Humor

1. 10 ½ Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said

   Charles Wheelan, Peter Steiner

   “A book filled with so much wisdom that I have no choice but to recommend it.”—Craig Wilson, USA TodayMore

2. The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British

   Sarah Lyall

   “Should be handed out . . . in the immigration line at Heathrow.” —Malcolm GladwellMore

3. The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions

   Kenji Kawakami, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Dan Papia

   From the land of the rising sun, strangely practical and utterly eccentric inventions for a life of ease—and hilarity.More

4. Boob Jubilee: The Cultural Politics of the New Economy

   Thomas Frank, David Mulcahey

   Salvos of sane and humorous dissent from the worship of the almighty market.More

5. Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe

   Andrew Boyd

   A dark, twisted, existential manifesto posing as a book of daily inspiration.More

6. Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History

   Charles M. Sevilla

   In America's courtooms, the verdict is laughter.More

7. Disorderly Conduct: Excerpts from Actual Cases

   Rodney R. Jones, Charles M. Sevilla, Gerald F. Uelmen, Et Al.

   "Splendid. . . . Pokes irreverent fun at everyone in the court system. . . . Lee Lorenz' fine illustrative cartoons add laughs to this madness."—Chicago TribuneMore

8. Hip-Hop Hares: And Other Moments of Epic Silliness

   Outside Magazine, Bill Vaughn

   The most hilarious, whimsical, shocking moments ever captured on film, from the editors of Outside magazine.More

9. Honey, Hush!: An Anthology of African American Women's Humor

   Daryl Cumber Dance, Nikki Giovanni

   The vibrant humor of African American women is celebrated in this bold and unique collection that the Miami Herald describes as "breathtakingly broad and deep."More

10. How Are You Feeling?: At the Centre of the Inside of the Human Brain

    David Shrigley

    A shocking, ethically dubious, disastrously funny, illustrated self-help book about why human beings behave in such peculiar, delightful, and unpleasant ways.More

11. Killed Cartoons: Casualties of the War on Free Expression

    David Wallis

    One hundred political cartoons you wanted to see, but weren’t allowed to: all were banned for being too hot to handle.More

12. Life's Little Deconstruction Book: Self-Help for the Post-Hip

    Andrew Boyd

    Portable Po-Mo, Disposable Derrida, Foucault-to-Go.More

13. The Polar Bear Waltz and Other Moments of Epic Silliness: Comic Classics from Outside Magazine's "Parting Shots"

    Outside Magazine, Hampton Sides

    The most hilarious, whimsical moments captured on film, from twenty-five years of living Outside.More

14. Roy Blount's Book of Southern Humor

    Roy Blount, Jr.

    There may be no funnier species in the literary universe than a Southern writer on a roll.More

15. That's Not Funny, That's Sick: The National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream

    Ellin Stein

    The untold story behind a revolution in American comedy.More