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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

I feel more attractive. Honestly, you are. It's the star damage. I CRAVE STAR DAMAGE. Straight from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle comes an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple. Based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name, Strange Planet covers a full life cycle of the planet's inhabitants, including milestones such as: The Emergence Day Being Gains a Sibling The Being Family Attains a Beast The Formal Education of a Being Celebration of Special Days Being Begins a Vocation The Beings at Home Health Status of a Being The Hobbies of a Being The Extended Family of the Being The Being Reflects on Life While Watching the Planet Rotate With dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, this book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own.

Strange Planet

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Janet Evanovich

Louisiana

Lean Mean Thirteen

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Jennifer Weiner

New Hampshire

Believing she is realizing her dreams when her sitcom is bought, television writer Ruth Saunders finds her happiness threatened by demanding actors and executives as well as an unrequited crush on her boss and her septuagenarian grandmother's upcoming wedding. 500,000 first printing.

The Next Best Thing

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#12daysofChristmas #letters #humor #Christmas #illustrations

Maryland

Correspondence

Everyone knows 'The Twelve Days of Christmas', but not as rewritten by John Julius Norwich in this delightful correspondence, which records the daily thank-you letters from one increasingly bemused young lady to her unseen admirer. And who but Quentin Blake could exploit the full comic possibilities of this hilarious debacle as first birds, then maids and finally the full percussion section of the Liverpoool Philharmonic create mayhem in the calm of an English country Christmas?


The Twelve Days of Christmas

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John Grisham

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They won't need one, because come December 25 they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences-and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined. A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.

Skipping Christmas

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The Staff The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane

Whose Boat Is This Boat?

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A Reynolds Unwrapped Cartoon Collection

Dan: What's your secret to a long life, Fred?
Fred: No secret. Haven't any...maybe bee pollen and honey.
Dan: When you get to heaven, what do you think God will say to you?
Fred: What took you so long? --From the foreward.

Reynolds Unwrapped has earned its reputation as one of the craziest panel cartoons around. In this collection, the spotlight is on getting older. Aaww, but don't worry: The laugh lines will be worth it!

Viagra, botox injections, antiwrinkle cream: Everyone is trying to fight the effects of aging, and the latest research indicates that laughter may be the real fountain of youth. If that's the case, then How Aging Affects Belt Height is your prescription for vitality. It will have you laughing like a kid again! Dan Reynolds's own age-defying generation, the boomers, will recognize themselves in the offbeat humor of these wacky cartoons. They remind us that aging may not be fun, but it sure beats the alternative!

How Aging Affects Belt Height

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

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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Marc Maron

Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald

Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast

"I’m British, so I’m medically dead inside, but even I can’t help but open up whenever I talk to Marc. He uses his honestly like a scalpel, cutting himself open in front of anyone he’s talking to, and in doing so, invites you to do the same. " —John Oliver Each week over a million and a half listeners tune into WTF with Marc Maron to hear Marc and a guest do something remarkable: talk. Waiting for the Punch is not simply a collection of these interviews, but instead something more wondrous: a running narrative of the world’s most recognizable names working through the problems, doubts, joys, triumphs and failures we all experience. With each chapter covering a different topic: parenting, childhood, relationships, sexuality, success, failures and others, Punch becomes a sort of everyman’s guide to life. Barack Obama candidly discusses the challenges of the presidency, and the bittersweet moments of seeing your children grow up and away from you. Bruce Springsteen speaks on the dual nature of desperation to both motivate and devastate. Amy Schumer recounts the pain of a parents’ divorce. At once laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreakingly honest, joyous, tragic and powerful, Waiting for the Punch is a book to be read from cover to cover, but it is also one to return to again and again.

Waiting for the Punch

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Fannie Flagg

A Novel

The bestselling author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café presents a hilarious new mystery that, spanning decades, generations and America in the 1940s and today, centers around five women who worked in a Phillips 66 gas station during the WWII years.

