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All in the Timing by David Ives
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe world according to David Ives is a very odd place, and his plays constitute a virtual stress test of the English language -- and of the audience's capacity for disorientation and delight. Ives's characters plunge into black holes called "Philadelphias," where the simplest desires are hilariously thwarted. Chimps named Milton, Swift, and Kafka are locked in a room and made to re-create Hamlet... -
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Wordsmith by Nick Spalding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fast-paced fantasy sequel to Max Bloom In... The Cornerstone, by the best-selling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies.From the pages of the past, a new threat to Max Bloom rises in The Chapter Lands.. -
![…And I Show You How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes by Scott Alexander]()
…And I Show You How Deep the Rabbit Hole Goes by Scott Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhich pill do you choose? Yellow pill - grants the ability to read minds Green pill - you can shapeshift into any animal at will Blue pill - free movement throughout the cosmos, and safety from its dangers Orange pill - master any skill a human is capable of performing Red pill - BRUTE STRENGTH! Pink pill - make people love you as if flipping a... -
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New Teeth by Simon Rich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLaugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the award-winning “Serena Williams of humor writing” (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying not to be one. Called a “comedic Godsend” by Conan O’Brien and “the Stephen King of comedy writing” by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet... -
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![Goodnight Bush by Erich Origen, Gan Golan]()
Goodnight Bush by Erich Origen, Gan Golan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brilliant parody of the children's classic Goodnight Moon, built around the coming end of the worst presidency ever.Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody is a hilarious and poignant visual requiem for the Bush administration. In it we see a childlike George W. Bush tucked safely away in the confines of his own room with all of the toys he's willfully destroyed, abused, or defaced... -
![Mythfits by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Mythfits by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWHAT are the dangers of getting directions from a fairy tale frog? WHERE do archangels go to kick back and relax? HOW can a garden gnome mend a broken heart? WHO is the last person you’d expect to visit you at Christmas? WHY shouldn’t you let Satan organise your funeral? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions in this collection of short stories from the authors of the... -
![Glory Days: Stories by Simon Rich]()
Glory Days: Stories by Simon Rich
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe new collection of stories capturing the travails of aging Millennials from “one of the funniest writers in America” (NPR) From the author of New Teeth, hailed as "a triumph of sustained humor" (Sarah Lyall, New York Times Book Review), comes a hilarious new collection of short stories chronicling modern mayhem...Categorized as:
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![Alice in Brexitland by Lucien Young]()
Alice in Brexitland by Lucien Young
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLying on a riverbank on a lazy summer’s afternoon – 23rd June 2016, to be precise – Alice spots a flustered-looking white rabbit called Dave calling for a referendum. Following him down a rabbit-hole, she emerges into a strange new land, where up is down, black is white, experts are fools and fools are experts.. -
![Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore]()
Bad Prince Charlie by John Moore
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe set our scene in Damask: A kingdom that couldn't get ransacked if it tried...But now tha the king is dead, that's exactly what his brothers have in mind. All they need is a bad king to take his place. The population will rebel, the neighboring kingdom will be "invited" to restore order, and they'll be in business. . .Bad Prince Charlie will do... -
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National Lampoon's Doon by Ellis Weiner
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNational Lampoon's Doon brings the hottest science fiction phenomenon ever to a new, hysterical foaming head.In a very distant galaxy, far, far away, a plot is brewing as vast and elaborate as the Empire itself.. -
![So Far Gone, Girl: A Parody by Luke Young]()
So Far Gone, Girl: A Parody by Luke Young
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou’ve read the book or seen the movie— now experience, SO FAR GONE, GIRL, the hilarious parody of GONE GIRL, the most intense and acclaimed thriller of the decade.Marriage can be a real nightmare; especially when your wife is a sociopath, who's either trying to kill you, frame you for her disappearance or maybe even both... -
![Teleport This by Christopher M. Daniels]()
Teleport This by Christopher M. Daniels
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereIn Teleport This, Simon and Gilbert, two terrestrial physicists, leave Earth and stumble into and across a larger universe, trying desperately to find their way back to Earth in one piece while possibly purchasing a working lightsaber or two along the way... -
![Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies by Craig Shaw Gardner]()
Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies by Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA terrible change has come to the Cineverse. In all its many movie worlds, bad guys win, good guys perish, and boy doesn't even get girl. Only Captain Crusader (until recently plain old Roger Gordon) can put things right-but the Captain has problems of his own... -
![The Woad to Wuin by Peter David]()
The Woad to Wuin by Peter David
