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General Humour eBooks

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  • Priestdaddy

    A Memoir

    by Patricia Lockwood ...
    **ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED ONE OF THE 50 BEST MEMOIRS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS BY THE NEW YORK TIMESSELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:The Washington Post * Elle * NPR * New York Magazine * Boston Globe * Nylon * Slate * The Cut * The New Yorker * Chicago TribuneWINNER OF THE THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR**“Affectionate and ... ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • How to Travel with a Salmon

    And Other Essays

    by Umberto Eco ...
    “Impishly witty and ingeniously irreverent” essays on topics from cell phones to librarians, by the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum (The Atlantic Monthly).A cosmopolitan curmudgeon the Los Angeles Times called “the Andy Rooney of academia”—known for both nonfiction and novels that have become blockbuster New York Times bestsellers—Umberto Eco takes readers on “a delightful ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Happy-Go-Lucky

    by David Sedaris ...
    David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” (Los Angeles Times) returns with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling Calypso.Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is learning to shoot guns with his sister, ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Son of a Critch

    A Childish Newfoundland Memoir

    by Mark Critch ...
    **NOW A CBC TELEVISION SERIESWINNER OF THE MARGARET AND JOHN SAVAGE FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE RBC TAYLOR PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE STEPHEN LEACOCK MEMORIAL MEDAL FOR HUMOURA hilarious story of family, getting into trouble, and finding one's place in the world.**What could be better than growing up in the 1980s? How about growing ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • George Washington's Expense Account

    by Marvin Kitman, Gen. George Washington ...
    A journalist takes a close look at the Founding Father’s creative accounting skills in “a very funny book” (The New York Times Book Review).George Washington made a noble gesture of refusing payment for his services as commander in chief of the Continental Army—but as this book reveals, he also took it as an opportunity to indulge his insatiable lust for fine food and drink, extravagant clothing, ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen

    by Hendrik Groen ...
    Translated by Hester Velmans ...
    Book 1 - Hendrik Groen
    A #1 international bestseller in the vein of Fredrik Backman's A Man Called Ove: a funny and tender-hearted tale about friendship, love, and an old man who is young at heart.Technically speaking, Hendrik Groen is....elderly. But at age 83 1/4, this feisty, indomitable curmudgeon has no plans to go out quietly. Bored of weak tea and potted geraniums, exasperated by the indignities of aging, Hendrik ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Talking to Canadians

    A Memoir

    by Rick Mercer ...
    Canada's beloved comic genius tells his own story for the first time.What is Rick Mercer going to do now? That was the question on everyone's lips when the beloved comedian retired his hugely successful TV show after 15 seasons—and at the peak of its popularity. The answer came not long after, when he roared back in a new role as stand-up-comedian, playing to sold-out houses wherever he appeared ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • This Is Going to Hurt

    Secret Diaries of a Young Doctor

    by Adam Kay ...
    Now an AMC+ series starring Ben WhishawThe acclaimed multimillion-copy bestseller, This Is Going to Hurt is Adam Kay’s equally "blisteringly funny" (Boston Globe) and “heartbreaking” (New Yorker) secret diaries of his years as a young doctor.Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • My Great Ex-Scape

    A laugh out loud romantic comedy from bestseller Portia MacIntosh

    by Portia MacIntosh ...
    What if your future was somewhere in your past?Rosie Jones has been dumped by every boyfriend she’s ever had - most recently by Dinosaur Dave, live on TV, during the ‘phone-a-friend’ segment of a quiz show. After the footage goes viral Rosie receives a bunch of flowers with a message:I love you, I should have never let you go, I want you back xBut who sent them?At a loose end and with £50,000 ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Complete Trilogy in Five Parts

    by Douglas Adams ...
    A phenomenon across all formats, this 42nd anniversary paperback omnibus contains the complete Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space and time. Share and enjoy.Collected together in this omnibus are the five titles that comprise Douglas Adams' wildly popular and wholly remarkable comedy science fiction 'trilogy', introductions to each ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Mummy Said the F-Word

    For fans of MOTHERLAND

    by Fiona Gibson ...
    When Cait, a chaotic single mother, becomes the agony aunt for a glossy parenting magazine, she thinks she might be the single worst person to do the job.But despite her early unwillingness, she gradually realises that the women writing might really need her help. Perhaps mothers need to realise that they're not actually expected to be perfect, after all?Then Cait gets an email from a mysterious ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Loch Down Abbey

