From the author of How to Rescue a Dead Princess comes Out of Whack, an outrageous comedy about friendship, love, following your dreams, and other really scary stuff. Seth Trexler has two goals in life: to find success with his off-the-wall sketch comedy troupe, and to win the girl of his dreams. But ... more »

A hilarious "quizography" on the dumbfounding life of George W. Bush Pop Quiz George W. Bush is: the greatest American statesman since Abraham Lincoln. a champion of the underdog and a thorn in the side of the wealthy. articulate, thoughtful, and judicious--a very, very wise man. linguistically ... more »

Announcing a major new comic talent -- from dancing in S+M clubs to snorting Viagra, a brilliant, unflinching, and uproaurious set of stories from the edge of sex. It all starts when Lolita, Jayson Gallaway's nineteen-year-old girlfriend, delays their connubial bliss by deciding to alphabetize their ... more »

Product Info Une vingtaine d'histoires, anecdotes et autres curiosités de l'imparable Alphonse Allais, père de la pataphysique et pharmacien déjanté. more »

Product Info 25 nouvelles histoires délicatement concoctées par Alphonse Allais, avec un goût prononcé pour l'humour et la caricature sociale. more »

The Right Man is the first inside account of a historic year in the Bush White House, by the presidential speechwriter credited with the phrase Axis of Evil. David Frum helped make international headlines when President George W. Bush's 2002 State of the Union address linked international terrorists ... more »

In twentieth-century African American fiction, music has been elevated to the level of religion primarily because of its Orphic, magical power to unsettle oppressive realities, to liberate the soul and to create, at least temporarily, a medium of freedom. This collection explores literary invocations ... more »

Product Info Mary is a very fastidious cleaning lady. She loves her job. Perhaps a little too much. more »

From the bestselling author of Generation X and Microserfs , comes the absurd and tender story of a hard-living movie producer and a former child beauty pageant contender who only find each other by losing themselves. Waking up in an L.A. hospital, John Johnson is amazed that it was the flu and not an ... more »

February 1964: The Beatles step onto the tarmac at JFK International Airport and turn the country on its head. It's the advent of rock and roll's uninterrupted reign, youthful rebellion, and overt teenage sex. It's also the deathblow for the pop music of another generation -- the songs of Pat Boone and ... more »

Wer kennt sie nicht, die Speerspitzen mütterlicher Erziehung? "Iss manierlich, schmatz nicht, sitz gerade!". Hier ist das ultimative Archiv für alle Sprüche, die wir uns von Kindesbeinen an von Muttern gefallen lassen müssen. Diese Enzyklopädie der mütterlichen Sprüche ist die ideale Zeitmaschine ... more »

Sally serait une fille bien de son temps si, quant aux conceptions de l'amour, la nature ne lui avait donné une âme d'un autre temps. Ceci au point que, dans le Paris contemporain, elle croit toujours dur comme fer au prince charmant des histoires de fées. Pour Sally, il n'y a pas de doute, quelque part ... more »