Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms
By: John Hodgman
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
After spending most of his twenties pursuing a career as a literary agent, John Hodgman decided to …
Want to Read $ 13.99"And you are forced to say, "No. I have to get back to my family. This is the most convenient time for me to have him poisoned." And you know you are a monster after all, a sick animal that no one has the decency to put down."-John Hodgman, Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms
"And you are forced to say, "No. I have to get back to my family. This is the most convenient time for me to have him poisoned." And you know you are a monster after all, a sick animal that no one has the decency to put down."-John Hodgman, Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms
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1. The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today's America
By: Mark Sundeen
3.77
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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2. How Did You Get This Number
By: Sloane Crosley
3.94
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3. Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor
By: Bruce Campbell , Craig Sanborn
4.23
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4. Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
By: Patton Oswalt
4.01
Format: 30 pages, ebook
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5. The Star Cross (Star Cross, #1)
By: Raymond L. Weil
3.73
Format: 48 pages,
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6. 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
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By: Nick Offerman
3.73
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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By: Patton Oswalt
3.62
Format: 176 pages,
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By: Jamie Loftus
3.92
Format: 301 pages, Hardcover
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3.95
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
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11. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
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12. Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
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4.14
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
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13. 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
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14. The Captain and the Glory
By: Dave Eggers
3.42
Format: 114 pages, Hardcover
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15. This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century
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3.69
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16. Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
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3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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17. Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir
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3.68
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
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18. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
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19. Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
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4.32
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20. Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema
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"From this point on, Edward is just constantly staring at Bella around corners and peeking at her from under manholes and disguising himself as a potted plant so he can watch her pee. Heads up: your c…"-Lindy West, Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema
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21. No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood
By: Erin Carlson
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22. Look Alive Out There
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From the New York Times-bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes Look Alive Out There―a brand-new co… read more
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"I think by now we can all agree that the foundation of world travel goes something like "Bring a cardigan."-Sloane Crosley, Look Alive Out There
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23. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
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24. Cold
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Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
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25. Black Spire (Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, #2)
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Format: 569 pages, Kindle Edition
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"He would never be another Poe Dameron----no one but Poe was Poe-----but the Resistance could use all the steady, bighearted people it could get."-Delilah S. Dawson, Black Spire (Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, #2)
"Sometimes the Force challenges us," the older woman said. "And we don't find out until later why we had to suffer. Every setback contains hidden blessings."-Delilah S. Dawson, Black Spire (Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, #2)
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26. How to Stay Productive When the World Is Ending: Productivity, Burnout, and Why Everyone Needs to Relax More Except You
By: Reductress
3.47
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
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27. Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms
By: John Hodgman
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
After spending most of his twenties pursuing a career as a literary agent, John Hodgman decided to … read more
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"And you are forced to say, "No. I have to get back to my family. This is the most convenient time for me to have him poisoned." And you know you are a monster after all, a sick animal that no one has…"-John Hodgman, Medallion Status: True Stories from Secret Rooms
28. Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work
By: Jesse David Fox
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture , Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions , and Lit Hub " C… read more
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29. From the Oasthouse
By: Alan Partridge
4.43
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
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30. Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book
By: Scott Aukerman
4.44
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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31. Hello, Friends!: Stories of Dating, Destiny, and Day Jobs
By: Dulce Sloan
3.93
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
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"Duce. Don't you do that. You will get in trouble and it'll prove them right in their own mind. Say something that's gonna hurt their feelings instead."-Dulce Sloan, Hello, Friends!: Stories of Dating, Destiny, and Day Jobs
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