Humour

On the Real Side: A History of African American Comedy

de Mel Watkins

This comprehensive history of black humor sets it in the context of American popular culture. Blackface minstrelsy, Stepin Fetchit, and the Amos ’n’ Andy show presented a distorted picture of African Americans;...

Obamistan! Land Without Racism: Your Guide to the New America

de damali ayo

Hilarious, sarcastic, and insightful, this witty companion to the new America—which its loyal citizens call Obamistan—offers recommendations for navigating this exciting utopia. Eyewitness testimonials, pop...

Conversate Is Not a Word: Getting Away from Ghetto

de Jam Donaldson

Funny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and improve...

How to Rent a Negro

de damali ayo

A hilarious and satirical look at race relations that is almost too close for comfort, this pseudo-guidebook gives both renters and rentals "much-needed" advice and tips on technique. Reframing actual stories,...

The Woman Who Swallowed a Toothbrush: And Other Weird Medical Case Histories

de Rob Myers

These brief, intriguing case histories drawn from medical journals involve unusual symptoms disguising real problems. For example, a woman who claims to have swallowed a toothbrush while brushing her teeth is...

From Beer to Maternity

de Maggie Lamond Lamond Simone

For Maggie Lamond Simone, sarcasm was always a means of survival and words her weapon of choice. Her second-grade teacher worried about a child so flippant at such a tender age. Twenty years later, as a police...

Cerulean Blues: A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird

de Katie Fallon

Taking the reader from the mountains of Appalachia to a coffee plantation near Bogotá, Colombia, this investigation into the plight of the cerulean warbler—a tiny migratory songbird—describes its struggle...

The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup: My Encounters with Extraordinary People

de Susan Orlean

The bestselling author of The Orchid Thief is back — and she's brought some friends — in this wonderfully entertaining collection of the acclaimed New Yorker writer's best and brightest profiles. Meet more...

Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism

de Dave Barry

The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.

In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us...

Death: A Life

de George Pendle

The shocking new memoir from Death

At last, the mysterious, feared, and misunderstood being known only as “Death” talks frankly and unforgettably about his infinitely awful existence. Chronicling his abusive...

A Tribute to Teachers: Wit and Wisdom, Information and Inspiration About Those Who Change Our Lives

de Richard Lederer

Applauding the true heroes of the classroom, this compilation looks closely at the teachers who change lives one day and one lesson at a time. Instructors from all backgrounds are covered, from literature and...

Favorite Words of Famous People: A Celebration of Superior Words from Writers, Educators, Scientists, and Humorists

de Lewis Burke Burke Frumkes

The favorite words of 250 of the best and brightest contemporary thinkers and creators are collected in this volume that no self-respecting word lover should be without. From Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

The Gift of Age: Wit and Wisdom, Information and Inspiration for the Chronologically Endowed, and Those Who Will Be

de Richard Lederer

A blend of touching stories, fascinating facts, and rollicking humor is presented in this entertaining look at the jaunt towards senior citizenship. Guaranteed to stir souls, stimulate minds, and tickle funny...

Roads to Richmond: Portraits of Quebec's Eastern Townships

de Nick Fonda & Palmer Dennis

Part history, part travelogue, this charming guide introduces the unassuming but unforgettable people who live and work in the Eastern Townships—the tree-clad, rolling foothills nestled between the St. Lawrence...

Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints

de Thomas J. Craughwell

From thieves and extortionists to mass murderers and warmongers, up-close and embarrassingly personal snapshots of those sanctified people with the most unsaintly pasts in the history of Christianity.

Saints...

Schadenfreude: The Little Book of Black Delights

de Tim Lihoreau

The shady details of our darkest schadenfreude pleasures, including "turparphilia"—to delight in the less than aesthetically beautiful nature of a friend's offspring We might not like to admit to it, but...

A Year in Palm Beach: Life in an Alternate Universe

de Pamela Acheson & Richard B. B. Myers

The adventures during a couple’s year of renting a cottage in Palm Beach are recounted in this memoir that reveals the unexpected side of living in an exclusive island town. The day they arrive, they are greeted...

The Dangerous Book for Boaters: A Humorous Waterfront Guide to the Ways & Wiles of Boaters

de Marlin Bree

A good-humored guide to the many idiosyncrasies of boats and boaters, this offbeat guide explains, with the help of whimsical drawings, topics such as how to use the head, understanding marine dress codes and...

The World and London According to Nick Ferrari

de Nick Ferrari

In a book packed with his frank views and hilariously candid anecdotes, Nick Ferrari covers an array of subjects—from his own solution to getting rid of the British monarchy, to what it means to be a Londoner....

Astral Sex - Zen Teabags: An Illustrated New Age Spoofapedia

de Gerry Maguire Maguire Thompson & Anne Ward

This handy and humorous reference guide provides definitions of the most popular new age terminology with laughs on every page. Complete with illustrations of select definitions, this dictionary deconstructs...