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1) Calypso
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Publisher Annotation: When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. 288pp., 800K
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"For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. A Sedaris story may seem confessional, but is also highly attuned to the world outside. It opens our eyes to what is at absurd and moving about our daily existence. And it is almost impossible to read without laughing. Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work....
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2022.
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"Families may not always see eye to eye; we get on each other's nerves, have different perspectives and lives-especially if we've grown up in different generations. But for the Ruffin family and many others, there has been one constant that connects them: racism hasn't gone anywhere. From her raucous musical numbers to turning upsetting news into laughs as the host of The Amber Ruffin Show or in her Late Night with Seth Meyers segments, Amber is no...
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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-scared America he discovered when he resumed touring.
6) Dad is fat
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2013
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What joy! (What horror!) Gaffigan draws from his life as a father of five kids to dish up observations about cousins who seem like celebrities, toddlers who sound like foreigners bearing crucial news, and more. 288pp., 100K, Auth res: Manhattan, NY
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2012
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So you don't like the way that American conservatives approach politics? Get over it. That's the message behind this humorously sarcastic record of how liberals appear to be even more intolerant than conservatives. Gutfeld pulls from headlines and hot topics like the Ground Zero Mosque and the romanticizing of the Occupy Wall Streeters to call for what he calls a 'healthy intolerance.' 288pp., 80K, Auth res: NY, Tour
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Like many, Ali Wentworth spent the pandemic seesawing between highs, lows, and baking an unnecessary amount of chocolate cake. Between binging every TV show in existence to conquering TikTok to becoming a (semi) empty-nester, Ali experienced her share of turmoil (including an early case of Covid), but she also grew a little, learned a lot, and found comfort in some unexpected people and places.
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[2023]
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"If you've ever wondered what your upstairs neighbor could possibly be doing that is so disruptively loud, you're not alone. Could they be making a smoothie? Working out? Fighting Bigfoot? You may never know, although you have no choice but to wonder. Neighbors, am I right?"--
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"The beloved bestselling author of Here for It presents a collection of heartening, thoughtful, and laugh-out-loud funny essays about the lifelong search for community and returning home. After going viral "reading" the chaotic political news, having one-too-many awkward social encounters, and coming to terms with his intersecting identities, R. Eric Thomas is ready to live his best life. Or, if not, at least his best-ish life. Now, in this collection...
12) Yes please
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Feeling young and old at the same time keeps Amy Poehler on her toes as she reflects on her life so far, humorously recounting her divorce from Will Arnett and taking stock of where the 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Parks and Recreation' star's life has led her with lists, sight gags, photos, and more. 288pp., 500K, Auth res: Los Angeles, CA
15) Half empty
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2011, Ã2010
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224 pages ; 21 cm
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The witty David Rakoff defends the notion that you should always assume the worst, because you'll never be disappointed.
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2023.
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"Beloved writer Samantha Irby has returned to the printed page for her much-anticipated, sidesplitting fourth book following her 2020 breakout, Wow, no thank you, a Vintage Books Original. The success of Irby's career has taken her to new heights. She fields calls with job offers from Hollywood and walks the red carpet with the iconic ladies of Sex and the City. Finally, she has made it. But, behind all that new-found glam, Irby is just trying to...
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2023.
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60, 60 pages ; 21 cm
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"There are few rivalries across history that are quite as formidable, and in Cat Jokes vs. Dog Jokes/Dog Jokes vs. Cat Jokes, they go head-to-head--with a twist that may give you...paws. Through a recurring cast of characters that present the 200+ jokes in comic-style format, there are added layers of humor in funny visuals and wisecracking canines and felines that don't just tell the jokes, but comment and react to them, too. Read the book in one...
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2022.
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Hand-picking the keenest insights and funniest exchanges from eighty-four episodes of the groundbreaking streaming series, this carefully curated book offers excerpts from casual yet intimate conversations with the funniest people alive and behind-the-scenes photos and anecdotes.
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