Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
By: Craig Ferguson
4.04
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir…
Want to Read $ 10.99"I was struck by the ancient, pagan feel of the place. New Orleans doesn't feel like any other American city I've been to. It has an atmosphere like Rome or Istanbul, a sense of the veil being very thin between this world and the world of the fictional and the dead. It is an eerie, haunted, and beautiful place - as any port should be."-Craig Ferguson, Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
"I was struck by the ancient, pagan feel of the place. New Orleans doesn't feel like any other American city I've been to. It has an atmosphere like Rome or Istanbul, a sense of the veil being very thin between this world and the world of the fictional and the dead. It is an eerie, haunted, and beautiful place - as any port should be."-Craig Ferguson, Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
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1. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
3.88
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
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"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"How many people have never raised their hand before?"-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
2. Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
By: Eddie Izzard
3.86
Format: 15 pages, Audio CD
Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details her childhood, … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
"But stinging nettles: They just love existing, don't they? They're bastards. Stinging nettles are the Nazis of the weed world."-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
"It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized you could buy a packet of cereal with a free gift and then just stick your hand in and root around in the packet until you found the free thing. It seem…"-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
"If you are an LGBT+ person and you come out, you have to go through your knight’s quest to create ground for yourself, to create a space for yourself, to stand there and say, “I exist. I have no reas…"-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
"And there is a rule in every major religion, called the Golden Rule. Essentially: treat other people the way you’d like to be treated yourself. If we all did this, the whole world would work instanta…"-Eddie Izzard, Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens
3. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
By: Martin Short
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this engaging memoir, written with heart, wisdom, and a huge helping of hilarity, Martin Short s… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"To my beloved friends, there’s simply no life without you guys. Thanks for the advice and the love and the billion dinners and laughs. Without you all . . . I’d look for new friends and get them."-Martin Short, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
4. Almost Interesting
By: David Spade
4.03
Format: 96 pages, ebook
A hilarious and biting memoir from the actor, comedian and Saturday Night Livealumni David Spade. D… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
5. Again, Dangerous Visions
By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Gregory Benford , Kate Wilhelm , Piers Anthony , Ray Bradbury , David Gerrold , Gene Wolfe , Thomas M. Disch , Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , Gahan Wilson , Dean Koontz , James Sallis , Harlan Ellison , Joanna Russ , James Tiptree Jr. , Ben Bova , James Blish , Chad Oliver , Barry N. Malzberg , Richard A. Lupoff , Terry Carr , M. John Harrison , Edward Bryant , Andrew J. Offutt , Lee Hoffman , H.H. Hollis , Richard Hill , Ross Rocklynne , Bernard Wolfe , Andrew Weiner , Ray Faraday Nelson , Leonard Tushnet , T.L. Sherred , John Heidenry , None , None , None , Josephine Saxton , Ken McCullough , None , None , Judith Ann Lawrence , None , None
3.44
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
Again, Dangerous Visions, first published in 1972, is the sequel to the sf short story anthology Da… read more
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6. Based on a True Story
By: Norm Macdonald
4.51
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, ra… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
7. Dangerous Visions
By: Isaac Asimov , John Brunner , Robert Silverberg , Carol Emshwiller , Fritz Leiber , Michael Moorcock , Frederik Pohl , Roger Zelazny , Robert Bloch , Damon Knight , Philip K. Dick , Keith Laumer , Norman Spinrad , Harlan Ellison , Larry Niven , Brian W. Aldiss , Theodore Sturgeon , Poul Anderson , Lester del Rey , Samuel R. Delany , J.G. Ballard , R.A. Lafferty , Philip José Farmer , Joe L. Hensley , Henry Slesar , Sonya Dorman , Kris Neville , David R. Bunch , James Cross , None , Miriam Allen deFord , None , None , None
3.45
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
The most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published, featuring the works of such luminar… read more
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8. Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
By: Rachel Dratch
4.25
Format: None pages,
In this side-splitting memoir, the former Saturday Night Livestar recounts the hilarious adventures… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
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- nonfiction
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10. Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.
