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1	Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. After 40 years of making a living using words in every medium, print or electronic, Blount still can't get over his ABCs. In "Alphabet Juice," he celebrates the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations. see all copies from £14.60! new only from £14.60! \| first editions
2	If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs more books like this by Valerie Shaff (Photographer), Roy Blount, Jr. (Text by) With over 145,000 hardcover copies sold to date, If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You is the ideal gift for dog lovers everywhere. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.92! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr., Valerie Shaff (Photographer) Who hasn't looked into a dog's eyes and wondered what thoughts he is trying to express? The answers are in this whimsical book of more than 50 doggy countenances evoking their innermost thoughts. Roy Blount's verses - written from the dog's point of view - give the meaning of the quizzical expressions and penetrating looks that Valerie Shaff's ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.33! \| first editions
4	Roy Blount's Book of Southern Humor more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. (Editor) Southern humor may be the richest vein of American comic impulse and storytelling genius. Roy Blount, himself a native Southerner and one of the funniest men in America, has dug deep and foraged far and wide to produce the definitive treasury of Southern humor for our time. More than 150 selections include stories, essays, poems, memoirs, and song ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £16.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Robert E. Lee more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. Fascinated by what made Lee such a charismatic though reluctant leader, Blount delves into the influences of Lee's illustrious but scandal-clouded ancestry: his hero-turned-scapegrace father, and his beloved, beautiful, husband-forsaken mother. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Long Time Leaving: Dispatches from Up South more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. (Read by) The first collection of the beloved humorist's sly, dry, hilarious essays in more than a decade. This time, Blount focuses on the many conflicts between the North (where he lives) and the South (where he's from). see all copies from £6.03! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage more books like this by Mark Twain, Peter De Seve (Illustrator), Roy Blount, Jr. (Introduction by) A must-read for any Twain enthusiast and a perfect introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. America's Great Love Affair with Mark Twain continues with the paperback publication of this new work that first emerged in the fall of 2001. A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage, Twain's delightful rendition of life (and a disturbing death) in ... see all copies from £4.15! new only from £4.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	About Three Bricks Shy... and the Load Filled Up: The Story of the Greatest Football Team Ever more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. Any number of writers could spend an entire season with an NFL team, from the first day of training camp until the last pick of the draft, and come up with an interesting book. But only Roy Blount Jr. could capture the pain, the joy, the fears, the humor - in short, the heart - of a championship team. In 1973, the Pittsburgh Steelers were super, ... see all copies from £7.11! new only from £14.39!
9	The Quotable Baseball Fanatic more books like this by Professor Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr. (Editor), Roy Blount, Jr. (Foreword by) The most witty and insightful things ever said about America's favorite pastime. see all copies from £2.82! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
10	Crackers more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. Have you ever asked yourself, Am I southern? If not geographically, then deep down, at heart? Or, if I am not myself southern, do I know people who are southern, whom I misunderstand? Is there some authority I should consult? Crackers. Without this book, you will just flail around in the shallows of Southernity, with nothing solid to hold onto. ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. An autobiographical look at the life of a humorist who is also a bachelor grandfather. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!: The Oddly Informative News Quiz more books like this by NPR, Roy Blount, Jr. (Introduction by) Fans of NPR's fastest-growing show can now tickle their brains any time with this first-ever collection of tricky trivia questions, challenging quizzes, hilarious stories, and obscure tidbits from past episodes. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
13	First Hubby more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. When the President suddenly drops dead, the Vice-President naturally assumes the Presidency. However, this V.P. is unique: she is to become America's first female President. And her husband, a moderately successful writer and humorist, has a shot at his first bestseller--if he'll write the tell-all story of his marriage to the President. see all copies from £4.94! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	Now Where Were We more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. The funniest, sanest man in America--often quoted in Newsweek and Time--is back with a new collection of pieces. Author scheduled to appear on "The Tonight Show" and other national shows. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	I Am Puppy Hear Me Yap: The Ages of Dog more books like this by Valerie Shaff, Roy Blount, Jr. (Text by) Sepia photographs accompany short, quippy rhymes to tell the reader exactly what these young pups of every breed are thinking. see all copies from £2.81! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	New Stories from the South: The Year's Best, 2003 more books like this by Shannon Ravenel (Editor), Roy Blount, Jr. (Preface by) This collection of Southern writing includes work by Romulus Linney, William Gay, Andrea Lee, Doris Betts, Russell Banks, Lucia Nevi, and Julie Orringer. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65!
17 view cover	I Am the Cat, Don't Forget That: Feline Expressions more books like this by Valerie Shaff (Photographer), Roy Blount, Jr. (Text by) Shaff captures the essence of the ever-elusive cat in her gorgeous photographs, and Blount, who the "New York Times" says is "in serious contention for the title of America's Most Cherished Humorist," provides accompanying verse that seems to speak a cat's thoughts. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	Camels Are Easy, Comedy's Hard more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. The thinking person's funny guy. The new Mark Twain. This country's most important humorist. Roy Blount, Jr., fits all these epithets. Here is a new collection of laugh-out-loud pieces, featuring twelve of Roy's popular Spy magazine crossword puzzles. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Up from Methodism: A Memoir of a Man Gone to the Devil more books like this by Herbert Asbury, Foreword by Roy Blount Jr, Roy Blount, Jr. (Foreword by) In 1926, while a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, Herbert Asbury, great-great-nephew of Francis Asbury, the first American Bishop of the Methodist Church, submitted a chapter of his profane work-in-progress, an almost spiteful memoir of his boyhood in the Ozark town of Farmington, Missouri, to H.L Mencken's American Mercury magazine. ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Not exactly what I had in mind more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. A hilarious new collection of wry and wise humor pieces from the author of One Fell Soup and What Men Don't Tell Women. see all copies from £2.82! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Feet on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. (Read by) Roy Blount, Jr., a longtime fan of New Orleans, knows the place inside and out. Here he takes the reader on eight entertaining rambles, covering all parts of the city. As he meanders the picturesque streets, Blount comments with wit and insight on the architecture, the history, the traditions, and--of course--the music and the food. He also riffs ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
22	What Men Don't Tell Women more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
23	Soupsongs; Webster's Ark more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. see all copies from £5.38! new only from £51.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	One Fell Soup: Or I'm Just a Bug on the Windshield of Life more books like this by Roy Blount, Jr. see all copies from £5.48! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Am I Pig Enough for You Yet?: Voices of the Barnyard more books like this by Valerie Shaff, Roy Blount, Jr. (Text by) From the team that created "I Am Puppy, Hear Me Yap!" comes an enthralling variety of barnyard animals romping through these pages in original duotone photos and poignant, hilarious verse. see all copies from £2.12! new only from £2.12! \| first editions

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