Search Results: Humor, Comedy, Satire, Funny stuff from Books of the World

Georgetown, Guyana: Stabroek News, 2000. Staple-Bound Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. Not from a library. 112 pages. A collection of political cartoons by Hawley Harris published in the Stabroek News newspaper during the 1990s and 2000.

London: Vintage, 2001. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight with a light crease. Covers clean and bright with light reading wear. Not from a library. 704 pages.
Captain Bluebear is a bear with blue fur, a creature as unique as the fantastic adventures he undergoes. Unlike cats, which have only nine lives, bluebears have twenty-seven. This is fortunate, because our hero is forever avoiding disaster by a paw's breadth. In this remarkable book, Captain Bluebear tells the story of his first thirteen-and-a-half lives spent on the mysterious continent of Zamonia, where intelligence is an infectious disease and water flows uphill, where headless giants roam deserts made of sugar, and where only Captain Bluebear's courage and ingenuity enable him to escape the dangers that lie in wait for him around every corner. In company with our indomitable hero, we enter a realm of the imagination that combines the fantasy of The Lord of the Rings and The Neverending Story with the humour… Read More

New York: Anchor, June 2005. Trade Paperback. First U.S. Edition, fifth printing. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Small bump to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 325 pages. Welcome to 44 Scotland Street, home to some of Edinburgh's most colorful characters. There's Pat, a twenty-year-old who has recently moved into a flat with Bruce, an athletic young man with a keen awareness of his own appearance. Their neighbor, Domenica, is an eccentric and insightful widow. In the flat below are Irene and her appealing son Bertie, who is the victim of his mother's desire for him to learn the saxophone and italian-all at the tender age of five. Love triangles, a lost painting, intriguing new friends, and an encounter with a famous Scottish crime writer are just a few of the ingredients that add to this delightful and witty portrait of Edinburgh society, which was first published as a serial in The Scotsman newspaper.

New York: Grand Central Publishing, May 2013. Trade Paperback. First Edition, later printing. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 330 pages. Just because you don't feel like an adult doesn't mean you can't act like one. And it all begins with this funny, wise, and useful book. Adulting makes the scary, confusing "real world" approachable, manageable - and even conquerable. This guide will help you to navigate the stormy Sea of Adulthood so that you may find safe harbor in Not Running Out of Toilet Paper Bay, and along the way you will learn:--What to check for when renting a new apartment-not just the nearby bars, but the faucets and stove, among other things. --When a busy person can find time to learn more about the world (It involves the intersection of NPR and hair-straightening.)--How to avoid hooking up with anyone in your office. --The secret to finding a mechanic you love-or, more realistically, one that will not rob you blind.From breaking up with frenemies… Read More

New York: H.S.D. Publications. May 1971. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Clean and tight. Shelf-wear and mild tanning. 164 pages. Contents: Slay the Wicked by Frank Sisk (novelette); Climax Alley by Edward D. Hoch; The Lion's Share by Albert Avellano; The Final Reel by John Lutz; Roadblock by Jack Foxx; The Play's the Thing by Robert Bloch; The Maxnome Riddle by Earle N. Lord; Easy Mark by Talmage Powell; Lost Gun by Arthur Porges; A Funny Place to Park by James Holding; Once Bitten by Richard M. Ellis; Work Something Out by Carroll Mayers; The Trouble Was by Ron Goulart; The Jack in the Sack by Arthur Moore.

New York: Random House, November 2013. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Fine book in an As New jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 347 pages.A comic mystery novel about two women who are forced to re-imagine who they are. Mrs. Sookie Poole of Point Clear, Alabama, has just married off the last of her daughters and is looking forward to relaxing and perhaps traveling with her husband, Earle. The only thing left to contend with is her mother, the formidable Lenore Simmons Krackenberry. Lenore may be a lot of fun for other people, but is, for the most part, an overbearing presence for her daughter. Then one day, quite by accident, Sookie discovers a secret about her mother's past that knocks her for a loop and suddenly calls into question everything she ever thought she knew about herself, her family, and her future. Sookie begins a search for answers that takes her to… Read More

Cologne: Konemann, 1998. Hardcover. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Remainder dot on bottom edge, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not clipped. A beautiful volume, suitable for gifting. 463 pages. The collision of American innocence with European experience. Concerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs. Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to extricate him. Strether's mission, however, is gradually undermined as he falls under the spell of the city and finds Chad refined rather than corrupted by its influence and that of his charming companion, the comtesse de Vionnet. As the summer wears on, Mrs. Newsome comes to the conclusion that she must send another envoy to Paris to confront the errant Chad, and a Strether whose view of the world has changed profoundly. James' favorite novel and one of the greatest of his late works, "The Ambassadors" is a subtle and often witty exploration of… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, June 1996. Hardcover. Second Printing Before Publication (stated). Near Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Cover clean and bright. Dust stains to top edge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 303 pages. Bennett is an English expatriate living in France with a champagne taste and a beer bankroll. Happy-go-lucky and a bit roguish, he places an ad in the International Herald Tribune offering his services -- any services. He pursues a response from a wealthy Englishman named Julian Poe who has developed a means of producing truffles and is close to cornering the immensely lucrative truffle market. Bennett signs on and finds himself in Monaco, where he is able to live in a style to which he has always wished to become accustomed. Soon the Sicilian and Corsican Mafiosi intrude and Bennett is joined by the beautiful and experienced (in all ways) Anna. Ham-fisted goons, gendarmes working at cross purposes, French village… Read More

BBC Video, 2002-2005. Four DVD Sets. Five Discs total. 17 hours, 46 minutes runtime. Fine DVDs in Near Fine cases. No scratches, no cracks. From a private collections. Not from a library or rental.

