Penguin Books, March 1988. Paper Back. From Woody Allen to P.G. Wodehouse, the last hundred years offer a rich banquet of humor. Just about any topic under the sun can inspire witty remarks. Fred Metcalf's clearly cross-referenced anthology provides countless gems--ideal for after-dinner speakers, would-be wags, and anyone in search..... More
Random House, July 2015. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB - From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names..... 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
Villard, April 2006. Trade Paperback. "Some day I'm going to do and say everything I want to do and say, and if people don't like it I don't care."-Scarlett O'Hara, from Gone with the Wind Ever since the publication of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 epic blockbuster, Gone with the Wind, Scarlett..... More
Workman Publishing, October 1980. Trade Paperback. Spine lightly sunned; minimal shelfwear; else, very good. More
Picador, June 2003. Trade Paperback. The #1 New York Times Bestseller An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the Year Now a Major Motion Picture Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised..... More
St. Martin's Press, October 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. You've eaten too much candy at Christmas...but have you ever eaten the face off a six-footstuffed Santa? You've seen gingerbread houses...but have you ever made your own gingerbread tenement? You've woken up with a hangover...but have you ever woken up next to..... More
Free Press, November 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Born in New York City in 1937, George Dennis Patrick Carlin was one of the greatest and most influential stand-up comedians of all time. He appeared on ?The Tonight Show? more than 130 times, starred in an unprecedented 14 HBO Specials, hosted the..... More
Simon & Schuster, September 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. "A portrait that's both complex and moving...Nora would be pleased." --People (Book of the Week) Nora Ephron, one of the most famous writers, film makers, and personalities of her time is captured by her long-time and dear friend in a hilarious, blunt..... More
Vintage, April 2008. Trade Paperback. #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A candid, hilarious look at women of a certain age and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself. "Wickedly witty ... Crackling sharp ... Fireworks shoot out [of this collection]." --The Boston Globe With her disarming..... More
Bantam, June 2007. Trade Paperback. A bitingly funny, provocative, and revealing look at our foibles, passions, and pasttimes--from one of the most creative minds of our time. "Nora Ephron can write about anything better than anybody else can write about anything."--The New York Times From her Academy Award-nominated screenplays to..... More
E. C. Publications, January 1958. Paper Back. Spine side curled; worn with one-quarter inch tear top of spine and one-inch tear bottom of spine. Top right fore-edge corners chipped & dog-eared. Mild creasing and user wear. 3/4-inch tear from spine near bottom of spine back cover. (104 pages). More
simon & schuster, April 0196. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first U.S. edition in tattered, torn jacket with darkened spine and jacket edges. Front flap is clipped bottom corner. This is an advance review copy with review slip laid in. Otherwise it is just an ordinary hardcover edition. It is not a...... More
Ballantine Books, March 2022. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Multi-award-winning Hannah Gadsby broke comedy with her show Nanette when she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to..... More
E. C. Publications, December 1958. First Edition. Magazine. 8' x 10 & 3/4'; stapled magazine; mild toning; two stapled intact; clean, without markings; creases back panel of cover. Back cover top left corner torn off (one & 1/2-inch piece). (48 pages). More
E.C. Publications, January 1958. Paper Back. Eight-inch x Ten & 3/4-inch; cover worn; front with tiny (1/8th-inch) closed tears fore-edge; toning & curl along stapled edge. Center fold , pages 23 through 26 strained at staples with 3/4-inch closed tears, but pages remain attached & intact. Also small finger-nail clipping..... More
Franklin Library, January 1997. First Edition. Leather. Signed by the author on a tipped-in page. Gilt-decorative full leather binding. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Silk ribbon marker. More
Oxford University Press, September 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first. Octavo. In DJ with toning & sticker residue top front flap. Bottom front flap clipped. Quarter bound: black cloth covered spine with gold lettering & dark grey paper covered boards. Matching dark grey end pages front & back. Dust stains top..... More
Oxford University Press, USA, September 2010. Hardcover. Parodies come in all shapes and sizes. There are broad parodies and subtle parodies, ingenious imitations and knockabout spoofs, scornful lampoons and affectionate pastiches. All these varieties, and many others, appear in this delightful anthology, which has been hailed as delightful (Wall Street..... More
Algonquin Books, November 2013. Hardcover. "Addictively readable . . . Someday, when fewer people know Richard Pryor's name, Furious Cool will be the best defense against the worst sort of forgetting--the kind that involves who we are now, who we loved once, and why." --EsquireRichard Pryor was arguably the single..... More
Random House, June 2022. Hardcover. "A delightful and entertaining book about one of America's greatest humorists."--Seth Meyers This "absorbing, illuminating" (Jon Meacham) biography of the legendary political humorist reveals the life behind his must-read Washington Post columns, featuring never-before-published photos, documents, and interviews. Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah..... More
W. W. Norton, July 2008. Hardcover. Stop Me If You've Heard This is the first book to trace the evolution of the joke from the stand-up comics of ancient Athens to the comedy-club Seinfelds of today. Cropping up en route are such unforgettable figures as Poggio, a Renaissance papal secretary..... 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
Simon & Schuster, September 2008. Trade Paperback. Now a TV series Living Biblically streaming on CBS All Access! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. A.J. Jacobs chronicles his hilarious and thoughtful year spent obeying?as literally..... More
Clarkson Potter Publishers, September 2022. Hardcover. A collection of forty hilariously unrealistic, totally cringe-worthy covers for books that will never, ever be published--from the authors of Images You Should Not Masturbate To This collection of imagined book covers will have you scratching your head and guffawing with every page turn..... More
