Humor

A Series of Unrelated Events

by Richard Bacon

Have you ever been stitched up to the national press by your best mate?

Or unintentionally upset a band with a slip of the tongue on a live TV show?

Or ruined a dinner party by transforming everything alcoholic...

Extinct for a Reason: A Field Guide to Failimals and Evolosers

by Scott Cooney & Aaron Adler

Before there was Darwin, before there was man’s best friend, there were . . . Failimals.

The Royal Failimal Society presents the Unchameleon, Bipolar Bear, Emo Emu, and other Darwin-defiant animals that, though...

Housewife Superstar!

by Danielle Wood

The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life Dame Edna

Marjorie Bligh is the ninety-five-year-old Martha Stewart you didn’t know you were missing. Does...

I'm a dog, You're a cat; love lessons from our furry friends

by Marla Press

I'm a dog, You're a cat; Love lessons from our Furry Friends is a short, delightfully humorous book filled with skillfully crafted watercolor illustrations that highlight the sometimes quirky personality traits...

The Only Buddha in Town

by Alanna Maure & Matt Benacquista

The Only Buddha in Town is for the person looking for an inspiring good laugh, or a quick pick-me-up, all in under an hour. If you're an avid reader, fifteen minutes! If at times you feel like you're alone in...

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...

A Straight People: A Spotter's Guide to the Fascinating World of Heterosexuals

by Jeffery Self

Hilarious hetero-watching guide: nesting behavior, feeding and mating habits, migration patterns, key identification features, and more!

The Devil's Tabernacle: The Pagan Oracles in Early Modern Thought

by Anthony Ossa-Richardson

The Devil's Tabernacle is the first book to examine in depth the intellectual and cultural impact of the oracles of pagan antiquity on modern European thought. Anthony Ossa-Richardson shows how the study of...

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...

The Bluffer's Guide to Hiking

by Simon Whaley

From 'Corbetts' to 'Cairns', and 'hills' to 'hillocks', here's everything you need to know to navigate not only the conversation.

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...

The Faker's Guide to the Classics: Everything You Need to Know About the Books You Should Have Read (But Didn't)

by Michelle Witte

From Anna Karenina and Beowulf  to Ulysses and Wuthering Heights, SnarkNotes condenses the great (but long and complicated) novels, plays, and poems of world lit into bite-size nuggets, cutting out the bloated...