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All the Way to the Gallows 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 Complete Humorous Sketches and Tales of Mark Twain 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 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 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
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls 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
A Hologram For The King 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
The Irish wine trilogy 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
A heaping helping of Amelia Bedelia 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
Calypso 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
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Politically Correct Bedtime Stories James Finn Garner [link text][1]From Cinderella rejecting unrealistic ideas of feminine beauty, to the Three Little Pigs arming themselves and overthrowing their imperialist wolf oppressors, all right-minded people wi… OL2272532W
Bream gives me hiccups & other stories Bream gives me hiccups & other stories Jesse Eisenberg Taking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups moves from contemporary L.A. to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into… OL24251972W
Selected stories Selected stories Ring Lardner This collection brings together twenty-one of Lardner's best pieces, including the six Jack Keefe stories that comprise You Know Me, Al, as well as such familiar favorites as "Alibi Ike," "Some Like … OL3101089W
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg and other essays and stories (17 works) The man that corrupted Hadleyburg and other essays and stories (17 works) Mark Twain The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg My Debut as a Literary Person The 1,000,000 Bank-Note The Esquimau Maiden's Romance My First Lie, and How I Got Out of It The Belated Russian Passport Tw… OL413435W
Novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad / Tom Sawyer Detective) Novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad / Tom Sawyer Detective) Mark Twain dfdf OL413670W
Full House Full House Janet Evanovich Filled with Evanovich’s trademark style and wit, Full House is romantic suspense with a twist . . — Polo instructor Nicholas Kaharcheck senses danger the minute he sees Billie Pearce. She represents … OL48050W
Velcome Velcome O'Malley, Kevin An illustrated collection of scary stories with humorous endings, featuring such elements as a boy being followed home by a coffin, a rapping noise in a haunted house, and strange intruders at the fr… OL495081W
The noctambulists & other fictions The noctambulists & other fictions Peter Spielberg "FC2 veteran Peter Spielberg returns with The Noctambulists & Other Fictions, a collection of spare, deadpan tales in which life's absurdity acts as a gateway to an even more confounding reality. Her… OL5358262W
The Celebrated Jumping Frog and Other Stories The Celebrated Jumping Frog and Other Stories Mark Twain The celebrated jumping frog -- The man that corrupted Hadleyburg -- A fable -- The story of the good little boy -- The story of the bad little boy -- The £1,000,000 bank note -- Jim Baker's blu… OL53917W
Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving 1891 edition,g.p.putnam,a legendof the kaatskill mountains, by washington irving, fiction OL63995W
Men and Cartoons Men and Cartoons Jonathan Lethem Jonathan Lethem's new collection of stories is a feast for his fans and the perfect introduction for new readers--nine fantastic, amusing, poignant tales written in a dizzying variety of styles, as L… OL74407W
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