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

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David Sedaris

David Sedaris's beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favorites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey"). No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (Economist).

Holidays on Ice

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Amy Poehler

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Oregon

In a perfect world . . . We'd get to hang out with Amy Poehler, watching dumb movies, listening to music, and swapping tales about our coworkers and difficult childhoods. Because in a perfect world, we'd all be friends with Amy—someone who seems so fun, is full of interesting stories, tells great jokes, and offers plenty of advice and wisdom (the useful kind, not the annoying kind you didn't ask for, anyway). Unfortunately, between her Golden Globe-winning role on Parks and Recreation, work as a producer and director, place as one of the most beloved SNL alumni and cofounder of the Upright Citizens' Brigade, involvement with the website Smart Girls at the Party, frequent turns as acting double for Meryl Streep, and her other gig as the mom of two young sons, she's not available for movie night. Luckily we have the next best thing: Yes Please, Amy's hilarious and candid book. A collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers, Yes Please offers Amy's thoughts on everything from her "too safe" childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and "the biz," the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a "face for wigs." Yes Please is chock-full of words and wisdom to live by.

Yes Please

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California

The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

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Rachel Renée Russell

Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star

A latest entry in the popular series finds Nikki and her friends followed for a month by a reality television crew during the shooting of Nikki's latest hit song, an exercise that proves to be more troublesome than anticipated.

Dork Diaries 7

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Tom Angleberger

An Origami Yoda Book

Harvey, upset when his Darth Paper finger puppet brings humiliation, gets Dwight suspended, but Origami Yoda asks Tommy and Kellan, now in seventh grade, to make a new casefile to persuade the School Board to reinstate Dwight.

Darth Paper Strikes Back

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James F. Gardner

The author sets the record straight on beloved seasonal tales--including "A Christmas Carol" and "The Night Before Christmas"--freeing them from sexism, ageism, and political imperialism

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

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Ann Droyd

Oklahoma

A Parody for the Next Generation

A parody of the children's classic and a hilarious gift for anyone that finds modern life funny and absurd. In a bright buzzing room, in the glow of the moon-and iPhones and Androids and Blackberries too-it is time to say goodnight... Modern life is abuzz. There are huge LCD WiFi HD TVs and Facebook requests and thumbs tapping texts and new viral clips of cats doing flips. Wouldn't it be nice to say goodnight to all that? Like the rest of us who cannot resist just a few more scrolls and clicks, you may find yourself ready for bed while still clinging to your electronics long after dark. This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day. This hilarious parody not only pokes loving fun at the bygone quiet of the original classic, but also at our modern plugged-in lives. It will make you laugh, and it will also help you put yourself and your machines to sleep. Don't worry, though. Your gadgets will be waiting for you, fully charged, in the morning.

Goodnight IPad

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Garrison Keillor

Florida

Astonished to learn that her impeccable mother led a secret life marked by her passionate love for a Las Vegas man and a private commitment to pleasure, Barbara elects to end destructive patterns in her own life while honoring her mother's final wishes, an effort that coincides with a veterinarian's efforts to marry her reluctant fianc.

Pontoon

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Bill Maher

Missouri

A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head up Their Ass

No one has a gift for telling it like it is like Bill Maher. And nowhere does he do it more hilariously than in the hugely popular 'New Rules' segment of HBO's Real Time. Media, celebrity, Democrats, Republicans, religion, children, marine life, electronics, that couple making out in the next booth--when it comes to lighting up his targets, Maher is an equal-opportunity destroyer. Now, from the New York Times-bestselling author and comedian, comes The New New Rules, a collection of Maher's both new and best-loved observations about the world around us, along with some modest tips for its improvement. Because wouldn't life be a little better if the inside of the office microwave didn't look like a Jackson Pollock painting, or if fathers stopped signing up their nine-year-olds to win free hunting trips? Scathingly funny and relentlessly unafraid of sensitive topics, Maher offers hundreds of New Rules and essays with his patented take-no prisoners irreverence--'New Rule: If one of your news organization's headlines is about who got kicked off Dancing with the Stars last night, you're no longer a star.' With the 2012 elections looming and a political climate increasingly influenced by weird and wacky real-life characters--it was to Maher that Christine O'Donnell confessed she 'dabbled into witchcraft'--Bill Maher's hilarious brand of realism is more welcome and necessary than ever. So sit back, read on, and enjoy. You may not agree with all his views, but one thing's for certain: if you're listening, you're laughing.

