Humor & Entertainment
Humor & Entertainment
'Tis Pity She's A Whore: John Ford (Routledge Engl...
$32.80
The last decade has seen a revival of interest in John Ford and especially 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, his tragedy of religious scepticism, incestuous love, and revenge. This text in particular has provided a focus for scholarship as well as being the subject of a number of major theatrical productions..
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (History...
$8.38
A companion book to The History Channel® special series of ten one-hour documentaries10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America pinpoints pivotal days that transformed our nation. For the series and the book, The History Channel challenged a panel of leading historians, including author Steven M. Gil..
10 Ways to Recycle a Corpse: and 100 More Dreadful...
$13.17
Product DescriptionPrepare to be even more revolted, flabbergasted, appalled, and completely entertained by this incredible follow-up collection of absolutely true trivia from the author of 5 People Who Died During Sex. Nothing is too insane, too inane, or too sacred for Karl Shaw’s eclectic lists o..
1066 & All That: 75th Anniversary Edition
$15.17
Since its publication in October of 1930, this classic spoof on textbook history has sold four million copies worldwide and has itself become a part of humor history. This anniversary edition is a celebration of this uproarious satire's lingering appeal and is enhanced by brilliant new drawings by c..
1066 And All That
$11.99
First published in 1930 in Punch, and then in book form, 1066 and All That quickly became a classic of English humour. Sixty years on, the acclaim for this comic satire upon textbook history is undiminished, the book's freshness of wit and humour ensuring it continues to claim a place in the minds o..
1066 and All That: A memorable history of England
$11.99
A satirical look at English history since the beginning of time. No one, no event is spared. Knowledge of British history is not needed to enjoy this fun read. Author: Reatman, R. J. Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0750917164 ISBN-13: 9780750917162..
187 Men to Avoid
$9.90
For women of all ages and stages, from those naively starting out on their quest for true love to those who have been married before and should know better, these one-line observations on the opposite sex serve as amusing warning signs that ultimately save time, effort, and heartbreak in the never-e..
211 Things a Clever Girl Can Do
$8.77
Anything boys can do, girls can do better.The hysterical, cheeky, female counterpart to the smash hit 211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do.If you’ve ever wanted to walk on stilts, make sloe gin, ride an ostrich, or forecast the weather like your grandmother used to, this is the book you’ve been waiting fo..
2500 Jokes to Start 'Em Laughing
$14.09
Hundreds of short and snappy laugh getters, suitable for speeches, lectures, presentations, and casual conversations, are arranged into convenient, topical subject categories Author: Orben, Robert Publisher: Doubleday Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0385144121 ISBN-13: 9780385144124..
3024 Dirty Limericks: The Largest Compilation of O...
$18.28
3024 Dirty Limericks is a clever collection of erotic limericks, full of the most bawdy and rambunctious verse ever to be collected in one volume. The limericks are original, packing a salacious message in their classic five-line form. The 3024 limericks are divided into categories for easy referenc..
360 Brilliant and Instructive End Games.
$12.33
Softcover book Author: Troitskii, Aleksei Alekseevich Publisher: Dover Pubns Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0486219593 ISBN-13: 9780486219592..
500 Master Games of Chess (Dover Chess)
$13.51
This compilation of 500 master games is the greatest standard collection of chess games ever published. Ranging over 150 years of master play, these games include masterpieces of every kind by such master players as Anderssen, Morphy, Blackburne, Pillsbury, Lasker, Marshall, Steinitz, Tarrasch, Alek..
A book on casino blackjack
$30.38
A book on casino blackjack Author: Ionescu Tulcea, C Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0442254113 ISBN-13: 9780442254117..
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
$10.25
A Washington Post, Rocky Mountain News, Boston Globe Best Book of the YearIntrigue and subterfuge combine with bad luck and good in this darkly comic debut about love, betrayal, tyranny, family, and a conspiracy trying its damnedest to happen.Ali Shigri, Pakistan Air Force pilot and Silent Drill Com..
A Child's Machiavelli: A Primer on Power
$32.72
Ironically illustrated with delicate pastel images appropriated from children's classics, a tongue-in-cheek primer shows mischievous, domineering readers how to come out on top through the cunning advice of Niccolo+a6 Machiavelli. Author: Hart, Claudia Publisher: Penguin Studio Binding: Hardcover La..
A Clockwork Orange
$30.81
A newly revised text for A Clockwork Orange’s 50th anniversary brings the work closest to its author’s intentions. A Clockwork Orange is as brilliant, transgressive, and influential as when it was published fifty years ago. A nightmare vision of the future told in its own fantastically inventive lex..
A Coffin for Dimitrios
$9.61
The classic story of an ordinary man seemingly out of his depth, this is Ambler's most widely acclaimed novel, "one of the masterpieces of the genre" (The New York Times Book Review).A chance encounter with a Turkish colonel leads Charles Latimer, the author of a handful of successful mysteries, int..
A Field Guide to North American Birders
$9.57
Packaged like an actual field guide, a view of the people who watch the birds, features full-color illustrations of each birder; the distinguishing characteristics, voice, range, and habitats of thirty-nine "species" of birders; a diagram of the birder body; and tips how to prevent birder-watching i..
A Fistful of Fig Newtons
$10.50
From the wild and wacky world of a favorite funnyman, a dozen truer-than-life tales of tailgating on the Jersey Tumpike, infuriating infants, and other everyday catastrophes, defeats, and humiliations that are the familiar fate of Americans everywhere. Author: Jean Shepherd Publisher: Doubleday & Co..
A Gnome's Christmas
$15.33
A mysterious box found in an old barn in Finland contains papers which detail how gnomes celebrate Christmas with games, music, food, and stories. Author: Poortvliet, Rien Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0810950170 ISBN-13: 9780810950177..
A Handbook of Media and Communication Research: Qu...
$13.84
Product DescriptionA Handbook of Media and Communications Research presents qualitative as well as quantitative approaches to the analysis and interpretation of media, covering perspectives from both the social sciences and the humanities. The Handbook offers a comprehensive review of earlier resear..
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare in Producti...
$14.74
This volume describes the theatrical fortunes of A Midsummer Night's Dream on the British stage, from the 1590s to the 1990s. A substantial introduction traces the rise of the play from theatrical neglect in the eighteenth century through the spectacular productions of the nineteenth century to its ..
A Mine of Her Own: Women Prospectors in the Americ...
$12.31
From the California gold rush through the mid-twentieth century, a special breed of women played an integral and heretofore unrecognized part in some of the most stirring adventures of the pioneer experience: the saintly Nellie Cashman; the copper queen Ferminia Sarras, known for her grand sprees; t..
A Naked Singularity: A Novel
$16.37
The critically acclaimed novel that is now a major motion picture starring John Boyega and Olivia Cooke, coming to theaters August 6, streaming August 13!A Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi, a child of Colombian immigrants who lives in Brooklyn and works in Manhattan as a public defender--on..
A Natural History of the Unnatural World: Discover...
$14.72
Drawing on historical records and firsthand observations from the annals of exploration, the authors index a wide range of fantastical creatures, humanoid races, and terrifying monsters, sharing whatever illustrations and photographs they could unearth. 20,000 first printing. Author: Levy, Joel Publ..