Celebrates the fiftieth birthday of the rambunctious Great Dane with a collection of "Marmaduke" cartoons from the past half century, along with commentary by the cartoonist on the development of the character and the strip.

"112 cartoons demonstrating the tail-wagging, tongue-dragging, laugh-inducing life of dogs"--P. [4] of cover.

From Lewis Black, comes a ferociously funny perspective about his least favorite holiday, Christmas.

Acclaimed non-fiction author David Sedaris presents a collection of animal-themed essays.

Comedy veterans, Penn Jillette and Paul Provenza, use their insider status and invite over 100 of their closest friends to reminisce, analyze, deconstruct and deliver their own versions of the world's dirtiest joke. The joke is an old burlesque routine too extreme to be performed in public. It's called The Aristocrats.

"Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle, George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, Conan O'Brien to Louis C. K.--comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff presents a century of fascinating rebels, forgotten stars, and characters on the precipice of fame in this essnetial history of American comedy."--Book jacket....

Offers a collection of humorous stories on such topics as hunting, fishing, and horseback riding.

The author provides tongue-in-cheek advice on what he considers to be manliness, such as beating up on other men, groping women, disciplining children more violently, and becoming a more efficient communicator of road rage.