The New New Rules

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Tennessee

Gigi Levangie

Michigan

⚠️ Been There, Married That

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#hardcover #nonfiction #humor #jenlancaster

A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart Ass Phase

The newest memoir from the New York Times best-selling author of Such a Pretty Fat offers an humorous, inside look at the scribe's childhood. Original.

Pretty in Plaid

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Massachusetts

Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker

Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school's "sweetheart dance."

Dork Diaries 6

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#hardcover #nonfiction #thewitchesarecoming #essays #feminism #humor #readers #adult #protectivecover #formerlibrarybook

The firebrand New York Times columnist and bestselling author of Shrill--soon to be a Hulu series starring Aidy Bryant--provides a brilliant and incisive look at how patriarchy, intolerance, and misogyny have conquered not just politics but American culture itself. What do Adam Sandler, Donald Trump, and South Park have in common? Why are myths like "reverse sexism" and "political correctness" so seductive? And why do movie classics of yore, from Sixteen Candles to Revenge of the Nerds, make rape look like so much silly fun? With Lindy West's signature wit and in her uniquely incendiary voice, THE WITCHES ARE COMING lays out a grand theory of America that explains why Trump's election was, in many ways, a foregone conclusion. As West reveals through fascinating journeys across the landscapes of pop culture, the lies that fostered the catastrophic resentment that boiled over in the 2016 presidential race did not spring from a vacuum. They have in fact been woven into America's DNA, cultivated by generations of mediocre white men and fed to the masses with such fury that we have become unable to recognize them as lies at all. Whether it be the notion overheard since the earliest moments of the #MeToo movement that feminism has gone too far or the insistence that holding someone accountable for his actions amounts to a "witch hunt," THE WITCHES ARE COMING exposes the lies that many have chosen to believe and the often unexpected figures who have furthered them. Along the way, it unravels the tightening link between culture and politics, identifying in the memes, music, and movies we've loved the seeds of the neoreactionary movement now surging through the nation. Sprawling, funny, scorching, and illuminating, THE WITCHES ARE COMING shows West at the top of her intellectual and comic powers. As much a celebration of America's potential as a condemnation of our failures, some will call it a witch hunt. To which West would reply, so be it: "I'm a witch and I'm hunting you."

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Strange Planet

Janet Evanovich

Lean Mean Thirteen

Jennifer Weiner

The Next Best Thing

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

John Grisham

Skipping Christmas

The Staff The Staff of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Whose Boat Is This Boat?

Dan Reynolds

How Aging Affects Belt Height

Janet Evanovich

Sizzling Sixteen

Marc Maron; Marc Maron and Brendan McDonald

Waiting for the Punch

Fannie Flagg

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

David Sedaris

Holidays on Ice

Amy Poehler

Yes Please

Lynne Truss

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Rachel Renée Russell

Dork Diaries 7

Tom Angleberger

Darth Paper Strikes Back

James F. Gardner

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

Ann Droyd

Goodnight IPad

Garrison Keillor

Pontoon

Bill Maher

The New New Rules

James F. Gardner

Politically Correct Holiday Stories

Gigi Levangie

⚠️ Been There, Married That

Jen Lancaster

Pretty in Plaid

Rachel Renée Russell

Dork Diaries 6

Lindy West

The Witches Are Coming