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Lords and Ladies by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Midsummer Night – no time for dreaming. Because sometimes, when there's more than one reality at play, too much dreaming can make the walls between them come tumbling down.Unfortunately there's usually a damned good reason for there being walls between them in the first place – to keep things out. Things who want to make mischief and play havoc with the natural order... -
![Die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling]()
Die Känguru-Apokryphen by Marc-Uwe Kling
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSensation, Sensation: Archäologen haben in einem Geheimfach in Marc-Uwes Schreibtisch neue Geschichten vom Känguru und seinem Kleinkünstler gefunden! Dies ist nicht die Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung der Fortsetzung der Känguru-Chroniken. Triologie bleibt Triologie. Aber ein anständiger Kleinkünstler hat natürlich eine Zugabe vorbereitet... -
![Main Dish by J.A. Armstrong]()
Main Dish by J.A. Armstrong
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix months have passed since Carrie Maynard walked into D&B’s Steakhouse and collided with its owner, Devon Brine. Life has been a mixture of sweet, savory, and sour. While both women deal with the realities of owning a business, Carrie finds herself playing the role of parent to her four-year-old goddaughter, CJ... -
![Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein]()
Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDrama, American Literature, Gay and Lesbian Studies, PlaysTorch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts: International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! The story centers on Arnold Beckoff, a torch song singing Jewish drag queen living in New York City in the late 1970 and 1980s... -
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![Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe]()
Riotous Assembly by Tom Sharpe
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOffering all the qualities of his general bestselling fiction, this is Tom Sharpe's blazing satire of South African apartheid, companion to Indecent Exposure... -
![POTUS by Selina Fillinger]()
POTUS by Selina Fillinger
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the President unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the seven brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble... -
![Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang]()
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You & The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You" is a black comedy about Catholicism."An Actor's Nightmare" is also a black comedy; a one-hander. An unprepared actor in an unnamed play is forced to take the place of a leading actor... -
![Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang]()
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNominated for six Tony Awards®, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is one of the most lauded and beloved Broadway plays of recent years. Vanya and his adopted sister Sonia live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, but their peace is disturbed when their movie star sister Masha returns unannounced with her twenty-something boy toy, Spike... -
![The Leaky Establishment by David Langford]()
The Leaky Establishment by David Langford
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings_The Leaky Establishment_ is an atomic farce whose author David Langford once worked in the gentle radioactive glow of Britain's nuclear weapons industry, and hilariously satirizes its ghastly bureaucracy from the inside... -
![Dog Sees God by Bert V. Royal]()
Dog Sees God by Bert V. Royal
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen CB's dog dies from rabies, CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. His best friend is too burnt out to provide any coherent speculation; his sister has gone goth; his ex-girlfriend has recently been institutionalized; and his other friends are too inebriated to give him any sort of solace... -
![Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang]()
Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBruce and Prudence are deeply into therapy. Prudence's macho therapist is urging her to be more assertive while Bruce's wacky female therapist wants him to meet women by placing a personal ad. She does not fully comprehend that Bruce has a male lover who is not pleased by Bruce's desire to date a woman: Prudence... -
![An Election by John Scalzi]()
An Election by John Scalzi
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen his city council representative is hit by a bus, David Sawyer decides to run for the newly-vacated seat. One problem: He's a human in an alien-majority district that hasn't voted in a human in half a century... -
![November by David Mamet]()
November by David Mamet
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Mamet's Oval Office satire depicts one day in the life of a beleaguered American commander-in-chief.It's November in a Presidential election year, and incumbent Charles Smith's chances for reelection are looking grim. Approval ratings are down, his money's running out, and nuclear war might be imminent... -
![Today I Learned It Was You by Edward Riche]()
Today I Learned It Was You by Edward Riche
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLonglisted for Canada Reads 2017 When a retired actor who frequents a city park is purported to be transitioning from man to deer, municipal authorities in St. John’s, Newfoundland, find themselves confronted by an exasperatingly difficult problem... -
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![Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek by Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy]()
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek by Daniel Levy, Eugene Levy
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe official tie-in book for the beloved, nine-time Emmy® Award-winning series Schitt's Creek. This beautifully produced, keepsake coffee-table book is the ultimate celebration of the series, the town, the characters, and the state of mind that is Schitt's Creek... -