By: Rob Delaney
4.45
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
Who is that hairy guy in the green Speedo? Rob Delaney is a father, a husband, a comedian, a writer… read more
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11. The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
By: Megan Mullally
3.65
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
At last, the full story behind Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman's epic romance, including stories, … read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"You know what? I've never had any money, and I've always lived like a king."-Megan Mullally, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
"Get out of your house. Get off of your phone. Then go and participate in things that thrill you."-Megan Mullally, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
"It may seem a little obvious that Megan would feel that in her music or that I would feel it in woodworking, but there are so many domestic places, so many little ways that you can make your existenc…"-Megan Mullally, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
"I hate it, how high-stakes the fashion aspect of it has become. A long time ago, Janeane Garofalo wore cutoffs and a T-shirt to an awards show, and that’s always been my gold standard. I wish everyon…"-Megan Mullally, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
12. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- audiobook
13. Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
By: Craig Ferguson
4.04
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"I was struck by the ancient, pagan feel of the place. New Orleans doesn't feel like any other American city I've been to. It has an atmosphere like Rome or Istanbul, a sense of the veil being very th…"-Craig Ferguson, Riding the Elephant: A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
14. The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
By: Mike Birbiglia
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the NYT bestselling author and award-winning come… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"Pizza is a Band Aid for so many problems."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"A joke without comedic timing is a statement of pure insanity."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"My brain is like a Snapple cap. It can hold one piece of information at a time."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"We joke about things we're most anxious about to diffuse the anxiety of the actual threat."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
15. Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir
By: H. Jon Benjamin
3.68
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
"Writing this funny requires immense talent."--AV Club H. Jon Benjamin--the lead voice behind A… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
16. Entrances and Exits
By: Michael Richards
4.12
Format: 425 pages, Hardcover
The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- biography memoir
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- comedy
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17. We're All in This Together . . .: So Make Some Room
By: Tom Papa
3.80
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Stand-up is all well and good, but observational humor that’s funny and warm may work best in books… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- essays
- comedy
- audiobook
18. Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
By: Judith Lewis Herman
4.21
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists, an “extraordinary” and “profound” ( New York … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Violence does not need to be used very often; it merely needs to be convincing when it is used."-Judith Lewis Herman, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
"Rape could be considered the signal crime of male supremacy, a pure enactment of power for its own sake."-Judith Lewis Herman, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
"Retributive anger—what I would call blind rage or humiliated fury—is what people feel when they are alone and abandoned to their fates. The wish to retaliate is born of isolation and helplessness."-Judith Lewis Herman, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
"In our system of criminal law, the state, not the victim, is actually considered the injured party, and it is the state, not the victim, that has the exclusive right to take action against a criminal…"-Judith Lewis Herman, Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice
19. My Squirrel Days
By: Ellie Kemper
3.37
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ellie Kemper delivers a hilarious, re… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- essays
- adult
- comedy
- audiobook
"... Being a Mom is hard, but trying to remain rational while hungry is even harder."-Ellie Kemper, My Squirrel Days
"Some people think they can barge in and give you their opinion even though you didn't ask for it."-Ellie Kemper, My Squirrel Days
"I knew that I needed to quiet my mind; lucky for me, there is no place to quiet your mind like the northernmost edge of Manhattan's Times Square."-Ellie Kemper, My Squirrel Days
"One of my great hobbies in life is feeling sorry for myself. Nothing makes me feel more alive than when I suspect I have been wronged. Oh, the energy!"-Ellie Kemper, My Squirrel Days
20. Comedy Sex God
By: Pete Holmes
3.95
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest, Comedy Sex God is a hilar… read more
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- humor
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- nonfiction
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- audiobook
"I felt far more Christlike when I stopped calling myself a Christian."-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God
"It took me over three decades to realize you're not supposed to think about paintings, flowers, or God, you're supposed to merge with them."-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God
"I know it sounds strange, but I look back on my depression fondly. So much anxiety in my life comes from not knowing what to do or how to behave, but everyone knows how to be sad."-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God
"I was always drowning in my own humanity, forever a spectator to the love and oneness I had heard stories about, like I had been sent away from the party for wearing the wrong clothes. But in this mo…"-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God
21. Democracy or Else: How to Save America in 10 Easy Steps
By: Jon Favreau
4.17
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From your friends at Pod Save America and Crooked Media comes a useful and illustrated guide to sa… read more
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- nonfiction
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