NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 21, 2010
"The legions of readers of America will know exactly what they're in for--and readers of whatever stripe, save those who are fans of McDonald's and Satan, are likely to enjoy this one."
A goofy guide to our planet, with literate ironist Stewart (
America: The Book, 2004) at the helm.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2010
"An enthusiastic, well-observed, fresh look at old favorites that makes a compelling case for the genius of American film comedy."
NONFICTION
Released: May 6, 2008
"Essential for Farley and SNL fans, and a sterling example of oral biography--well-structured, consistently engaging and simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking."
NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2008
"Unprepossessing but also winning snapshots of varying (non)importance from an unremarkable life that pretends to be nothing but. Could easily appeal to those new to the genre."
More autobiographical sketches, in no particular order, from Chicago graphic artist Brown (
Cat Getting out of a Bag and Other Observations, 2007, etc.).
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2007
"Heartfelt and very, very funny."
NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2007
"The answer, therefore, is yes, take Colbert seriously. Like a heart attack. Or like Lenny Bruce."
The fabulously fatuous father of "truthiness" and other neocon mantras expands his media icon with the obligatory book--and, read in the proper spirit, it's a lot of fun.
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2003
"Something sweet, with a little spice and a lot of schmaltz: maybe not haute cuisine, but served warm it's a good recipe for palatable recollections."
Venerable actor, stand-up, second banana, producer, director, and author (
How Paul Robeson Saved My Life, 1999, etc.) presents additional autobiography--now, he assures us, with more fact than ever before.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2000
"Naughty good fun from an impossibly sardonic rogue, quickly rising to Twainian stature."
The undisputed champion of the self-conscious and the self-deprecating returns with yet more autobiographical gems from his apparently inexhaustible cache (
Naked, 1997, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 13, 1999
"But a host of lesser surprises are equally welcome. (First printing of 150,000; Literary Guild featured alternate; $150,000 ad/promo; author tour)"
In his first-ever novel, prolific humorist Barry (Dave Barry Turns 50, 1998, etc.) proves just how easy it is, or at least how easy he can make it seem, for any zany with Miami connections to master what he artlessly calls "the Bunch of South Florida Wackos genre."
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NONFICTION
Released: March 17, 1997
In this collection of essays, playwright and NPR commentator Sedaris tops his anarchically hilarious miscellany Barrel Fever (1994) by inventing a new genre: autobiography as fun-house mirror.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 1, 1996
Five-time Emmy Award winner Franken (formerly of
Saturday Night Live) becomes a political pundit with a vengeance--a vengeance directed against Pat Robertson, Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, and others of similar stripe, as well as fat old Rush.
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