James Finn Garner

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

A Collection of Modern Tales of Our Life and Times

A whimsical adaptation of classic fairy tales and bedtime stories removes all kinds of bias and objective language from such traditional tales as "Chicken Little," "Rapunzel," "The Three Little Pigs," "Cinderella," and many others.

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

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Illinois

The Ultimate Collection of Baseball’s Best Quips, Quotes, and Cutting Remarks

Grand Slams!

Garrison Keillor

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Delaware

Twenty humorous stories tackle the subject of the American guy

The Book of Guys

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Janet Evanovich

New York

A latest entry in the best-selling series finds intrepid sleuth Stephanie Plum, her grandmother and her other companions struggling to outmaneuver a killer who is targeting Vinnie, a case that is further complicated by Lula's involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme.

Sizzling Sixteen

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Patrick F. McManus

Alaska

In this, his eighth and funniest collection, we meet many Pat McManuses--most unknown to man or beast. The first is Pat the PR executive, whose chief responsibility is to make two half-truths out of a whole truth. Then there's Pat the farmer, Pat the hunter, and even a blubbering Iron John McManus. Each voice is vigorous, providing laughter in the most unlikely places, indoors and out.

The Good Samaritan Strikes Again

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Tim Cahill

A third collection of hell-for-leather adventures.

Pecked to Death by Ducks

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A young narrator chronicles his coming-of-age in Minnesota's Lake Wobegon, a fictitious small town where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average

Lake Wobegon Days

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A. J. Jacobs

One Man's Humble Quest to Improve Himself by Living As a Woman, Becoming George Washington, Telling No Lies, and Other Radical Tests

The best-selling memoirist of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically describes his experiments with a variety of activities from going undercover as a woman and outsourcing to India to saying whatever is on his mind and embarking on public nudity.

My Life As an Experiment

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#paperback #leighperry #thefamilyskeletonmysteries #humor #cozy #amateursleuth #mystery 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

A Family Skeleton Mystery (#4)

"Dr. Georgia Thackery is smart, resourceful, and determined to be a great single mom to her teenager. Georgia is normal in every respect--except that her best friend happens to be a skeleton named Sid. You'll love the adventures of this unexpected mystery-solving duo." --Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Georgia Thackery, adjunct English professor, has a new job teaching at Falstone College of Art and Design, known as FAD to its students and faculty. Living in a borrowed bungalow during winter in the snowiest part of Massachusetts, Georgia feels her isolation weighing as heavily as the weather. Then she receives a package containing her best friend, Sid, a walking, talking skeleton who has lived with the Thackery family since Georgia was six. With Georgia working out of town, Sid was lonely too.

The two of them make plans for a cozy semester together, and it might have worked out that way if Sid hadn't snuck out in the middle of the night to play in the snow and spotted a crashed car. When he drags Georgia out to investigate, they find the driver behind the wheel, apparently dead from the collision.

Initially, police think it's an accident, so Georgia and Sid think that's the end of it--until Georgia finds out the body hits closer to home than she'd realized...

"A very touching and entertaining whodunit. The mystery is intelligent and nicely done with fun insights into academia and anthropology." --RT Book Reviews on A Skeleton in the Family

The Skeleton Paints a Picture

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Charlie Daniels

Missing the inside cover page as shown in photo

What Makes Country Life Country

In a collection of essays, reminscences, and reflections, popular country music and southern rock legends share their thoughts on how country music has shaped and influenced their lives.

Growing up Country

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Stephen Colbert

Tennessee

The host of the popular Colbert Report show celebrates the lighter side of the modern world's most relevant issues, providing straightforward discussions of such topics as faith, politics, and how the author believes the country can reacquire its nerve. 500,000 first printing.

I Am America (and So Can You!)

