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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction 627 reviews the writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, 2004
I couldn't stop laughing
+ Good stuff from Jon Stewart and The Daily Show! + Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show + You will not regret it.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Books of Wonder) 132 reviews Mark Twain, Trina Schart Hyman, 1988
Always
+ Hilarious, yet meaningful
I have always received the best service when I have placed an order from you. Outstanding!!!!!
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Absurdistan: A Novel 106 reviews Gary Shteyngart
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
Slow start, finishes with a bang.
+ Another fascinating tale + Prophetic! + Not a book to leave around for your teenage sons to read
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A Prayer for Owen Meany (Modern Library) 1074 reviews John Irving
Modern Library, 2002
Great book, beautiful edition!
+ my favorite book + The Best of Irving + AWESOME
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Dry 253 reviews Augusten Burroughs
Atlantic Books, 2005
Excellent story telling
+ One of his best + Very nice + Astounding + Every emotion under the martini glass!
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Then We Came to the End 217 reviews
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
I Laughed, I Cried - Three Thoughts
+ Adperson's anomie + Funny, fantastic, tragic book (and gorgeous dust jacket design!) + Funny, and a little bit of drama + One of the best you'll ever read!
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Jitterbug Perfume 181 reviews Tom Robbins
No Exit Press, 2001
An amazing story that actually comes together at the end!
+ Life Changing + Best Book. Ever. + Huge fun. Has strong opinions on religion which I like, others may not. + wonderful
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Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics) 449 reviews Vladimir Nabokov
Penguin Putnam~trade, 2000
A road movie of the mind
+ Beautiful writing confronts crude subject matter--A masterpiece + Upends your preconceptions and prejudices + Which book did you read? + The Most Beautiful Novel Ever Written
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Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World 54 reviews Davy Rothbart
Fireside, 2004
A PEEK INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES....
I love this book. I did wish that it was in color, but the pictures and the notes are so voyeristic, I almost felt guilty for reading them! My favorite was the one where the mom and son were writing sitcky notes to each other about these scrambled eggs that had been in the refrigerater. And a ...
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But Enough About Me: How a Small-Town Girl Went from Shag Carpet to the Red Carpet 7 reviews Jancee Dunn
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
'But Enough About Me' was certainly not enough for me - I want more Jancee!
+ love, love, love this book + One of my favorite books ever! + Revisiting the 1980s + A Lot of Fun
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Me Talk Pretty One Day 735 reviews David Sedaris, 2001
Do Not Read While Eating Because It's So Funny You Might Choke
+ David Sedaris does it again! + Not heartwarming... in a good way.
When I opened this book I had limited time so I decided to look for the shortest essay in the book so I could sneak in a quick read. I selected "Big Boy" which started on page 97 and ended before the next essay that started on page 100. By the end of the first paragraph I was already laughing and ...
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A Dirty Job: A Novel 57 reviews Christopher Moore
HarperCollins, 2007
Someone has to do it
+ A Riot! + Best book I've read in a long time + Born-again Reader
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Another Shot: How I Relived My Life in Less Than a Year 12 reviews Joe Kita
Daybreak Books, 2001
I Laughed...I Cried
Joe Kita acted on twenty of his what-ifs and he reports on the process and the results in a fun way. I laughed a lot and shed a couple of tears. Then I began making my own list of things I've never done but want to do, or things I did which I'd like to do over and see if I could get different ...
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Catch-22: A Novel (Simon & Schuster Classics) 832 reviews Joseph Heller
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Lighthearted and comical, yet dark and meaningful
+ 25 words or less + Incredible + Great Characters Living With Death
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Stupid White Men...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation Michael Moore
Regan Books; Harper Collins, 2001
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Crazy in Alabama 111 reviews Mark Childress
Ballantine Books, 1999
Part Southern Gothic, part Hollywood exposé, part political treatise, this book will endure
+ One of My All Time Favorites + Great entertaing book!! + Funny and VERY Sobering + A fun and enlightening read
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir 821 reviews Augusten Burroughs
Picador, 2006
Wonderful read for good laughs
+ A Childhood Undesired: A Review of Running with Scissors + A humorous romp through an unusual childhood + Liked the Movie Better
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Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.) 574 reviews Anthony Bourdain
Harper Perennial, 2007
Brings Back Memories
+ Oh the Memories! + A great read!
It has been over 20 years since I worked in the restaurant business, but reading Bourdain's book brought back a lot of memories of what the business and the many characters who inhabit it are like. I found Bourdain's book to be very entertaining and reflects much of what I remember about the world ...
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal 499 reviews Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
What did jesus do during those lost years???
+ Fantastic! + Hylarious and moving story of Jesus + Great book, would have loved to of met Biff in real life!!! + Biff is a Great Read!
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Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and Other Family Disasters 21 reviews Annie Choi
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
A Wonderful Read
+ Super fast delivery! + Couldn't put it down + Hillarious and real + pretty awesome esp. if you grew up with a crazy asian mom
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