superb essays, influential investigative journalism, and insightful arts criticism. But for eighty years, it’s also been a hoot. In fact, when Harold Ross founded the legendary magazine in 1925, he called it “a comic weekly,” and while it has grown into much... Read more >
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Too Fat to Fish
Written by Artie Lange and Anthony Bozza
Foreword by Howard Stern
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $11.99
Outrageous, raw, and painfully funny true stories straight from the life of the actor, comedian, and much-loved cast member of The Howard Stern Show—with a foreword by Howard Stern.
When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen... Read more >
Written by Artie Lange and Anthony Bozza
Foreword by Howard Stern
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $11.99
Outrageous, raw, and painfully funny true stories straight from the life of the actor, comedian, and much-loved cast member of The Howard Stern Show—with a foreword by Howard Stern.
When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen... Read more >
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Too Fat to Fish
Written by Artie Lange
Read by Artie Lange, The Reverend Bob Levy, Gary Dell'Abate and Jim Florentine
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $31.95
When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show’s move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio. Lange provided what Stern had yet to find all in... Read more >
Written by Artie Lange
Read by Artie Lange, The Reverend Bob Levy, Gary Dell'Abate and Jim Florentine
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $31.95
When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show’s move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio. Lange provided what Stern had yet to find all in... Read more >
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Too Fat to Fish
Written by Artie Lange
Read by Artie Lange, The Reverend Bob Levy, Gary Dell'Abate and Jim Florentine
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $17.50
When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show’s move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio. Lange provided what Stern had yet to find all in... Read more >
Written by Artie Lange
Read by Artie Lange, The Reverend Bob Levy, Gary Dell'Abate and Jim Florentine
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $17.50
When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show’s move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio. Lange provided what Stern had yet to find all in... Read more >
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Mere Anarchy
Written by Woody Allen
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $14.00
Here, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is also the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent... Read more >
Written by Woody Allen
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $14.00
Here, in his first collection since his three hilarious classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Woody Allen has managed to write a book that not only answers the most profound questions of human existence but is also the perfect size to place under any short table leg to prevent... Read more >
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Clothing Optional
And Other Ways to Read These Stories
Written by Alan Zweibel
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $12.99
“Garry, it’s Alan. Look, I’m calling because I just felt the need to tell someone that I’m forty-four years old, and about an hour ago, for the first time in my life, I put suntan lotion on my ass. I’ll explain later. Bye.”
In Clothing Optional, Alan Zweibel offers a collection... Read more >
And Other Ways to Read These Stories
Written by Alan Zweibel
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $12.99
“Garry, it’s Alan. Look, I’m calling because I just felt the need to tell someone that I’m forty-four years old, and about an hour ago, for the first time in my life, I put suntan lotion on my ass. I’ll explain later. Bye.”
In Clothing Optional, Alan Zweibel offers a collection... Read more >
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Seinlanguage
Written by Jerry Seinfeld
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $15.00
Seinfeld. For more than 33 million viewers, the Emmy Award-winning television show has become a Thursday night ritual. Even though the show has ended, Jerry Seinfeld's distinct brand of humor can still be yours.
In his #1 New York Times bestselling book, SeinLanguage, Jerry Seinfeld has captured on the page his... Read more >
Written by Jerry Seinfeld
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $15.00
Seinfeld. For more than 33 million viewers, the Emmy Award-winning television show has become a Thursday night ritual. Even though the show has ended, Jerry Seinfeld's distinct brand of humor can still be yours.
In his #1 New York Times bestselling book, SeinLanguage, Jerry Seinfeld has captured on the page his... Read more >
Free-Range Chickens
Written by Simon Rich
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $9.99
In his riotous debut collection, Ant Farm, Simon Rich found humor in some of life’s most desperate situations. Now this former editor of The Harvard Lampoon and current writer for Saturday Night Live has returned to mine more comedy from our hopelessly terrifying world.
In the nostalgic opening chapter, Rich recalls his... Read more >
Written by Simon Rich
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $9.99
In his riotous debut collection, Ant Farm, Simon Rich found humor in some of life’s most desperate situations. Now this former editor of The Harvard Lampoon and current writer for Saturday Night Live has returned to mine more comedy from our hopelessly terrifying world.
In the nostalgic opening chapter, Rich recalls his... Read more >
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Rock and Roll Cage Match
Music's Greatest Rivalries, Decided
Written by Sean Manning
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
Music defines us. To return the favor, we’ll stick up with zealous passion for the performers and bands that we love . . . and heap aspersions and ridicule upon people who dare to place their allegiances above our own. In Rock and Roll Cage Match, today’s leading cultural critics, humorists... Read more >
Music's Greatest Rivalries, Decided
Written by Sean Manning
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $13.95
Music defines us. To return the favor, we’ll stick up with zealous passion for the performers and bands that we love . . . and heap aspersions and ridicule upon people who dare to place their allegiances above our own. In Rock and Roll Cage Match, today’s leading cultural critics, humorists... Read more >
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Rock and Roll Cage Match
Music's Greatest Rivalries, Decided
Written by Sean Manning
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $10.99
Music defines us. To return the favor, we’ll stick up with zealous passion for the performers and bands that we love . . . and heap aspersions and ridicule upon people who dare to place their allegiances above our own. In Rock and Roll Cage Match, today’s leading cultural critics, humorists... Read more >
Music's Greatest Rivalries, Decided
Written by Sean Manning
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $10.99
Music defines us. To return the favor, we’ll stick up with zealous passion for the performers and bands that we love . . . and heap aspersions and ridicule upon people who dare to place their allegiances above our own. In Rock and Roll Cage Match, today’s leading cultural critics, humorists... Read more >
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Tales from the Teachers' Lounge
What I Learned in School the Second Time Around-One Man's Irreverent Look at Being a Teacher Today
Written by Robert Wilder
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $14.00
From the critically acclaimed author of Daddy Needs a Drink—hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “consistently hilarious”—comes a series of irreverent, wickedly observant essays about what it really means to be a teacher today. With his trademark wit and wisdom, Robert Wilder dissects the world’s noblest profession—whether he’s taming a... Read more >
What I Learned in School the Second Time Around-One Man's Irreverent Look at Being a Teacher Today
Written by Robert Wilder
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $14.00
From the critically acclaimed author of Daddy Needs a Drink—hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “consistently hilarious”—comes a series of irreverent, wickedly observant essays about what it really means to be a teacher today. With his trademark wit and wisdom, Robert Wilder dissects the world’s noblest profession—whether he’s taming a... Read more >
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Stuff White People Like
A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
Written by Christian Lander
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 6, 2008
Price: $9.99
They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees.
They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re... Read more >
A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
Written by Christian Lander
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 6, 2008
Price: $9.99
They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees.
They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re... Read more >
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(Not That You Asked)
Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
Written by Steve Almond
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $15.00
In (Not that You Asked), Steve Almond documents a life spent brawling with the idiot kings of modern culture. He squares off against Sean Hannity on national TV, takes on Oprah Winfrey, nearly gets kidnapped by a reality TV crew, and winds up in Boston, where he quickly enrages the entire... Read more >
Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
Written by Steve Almond
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $15.00
In (Not that You Asked), Steve Almond documents a life spent brawling with the idiot kings of modern culture. He squares off against Sean Hannity on national TV, takes on Oprah Winfrey, nearly gets kidnapped by a reality TV crew, and winds up in Boston, where he quickly enrages the entire... Read more >