London: Hachette / Orion, October 2016. Paperback. First Paperback Edition, first printing / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not remainder mark. Not clipped. 48 pages. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, foresees a huge success ... but there's a snag. The chapter about Caesar's defeats by the indomitable Gauls of Armorica. Cut it, Blockbustus advises, and everyone will believe that Caesar conquered all Gaul! Or will they? Newsmonger and activist Confoundtheirpolitix takes the chapter to Asterix's village. Can the Gauls make sure the truth is revealed?

New York: Roaring Brook Press/Neal Porter, January 2014. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 128 pages. In this seventh installment of the Bad Kitty series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways-especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way, Nick shows kids how a book is created, despite the frequent interruptions from you-know-who.

New York: Anchor, February 2017. Trade Paperback. First U.S. Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Interior pristine. Light spine crease. Covers clean. Corner wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 291 pages. Bertie's mother, Irene, returns from the Middle East to discover that, in her absence, her son has been exposed to the worst of evils--television shows, ice cream parlors, and even unsanctioned art at the National Portrait Gallery. Her wrath descends on Bertie's long-suffering father, Stuart. But Stuart has found a reason to spend more time outside of the house and seems to have a new spring in his step. What does this mean for the residents of 44 Scotland Street? The winds of change have come to the others as well. Angus undergoes a spiritual transformation after falling victim to an unexpected defenestration. Bruce has fallen in a rather different sense for a young woman who is determined to share with him her enthusiasm for extreme sports. Matthew and Elspeth have a falling out with… Read More

New York: Vintage International, September 2001. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition / Full number line. Very Good+. Corner wear. Unmarked. Spine straight, tight, and uncreased. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 240 pages. A collection of comical and deeply moving tales of contemporary China that are as warm and human as they are surprising, disturbing, and delightful. Contents: Saboteur, Alive, In the Kindergarten, A Tiger Fighter is Hard to Find, Broken, The Bridegroom, An Entrepreneur's Story, Flame, A Bad Joke, An Official Reply, The Woman from New York, After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town.

New York: Bantam Classic, March 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Second printing, August 1981. Near Fine. Lightly tanned, but unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 122 pages. The story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan.

New York: Pantheon, June 1981. Trade Paperback. 3rd printing. Very Good. Unmarked. Binding straight, tight and uncreased. Light shelf and reading wear. One inch tear to lower front hinge. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 174 pages.

Chennai: East West Books, (Madras) Pvt Ltd, 2005. Trade Paperback. New. Not a remainder. Not damaged. viii + 123 pages : ill. ; 21 cm. Musings on Madras culture and history with cartoons by Biswajit Balasubramanian.

London: Chatto & Windus, March 2007. Trade Paperback. Full number line. Very Good. Not from a library. 354 pages.
From one of our most important contemporary Chinese authors: a novel of language and love that tells one young Chinese woman's story of her journey to the West—and her attempts to understand the language, and the man, she adores. Zhuang—or "Z," to tongue-tied foreigners—has come to London to study English, but finds herself adrift, trapped in a cycle of cultural gaffes and grammatical mishaps. Then she meets an Englishman who changes everything, leading her into a world of self-discovery. She soon realizes that, in the West, "love" does not always mean the same as in China, and that you can learn all the words in the English language and still not understand your lover. And as the novel progresses with steadily improving grammar and vocabulary, Z's evolving voice makes her quest for comprehension all the more poignant. With sparkling wit, Xiaolu Guo has created an utterly original… Read More

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, October 1982. First Trade Paperback Edition (no additional printings listed). Very Good. Prior owner's name penciled to half-title page. Personal note penciled to dedication page. Text block unmarked. Spine faded, but straight, tight and uncreased. Dust stains to edges. No tears, creases or folds. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi+240 pages. A chillingly satirical look at the death of innocence involving novelists, painters, Haiti and neutron bombs.

New York: Scribner, October 2007. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition / full number line. Good+ book in a Good+ jacket. Text has a few black ink emphasis marks from a prior reader. Spine straight and tight. Quarter-inch tear at spine tail. Rubbing to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi + 366. An irreverent former British ambassador in Uzbekistan discusses his witness to regional brutality under the regime of dictator and western ally Islom Karimov, describing the political dogma he encountered from London's Foreign Office and their senior partners in Washington. First published in London as Murder in Samarkand.

New York: Random House, March 2003. Trade Paperback. Fine. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 315 pages including reader's guide. Visceral memories of an unruly childhood in an often inhospitable place. In wry and sometimes hilarious prose, the author stares down disaster and looks back with rage and love at the life of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. From 1972 to 1990, Alexandra Fuller--known to friends and family as Bobo--grew up on several farms in southern and central Africa. Her father joined up on the side of the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, and was often away fighting against the powerful black guerilla factions. Her mother, in turn, flung herself at their African life and its rugged farm work with the same passion and maniacal energy she brought to everything else. Though she loved her children, she was no hand-holder and had little tolerance for neediness. She nurtured her daughters in other ways: She taught them, by… Read More