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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 311 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Calvin Trillin can write just about anything-and has. He covered the Civil Rights movement in the South for Time, chronicled stories from small towns and cities for The New Yorker, and wrote comic poetry for The Nation. He has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America" (The Miami Herald), "our funniest food writer" (The New Yorker), and "one of the most brilliant humorists of our time" (Charleston Post and Courier). But one of his favorite...
Author
Language
English
Description
Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him once more. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding the water shut off in his house in Normandy, he looks to the water in a vase of fresh cut flowers to fill the coffee machine. From armoring the windows with LP covers...
Author
Language
English
Description
The best-selling author offers a new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd, including how he coped with the pandemic, his thoughts on becoming an orphan in his seventh decade, and the battle-scarred America he discovered when he resumed touring.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 340 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For at least forty years, Calvin Trillin has commiteed blatant acts of funniness all over the place"--Jacket flap. A collection of Trillin's writings, arranged roughly by category.
Author
Language
English
Description
When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had "gone viral," he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays.
A Southern Baptist celebutante, first-rate raconteur, Emmy Award-winner, and keen observer of the odd side of life, Jordan had no idea how much his life would change when he "went viral." Here Jordan tells stories that make us laugh...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[1979]
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Here we have the Rogers wisdom about politics, crime, recession, inflation, budgets, disarmament, labor, women, ecology, sports, lawyers, and the quotes are surprisingly as relevant today as they were when they were written.
12) Up front
Author
Publisher
H. Holt and company
Pub. Date
[1945]
Physical Desc
4 p. l., 228 p. illus. 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"Comedian Kat Timpf shares how humor has kept her going during the hardest times of her life, and confronts the cancel culture that threatens modern comedy"--
In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ziwe made a name for herself by asking guests like Alyssa Milano, Fran Lebowitz, and Chet Hanks direct questions. In Black Friend, she turns her incisive perspective on both herself and the culture at large. Throughout the book, Ziwe combines pop-culture commentary and personal stories, which grapple with her own (mis)understanding of identity. From a hilarious case of mistaken identity via a jumbotron to a terrifying fight-or-flight encounter in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Description
"In this nifty collection, Garfield contemplates the advantages of growing older--and fatter! Whether he's settling in for a catatonic evening of TV viewing, testing the first law of physics on his back, or just hunting burgers in the kitchen, Garfield is sure to go light on the action and heavy on the laughs."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Dennis the Menace volume 3
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st Fantagraphics Books ed.
Physical Desc
643 p. : chiefly ill. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrews and McMeel
Pub. Date
©1988
Physical Desc
254 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
The award-winning cartoonist details the further adventures of Calvin, a mischievous young boy with boundless energy and imagination, and his lovable stuffed tiger.
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"'I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy's last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I'm funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You can understand that I was deeply suspicious of these people who are actually...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 247 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Stand-up is all well and good, but observational humor that's funny and warm may work best in books. And Tom Papa, whose loyal audiences are packed with "date night" couples of all ages, has perfected the form. In We're All In This Together, Papa's thirty-seven short essays tackle these universal American topics, among others: -Love for Your First Car ("To Buy or Lease") -The Truth about Personal Hygiene ("How You Know When It's Time to Go") -Date...
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