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1	Infinite Jest more books like this by David Foster Wallace A new collection of stories from David Foster Wallace is occasion to celebrate. These stories -- which have been prominently serialized in Harper's, Esquire, the Paris Review, and elsewhere -- explore intensely immediate states of mind, with the attention to voice and the extraordinary creative daring that have won Wallace his reputation as one of ... see all copies from £9.96! new only from £9.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim more books like this by David Sedaris Another collection by bestselling satiric essayist David Sedaris, author of NAKED and ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY and frequent contributor to the public radio show THIS AMERICAN LIFE. Some of the essays are in the laugh-out-loud vein to which Sedaris fans are accustomed, including an over-the-top look at Dutch Christmas traditions, and Sedaris's ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Holidays on Ice more books like this by David Sedaris David Sedaris' beloved holiday collection is new again with six more pieces, including a never before published story. Along with such favourites as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris' tales of tardy trick-or-treaters (Us and Them); the difficulties of explaining the Easter bunny to the French ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: A Collection of Modern Tales for Our Life and Times more books like this by James Finn Garner This is an original and humorous adaptation of classic bedtime stories to reflect more enlightened times. Garner removes any and all types of bias from these traditionally offensive tales and attempts to develop meaningful literature free from the influences of a flawed cultural past. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Leaving Home more books like this by Garrison Keillor In this collection of stories from Lake Wobegon, the author takes us to a place that is everyone's home town - where the women are strong and the men are good-looking and all the children are above average. Is is a celebration of the life and the people of that place, narrated with wit. Keillor has also written "Lake Wobegon Days" and "Happy to be ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Once Upon a More Enlightened Time More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories more books like this by James Finn Garner A quest to liberate our classic fairy tales from archaic sexist, classist, ageist, lookist, and environmentally-unsound prejudices. Garner continues his mission with more humorous tales for readers of evolved consciousness, such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Little Mermaid". see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
7	Squids Will Be Squids more books like this by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator), Molly Leach (Designer) This is a collection of new and wacky fables with fresh morals - the ones that, according to Jon Scieszka, "Aesop might have told if he were alive today". They are about all kinds of bossy, sneaky, funny and annoying characters and the general moral offeredis, "If you are planning to write fables, don't forget to change people's names AND avoid ... see all copies from £5.42! new only from £5.42! \| first editions
8	Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters more books like this by Jean Shepherd A witty and affectionate look at teenage survival in the Midwest from popular humorist Jean Shepherd. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain more books like this by Mark Twain This comprehensive volume of all of Twain's shorter works is representative of his vast humor and wit. "The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain" includes the following tales: The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, The Story of the Bad Little Boy, Cannibalism in the Cars, A Day at Niagara, Legend of the Capitoline Venus, Journalism in ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.64! \| first editions
10	Thurber Carnival more books like this by James Thurber A series of small plays, several of which are adaptations from previously published work. As a performance, "A Thurber Carnival" won a Tony in 1960. Thurber himself appeared in the 1960 production, playing himself, for a total of 88 performances. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories more books like this by Dr Seuss, Seuss This elegantly antic anthology, a companion to "Six By Seuss", consists of complete versions of "Bartholomew and the Oobleck, If I Ran the Zoo, Horton Hears a Who!, The Sneetches and Other Stories", and "Dr. Full color. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £12.07! \| first editions
12 view cover	Diaries of Adam and Eve more books like this by Mark Twain These witty and whimsical diaries reflect both Twain's belief in women's equality and his irreverent views of conventional religion. Extracts from Adam's Diary was published first, in 1904 with Fred Strothmann's humorous cartoons of supposedly ancient stone carvings on every left-hand page. Here Twain has a field day with the story of Adam and Eve ... see all copies from £3.14! new only from £9.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Fractured Fairy Tales more books like this by A J Jacobs (As Told by) Long before there were "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories", Americans were getting their giggles from "Fractured Fairy Tales", a regular feature on "Rocky and Bullwinkle" in the 1960s. Now, for the first time, these delightfully warped parables are available in read-aloud book form, illustrated with classic art from the show. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.49! \| first editions
14 view cover	Politically Correct Holiday Stories: For an Enlightened Yuletide Season more books like this by James Finn Garner, James F Gardner James Finn Garner rewrites holiday tales such as "A Christmas Carol," "The Story of Hanukkah," and "Twas the Night Before Christmas." see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Thurber: Writings and Drawings more books like this by James Thurber, Garrison Keillor (Editor) Stories such as "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "The Catbird Seat," "The Last Flower," and "My Life and Hard Times," accompanied by Thurber's drawings, including the entire cartoon collection of "The Seal in the Bedroom." Also contains an essay by Thurber's editor at the "New Yorker," Harold Ross. see all copies from £9.54! new only from £16.38! \| first editions
16 view cover	Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times more books like this by James Finn Garner A hilarious send-up of Political Correctness--in fractured fairy tale form--for our time. "Happily ever after" will never be the same. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.29! \| first editions
17 view cover	Flawed Dogs: The Year-End Leftovers at the Piddleton "Last Chance" Dog Pound more books like this by Berkeley Breathed Flawed Dogs presents the annual publication of a fictional dog pound. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories more books like this by Mark Twain Includes 4 memorable selections spanning the career of famed American humorist: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "The 1,000,000 Bank Note," "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," and "The Mysterious Stranger." see all copies from £1.36! new only from £4.66! \| first editions
19 view cover	Sketches: New & Old more books like this by Mark Twain A facsimile edition of the complete works of Mark Twain. Each volume contains the original illustrations found in the first American edition, together with an essay by a prominent Twain scholar and a forward composed by a well-known writer such as Gore Vidal or George Plimpton. see all copies from £6.44! new only from £9.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Pig Did It more books like this by Joseph Caldwell A poster pig, a pig of evil and redemption, and shall we go so far as to say a Pig of Peace? Why not? Joseph Caldwell does in this hilarious send-up of the Irish lyric novel. What the Pig did to the lives of the title characters-star-crossed lover-the heart broken and triumphant who act out ancient tales of passion and family feuds against a lush ... see all copies from £9.66! new only from £11.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	My World & Welcome to It more books like this by James Thurber A collection of 30 stories, essays and musings, first published in 1942, by the distinguished American humorist, James Thurber. Complete with his familiar bizarre drawings, the collection offers glimpses of the world Thurber evoked with his dry humour. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £7.51! \| first editions
22 view cover	Cinderellis and the Glass Hill more books like this by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott (Illustrator) In this humorous retelling of a Perrault tale, a lonely young farm lad uses his unusual inventive ability to pass a nearly impossible test and win the hand of the neighboring princess. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Ferrari in the Bedroom more books like this by Jean Shepherd Twenty-one satirical stories and essays concerning the foibles, disasters, and triumphs of twentieth-century American life. see all copies from £6.06! new only from £13.65! \| first editions
24 view cover	Three Weddings and a Giggle more books like this by Liz Curtis Higgs, Carolyn Zane, Karen Ball Three humorous novellas will lighten readers' hearts even as they illustrate godly principles. Includes "Fine Print", where a businessman and the speech coach he's hired have no idea there are matchmakers at work on their behalf; "Sweet Chariot", a tale of two old ladies and their trip across country in a motorhome; and "Bride on the Run", the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	Leaving Home: 2a Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories more books like this by Garrison Keillor Thirty-six monologues from Keillor's radio show A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, plus "A Letter from Copenhagen," in which Keillor discusses his disaffection with celebrity and the big city encroaching on his hometown. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions

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