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In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jenny Lawson Explores Her Lifelong Battle With Mental Illness. A Hysterical, Ridiculous Book About ...

The Book That Inspired The Movie My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulg...

The author behind 1000awesomethings.com celebrates the good things in life- by the sheer power of their awesomeness. Based on the award-winning blog 1000a...

National Bestseller -- Tame Anxiety And Take Back Control Of Your Life In This No-f*cks-given Guide From The Author Of The Life-changing Magic Of Not Giving...

Uncle John loves rock... but he also loves classical, rap, jazz, country, blues, world music-even opera. So the dedicated staff at the BRI plunged into musi...

The eagerly awaited new book from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart—the man behind the megaseller America (The Book). Whe...

Wildflower Is A Portrait Of Drew's Life In Stories As She Looks Back On The Adventures, Challenges, And Incredible Experiences Of Her Earlier Years. It Incl...

The Sirius Xm Satellite Host, X Games Skateboarder, And Mma Fighter Shares How He Overcame His Violent Childhood In Australia And His Bout With Addiction, A...

Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible...

A Gallery Book. Gallery Books Has A Great Book For Every Reader.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

A Sharp, Funny, And Honest Collection Of Real-life Stories From Kelly Ripa, Showing The Many Dimensions And Crackling Wit Of The Beloved Daytime Talk Show H...

Emma Koenig, Internet sensation and voice of overly introspective young adults everywhere, provides the prompts in this guided journal that helps 20-somethi...

The Emmy Award-winning Former Executive Producer Of The Daily Show And The Colbert Report Has Assembled A Stellar Lineup Of Men Who Have One Thing In Common...

Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy.It's been a minute. Readers last sat down with Tiffany in her...

The 60 Minutes Commentator Brings Together His Greatest Pieces Of Writing Spanning A Half-century. I. The Beginnings Of A Writing Life. Drafted -- Meeting M...

What is absurd, ridiculous, random, and downright hysterical? The inside of Timmy Boyle's mind. If laughter is the best medicine, you will be healthy for mo...

An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise, based on the popular blog of the same name. Whether you’re deciding which sm...

‘My mother-in-law Annie lived with us for 17 years and was picture-book perfect.’ It took a while before the family realised that Annie was increasingl...

In 2002 Lynne Truss presented Cutting a Dash, a well-received BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation, which led to the writing of Eats, Shoots & Leaves. ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[Kaling is] like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Or perhaps . . . the next Nora Ephron.”—The New York TimesMindy Kali...

#1 New York Times Bestseller In Furiously Happy, a humor memoir tinged with just enough tragedy and pathos to make it worthwhile, Jenny Lawson examines he...

A Comedian's Prayer Book. The Title Is A Worry, Isn't It?...god Is A Tough Audience As Far As Audible Response Is Concerned, But At Least You Don't Have To ...

More than two dozen timeless favorites from the Reader's Digest archives. From everyday heroes to larger-than-life characters, small moments to historic ev...

The Book That Inspired The Movie My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulg...

Presents Advice From Experts On The Techniques They Would Use To Respond To A Variety Of Emergency Situations Such As Delivering A Baby In A Taxi, Fending O...

THE EAGERLY AWAITED COLLECTION OF PERSONAL ESSAYS FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MY HORIZONTAL LIFE When Chelsea Handler needs to get a few things off her ...

Charlie Rose Has Called Louis C.k. The Philosopher-king Of Comedy, And Many Have Detected Philosophical Profundity In His Material. Twenty-five Philosophers...

A Collection Of Whimsical Autobiographical Essays By The Academy Award-nominated Actress And Star Of Up In The Air Recounts Memorable Milestones From Her Ne...

Deliciously funny, fact-filled and adventurous, In a Sunburned Country takes us on a grand tour of Australia. It's a place where interesting things happen ...

Like a lost, twisted work of Shel Silverstein, EGGHEAD is an aggressively charming, hilarious and absurd book from one of today's most popular young comedi...

Hey you guys, it's Leslie. I'm excited to share my story with you. Now, I'm gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-fi...

Praise for Augusten Burroughs "A wrenching, edifying journey...with the added benefit of being really entertaining." - The New York Times Book Review on D...

In An Illustrated Memoir, The Creator Of The Bloggess Web Log Shares Humorous Stories From Her Life, Including Her Awkward Upbringing In Texas And Her Relat...

Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the genre-defying icon Ben Folds comes a memoir that is as nuanced, witty, and relatable as his cult-classic songs.“A ...

The Woke are killing comedy--and that makes being a comedian today better than ever! The Woke--that humorless, joyless, shame-inducing virus--is killing com...

A Sharp, Funny, And Honest Collection Of Real-life Stories From Kelly Ripa, Showing The Many Dimensions And Crackling Wit Of The Beloved Daytime Talk Show H...

#1 New York Times Bestseller * The Compelling, Inspiring, And Comically Sublime Story Of One Man's Coming-of-age, Set During The Twilight Of Apartheid And T...

ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY contains far more than just the funniest collection of autobiographical essays - it quite well registers as a manifesto about langua...

“...laugh out loud moments on nearly every page...””...had me laughing from beginning to end...”“...loved the book - funny and engaging...”“.....

Before Liz Lemon, Before Weekend Update, Before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey Was Just A Young Girl With A Dream: A Recurring Stress Dream That She Was Being Chased...

A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life’s second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and three-time Emmy Award–winning comic ...

Chicken Soup For The Soul’s First-ever Humor Collection, And The Timing Is Perfect. This Is Storytelling At Its Funniest. If Laughter Is The Best Medicine...

The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime New York Times bestseller about one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumul...