Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

North Carolina

EPIC

Uncle John's Weird Weird World

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Pete Holmes

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New Hampshire

Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest, Comedy Sex God is a hilarious, profound, and enlightening romp around the fertile mind of stand-up stand-out, podcast king, and HBO superstar Pete Holmes.

Pete Holmes is a sold-out-every-night stand-up comedian with two HBO specials and the host of the hugely successful podcast You Made It Weird, and he was the creator-star of the hit HBO show Crashing. But it wasn't always roses for Pete. Growing up, Pete was raised an evangelical Christian, but his religion taught him that being "bad"--smoking, drinking, having doubts or premarital sex--would get him sent to an eternity in hell. So, terrified of the God he loved, Pete devoted his life to being "good," even marrying his first girlfriend at the age of twenty-two only to discover a few years later he was being cheated on. Thanks for nothing, God.

Pete's failed attempt at a picture-perfect life forced him to reexamine his beliefs, but neither atheism, nor Christianity, nor copious bottles of Yellow Tail led him to enlightenment. Pete longed for a model of faith that served him and his newfound uncertainties about the universe, so he embarked on a soul-seeking journey that continues to this day. Through encounters with mind-altering substances, honing his craft in front of thousands of his comedy fans, and spending time with savants like Ram Dass, Pete forged a new life--both spiritually and personally.

Beautifully written and often completely hilarious--imagine Dass's Be Here Now if penned by one of the funniest people alive--Comedy Sex God reveals a man at the top of his game and a seeker in search of the deeper meanings of life, love, and comedy.

Comedy Sex God

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Tom Hanks

Bought this book in second hand bookstore (not goodwill). It's a BOTM edition in like new condition 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Florida

Some Stories

The actor Tom Hanks's first work of fiction.

Uncommon Type

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Fredrik Backman

A Novel

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller A People Book of the Week, Book of the Month Club selection, and Best of Fall in Good Housekeeping, PopSugar, The Washington Post, New York Post, Shondaland, CNN, and more! “[A] quirky, big-hearted novel…Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure.” —People From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove comes a charming, poignant novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined. Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything, from where they want to live to how they met in the first place. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment’s only bathroom, and you’ve got the worst group of hostages in the world. Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them—the bank robber included—desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next. Rich with Fredrik Backman’s “pitch-perfect dialogue and an unparalleled understanding of human nature” (Shelf Awareness), Anxious People is an ingeniously constructed story about the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope—the things that save us, even in the most anxious times.

Anxious People

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Melissa Broder

Zero marking inside the book. Smoke-free and pet friendly household.

California

A Most-Anticipated Selection by Vogue * Refinery29 * Vulture * BuzzFeed * Harper’s Bazaar * O, The Oprah Magazine * The Millions * Literary Hub * The Rumpus * Publishers Weekly and more A scathingly funny, wildly erotic, and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex, and god from the acclaimed author of The Pisces and So Sad Today. Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, by way of obsessive food rituals, while working as an underling at a Los Angeles talent management agency. At night, she pedals nowhere on the elliptical machine. Rachel is content to carry on subsisting—until her therapist encourages her to take a ninety-day communication detox from her mother, who raised her in the tradition of calorie counting. Early in the detox, Rachel meets Miriam, a zaftig young Orthodox Jewish woman who works at her favorite frozen yogurt shop and is intent upon feeding her. Rachel is suddenly and powerfully entranced by Miriam—by her sundaes and her body, her faith and her family—and as the two grow closer, Rachel embarks on a journey marked by mirrors, mysticism, mothers, milk, and honey. Pairing superlative emotional insight with unabashed vivid fantasy, Broder tells a tale of appetites: physical hunger, sexual desire, spiritual longing, and the ways that we as humans can compartmentalize these so often interdependent instincts. Milk Fed is a tender and riotously funny meditation on love, certitude, and the question of what we are all being fed, from one of our major writers on the psyche—both sacred and profane.

Milk Fed

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#nonfiction #humor #comedy #relationships #hardcover #momhumor

Nebraska

Mother, Can You Not?

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David Foster Wallace

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The story of an intelligent but zany dysfunctional family is set in a drug-and-alcohol addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy and follows such themes as heartbreak, philosophy, and advertising.

