Ambrose’s work is funny, irreverent, and refreshing, and her advice is spot-on. Elaine Ambrose’s "Midlife Happy Hour" is a humorous look at the life of a small-town farmer’s daughter who did not conform to the expectations of... Read More

"Last Man Standing" is a thoughtful and exhaustive account of the life of Mort Sahl. With Last Man Standing, James Curtis offers a comprehensive and generally admiring biography of Mort Sahl, a stand-up comedian who brought the... Read More

I Have Nothing to Say captures the relative mess of thought that our brains create, constantly focusing on and abandoning ideas and images. I Have Nothing to Say, but I’m Going to Say It Anyway: Thoughts, Questions and Nonsense is Ken... Read More

Wink-nod chapter titles and conversational prose make this a keen and appealing comedic work. On the heels of his well-received humor book Stories I Tell, Paul D’Angelo presents another compendium of comedy, More Stories to Tell: A... Read More

This light, fun book shows the best way to deal with “Cidiots” on the road and, of course, how not to become one. Ever been suddenly cut off by an inconsiderate driver? Or perhaps come across someone who acted as if driving was... Read More

If you’re on a need-to-know basis with the truth at its wackiest, if your idea of pleasure reading includes bizarre diseases, dumb crooks, and who holds the record for the longest shower, if you’re dying to know the history of lava... Read More

Inspired by the much-loved kids’ book Goodnight Moon, this very clever “pitcher book” features wort hogs, hops wildebeests, otters in charge of the water, and other brewery beasts to colorfully demonstrate the brewing process and... Read More

Each limerick-like verse in this book of goofy anecdotes uses evocative yet silly vocabulary to convey situations that are both nonsensical and imaginative. A thug mugs a ladybug, for instance, and a tall giraffe gets photographed— in... Read More