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181 reviews
David Sedaris

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

David Sedaris
I am a huge fan of David Sedaris and his essays on his life leave me laughing. The section on smoking was not only funny, but very truthful. I could taste the menthol while reading. Very descriptive-very hilarious!

Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life

127 reviews
Tim Russert

Miramax, 2005

warm and wonderful
a truly warm and wonderful audio book that I will listen to again and again

Batman: The Killing Joke

150 reviews
Alan Moore, Brian Bolland

DC Comics, 2008

Batman: The Killing Joke
Great insight into why the Joker may be who is is, very easy read should take about an hour.

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

171 reviews
Chelsea Handler

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

for a good heartfelt laugh
Though as candid and brilliantly inappropriate as her first collection of essays, 'Vodka' reaches past points of 'horizontal life' to focus more on love, family, and friendship. The end product is a rather remarkable collection of stories that are astoundinly funny, yet surprisingly heartfelt. Handler writes with a sincerity that cushions her bluntness. Wheather reading about being kicked half ...

sTORI Telling

136 reviews
Tori Spelling

Simon Spotlight, 2008

i love this book!
i really like this book its a quick read becasue you just cant put it down, its funny and really goes into the truth about her, its an enjoyable book to read!

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

1599 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Best book I've read in a long time
I'm such a slow reader and I never put this book down. It speaks as though it was written for me...which I'm sure means it'll speak as though it was written for you too! The journey the author goes on can be seen as a metaphor for whatever is going on in the reader's life...and it's inspiring to think of how important things (especially one's search for meaning) can not be put on hold.

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

206 reviews
Chelsea Handler

Bloomsbury USA, 2005

I can't wait for the next installment!
Chelsea's smart, funny and raunchy in a hold nothing back sort of way that makes you wonder what Mae West might be like if she were around today. This is exactly what a collection of fictional comedic vignettes should be. I also recommend my favorite self-help book about love I Love You. Now What?: Falling in Love is a Mystery, Keeping It Isn't

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

283 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

If you want Truth and love stories...READ
I have learned so much from this book about the society, communities, stuggles, and the goodness of people. I love to live naturally and simple; this book brings out the simplicity of life. This book is full of life and the true meaning of living with and in nature. This book is full of advice and stories of those before us. Take time to treasure what we are blessed with on this Earth, and ...

The Last Lecture

476 reviews
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

Simplicity, Wisdom
No earth shattering revelations here, just simple wisdom-- the basic and most important things to the professor. This is good stuff, well written, hopeful. Be sure to check out The Wisdom of Shepherds.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

439 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin, 2007

The Life of Corn and the Death of American Health
The author has four hypotheses about how we Americans may have become such dysfunctional eaters, and about how our food supplies and our diets came to be the way they are. Although interesting, this book was not exactly what I was expecting. I was hoping Pollan would get deeper into how the collusion between the US Food and Drug Administration and Agribusiness have conspired to product the ...

Goodnight Bush: A Parody

34 reviews
Gan Golan, Erich Origen

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

Patriotic Americans, Read This!
Must reading for GENUINELY patriotic Americans! If you love our country, and are appalled by the abuses of the last 8 years, read this brilliant parody more than once. Note the titles of the books on the shelf, watch as the scales of justice become more and more unbalanced, watch the profiteers --who have used the Irag war as a way to transfer billions from the American taxpayers to their ...

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

1553 reviews
Stephen J. Dubner

William Morrow, 2006

Will Change Your View of Economics
Ever wonder if sumo wrestling is rigged? Or maybe pondered the likelihood that the slim wealthy single you met on a dating site is overweight and unemployed? In Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner take on these questions and more in their fascinating and hilariously funny exploration of the most bizarre phenomena our world has to offer. Using solid research and piercing wit, Levitt and ...

The Glass Castle: A Memoir

1086 reviews
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

a must read
Simply put: you MUST read this book! It's the best I have read in a very long time. You will not be dissapointed.

Slaughterhouse-Five

694 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

Essential Vonnegut, still relevant today...
I don't care who you are, you absolutely need to read this book. It's justly considered a classic. The thing about it is that it isn't really a "humor book" like some of Vonnegut's other, justly famous works (Cat's Cradle, Breakfast of Champions, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater). Parts of it are funny - I especially like the segments with the bitter Kilgore Trout, a sci-fi author reputed to be one ...

Audition: A Memoir

214 reviews
Barbara Walters

Knopf, 2008

Very well written.
Having watched Barbara Walters on TV, and who hasn't, I found her book well written, interesting and it moved forward at a good pace. Lots of info on interesting people in government, show business, etc. Her depictions of her interviews on 20/20 were terrific and her concern and devotion and love for her parents and sister were feelings I can understand, having had a developmentally handicapped ...

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

63 reviews
Waiter

Ecco, 2008

Fun read, but thoughtful as well
I knew I was going to enjoy this book. I had never heard of the author's blog before, but the premise of the text was such that I would have laid money that I'd enjoy the read. And I was right! (I've been friends/lovers/etc. with enough veterans of the food service industry to know there's a lot to rant about...) The Waiter (as he shall be known) survived a number of years both as waiter and ...

Life with My Sister Madonna

109 reviews
Christopher Ciccone, Wendy Leigh

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

It's Probably All True Until the End of the Book......
First, a generalized statement: The book was riveting, I couldn't put it down, I read it in one day, yada, yada, yada, just like everyone else. But the Million Dollar Question is, obviously, Is Christopher Telling the Truth? The short answer is that we will never REALLY know. But the long answer is OF COURSE he is telling the truth - that is until he is no longer able to clearly see and assess ...

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

254 reviews
Tucker Max

Citadel Press, 2006

One of the best books ever written
Without a doubt, this is one of the best books ever written (aside from many editing errors. Who the hell edited this thing?). I am a 46 year old woman, and my partner and I read chapters out loud to each other and laughed ourselves to tears. We have loaned the book countless times and have ordered additional copies because we keep losing them. Tucker Max is a legend, a hilariously unapologetic ...

Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set, 4th Edition

137 reviews
Wizards RPG Team

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

A good improvement over 3E
Dungeon and Draongs 4th Edition is a big improvement over 3E. The biggest improvements comes in streamlining the game, and not making the classes so front loaded. This means, that players will be able to better plan for the long running campaign. I also enjoy the paired down skill system, but I am a little unhappy that skills no longer get points but auto level when a character does. The ...

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

609 reviews
Harvey Karp

Bantam, 2003

Shower Present
We make swaddling blankets and give a copyof the book as baby shower gifts or as welcome baby home. It makes for a happier baby and parents. Sandy

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