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Katie Henry

Ohio

* Amazon Best Book of the Month August 2018 * New York Public Library Best Books 2018 * Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in debut author Katie Henry’s hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Robyn Schneider. When Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school, things can’t get much worse. His dad has just made the family move again, and Michael needs a friend. When a girl challenges their teacher in class, Michael thinks he might have found one, and a fellow atheist at that. Only this girl, Lucy, isn’t just Catholic . . . she wants to be a priest. Lucy introduces Michael to other St. Clare’s outcasts, and he officially joins Heretics Anonymous, where he can be an atheist, Lucy can be an outspoken feminist, Avi can be Jewish and gay, Max can wear whatever he wants, and Eden can practice paganism. Michael encourages the Heretics to go from secret society to rebels intent on exposing the school’s hypocrisies one stunt at a time. But when Michael takes one mission too far—putting the other Heretics at risk—he must decide whether to fight for his own freedom or rely on faith, whatever that means, in God, his friends, or himself.

Heretics Anonymous

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Daniel B. Smith

Michigan

A Memoir of Anxiety

In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety--America's most common psychological complaint.

Daniel Smith's Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety. As he travels through anxiety's demonic layers, Smith defangs the disorder with great humor and evocatively expresses its self-destructive absurdities and painful internal coherence. Aaron Beck, the most influential doctor in modern psychotherapy, says that "Monkey Mind does for anxiety what William Styron's Darkness Visible did for depression." Neurologist and bestselling writer Oliver Sacks says, "I read Monkey Mind with admiration for its bravery and clarity....I broke out into explosive laughter again and again." Here, finally, comes relief and recognition to all those who want someone to put what they feel, or what their loved ones feel, into words.

Monkey Mind

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Nora Ephron

And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

A collection of essays offers a humorous look at the ups and downs of being a woman of a certain age, discussing the tribulations of maintenance and trying to stop the clock, menopause, and empty nests.

I Feel Bad about My Neck

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Maryland

My Pants Are Haunted!

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If you wouldn't dream of ever reading a zombie book, Zombie Candy might be for you.

Did you ever get the feeling your partner changed overnight with no warning? Research shows this befalls women much more often than men. You stand there thinking, I have to spend the next thirty years with this moron? Fact is, there are 10 sure signs you're married to a zombie.

 * He gives short guttural answers like "I dunno," or "Unh uh," when you'd like to have a conversation.
 * The TV is more important to him than listening to you. MUCH more important.
 * He consults his iPhone repeatedly during meals.
 * When he gets home from work, too tired to talk, he just wants a beer.
 * He doesn't come home from work till late, and claims his phone was dead.
 * He criticizes your cooking by putting cilantro (or hot sauce, or pepper) on everything you serve.
 * He falls asleep during lovemaking, just when you're about to start feeling something.
 * If you want to watch a movie together, you have to sit through his zombie movies. He thinks it's normal to watch them again and again.
 * He flatly refuses to watch romantic movies.
 * 10. He doesn't even notice your new clothes, shoes or hairstyle, much less say anything nice about them.
   
   Zombie Candy is a case study of the modern zombified husband. Note to zombie freaks: there are NO REAL ZOMBIES in this book. Note to lovers of a good satire, with elements of mystery, and the romance of a vacation in beautiful Tuscany, you will be entertained.
   
   As a professional cook who gives cooking classes, Candace is highly offended when her husband Larry sprinkles fresh cilantro on her culinary creations. But that's nothing compared to Candace's shock at finding a small black bra while unpacking a suitcase from Larry's last business trip. A bra that's far too small to be hers. It turns out Larry's a serial cheater.
   
   Candace confronts Larry and deals with his betrayal in a uniquely creative way, using his fixation with zombies. Aided by her best friend, Annie Ogden, Candace sets up the ruse of the century in a picturesque hilltop town in Italy, luring Larry there and torturing him in a way that's a tad juvenile and cruel, but wickedly SATISFYING.
   
   The solution to all the problems listed above is to sit down and talk together, but if he's so far gone he won't talk despite all your begging and pleading? The way Candace handles it might not be every woman's cup of tea, but it ultimately cures Larry. Might be worth looking into ... ZOMBIE CANDY
   
   Praise for Zombie Candy
   
   "With action that takes us from the suburbs of Chicago to the forests of Tuscany, and lessons in Italian cooking and zombie movies along the way, Zombie Candy is a recipe for delicious fun. Just go easy on the cilantro."
   