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe return of Sir Apropos of Nothing!"This sequel to the wildly successful Sir Apropos of Nothing starts off with a bawdy send-up of Lord of the Rings, but quickly segues into its own territory with the appearance of a mysterious Visionary at Apropos's bar, Bugger Hall... -
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![Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope]()
Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFairest of mortals, thou distinguish'd care Of thousand bright Inhabitants of Air! If e'er one vision touch.'d thy infant thought, Of all the Nurse and all the Priest have taught... -
![Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse by Michael Gerber]()
Barry Trotter and the Dead Horse by Michael Gerber
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarry Trotter is pretty disreputable and unpleasant. Imagine what he was like as a teenager. (Their homwork, that is.) How exactly did Lon end up with a hole in his head that whistles when the wind blows? Was Lord Valumart always that crass? And where did that ridiculous German accent come from? is also as affectionate towards JK Rowling's originals... -
![Fifty Shades of Beige by Reid Mockery]()
Fifty Shades of Beige by Reid Mockery
Rated: 2.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile all the parody books for Fifty Shades have long passed into oblivion, this one still ranks on the best seller list week after week. For good reason. It's hilarious. Reid Mockery was the first to tap into the unlimited humor potential of EL James' books. To prove his talent is no fluke, Mockery released a sequel that was just as funny and a third that fittingly concludes the trilogy... -
![One-Punch Man, Vol. 9 by ONE, 村田雄介]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 9 by ONE, 村田雄介
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhat happens when a superhero can beat the snot out of every villain with just one punch? Can he find an opponent to give his life meaning, or is he doomed to a life of superpowered boredom?Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique... -
![A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic by Doogie Horner]()
A Die Hard Christmas: The Illustrated Holiday Classic by Doogie Horner
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA delightful Christmas storybook for adults based on the action-packed Die Hard movieAll John McClane wants for Christmas is to reunite with his estranged family... -
![One-Punch Man, Vol. 2 by ONE, 村田雄介]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 2 by ONE, 村田雄介
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA manga series that packs quite the punch!Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique... -
![One-Punch Man, Vol. 7 by ONE]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 7 by ONE
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique... -
![One-Punch Man, Vol. 10 by ONE]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 10 by ONE
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhat happens when a superhero can beat the snot out of every villain with just one punch? Can he find an opponent to give his life meaning, or is he doomed to a life of superpowered boredom?Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique... -
![One-Punch Man, Vol. 8 by ONE]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 8 by ONE
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has a not-so-average problem-he just can't seem to find an opponent strong enough to take on!Class-S hero King is known as the strongest man on earth. Even monsters fear him... -
![My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parents' Day by Anri Yoshi]()
My Hero Academia: School Briefs, Vol. 1: Parents' Day by Anri Yoshi
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe U.A. High School Hero Course teaches young hopefuls everything they need to become heroes... -
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![One-Punch Man, Vol. 14 by ONE]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 14 by ONE
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLife gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch.Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique... -
![One-Punch Man, Vol. 13 by ONE, Yusuke Murata]()
One-Punch Man, Vol. 13 by ONE, Yusuke Murata
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLife gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch.Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique... -
![Vigilante : My hero Academia Illegals tome 8[Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals 8] by Hideyuki Furuhashi]()
Vigilante : My hero Academia Illegals tome 8[Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals 8] by Hideyuki Furuhashi
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLes héros de l'ombre à la rescousse !Alors que Captain Celebrity s'apprête à repartir aux États-Unis, Makoto lui organise un grand gala d'adieu au sommet du gigantesque Sky Egg ! De nombreux héros y sont conviés, ainsi que toute l'équipe de la Narufête.Malheureusement, le mystérieux agent de la Villain Factory attaque pendant l'événement : C.C... -
![F*ck That: An Honest Meditation by Jason Headley]()
F*ck That: An Honest Meditation by Jason Headley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLike a yoga class you can hold in your hand, a beautiful, full-color guide to letting sh*t go Our world is filled with annoyances, and sometimes you need a little dose of humor to cope with the news cycle, your irritating co-worker, or that telemarketer who won’t stop calling... -
![Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #2 by Tee Franklin, Max Sarin]()
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #2 by Tee Franklin, Max Sarin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsON THE ROAD TO ROMANCE (a.k.a. an ataxia-filled, Thelma and Louise-style road trip), Harley and Ivy head to Catwoman’s to ask for a massive favor (hey, Selina’s a natural born cat sitter…)... -
![Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #3 by Tee Franklin, Max Sarin]()
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #3 by Tee Franklin, Max Sarin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst dates are usually memorable, and Harley's is no different. When Hush decides to disrupt their date, Ivy takes action in a way Harley's never seen before...
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