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Someone Could Get Hurt: A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood

by Drew Magary

A sharp, funny, and heartfelt memoir about fatherhood and the ups and downs of raising a family in modern America

No one writes about family quite like Drew Magary. The GQ correspondent and Deadspin columnist's...

Dad Is Fat

by Jim Gaffigan

In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children—everything...

Happily Ever After: A Light-hearted Guide to Wedded Bliss

by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall & Stephanie von Reiswitz

Does he habitually leave his socks on the bathroom floor? Does she insist on interrupting your favourite programme to make you explain the plot (when she’s clearly not interested in it anyway)?

Never fear....

It's Hard to Fight Naked

by Niecy Nash

Niecy Nash is already known as a relationship expert thanks to her popular weekly web series on Yahoo!, “Let’s Talk About Love.” Her relatable charm and signature sense of humor shine on topics, ranging...

The Potty Mouth at the Table

by Laurie Notaro

Pinterest. Foodies. Anne Frank’s underwear. New York Times bestselling author Laurie Notaro—rightfully hailed as “the funniest writer in the solar system” (The Miami Herald)—spares nothing and no one,...

Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood

by Alida Nugent

Alida Nugent graduated college with a degree in one hand and a drink in the other, eager to trade in parties and all-nighters for "the real world." But post-grad wasn't the glam life she imagined. Soon buried...

Man Up!: Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence

by Ross Mathews, Gwyneth Paltrow & Chelsea Handler

As a young kid growing up in a farm town, Ross Mathews might as well have wished for a pet unicorn or a calorie-free cookie tree to grow in his front yard. Either of those far-fetched fantasies would have been...

Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman

by Mark Cohen

A groundbreaking biography of the song parodist and Jewish humorist

1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know: Tips and Trivia for the Backyard and Beyond

by Sharon Stiteler

A delightful and irreverent guide for bird watching, this guide is chock-full of color photographs, tips, and fun facts.

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands

by Chelsea Handler

In this raucous collection of true-life stories, Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand.

You've either...

So A Comedian Walks Into Church: Confessions Of A Kneel-Down Stand-Up

by Paul Kerensa

Comedian Paul Kerensa is a church-hopper. Not because he can't settle, but because his job sends him all over the country, every weekend. Every Friday and Saturday night he's hurling jokes at audiences in different...

To My Assistant: Things I'll Never Do to You, But Many Other Crazy Bosses Will

by Lydia Whitlock

From the Hollywood assistant trenches, a hilarious guide to surviving life at the bottom of the totem pole.

I will not make you sort my M&Ms by color.

I will not take off four hours in the middle of the day...

The New Rules for Blondes

by Selena Coppock

Writer, comedienne, and full-time Blonde, Selena Coppock offers up adventures, misadventures, and golden-hued nuggets of wisdom in a laugh-out-loud anthem for those of us who really do have more fun. . . .

The...

Jimbo G. and the Jada Monkey

by Alex Miozzi

Jimbo G the beaver, famous world-wide actor, has been involved to look for the legendary Jada Monkey. An adventure that begins like an old style noir, between millennial arcane mysteries, stage fiction and pop-rock...

Why Would Anyone Want to Swing a Cat?: ... and 499 other questions

by Andy Simpson

Why is bureaucracy known as red, not yellow or blue tape?What is haywire and why do we go it?Why is a yawn infection?Who was Parker and why is he so Nosy?These are just some of the burning issues that have been...

I Can Barely Take Care of Myself: Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids

by Jen Kirkman

"You'll Change Your Mind."

That’s what everyone says to Jen Kirkman— and countless women like her—when she confesses she doesn’t plan to have children. But you know what? It’s hard enough to be an...

Henri, Le Chat Noir: The Existential Musings of an Angst-Filled Cat

by William Braden

This gift book is a collection of photos and quotes from Henri, the existential cat whose ennui has captivated people all over the world. Through his series of short films and interactions with an enthusiastic...

The Big, Bad Book of Beasts

by Michael Largo

The world's wildest collection of animal knowledge and lore!

Lions, and tigers, and bears . . . and dinosaurs, dragons, and monsters. Oh my!

For hundreds of years, the most popular books in the Western world next...

Ripeness is All

by Eric Linklater

When the celibate Major Gander, C.B., T.D. sold out the family toffee business to American Candy Inc., he was able to retire in comfort. And when he dies from heart failure (it was after a strenuous shoot at...

Wolves in the Land of Salmon

by David Moskowitz

Wolves. We love them, idolize them, and are fascinated by them. We also hate them, fear them, and blame them. The wolf's relationship with humans is complex and can be emotionally wrought, depending on whether...