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No One Loves a Fatty: How to Put Your Woman on a Diet
Jhhk
Saga Tree, 2008
Hilarious Parody Of A Misogynistic, Self-Help, Get-Rich/Get-Sex Man-Guru
+ Hilarious Parody Of A Misogynistic, Self-Help, Get-Rich/Get-Sex Man-Guru
(Update! ***** Awesome. I read the author fell in love with Kindle and made his publisher sell all his Kindle books at ninety-nine cents! "Why?" the author said, "Because I can.")
Reading this book is like watching an R-rated Hollywood sex comedy, except the whole time you're inside the head, ...
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Cancel Your Own Goddam Subscription: Notes and Asides from National ReviewPM
William F. Buckley Jr.
Basic Books, 2007
Entertaining, personal, and worth returning to
+ The very human side of an intimidatingly erudite polymath
+ Buckley At Ease
+ Delightful
+ A wonderful way to remember a man of words.
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Hysterical, you'll not be disapointed
+ Could not stop laughing
+ Get Ready Nation, For The Funniest Book You'll Ever Read
+ Hilarious - Cobert shines!
+ Hilarious!!!
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy & Denim
David Sedaris
Little, Brown & Company, 2004
This book is a truly enjoyable read.
+ charasmatic
+ More poignant than humorous
If you like the dry wit of David Sedaris you will love this book. Even if you don't know who he is, once you have read the first page you will probably love this book.
Seeing the world through the author's eyes for a while helps us to remember the little absurdities we experience every day and, ...
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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Steve Martin
Scribner, 2007
A Funny Man Revealed
+ Simply the best
+ Laughed all over again
+ highly recommended
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The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them)
Peter Sagal
HarperEntertainment, 2007
I wish he dove a little deeper
+ Very entertaining - good summer read!
+ A Light-Hearted Look at the Subject
+ vice book
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
A. J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster, 2007
A Week of Laughing Openly
+ I live in the "Bible Belt"
+ Jacobs takes his readers on an unforgettable sojourn
+ Entertaining and Inspirational
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
Tucker Max
Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 2006
One of the best books ever written
+ A comedy for all ages
+ Great book that I could of wrote about life.
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 ...
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Atomic Lobster: A Novel
Tim Dorsey
William Morrow, 2008
Killer comedy
+ A Hilarious Romp Through Florida
+ Hil-ar-e-ous! As always
Dorsey serves up
Serge #10
But as it's my first
I hope you'll humor me
As I enthuse
A Florida setting
Is the stage for
A murderously humorous
Serial killer
With selective morals
Serge,
Anti-hero, ladies man
And a genius
When it comes to
Revenge killings
Indeed, Serge A. ...
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Asshole: How I Got Rich & Happy by Not Giving a Damn About Anyone & How You Can, Too
Martin Kihn
Broadway, 2008
A great 'feel good' read
+ Funny perspectives
+ It's definitely funny, but it has a soul too.
This book is just plain fun. From the title, you may get the wrong impression but I can tell you, it'd be really hard to read this book and not really sympathize with the author.
Basically, he's a little bit of all of us. He's a down to Earth guy who plays by the rules and has a good heart. ...
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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
Max Brooks
Three Rivers Press, 2003
MUST-HAVE FOR FANS OF THE LIVING DEAD
+ Excellent
+ What a great book!
+ Interesting "How To" Guide
+ Excellent...
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The Book of General Ignorance
John Mitchinson, John Lloyd
Harmony, 2007
what a fun book!
+ Great Book!
+ Confections for the mind
i loved this book!
it's a collection of short (like, 1 page) mini-essays about things we commonly believe to be true, but aren't. each is written as a question. then the correct answer is revealed, with a load of back up and ancillary information.
a few of the snippets weren't interesting. ...
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Look at My Striped Shirt!: Confessions of the People You Love to Hate
The Phat Phree
Broadway, 2006
Hilarious!
+ Non stop laughter
+ Addictive, but flawed
This book is at times dark and warped but I loved it. Very funny stuff. You won't be disappointed if you're like me and enjoy making fun of everything and everyone (including yourself).
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The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human
Ian Spector
Gotham, 2007
Just Awesome
+ Worth the buy
+ very funny
The wife hates it. I love it. Go figure. Great little cart filler for free shipping. It now sits on my coffee table (mocking my wife) and is a great conversation starter.
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Mary Roach
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Don't judge a book by its cover, or its title . . .
+ All the answers to questions you wanted to ask, but didn't want to say outloud...
+ 4.5 stars-Things to do when you're dead
+ Dead-on discussion on the usefulness of the dead
+ Fantastic
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