   Chris Jay Becker Author of Death in the Fast Lane (A King Leary Crime Novel)
   
   "Zombie Candy is a tasty morsel of revenge, regret, renewal, friendship and love with a zombie invasion that's as good and fun as a box of Good & Plenty."
   
   Lynn Messina Author of The Girl's Guide to Dating Zombies
   
   "This book has all the ingredients of a perfect noir comedy - well formed characters, international locations, a fast moving plot with no brakes, and of course zombies. Revenge is a dish best served cold - and as a betrayed wife, master chef and cookery instructor, Candace cooks up the perfect recipe for the ultimate gazpacho."
   
   Emma Calin Author of Knockout (A Passionate Police Romance)

Zombie Candy

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#hardcover #fiction #mystery #JanetEvanovich #StephaniePlum #firstedition

A latest installment in the popular Stephanie Plum series places the irrepressible bounty hunter and her motley companions--including Grandma Mazur, vice captain Joe Morelli, and Bob the Dog--in a new adventure involving the Burg's premier funeral home and a family pot roast. 2,000,000 first printing.

Fearless Fourteen

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Offers advice for women of all ages on topics such as how to remove stains, escape a swarm of bees, make a little black dress out of a garbage bag, forecast the weather, and seduce a man.

211 Things a Clever Girl Can Do

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New Jersey

A Parody for Beer People

A humorous parody of "Goodnight Moon" shows animals working at a brewery to craft different kinds of beer before bedtime.

Goodnight Brew

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S. T. Bolivar

Spring has come to Munchem Academy. The snow is melting, the roof is leaking, and Mr. Larimore is now in charge. Mattie is worried, though. Mr. Larimore is taking the whole "let's help Headmaster Rooney get back on his feet" thing seriously, and he's whispering all sorts of suggestions to the highly suggestible Rooney. Then there's the matter of the school's weather. It's getting . . . strange. Mini-tornados sweep up out of nowhere. Rain pours inside. And there was that snowstorm-that yellow snowstorm-that lasted for two days. Once Mattie, Caroline, and Eliot figure out what's causing the chaos (the Weather-matic 9000), who's causing the chaos (Mr. Larimore), and why it's a chaotic an idea (weather weapons!), they need to act. Fast. There's only one thing to do: save Mr. Larimore-and the world-from Mr. Larimore. It's a tall order for a short kid, but Mattie has a plan. After all, what's a little breaking and entering among friends?

The Girl Who Knew Even More

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In this collection of stories about small-town life, Dale takes a step toward manhood and Darlene sets off for Minneapolis to begin a new life

Leaving Home

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And Other Fabulous Failures

From The Worst Burglars to The Least Successful Taxi Ride, here is a hilarious look at classic errors. Hundreds of delightfully deadpan tales prove that true ineptitude demands a certain sort of genius. 20 illustrations.

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James Finn Garner

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

Glenn Liebman

Grand Slams!

James Finn Garner

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

Garrison Keillor

The Book of Guys

Janet Evanovich

Sizzling Sixteen

Patrick F. McManus

The Good Samaritan Strikes Again

Tim Cahill

Pecked to Death by Ducks

Garrison Keillor

Lake Wobegon Days

A. J. Jacobs

My Life As an Experiment

Leigh Perry

The Skeleton Paints a Picture

Charlie Daniels

Growing up Country

Stephen Colbert

I Am America (and So Can You!)

Katie Henry

Heretics Anonymous

Daniel B. Smith

Monkey Mind

Nora Ephron

I Feel Bad about My Neck

Jim Benton (Illustrator)

My Pants Are Haunted!

Frederick Lee Brooke

Zombie Candy

Janet Evanovich

Fearless Fourteen

Bunty Cutler

211 Things a Clever Girl Can Do

Karla Oceanak; Allie Ogg (Illustrator)

Goodnight Brew

S. T. Bolivar

The Girl Who Knew Even More

Garrison Keillor

Leaving Home

Stephen Pile

Cannibals in the Cafeteria

Erma Bombeck

Family - The Ties That Bind and Gag