Search Results: Humor from The Brooklyn Bookman

PHILLIPS, Bob: Awesome Good Clean Jokes for Kids. Eugene,OR., Harvest House Publishers, 1992. Paperback, 207 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Wit and Humor, Juvenile / Jokes. Condition: Used, Like New/Very Good Plus. Tiny bump or two to the book corners, bu no other visible imperfections. All pages clean. Delightful compendium of crazy riddles, puns, knock-knocks, wisecracks, and tongue twisters – for kids and grownups of all ages. ISBN: 9781565070622

CONGREVE, William: The Comedies of William Congreve. New York, The Macmillan Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 392 pp. Subject: Literature / Drama /17th Century British Restoration Comedy / 17th Century British Playwrights-William Congreve, 1670-1729. Condition: Very Good. Former owner's name inscribed on the title page. Normal age toning to the pages, but all clean and unmarked. Some sunning to the book-spine. Overall a copy in first-rate condition. A collection of classic 17th Century British Restoration comedies by the celebrated playwright. Edited with an introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch.

PERRET, Gene: Comedy Writing Step by Step: How To Write And Sell Your Sense Of Humor. Hollywood, CA., Samuel French, 1990. First Samuel French Edition: 1990. Originally published in 1982. Softcover, 281 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Comedy and Humor Writing-Authorship / Writing and Reference-How To. Condition: Very Good Plus. A gently-used copy with all pages clean and not marked. Sticker peal at the lower left-hand corner of the reverse cover. Overall a a near first-rate copy. Clear, concise and no-nonsense primer on the mechanics of comedy and humor writing for the audience that sells. With a forward by celebrated comedian/actress Carol Burnett. A definite must for aspiring authors of the genre. ISBN: 0573606056

REMNICK, David & FINDER, Henry: Disquiet, Please! : More Humor Writing From The New Yorker. New York, Modern Library, 2010. Originally published in 2008. Trade Paperback, 525 pp. Subject: Literature / Humor. Condition: Very Good Plus. A small bump to one of the lower corners. No other physical imperfection. All pages clean and unmarked. Rip-roaring collection of humorous pieces from one of America's most celebrated magazines – includes some of the best writing from the likes of James Thurber, Woody Allen and Ian Frazier. Recommended! ISBN: 9780812979978

HELLER, Joseph: Good as Gold. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1979. BOOK CLUB EDITION. Hardcover with dust jacket, 408 pp. Subject: Novel / Fiction & Literature. Book & jacket condition: Very Good. Evidence of light edge-wear and a small tear to the jacket's top extremity, but still in above-average condition and appearance. Book boards nice and solid with gilt lettering on the spine. All pages clean. The author's hilarious yet hard-hitting satirical novel – a worthy successor to his best-selling classic of World War II, Catch-22.

JENNINGS, Patrick: Guinea Dog. New York, Scholastic, Inc., 2010. Stated First Scholastic Printing, September 2010. Subject: Novel / Children's Fiction & Literature / Children and Pets. Condition: Very Good Minus. Light creasing and bumps to the corners. Fainting printing to the first couple of pages. Otherwise a copy in top condition with the pages clean and unmarked. The delightful children's romp about a pet guinea pig that thinks it's a dog! ISBN: 9780545286725

SEDARIS, David: Me Talk Pretty One Day. New York & Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 2000. Later Printing. Paperback, 272 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Essays / Humor. Condition: Very Good. Slight tilt and creasing to the spine. Crease found on the right side of the front cover. All pages unmarked and clean. A collection of witty, insightful observations by the best-selling author of Naked. ISBN: 0316776963

LEEMING, John F.: The Natives are Friendly. New York, E.P. Dutton and Company, 1952. First American Edition. Ex-Library copy. Hardcover with dust jacket, 222 pp. (Originally published in England under the title "Always to-morrow.") Subject: Nonfiction / Second World War – Autobiography and Memoir / Humor. Book and jacket condition: Very Good/Good-Fair. Some wear to the book tips. Extensive wear to the dust jacket with chipping to the extremities but still intact. Otherwise a copy in about first-rate condition (all pages clean and unmarked.) The humorous true-life experiences of the noted British aviator and entrepreneur in Italy during the Second World War.

MANKOFF, Robert (Editor): The New Yorker Book of New York Cartoons. Princeton, Bloomberg Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 101 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / New York-Caricatures & Cartoons / New York-Pictorial Humor. Condition: Good Plus. Very light curvature to the book-boards. Faint soiling to the front board with wear/edge-wear to the extremities. Otherwise a fairly decent copy with all pages clean and unmarked. A droll compendium of some of the best New York-themed cartoons published in America's most iconic publication – The New Yorker. ISBN: 1576601285

ALLEN, Woody: Side Effects. New York, Ballantine Books, 1980. First Ballantine Paperback Edition 1981. Paperback, 216 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Humor / Essays. Condition: Good Plus. Some sunning to the pages but unmarked. Creasing to the spine and extremities. A decent copy in overall good plus condition. Straight to the point and humorous observations of modern everyday life. A must for fans of the iconic humorist and film director. ISBN: 0345296532.

MICKENBERG, Risa: Taxi Driver Wisdom. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1996. Hardcover, 176 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Taxi Drivers – Philosophy, Wit and Humor / Quotations, English / American Wit and Humor. Condition: Very Good. A few light indentations to the board's edges. Otherwise a copy in first rate condition with all pages unmarked and illustrated with black and white photos. Photography by Joanne Dugan. A humorous, but deep compendium of the accumulated aphorisms, diverse observations and philosophies of New York City cab drivers. ISBN: 0811811654