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Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads
Gary Greenberg, Jeannie Hayden
Simon & Schuster, 2004
Great for new dads
+ Fun, Informative, A Keeper
+ A great guide for new dads
+ Witty and Informative
+ New Parents Prep
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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg
Doubleday, 2008
A Deft Expose on the Hidden History of Fascism and Its Connection with Modern American Liberalism
+ Interesting read that should at least bring up discussion
+ Liberal Fascism Book
+ History and Theory
+ Over the Target
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Worst-Case Scenario Almanac, The .: Politics (Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooks)
David Borgenicht, Turk Regan
Chronicle Books, 2008
Informative, amusing, humorous for our times
The Worst-Case Scenario series had brought us lots of unusual and surprising tips (How to Escape from the Trunk of a Car, How to Remove a Leach, How to Escape from a Stampede of Giraffes, etc..) but now the team tackles something that we all want to be saved from: Politics. This Almanac has lots of ...
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My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy
Ian Davis
Three Rivers Press, 1999
My husband loves! We now give to all our expectant father friends!
+ Great read for first time fathers!
+ Hilariously Funny, Laugh out loud book
+ for the reluctant father!
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Lonely Planet Signspotting 2 : The World's Most Absurd Signs (Lonely Planet Signspotting)
Doug Lansky
Lonely Planet, 2007
Great gifts!
+ TOOOOO FUNNY!!
+ Another Great Book
+ Signs are funny
+ Lonely Planet Signspotting
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The Professional Bachelor Dating Guide - How to Exploit Her Inner Psycho
Brett Tate
TPB Publishing, LLC, 2007
Must own asset protection advice
+ Tells it exactly like it is
+ Very Insightfull. A Must for men.
+ Alpha males don't care about typos
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Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
Abrams Image, 2007
My kind of text!
+ we loved it; almost a family read
+ Good for what it is
+ good effort
+ Cogent philosophy punctuated with jokes
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The Areas of My Expertise
John Hodgman
Riverhead Trade, 2006
I can't read this in public
+ Makes-a-me-laugh
+ Any book with 700 hobo names...
When I read "An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order by myself, John Hodgman, a Professional Writer, in the Areas of My Expertise, which Include: Matters Historical, Matters Literary, Matters Cryptozoological, Hobo Matters, Food, ...
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An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems
Glenn Beck
Threshold Editions, 2007
An Inconvenient Book
+ Common Sense Baffles Ivory Tower Liberal Elites
+ dispelling the myths
+ Entertaining, not terribly deep
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Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source
Onion Editors
Crown, 2007
Perefect Gift for Intelligent Friends of Any Political POV!
+ Fantastic coffee table reading!
+ What would Jesus do? He would read this book.
+ Excellent Silliness
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris, 2001
It's so funny I nearly peed my pants
+ loved it
+ His best
+ Its a hit
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How to Win a Fight with a Liberal
Daniel Kurtzman
Hysteria Publications, 2007
This book is dead-on, smart and hilariously funny!
+ I must say even I found it amusing
+ A Winner!
+ There is nothing funny about Liberals
+ Laugh-out-loud hysterical!
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition
The Onion
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Where's my free globe?
+ I love onions.
+ enough with the pan flutes already!
Mine never came with the "Free Globe Inside" promised on the cover, but I bet it was stolen from my copy which I borrowed from the library. It's a challenge to take on around two hundred countries, maps, flags, and funny little photos and keep you not only amused but educated-- at your own ...
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I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
Tucker Max
Citadel Press, 2006
Tucker Max is like an extended stories-evening with my fraternity brothers.
+ Every man's hero!!!
+ Deliciously Distugsting!
+ O!M!G!!
+ Every now and then one finds valuables in the nastiest of trash!!
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Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Weird)
Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman
Sterling, 2004
goosebump reading!
+ Don't leave this book lying around!
+ Very Informative!
+ Hooray for weird!
+ Fun coffeetable book; not a guidebook
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