Author: Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle is the story of ice-nine and just what it meant when the stuff got loost. With chill, deadpan humour the author spatters the targets of...

Jonathan Coe   Maxwell Sim seems to have hit rock bottom. Estranged from his father, newly divorced, unable to communicate with his only daughter, he realizes that while he may...

John Irving   'The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a...

Helen FieldingA dazzling urban satire of modern human relations?An iconic, tragic insight into the demise of the nuclear family?Or the confused ramblings of a pissed thirty-something?

Anne FadimanIn At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay—a beloved and hallowed literary tradition recognized for both its intellectual breadth...

The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the WorldA.J. JacobsPart memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious,...

Tzvia Ehrlich-KleinThis cheerful, inspiring book will introduce you to some of these wonderful people, from bus driver to housewife. Like its predecessor, this second volume of real-life vignettes opens a...

A Collector's Collection: Humorous & Uplifting Stories Told by One of Today's Top Fund-RaisersRabbi Chaim OrangeFor the past thirty-five years, Rabbi Chaim orange has traveled the world as an unofficial...

Modechai SchmutterA rabbi, a priest, and a minister walk into a bar. The bartender says, "What is this - some kind of joke?" No, the rabbi routinely hangs out with...

Keri SmithFor anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book that features a subversive collection...

Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a RelationshipSherry ArgovDiscover why men are attracted to strong, independent women with this straight-forward, accessible...

Sophie KinsellaWith the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism that have made her Shopaholic novels beloved international bestsellers, Sophie Kinsella delivers a hilarious new novel and an unforgettable new...