Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
By: John Hodgman
4.04
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on f…
Want to Read $ 14.99"There is no peace in dying."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
"Raccoons are beyond fear, and they are assholes."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
"Maine is a beautiful place that I paradoxically want to hoard to myself and share with everyone I meet."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
"...not everything in life is unpleasant, but most of it is, and certainly all of things that lead to real and lasting pleasure are."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
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1. Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source
By: David Javerbaum , The Onion , Maria Schneider , None , Robert Siegel , Todd Hanson , Carol Kolb , Mike Loew , None , Scott Dikkers
4.14
Format: 164 pages, Paperback
The Onion has quickly become the world's most popular humor publication, misinforming half a millio… read more
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2. I am a Pole
By: Stephen Colbert , Aaron Cohen , None
3.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"The sad thing is, I like it" - Maurice Sendak "The perfect gift to give a child or grandchild for … read more
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3. Your Song Changed My Life: From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It
By: Bob Boilen
3.78
Format: 377 pages, Hardcover
"Bob Boilen's book gets at something real and rare about the power of music."--New York Times Book … read more
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5. Food: A Love Story
By: Jim Gaffigan
3.71
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
“What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here’s why:… read more
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"I'm a fan of relaxing, and when i get tired of relaxing I like to do nothing."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"There are people who eat only organic food, and then there are people who don’t have tons of money to waste."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"In America we have gone way beyond sustenance. Eating is an activity. 'Why don’t we get lunch, and then we’ll grab some pizza."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"I love the phrase "I have a sweet tooth." I always want to say, "You're ordering it for your tooth? That's interesting, because it's going straight to your butt. I think your butt owed your tooth an …"-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
6. This is a Book
By: Demetri Martin
3.54
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer/multiple title-holder of Comedy Ce… read more
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7. When Churchill Slaughtered Sheep and Stalin Robbed a Bank: History's Unknown Chapters
By: Giles Milton
3.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
More addictive and mind-blowing true tales from history, told by Giles Milton--one of today's most … read more
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8. The Partly Cloudy Patriot
By: Sarah Vowell , None
4.33
Format: 57 pages,
Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and, in doing so, investigates the dusty, bumpy road… read more
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9. I Am America
By: Stephen Colbert , Glenn Eichler , Tom Purcell , Paul Dinello , Frank Lesser , Allison Silverman , None , None , Michael Brumm , None , None , None , None , None
3.83
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Congratulations--just by opening the cover of this book you became 25% more patriotic. From Stephen… read more
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10. Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
By: Nick Offerman
3.73
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The star of Parks and Recreationand author of the New York Timesbestseller Paddle Your Own Canoeret… read more
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11. The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment
By: None
3.96
Format: 236 pages,
For his first book, The Know-It-All, A. J. Jacobs read the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica from cov… read more
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12. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
By: Jamie Loftus
3.92
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique―comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, Raw … read more
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"WE NEED MORE WOMEN PRIESTS! a billboard declares a few miles outside of Buffalo, a new cursed addition to a folder in my Google Drive called 'feminism except not really."-Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs
13. Saint Richard Parker
By: Merlin Franco
4.34
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
His search for love and enlightenment across India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia...… read more
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"See you later, tailgater."-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker
"Dark is beautiful, brother."-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker
"Tell me, son, what do you seek?"-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker
"A saint has control over his anger and itches."-Merlin Franco, Saint Richard Parker
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14. The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
By: Nancy Omeara
4.33
Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition
Tired of the "them or us" politics that the Democrats and Republicans are pushing down our throats?… read more
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"It became increasingly common to resolve international tensions by legal means. The chant “Criminal Trials, Not Missiles"-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
"Written twenty years after she held office, this abridged biography is being released now, prior to taking place. Maybe we can learn from history before it happens."-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
"I wheeled and dealed with leaders from all over the world on behalf of the American people. In fact, my favorite headline from Washington Speaks magazine was “She Walks, She Talks, She Negotiates"-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
"Educate not Legislate Refusing to pass unnecessary laws requires a converse – encouraging education and understanding. We started by slashing the salaries of legislators (Dubbed “Bloodbath on the Bel…"-Nancy Omeara, The Most Popular President Who Ever Lived [So Far]
15. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
By: Maria Bamford
3.77
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more
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16. Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
By: John Hodgman
4.04
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on f… read more
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- nonfiction
- essays
- comedy
- audiobook
"There is no peace in dying."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
"Raccoons are beyond fear, and they are assholes."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
"Maine is a beautiful place that I paradoxically want to hoard to myself and share with everyone I meet."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
"...not everything in life is unpleasant, but most of it is, and certainly all of things that lead to real and lasting pleasure are."-John Hodgman, Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches
17. Great Falls, MT: Fast Times, Post-Punk Weirdos, and a Tale of Coming Home Again
By: Reggie Watts
4.02
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Comedian and musician Reggie Watts shares his story of growing up in Montana as a biracial oddball … read more
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18. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
19. The Gull Yettin
By: Joe Kessler
4.04
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
The life of an orphaned boy is shaped by the devotion of a fantastical Gull in this lovingly render… read more
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20. Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book
By: Scott Aukerman
4.44
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From Scott Aukerman and the comedic geniuses who created the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast comes a boo… read more
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21. The Shooter at Midnight: Murder, Corruption, and a Farming Town Divided
By: Sean Patrick Cooper
3.46
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The harrowing true story of a cold-blooded murder and one attorney’s quest to bring justice to a su… read more
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