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Hits and Misses: Stories

SIMON RICH · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A sharp new collection from "one of the funniest writers in America" -- The Daily BeastSimon Rich is the "hilarious" (Washington Post) humorist who draws comparisons to Douglas Adams (The New York Times Book Review) , James Thurber, and P.G. Wodehouse (The Guardian)...
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You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir

Parker Posey · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Parker as your seat companion, perhaps? Parker's irreverent, hilarious, and enchanting memoir gives you the incredible opportunity. Full of personal stories, whimsical how-tos, recipes, and beautiful...
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Inappropriation: A Novel

Lexi Freiman · Ecco
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

"This is a daring book, thrillingly of our moment." -- Emma Cline, author of The GirlsA wildly irreverent take on the coming-of-age story that turns a search for belonging into a riotous satire of identity politicsStarting at a prestigious private Australian girls' school,...
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30 Before 30: How I Made a Mess of My 20s, and You Can Too

MARINA SHIFRIN · Wednesday Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

A charming, relatable and hilarious collection of essays documenting a young woman's attempt to accomplish thirty life goals before turning thirty.Something was nagging Marina Shifrin. As a freshly minted adult with student loan payments, a barely hospitable New York apartment, a "real"...
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I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé

MICHAEL ARCENEAUX · Atria / 37 INK
Pages: 256
Format: eBook

In the style of New York Times bestsellers You Can't Touch My Hair, Bad Feminist, and I'm Judging You, a timely collection of alternately hysterical and soul?searching essays about what it is like to grow up as a creative, sensitive black man in a world that constantly tries to deride...
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Bad: A Novel

CHLO ESPOSITO · Dutton
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

"Alvina is a character that readers won't soon forget--funny, fierce, and fabulous."--BOOKLIST (starred review) Stealing her sister's life was only the beginning. Alvie Knightly flees Sicily for a suite at the Ritz after her not-so-playful sibling rivalry ends in murder....
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Eat Cake. Be Brave.

MELISSA RADKE · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

My name is Melissa Radke, and there is a very real chance you have no idea who I am or why I wrote a book. But admit it, you're curious! Even though millions of people seem to like watching my videos bemoaning the trials of parenting, marriage, French braiding, faith, and living life...
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Wanna Bet?: A Degenerate Gambler's Guide to Living on the Edge

Artie Lange · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

When Artie Lange's first book, the #1 New York Times bestseller, Too Fat To Fish, hit the top of the charts, audiences learned what Howard Stern listeners already knew: that Artie is one of the funniest people alive. He is also an artist haunted by his fair share of demons, which overtook...
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Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas

TOM PAPA · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

It's hard being a person, especially in a family, and no one knows that better than stand-up comedian, family man, and Live From Here head writer and performer, Tom Papa.How do you deal with a life filled with a whole host of characters and their bizarre, inescapable behavior? Especially...
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The Anthology Part 1 Limited Edition

Garth Brooks · Pearl Records
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The first five years were filled with high adventure, with dreams coming true, with new friendships beginning and old friendships growing. Most of all, though, the years were filled with music being made. We thought about songs night and day, chased the things. I was surrounded by songwriters,...
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