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K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice

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The Curious Sofa

Edward Gorey

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The Last Hero

Terry Pratchett · 174 pages

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Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary

David Sedaris · 192 pages

If animals were more like us, if mice kept pets and toads could cuss, if dogs had wives and chipmunks dated, sheep sat still and meditated, then in the forest, field, and dairy you might find this bestiary, read by storks, by rats and kitties, skimmed by cows with milk-stained titties. "I found the book to be most droll," might quip the bear, the owl, the mole. Others, though, would be more coarse

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Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Lemony Snicket · 224 pages

A Warning from the Publisher: Many readers have questions about Lemony Snicket, author of the distressing serial concerning the trials of the charming but unlucky Baudelaire orphans, published under the collective title A Series of Unfortunate Events. Before purchasing, borrowing, or stealing this book, you should be aware that it contains the answers to some of those questions, such as the fol

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Go the Fuck to Sleep

Adam Mansbach · 32 pages

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Discovering Scarfolk

Richard Littler · 192 pages

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How to Survive a Horror Movie

Seth Grahame-Smith · 175 pages

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Egghead: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone

Bo Burnham

A strange and charming collection of hilariously absurd poetry, writing, and illustration from one of today's most popular young comedians... EGGHEAD: Or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated

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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages

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America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction

Jon Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum, Rich Bloomquist, Steve Bodow, Tim Carvell, Eric Drysdale, J.R. Havlan, Scott Jacobson, Tom Johnson, Rob Kutner, Chris Regan, Jason Reich, Jason Ross · 227 pages

Offers tongue-in-cheek insight into American democracy with coverage of such topics as the republican qualities of ancient Rome, the antics of our nation's founders, and the ludicrous nature of today's media.

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Revolting Rhymes

Roald Dahl · 48 pages

Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.

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Fool

Christopher Moore · 336 pages

Pocket, King Lear's fool, sets out to straighten out the mess the mad king has made of the kingdom and the royal family, only to discover the truth about his own heritage.

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Pulp

Charles Bukowski · 192 pages

Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, where he lived for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944, when he was twenty-four, and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. He died in San Pedro, California, on M

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I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 2: Fluff My Life

Skottie Young

Gert's still stuck in Fairyland and trying to get the fluff back home, but her quest hits a bit of a roadblock when she winds up being crowned Queen! Join Gert as she rules the world she hates, meets a new friend named Duncan Dragon, gets her face smashed in by a beautiful princess, and makes a choice that may very well lead to the last days of Fairyland!

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Falling Up

Shel Silverstein · 176 pages

A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

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Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars

Cullen Bunn

"Official Secret Wars tie-in! (Wait. Not that Secret Wars.) Deadpool's secret Secret Wars. Nope, we're talking the original epic from 1984! But wait, Deadpool wasn't in that series, right? Wrong! Prepare to learn the terrifying truth as the team behind Deadpool Killustrated reveals the crucial role the Merc with a Mouth played on the Beyonder's Battleworld! A role so secret, the rest of Marvel's s

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Squids Will Be Squids

Jon Scieszka · 48 pages

Contemporary fables with tongue-in-cheek morals address such topics as homework, curfews, and television commercials.

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Grunts

Mary Gentle · 376 pages

An orc is a fireplug of a fighting machine made of muscle, hide, talon, and tusk, with a villainous disposition and a mean sense of humor. And, of course, an orc is a poor dumb grunt—the much abused foot soldier in the Horde of Darkness. The usual last battle of Good against Evil is about to begin, and Orc Captain Ashnak and his war band know exactly what to expect. The forces of Light are outn

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The Dark Lord's Handbook

Paul Dale · 412 pages

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Mogworld

Yahtzee Croshaw · 336 pages

Jim, a dead former-magic student, has been wrenched from eternal slumber by an renegade necromancer. All he wants to do is die properly, once and for all, but the necromancer has other plans involving angry adventurers, an inept thief, shambling corpses, and a team of programmers.

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Cautionary Tales for Children

Hilaire Belloc · 79 pages

Designed for the admonition of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years.

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Tom Stoppard · 126 pages

Acclaimed as a modern dramatic masterpiece, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of Hamlet as told from the worm’s-eve view of the bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters in Shakespeare’s play. In Tom Stoppard’s best-known work, this Shakespearean Laurel and Hardy finally get a chance to take the lead role, but do so in a world where echoes of

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