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Jim Riswold

When advertising legend Jim Riswold is stricken with leukemia and prostate cancer, he quits the business that made him famous to become a “fake artist,” creating a controversial body of work with a controversial cast of characters, from Hitler to Mao to Kim Jong-Il. It was a decision that would save his life.Advertising legend Jim Riswold is a Big F****** Deal. Ask him, he’ll tell you. But when Riswold is stricken with leukemia and prostate cancer (a two-fer!), the...

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Chelsea Handler

**In this uproarious collection of travel essays, Chelsea Handler sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever."If you’re one of the millions who enjoy Handler’s sarcastic, self-deprecating humor (and her tendency to be pantless), then you may just pee yourself laughing as she humiliates herself from Montenegro to Telluride." —Booklist**On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous: the...

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Stephen Fry

The British comedian recounts the highs and lows of his wild years: "A gifted writer with a perfect sense of comic timing and anecdote-spinning . . . Lots of fun." — Kirkus ReviewsBy his early thirties, Stephen Fry—writer, comedian, star of stage and screen—had, as they say, "made it." Much loved on British television, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was per...

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Nick Offerman

Parks and Recreation actor Nick Offerman shares his humorous fulminations on life, manliness, meat, and much more in his first book.Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman—who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation’s Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking—he runs his own woodshop—Paddle Your ...

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Dinty W. Moore

Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy,I have a hot crush on the em dash. What does my need to stuff—while simultaneously fracturing—my sentences—with the meandering, the explanatory, the discursive, the perhaps not-entirely-necessary—say about me?—Cheryl StrayedHave you ever wished there were an advice columnist for writers, but one who didn’t take things so damned seriously? This unique writing guide pairs questions sent in by top contemporary essayists with hilariously witty...

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Liz Egger

Ever found a frog in your underwear? Or been arrested for cycling round a village green wearing a santa hat, skimpy panties - and nothing else? Do you realise that wearing clothes can kill you? And would you know who to avoid at a nudist camp?No? Thought not.But then you don't inhabit the whacky world of Liz Egger, writer and confirmed nudist.Liz Egger has been a naturist since the late nineteen-seventies, and for over 20 years she has been writing about nudism, nudity...

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Les Dawson

A startling exposé of crime and corruption, in which private eye Marlowe - alias Les Dawson, fresh from his conquests in Come Back With the Wind - takes the lid off the underworld to reveal gangsters, shysters, traffic wardens, good time girls, bad time girls who get better, traffic wardens . . . Meet Mussell Malloy, the man with a penchant for seafood and a chest like a burst sofa; meet Velma, woman of mystery and deadly beauty; meet Mike Mallet, the cop with more than a little to hide. T...

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Dean Johnston

Travelling through our diverse and fascinating world can be invigorating, uplifting and life changing. Of course, it can also be baffling, disgusting, aggravating and ridiculous. In this hilarious tribute to world travel Johnston takes you on an absurd rollercoaster ride through 43 countries, 11 grueling treks, 10 overnight boat trips and 1 confusing encounter with a body pillow shaped like a giant lake trout. His shocking advice, humorous travel stories and strange obsession with the sex ...

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Spatio Temprey

Matisse's profound impact on twentieth century art makes him essential to understanding the art of the present. His art conveys some of the most uplifting, life affirming imagery in western culture. At the same time it is among the most creative and influential.This ebook povides an understanding of Henri Matisse and his revolutionary art to students and anyone who wants to understand and appreciate this outstanding and much loved artist. Discussion is focused around the keys to de...

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Ronan Moore

Ah Ireland, it's a great little country all the same, if only you could put a roof on it. While we may be a nation of messers and begrudgers, we'll always have a soft spot for our land of sunny spells and scattered showers. Who else but the Irish can perform minor miracles with a prayer to St Anthony? Or truly appreciate the medicinal purposes of Flat 7Up? Not to mention the front room, chipper chips and the 'bad pint'!From things you'll only hear and taste in Ireland to tips for surviving...

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Kent Woodyard

From the popular column on McSweeney's Internet Tendency, the humor website from the literary darling publisher of the same nameWill be endorsed by McSweeney's web editor Chris Monks, as well as promised promotion on the acclaimed literature and humor site.Along with collection of columns, includes new illustrations and an essay on the history of classic mnemonic devicesPerfect gift for writers, teachers, college students, and word lovers of all kindsComes i...

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David M. Bader

For years scholars have puzzled over the contrasts between modern Judaism and the world of the ancient Israelites. Leviticus explains keeping kosher, but where is the scriptural basis for pocketing a dinner roll from a buffet "for later"?Finally, in The Book of Murray, we have answers. Here is the source for such timeless teachings as "Love the stranger, but not on the first date" and "Trust not a cardiologist who chain-smokes."This remarkable biblical text, recent...