Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...and I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. After years of painstaking ... more »

[Strong Adult Content] He had a truck with flames painted up the sides, lots of country music, and a wife that was just plain terrified of him. Then he met Pulp Woman. Oly's days as a redneck-male-chauvinist pig were over. 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 »

She says: There is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn't ever feel like I'm just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly ... more »

Fans of David Sedaris and Bob Smith had better fasten their seat belts because Craig Chester is in the driver's seat. Thirteen hilarious all-true tales from his life growing up in the bible belt to starring in nine films prove that the average American life is anything but normal. more »

Warning: the truth can be shocking, seductive, offensive, outrageous...even disgusting! Are you perplexed by the mysteries of the universe, confounded by the workings of the human body, prone to pondering the great imponderables? At long last, the answers are here for every inquiring mind that's not ... more »

If you've ever been fired, you're in good company. That's what actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch discovered when she was fired by her idol Woody Allen (You look retarded). She confided her tale of woe to her friend Felicity Huffman, who made Annabelle laugh with her own stories. Annabelle realized ... more »

This latest work by critically acclaimed historian Jerrold Packard brings fresh light to the most horrifying chapter in the nation's history since the end of slavery itself. For most of the century following the Civil War, a quarter of the nation lived under Jim Crow, a system of legalized segregation ... more »

In 1999, Eric Garcia made his mark with one of the most striking mystery debuts of the year, Anonymous Rex, hailed as a dino-mite detective yarn by People, inventive and imaginative by USA Today , and a fresh and antic comic thriller by The Seattle Times . Now, with Casual Rex , the sharpest dinosaur ... more »

Foolish/Unfoolish is a collection of vibrant and honest reflections on love by R&B singer Ashanti. Ever since she was thirteen years old, Ashanti has kept journals of her poetry, thoughts, and ideas about life and love. Now, in this very personal collection, Ashanti presents her poems about love ... more »

' The scholarly discipline of Bullshit Studies has blossomed in the last several years, fertilized by a number of critical works on the subject and the growing importance of the issue across a wide range of professions. Now, best-selling author and lifelong practitioner Stanley Bing enters the field ... more »

Charon, the Ferryman of renown, was cruising slowly along the Styx one pleasant Friday morning not long ago, and as he paddled idly on he chuckled mildly to himself as he thought of the monopoly in ferriage which in the course of years he had managed to build up. more »