![David Sedaris - 14 CD Boxed Set by David Sedaris]()
David Sedaris - 14 CD Boxed Set by David Sedaris
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHailed by The New Yorker as one of the funniest writers in America, "whose satirical brazenness holds up to Twain and Nathanael West, " David Sedaris has delighted National Public Radio listeners for years. Now, for the first time on CD and in a convenient box set, he gives voice to his biting sensibility.Barrel Fever and others Stories is Sedaris' first collection of comic stories and essays... -
![The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Daniel Howell, Phil Lester]()
The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Daniel Howell, Phil Lester
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsListening Length: 4 hours and 25 minutesIf you found The Amazing Book is Not on Fire at least mildly interesting, or even if you didn't read it at all, then you will LOVE our audiobook! Not only do you get us sensually narrating the whole thing in your ears, but there are over three hours of exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary on the book, and irrelevant Dan and Phil banter straight from our... -
!['Toons for Our Times: A Bloom County Book of Heavy Meadow Rump 'n Roll by Berkeley Breathed]()
'Toons for Our Times: A Bloom County Book of Heavy Meadow Rump 'n Roll by Berkeley Breathed
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![Billy and the Boingers Bootleg by Berkeley Breathed]()
Billy and the Boingers Bootleg by Berkeley Breathed
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWith the release of this Bloom County book and the Billy and the Boingers Theme Song, chosen from the most bone-shaking, kidney-curdling entries from rock bands nationwide, Springsteen and Van Halen will become as distant a memory as Michael Jackson. 300 black-and-white and 44 color comic strips... -
![Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 18 by Aka Akasaka, 赤坂アカ]()
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 18 by Aka Akasaka, 赤坂アカ
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?!Will Ai leave her post as Kaguya’s personal assistant and confidant?! Meanwhile, Kaguya and Yu go to great lengths to prevent their not-so-dark secrets from getting out... -
![Mafalda 2 by Quino]()
Mafalda 2 by Quino
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMafalda is a comic strip written and drawn by the Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado (pen name Quino). The strip features a girl named Mafalda (5 years old at the time of the comic's creation) who is deeply concerned about humanity and world peace and rebels against the world as it is. The brilliance of Mafalda lies foremost in the quirkiness of this little girl... -
![The Bloom County Library, Vol. 3: 1984-1986 by Berkeley Breathed]()
The Bloom County Library, Vol. 3: 1984-1986 by Berkeley Breathed
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBloom County: The Complete Library Volume 3 collects every strip from July 1984 through February 1986. Many fondly remembered strips are in this volume, including the classic 1984 presidential elections featuring possibly the finest running mates ever for such a campaign: Opus and Bill the Cat... -
![Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber by Andy Borowitz]()
Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber by Andy Borowitz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAndy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines the intellectual deterioration of American politics, from Ronald Reagan to Dan Quayle, from George W. Bush to Sarah Palin, to its apotheosis in Donald J. Trump... -
![I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein]()
I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright, revealing never-before-told stories of his personal struggles and conflict, of sex and romance, and of his fabled career Harvey Fierstein's legendary career has transported him from community theater in Brooklyn, to the lights of Broadway, to the absurd excesses of... -
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![Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness by Berkeley Breathed]()
Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness by Berkeley Breathed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn anthology of cartoons from the syndicated comic strip, "Bloom County" encompasses highlights from the five-year span of the strip... -
![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... -
![Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 19 by Aka Akasaka]()
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 19 by Aka Akasaka
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo geniuses. Two brains.Two hearts. One battle.Who will confess their love first…?!Will this romantic comedy turn into a thriller? Two warring factions in Kaguya’s family are trying to force her personal assistant, Ai, to abandon Kaguya and serve them... -
![David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure by David Sedaris]()
David Sedaris: Live For Your Listening Pleasure by David Sedaris
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you were lucky enough to have caught a performance on David Sedaris's most recent sold-out, 34-city tour, you already know that David Sedaris Live For Your Listening Pleasure is a must-have album! If you didn't hear it live and in person, then you're in for a treat-hilarious brand-new recordings from performances in Denver, New York, Durham, LA, and Atlanta, in one convenient audiobook... -
![How I Escaped My Certain Fate by Stewart Lee]()
How I Escaped My Certain Fate by Stewart Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn 2001, after over a decade in the business, Stewart Lee quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making opera about Jerry Springer. This book details his return to live performance, and the journey that took him from an early retirement to his position as the most critically acclaimed stand-up in Britain...
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