Viking Books, September 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Etiquette manuals were the self-help books of the past. These 600 excerpts, with revealing social commentary, afford a telling glimpse into the ballrooms, bedrooms, and streets of the 19th and 20th centuries. Here are manners for everyone from sweethearts and servants to dancers..... More
Simon & Schuster, February 2021. Hardcover. From Kliph Nesteroff, "the human encyclopedia of comedy" (VICE), comes the important and underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy. It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill's stand-up routine: "My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New..... More
Back Bay Books, June 2019. Paper Back. David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house..... More
Simon & Schuster, October 2020. Hardcover. The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub "Catch a Rising Star" as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has..... More
St. Martin's Press, September 2020. Hardcover. In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional tackles the condition of our union today. Utah: The Church of States Vermont: The Old Hippie State Florida: The Hot Mess State Arizona..... More
Little Brown and Company, November 2020. Hardcover. "Genius... It is miraculous to read these pieces... You must read The Best of Me." --Andrew Sean Greer, New York Times Book Review David Sedaris's best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable career--as selected by the author himself, and including a new essay..... More
Back Bay Books, November 2020. Paper Back. Step into Jenny Slate's wild imagination in this "magical" (Mindy Kaling), "delicious" (Amy Sedaris), and "poignant" (John Mulaney) New York Times bestseller about love, heartbreak, and being alive -- "this book is something new and wonderful" (George Saunders). You may "know" Jenny Slate..... More
Atria Books, October 2020. Paper Back. "One of our smartest, most inventive humor writers, Ortberg combines bathos and the devotional into a revelation." --Jordy Rosenberg, The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyre and Merry Spinster, writer of Slate's "Dear..... More
Theatre Communications Group, February 1997. Trade Paperback. "Culture Clash is a national treasure." - Philip Kan Gotanda "These guys are funny daredevils of performance, totally fearless as they skewer convention and lazy thinking. Cool." - Eric Bogosian "Important social satire for these urgent times." - Dolores Huerta, Vice President, United..... More
Pantheon, October 1989. Trade Paperback. ***WINNER OF THE 1989 PYTHON PRIZE FOR THEIR OWN BOOKS*** The complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes. Characters' names, often not spoken, are given as in the..... More
Pantheon, October 1989. Trade Paperback. ***ALMOST CERTAINLY NOMINATED FOR SOMETHING SOMEWHERE*** The complete scripts from the four Monty Python series, first shown on BBC television between 1969 and 1974, have been collected in two companion volumes. Characters' names, often not spoken, are given as in the original scripts, along with..... More
Penguin Books, October 2020. Paper Back. "[An] affecting and hilarious meditation on fame and prestige as seen through the lens of an airline loyalty program." --The AV Club A hilarious and honest new book in which John Hodgman, New York Times bestselling author of Vacationland, leaves vacation behind and gets..... More
St. Martin's Griffin, August 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. The Big Redhead Book: Inside the Secret Society of Red Hair is an inside look into one of the most elite societies in the world--the real two percent. Well, you know, the two percent of the world's population that are natural redheads..... More
Gallery Books, August 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. #1 New York Times Bestseller "Amy Schumer's book will make you love her even more. For a comedian of unbridled (and generally hilarious) causticity, Schumer has written a probing, confessional, unguarded, and, yes, majorly humanizing non-memoir, a book that trades less on sarcasm..... More
Plume Books, April 2017. Oversize Softcover. "Funny as hell."--Amy Morrison, founder of Pregnant Chicken The ultimate must-have for any mom-to-be with a sense of humor: an irreverent, laugh-out-loud activity book filled with quizzes, mazes, fill-in-the-blanks, journaling pages, and hysterical musings on what pregnancy is really like. Baby shower gifts don't..... More
Algonquin Books, September 2020. Hardcover. "Raw, intimate, and true . . . A Better Man cracked me wide open, and it's a template for the conversation we need to be having with our boys." --Peggy Orenstein, bestselling author of Boys & Sex A poignant look at boyhood, in the form..... More
skirt! July 2008. First Edition. Cloth. Once upon a time, Hollis Gillespie was ashamed about having a hard-drinking, trailer-salesman dad and a missile-making mom with broken dreams of being a beautician. That was then. This is now. Trailer Trashed is a hilarious and heartbreaking collection of essays on one broad..... More
powerHouse Books, May 2007. Trade Paperback. Though Skinema "reviews" over 150 pornos, Nieratko hardly ever mentions them, focusing instead on the pill-popping exploits that he's documented unapologetically over the past seven years in his column for Vice Magazine--much to his editors chagrin. As Johnny Knoxville so succinctly put it, Nieratko..... More
Harper & Brothers Publishers, January 1960. Cloth. Tattered, torn dust jacket with large chip at top of spine & 2 large (three inch & two inch) tears at top of back panel & bottom of front panel. NOT price clipped with original price of $2.95 on front flap. Red &..... More
David R Godine, October 2019. Hardcover. Loosely based on historical anecdotes, these devilishly delightful vignettes and illustrations feature some of the more recognizable individuals throughout the ages, like Emily Dickinson, Mozart, Oscar Wilde, and Jane Austen. This book was created by a National Book Award Winner for Poetry and iconic..... More
Nonpareil Books, March 2019. Paper Back. Loosely modelled on a 1937 account of Bill Tilman's Nanda Devi expedition, The Ascent of Rum Doodle riotously parodies the familiar tropes of 1950s mountaineering literature. Bowman's intrepid cast of characters may come from all walks of life, but are similarly at a loss..... More
St Martins Pr, September 1997. Hardcover. A portrait of one of America's most influential comedians analyzes the complex, sometimes disturbing world of Jerry Lewis, from his rise to fame and his philanthropic work to the dark side of his career and personal life. More
Random House Trade Paperbacks, June 2007. Trade Paperback. Comprising the classic bestsellers Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, this definitive collection of comic writings is from a man who needs no Introduction. Really-this book has no Introduction. The Insanity Defense reveals many sides of Woody Allen as he holds..... More
Random House Inc, September 2003. Trade Paperback. From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, World War Z, The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything..... More
