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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
All the Way to the Gallows	David Drake	This is a collection of humorous stories in all the various configurations of humor; light, dark and most everything in between. They range between sci fi and fantasy and there is many a good read a…	OL1000123W
The book of Bebb	Frederick Buechner	Pulitzer Prize finalist Frederick Buechner's quartet of outrageously witty, inspirational Bebb novels in one volume.	OL12918W
The Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain	Charles Neider,Mark Twain	Curing a cold -- Aurelia's unfortunate young man -- Information for the million -- The killing of Julius Caesar "localized" -- Lucretia Smith's soldier -- A touching story of George Washington's boyh…	OL15289884W
The Portable Mark Twain	Bernard Augustine De Voto,Mark Twain	Contents: Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County from A Tramp Abroad from Old Times on the Mississippi Private History of a Campaign that Failed from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Co…	OL15290077W
The Mark Twain anthology	Shelley Fisher Fishkin	Brings together the words of over 60 writers, from Twain's earliest reviews to today, probing the many facets of his incomparable humor, his revolutionary use of vernacular language, his exploration …	OL15882933W
I found this funny	Michael Chabon,Judd Apatow,Dan Chaon,Judd Apatow	Apatow shares a collection of "writing from all disciplines-- short stories, poetry, essays, humor writing, journalism, memoir, cartoons, sketches, and even television pilots." Most were selected for…	OL16190015W
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls	David Sedaris	From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the A…	OL16921842W
Marvin composes a tea	Judith Hunt	A collection of humorous stories.	OL16995164W
A Hologram For The King	Dave Eggers	"In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and fin…	OL17419198W
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Related Readings	Mark Twain,Eddy L. Harris,Maud Parrish,Rita Dove,Langston Hughes,William Stafford,Daniel Fisher,Selma Lagerlöf	Contains: [Adventures of Huckleberry Finn](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL53908W/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn)/ Mark Twain -- from Life on the Mississippi / Mark Twain -- The Negro speaks of …	OL17901897W
The Irish wine trilogy	Dick Wimmer	"Through three comic novels that span ten years and two continents, Dick Wimmer's Irish Wine Trilogy follows the misadventures of brilliant Irish painter Seamus Boyne; his old friend, Gene Hagar; his…	OL1800852W
Out of the closet and nothing to wear	Lesléa Newman	This collection of humorous stories starring Leslea Newman and her butch, Flash, who live in Lesbianville, U.S.A., is based on her popular column, which has run in lesbian and gay periodicals all ove…	OL18175038W
Your favorite Seuss	Dr. Seuss	A compilation of more than a dozen previously published Dr. Seuss books, plus essays by nine authors and other book lovers, including Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss.	OL1898274W
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Judith Viorst	On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.	OL1932036W
A heaping helping of Amelia Bedelia	Peggy Parish	Four previously published stories featuring the extremely literal-minded Amelia Bedelia, as well as related activities and recipes.	OL1932933W
The fruited plain	Alvin B. Kernan	"The beleaguered Joad family of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath struggled in an era of disappointed dreams and empty pockets. But how might the grandchildren of that Dust Bowl generation fare in today's …	OL1939900W
Calypso	David Sedaris	Personal essays share the author's adventures after buying a vacation house on the Carolina coast and his reflections on middle age and mortality.	OL19751285W
Bravo, Amelia Bedelia!	Herman Parish	From the time she is sent to pick up the guest conductor, Amelia Bedelia's normal confusion causes quite an uproar at the school concert.	OL1984634W
The sentimental calendar	Stimson, Frederic Jesup	x, 280 p. 21 cm	OL2000718W
Heroes and villians	Lemony Snicket,Cathy Camper,Jack Gantos,Jon Scieszka,Sharon Creech,Deborah Hopkinson,Laurie Halse Anderson,Eugene Yelchin,Ingrid Law,Pam Muñoz Ryan,Christopher Healy,Christopher Healy,Jeff Stokely	Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring eleven of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids workin…	OL20056431W