Infinite Jest

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Natsumi Ando

Miyuki Kobayashi

Satsuki Yamashita

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Every kid at the Seika Academy has a special talent and the girls in Najika's class think she doesn't deserve to be there, but Sora and Daichi, two popular brothers who barely speak to each other, recognize Najika's cooking for what it is--magical. Original.

Kitchen Princess

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#paperback #fiction #romance #miasosa #romcom #adult #comedy 

Critically acclaimed author Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about a woman whose new job requires her to work side-by-side with the best man who ruined her wedding: her ex-fiancé's infuriating, irritating, annoyingly handsome brother. Perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, and Sally Thorne! A wedding planner left at the altar. Yeah, the irony isn't lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina's managed to make other people's dreams come true as a top-tier wedding coordinator in DC. After impressing an influential guest, she's offered an opportunity that could change her life. But there's just one hitch... she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials. Tired of living in his older brother's shadow, marketing expert Max Hartley is determined to make his mark with a coveted hotel client looking to expand its brand. But then he learns he'll be working with his brother's whip-smart, stunning--absolutely off-limits--ex-fiancée. And she loathes him. If they can survive the next few weeks and nail their presentation without killing each other, they'll both come out ahead. Except Max has been public enemy number one ever since he encouraged his brother to jilt the bride, and Lina's ready to dish out a little payback of her own. Soon they discover animosity may not be the only emotion creating sparks between them and the more time they spend together, the more Lina realizes she may be wrong about Max. But this star-crossed couple can never be anything other than temporary playmates because Lina isn't interested in falling in love and Max refuses to play runner-up to his brother ever again.

The Worst Best Man

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Anything she touches is gold! #humor #paperback #comedy #issarae

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

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Willam Belli

Where There's a Willam, There's a Way

The only lie told more often than "No, that looks totally cute on you" and "I got AIDS through oral" is "It gets better." Well, a lotta times it don't. Sometimes it just sucks less. But I promise you: where there's a Willam, there's a way.

But this isn't all about me (for once). It's about you and how you can Suck Less at a variety of things drag queens are so much better at than the average person. I've got clap backs and life hacks and tips on classing up a simple grab-and-run lifting spree to the much more dignified act of larceny. Super-important life stuff with my own special, secret fag- swag sauce. So welcome to Willam's School of Bitchcraft and Wiggotry. Class is in session.

With a foreword from Neil Patrick Harris.

Suck Less

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Jon Winokur

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Return of the Portable Curmudgeon

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Mia Sosa

Pennsylvania

Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1st Signet Classics Printing, 1963)

Volume one has a little bit of ware on the spine but other than that great condition. Im selling these two together, smoke free home. Great story and amazing art, beautiful books

Kaze no Hana Vol 1 and 2

Katie Henry

Brand new condition. Signed by the author. ￼

Texas

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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Kotobuki

BICEPS AND BATHTIME!

Kiritani isn't as busty or bulky as the other students at Hanamaru Academy, but that doesn't mean Class 2-A's rep is lazing around all day. First, there's the return of an absent student to attend to, then a sports day bulging with plenty of muscle, and finally, a trip to Kyoto...including some steamy onsen shenanigans!

THIGH HIGH: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy Vol. 2

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Welcome to your manga blind date! 

This listing contains multiple starter volumes of similarly-themed series that I have collected and enjoyed throughout the years to get your interest piqued and offer you a chance encounter with a potential new favorite character, story, author, etc. 

Volume one of each series is always included, so you don’t miss out on anything, with the possibility of a second volume, omnibus, light novel, or more --you’ll just have to “swipe right” to see for yourself!

Each package comes with a typical “handsome face” character to greet you when he first arrives (he looks just like his profile picture). Unwrap each carefully selected book and choose how to start your pre-planned book date experience. Your handsome man comes with his own bookmark persona to guide you through your reading journey. When the night is done, feel free to turn him into a standee to await the next manga date night you have in store.