    Downton Abbey meets locked-room mystery in this playful, humorous novel set in 1930s Scotland

    by Beth Cowan-Erskine ...
    'Perfect if you loved THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB' - reader review'An entertaining romp and a fascinating insight into the weird and wonderful ways of the British aristocracy' S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor KnotIt's the 1930s and a mysterious illness is spreading over Scotland. But the noble and ancient family of Inverkillen, residents of Loch Down Abbey, are much more concerned with dwindling ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • A Year of Mr Maybes

    The BRAND NEW feel-good novel from USA Today Bestseller Judy Leigh

    by Judy Leigh ...
    Never say never to falling in love…Val didn’t expect to be starting again in her seventies, but when life gives her lemons, Val is determined to make lemonade.Settled into her new home – a picture-perfect fisherman’s cottage in the small Cornish seaside town of Lowenstowe – Val is ready to start a new chapter. And with her son due to get married next Christmas, there’s also the little job of ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Here’s Looking At You

    by Mhairi McFarlane ...
    A laugh-out-loud romantic (mis)adventure from the internationally bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane.Anna Alessi – history expert, possessor of a lot of hair and an occasionally filthy mouth – seeks nice man for intelligent conversation and Harlequin romance moments.Despite the oddballs that keep turning up on her dates, Anna couldn’t be happier. As a 30-something with a job she loves, life has ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    by Douglas Adams ...
    Book 1 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    'One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius' - David WalliamsAn international phenomenon and pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV series, novel, stage play, comic book and film. Following the galactic (mis)adventures of Arthur Dent, Hitchhiker’s in its various incarnations has captured the imaginations of curious minds ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Idiot

    Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smash

    by Laura Clery ...
    From nationally bestselling author, YouTube star, and Facebook Video sensation Laura Clery comes a collection of comedic essays that paint “an honest, complicated portrait of how your life can change” (SheKnows).Laura Clery makes a living by sharing inappropriate comedy sketches with millions of strangers on the internet. She writes songs about her anatomy, talks trash about her one-eyed rescue ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Born a Crime

    Stories from a South African Childhood

    by Trevor Noah ...
    The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime New York Times bestseller about one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Sisters Behaving Badly

    The laugh-out-loud, feel-good adventure from #1 bestselling author Maddie Please for 2022

    by Maddie Please ...
    Brand new from the #1 bestselling author of The Old Ducks' Club 'A glorious romp that readers will adore. Maddie's warmth and humour will put a smile on your face' Judy LeighSisters Kitty and Jenny haven’t spoken since a very disappointing Carvery lunch. Kitty, sixty-two, thinks Jenny is turning grey. Jenny, sixty-six, thinks Kitty needs to grow up!So when both sisters inherit a farmhouse in ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Carnival of Snackery

    Diaries (2003-2020)

    by David Sedaris ...
    A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceThere’s no right way to keep a diary, but if there’s an entertaining way, David Sedaris seems to have mastered it.If it’s navel-gazing you’re after, you’ve come to the wrong place; ditto treacly self-examination. Rather, his observations turn outward: a fight between two men on a bus, a fight between two men on the street, pedestrians being whacked over ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Yearbook

    by Seth Rogen ...
    ***INSTANT #1 BESTSELLERFINALIST for the 2021 National Jewish Book AwardsSHORTLISTED for the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize*A collection of funny personal essays from one of the writers of Superbad and Pineapple Express and one of the producers of The Disaster Artist, Neighbors, and The Boys. (All of these words have been added to help this book show up in people’s searches** using the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Calypso

    by David Sedaris ...
    David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • On the Bright Side

    The New Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 85 Years Old

    by Hendrik Groen ...
    Translated by Hester Velmans ...
    Book 2 - Hendrik Groen
    "THE MALE ELENA FERRANTE" -- New York PostIn the acclaimed follow-up to the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, everyone's favorite curmudgeon is back and as funny and charming as ever with the newest adventures of the Old-But-Not-Dead Club -- for fans of Frederik Backman and Graeme Simsion.Everyone's favorite octogenarian is back and, together with his pals in the Old ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Witches Are Coming

    by Lindy West ...
    In this wickedly funny cultural critique, the author of the critically acclaimed memoir and Hulu series Shrill exposes misogyny in the #MeToo era.This is a witch hunt. We're witches, and we're hunting you.From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: this is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD $3.99 CAD

  • Name Drop

    The Really Good Celebrity Stories I Usually Only Tell at Happy Hour

    by Ross Mathews ...
    From Ross Mathews, the nationally bestselling author of Man Up!, judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and alum of Chelsea Lately, comes “a delightful mix of sweet and sour celebrity experiences” (Shelf Awareness) in this hilarious and irreverent collection of essays.Pretend it’s happy hour and you and I are sitting at the bar. I look amazing and, I agree with you, much thinner in person. You look good, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD