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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"A gleefully gruesome look at the actual science behind the most outlandish, cartoonish, and impossible deaths you can imagine What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only a swimsuit? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco's famed Exploratorium Museum, and writer Cody Cassidy explore...
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Language
English
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Hell hath no fury like an ex-Bible-Belter-turned-New-Yorker. To see the world through comedian and writer Zach Zimmerman's eyes is to be reminded of the many ways in which love, religion, family, sex, money-or often lack thereof-lay bare our most elemental and embarrassing humanness. From meditations on heartbreak to not-so-helpful how-tos, this laugh-and-cry-out-loud essay collection documents one man's navigation through queerness, climbing the...
Author
Publisher
Becker&mayer!
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Giving neurotics everywhere something to worry about, The paranoid's pocket guide to mental disorders you can just feel coming on profiles more than 40 of the most outrageous and yet eerily familiar psychological disorders--a fascinating array of obsessions, compulsions, phobias, fixations, and full-blown mental maladies. Every disorder is well documented, including common symptoms, causes, and treatment options, along with a handy quiz for self-diagnosis"--Back...
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English
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With heartfelt candor and her usual side-splitting bite, humorist, essayist, and blogger at bitchesgottaeat.com Samantha Irby captures powerful emotional truths while chronicling the disaster that has been her life. An ill-fated pilgrimage and romantic vacation to Nashville to scatter her estranged father's ashes, awkward sexual encounters, a Bachelorette application gone awry, and more-- sometimes you just have to laugh, even when your life is a...
Author
Publisher
Health Communication, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Motherhood is not for the fainthearted. It's often a mayhem marathon filled with exhausting days, punctuated by public outbursts, poison control phone calls and poop (everywhere!). In this book straight from Tracey Tee and Shayna Ferm's irreverent mom-to-mom comedy phenomenon, The Pump and Dump Show, you'll be relieved to know you are not alone. Women across the country have confessed their craziest, most exasperating, unforgettable things their kids...
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Language
English
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Legendary African American activist-comedian D. L. Hughley uses satire to draw attention to white privilege and racial injustice, sardonically offering an illustrated how-to guide for black people, full of insight from white people, about how to act, dress, speak, walk, and drive in the safest manner possible.
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the England of murder mysteries and TV detectives, no destination is deadlier than a quaint country village, and you never know you're in a murder village until it's too late. No attraction or local character is safe--whether in the pub for a pint, or on the manicured grounds of the local estate for a shooting party, bodies can turn up anywhere! Danger lurks around every cobblestone corner. If you are foolish enough to make the trip, at least...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Perfect for the anti-aviary (or bird fanatic with a sense of humor), this snarky illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and--let's face it--true. Featuring 50 common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and details exactly why they suck with humorous, yet angry, ink drawings....
97) The three latkes
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English
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"When three Hanukkah latkes fight over which of them tastes the best, the winner is decided by the family cat. Which does he choose?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From "weird, scary, ingenious" (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, a brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of rigid belief systems--from Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, to Suzuki violin training, to Richard Simmons, to 12-step programs.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
A collection of author-selected excerpts from his memoirs, satires, and novels includes entries ranging from descriptions of untraditional holiday celebrations to observations about literary pop culture, in a volume that is complemented by a previously unseen piece.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
The writer and actress best known as Kelly Kapoor on "The Office" shares observations on topics ranging from favorite male archetypes and her hatred of dieting to her relationship with her mother and the haphazard creative process in the "Office" writers' room.
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