Date Night Theme: Supernatural Fantasy
Volumes Included: 4
Rated: T for Teen, 13+
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Connecticut

Blind Date with a Manga

Miki Aihara

Okay— no one does drama like Miki Aihara. Such complicated, boil-over, romances and all of her characters are so intertwined with each other, it’s like the ultimate teenage drama, Tokyo B&G is no exception! Her artwork is an acquired taste, but I grew to love how unique it was, and her stories are always addictive and well-paced 👍 

Mimori Kosaka's dream comes true when she's accepted to the Meidai Attached High School and gets to wear their super-fashionable uniform! She's excited about having a fun freshman year of high school, but things don't turn out as effortlessly as she had hoped.

The school year starts off well when Mimori befriends the beautiful Nana, but things quickly turn sour for her when she is chosen to be the class representative. Through a series of unfortunate events, she finds herself the focus of attention by three boys and her teachers for all the wrong reasons! Mimori is reunited with Atsushi, a boy she knew in elementary school--and it turns out he despises her for allegedly bullying him in their grade school days. In fact, he plans to exact a little revenge!

Tokyo Boys and Girls, Vol.’s 1-5 COMPLETE

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Welcome to your manga blind date! 

This listing contains multiple starter volumes of similarly-themed series that I have collected and enjoyed throughout the years to get your interest piqued and offer you a chance encounter with a potential new favorite character, story, author, etc. 

Volume one of each series is always included, so you don’t miss out on anything, with the possibility of a second volume, omnibus, light novel, or more --you’ll just have to “swipe right” to see for yourself!

Each package comes with a typical “handsome face” character to greet you when he first arrives (he looks just like his profile picture). Unwrap each carefully selected book and choose how to start your pre-planned book date experience. Your handsome man comes with his own bookmark persona to guide you through your reading journey. When the night is done, feel free to turn him into a standee to await the next manga date night you have in store.

Date Night Theme: Yaoi
Volumes Included: 3
Rated: M for Mature, 18+
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Lee Sun-Young

 * Jay and Aru are two of the most popular students in wizardry school. But,before they can graduate, they must venture out into the REAL world and fulfilla one year magic contract with a human girl named Cho-Ah. Is Cho-Ah ready for awhole year with two enthusiastic wizards-to-be at her beck and call? You neverknow what's going to happen next on this magical, mystical, Manhwa journey!

Magical JxR Vol.’s 1-4 COMPLETE 

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Welcome to your manga blind date! 

This listing contains multiple starter volumes of similarly-themed series that I have collected and enjoyed throughout the years to get your interest piqued and offer you a chance encounter with a potential new favorite character, story, author, etc. 

Volume one of each series is always included, so you don’t miss out on anything, with the possibility of a second volume, omnibus, light novel, or more --you’ll just have to “swipe right” to see for yourself!

Each package comes with a typical “handsome face” character to greet you when he first arrives (he looks just like his profile picture). Unwrap each carefully selected book and choose how to start your pre-planned book date experience. Your handsome man comes with his own bookmark persona to guide you through your reading journey. When the night is done, feel free to turn him into a standee to await the next manga date night you have in store.

Date Night Theme: Shoujo Fantasy
Volumes Included: 4 
Rated: E for Everyone 
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Mamizu Arisawa

Mari Matsuzawa

Kawahira Keita, the descendent of a long line of Inukami-tamers, has his life turned upside down when he meets a cute Inukami named Yoko, who no one has ever been able to control.

Inukami! Vol.’s 1-3

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Welcome to your manga blind date! 

This listing contains multiple starter volumes of similarly-themed series that I have collected and enjoyed throughout the years to get your interest piqued and offer you a chance encounter with a potential new favorite character, story, author, etc. 

Volume one of each series is always included, so you don’t miss out on anything, with the possibility of a second volume, omnibus, light novel, or more --you’ll just have to “swipe right” to see for yourself!

Each package comes with a typical “handsome face” character to greet you when he first arrives (he looks just like his profile picture). Unwrap each carefully selected book and choose how to start your pre-planned book date experience. Your handsome man comes with his own bookmark persona to guide you through your reading journey. When the night is done, feel free to turn him into a standee to await the next manga date night you have in store.

Date Night Theme: Supernatural Fantasy
Volumes Included: 3
Rated: E for Everyone
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