David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris' new collection of essays - including live recordings! - tells a most unconventional life story. It begins with a North Carolina childhood filled with speech-therapy classes ( " There ...

Treasure Island

Piracy and adventure on the high seas provide a striking contrast between the evil of Long John Silver and the good of young Jim Hawkins.

Michael Lavigne - Not Me

Robert Crumb - My Troubles With Women

Max Brooks - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

An account of the decade-long conflict between humankind and hordes of the predatory undead is told from the perspective of dozens of survivors--soldiers, politicians, civilians, and others--who ...

Patrick F. McManus - Real Ponies Don't Go Oink

The New York Times Book Review applauds McManus's " sure comic hand " ; their favorite pieces are those in which " Mr. McManus's sweet-spirited intelligence competes with the antic yarn " ; and they ...

Chelsea Cain - Confessions Of A Teen Sleuth: A Parody

In a fictional memoir, popular girl detective Nancy Drew Nickerson sets the record straight about her life and her investigative exploits, revealing that Carolyn Keene, Nancy's college roommate, ...

Dave Barry - Dave Barry's Greatest Hits

From the winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary comes a new collection of Dave Barry's greatest hits. From coed softball to airline flights, no subject is sacred!

Dave Barry - Dave Barry Turns 40

One of the more traumatic aspects of reaching age 40 is the realization that you no longer have the same body you had when you were 21. I know I don't. Sometimes when I take a shower I look down at my ...

Scott Adams - Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel: A Guide to Outwitting Your Boss, Your Co-Workers and the Other Pants-Wearing Ferrets in Your Life

< p > In this hilarious new book, Scott Adams introduces the Weasel Zone -- the giant gray area between good moral behavior and outright criminality. It's where your coworkers, bosses, salespeople, ...