Humor

Joke Tellers Handbook

by Robert Orben

THE JOKE-TELLERS HANDBOOK OR 1,999 BELLY LAUGHS

ROBERT ORBEN

“Good ladies, evening and gentlemen . . . That does it! Next time I’ll rehearse everything! . . .”

That’s the only one example of what...

The Great American Attraction: Two Brits Discover the Rollicking World of American Festivals

by Rich Smith

After recovering in his native England from a frivolous-crime spree through the United States in You Can Get Arrested for That, Rich Smith is back again to take another look at this great nation and its extraordinary...

Mime Very Own Book

by Scott Allen Allen Perry, Adam Mock & Doug Jones

A hilarious visual smorgasbord, this vibrant photo narrative offers a quiet, introspective look into life as a silent emoter. Replete with images of actor and mime artist Doug Jones shot against an array of...

Self-Loathing for Beginners

by Lynn Phillips

Turning the self-help genre on its head, this humorous, tongue-in-cheek guidebook satirizes modern culture as it teaches how best to self-loathe. Beginning with the basics of self-loathing, readers learn to...

Women Are from Venus and So Are Their Horses: A Grown Man's Musings on the Opposite Sex in the Saddle

by Menno Kalmann & Jeanne Kloepfer

With an insider’s view of the woeful plight of the male connected to a devoted horsewoman, this wryly humorous confessional tells it like it is. The world of horsemanship is teeming with women and girls who...

On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy

by Mel Watkins

This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos ’n’ Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans;...

Obamistan! Land Without Racism: Your Guide to the New America

by damali ayo

Hilarious, sarcastic, and insightful, this witty companion to the new America—which its loyal citizens call Obamistan—offers recommendations for navigating this exciting utopia. Eyewitness testimonials, pop...

Conversate Is Not a Word: Getting Away from Ghetto

by Jam Donaldson

Funny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and improve...

How to Rent a Negro

by damali ayo

A hilarious and satirical look at race relations that is almost too close for comfort, this pseudo-guidebook gives both renters and rentals "much-needed" advice and tips on technique. Reframing actual stories,...

The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories

by Rob Myers

These brief, intriguing case histories drawn from medical journals involve unusual symptoms disguising real problems. For example, a woman who claims to have swallowed a toothbrush while brushing her teeth is...

From Beer to Maternity

by Maggie Lamond Lamond Simone

For Maggie Lamond Simone, sarcasm was always a means of survival and words her weapon of choice. Her second-grade teacher worried about a child so flippant at such a tender age. Twenty years later, as a police...

Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird

by Katie Fallon

Taking the reader from the mountains of Appalachia to a coffee plantation near Bogotá, Colombia, this investigation into the plight of the cerulean warbler—a tiny migratory songbird—describes its struggle...

The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People

by Susan Orlean

The bestselling author of The Orchid Thief is back — and she's brought some friends — in this wonderfully entertaining collection of the acclaimed New Yorker writer's best and brightest profiles. Meet more...

Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism

by Dave Barry

The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.

In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us...

Death: A Life

by George Pendle

The shocking new memoir from Death

At last, the mysterious, feared, and misunderstood being known only as “Death” talks frankly and unforgettably about his infinitely awful existence. Chronicling his abusive...

A Tribute to Teachers: Wit and Wisdom, Information and Inspiration About Those Who Change Our Lives

by Richard Lederer

Applauding the true heroes of the classroom, this compilation looks closely at the teachers who change lives one day and one lesson at a time. Instructors from all backgrounds are covered, from literature and...

Favorite Words of Famous People: A Celebration of Superior Words from Writers, Educators, Scientists, and Humorists

by Lewis Burke Burke Frumkes

The favorite words of 250 of the best and brightest contemporary thinkers and creators are collected in this volume that no self-respecting word lover should be without. From Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

The Gift of Age: Wit and Wisdom, Information and Inspiration for the Chronologically Endowed, and Those Who Will Be

by Richard Lederer

A blend of touching stories, fascinating facts, and rollicking humor is presented in this entertaining look at the jaunt towards senior citizenship. Guaranteed to stir souls, stimulate minds, and tickle funny...

Roads to Richmond: Portraits of Quebec's Eastern Townships

by Nick Fonda & Palmer Dennis

Part history, part travelogue, this charming guide introduces the unassuming but unforgettable people who live and work in the Eastern Townships—the tree-clad, rolling foothills nestled between the St. Lawrence...

Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints

by Thomas J. Craughwell

From thieves and extortionists to mass murderers and warmongers, up-close and embarrassingly personal snapshots of those sanctified people with the most unsaintly pasts in the history of Christianity.

Saints...