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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Mark Twain, unsanctified newspaper reporter	James Edward Caron	"A fresh perspective on the early years of Samuel Clemens's career as a writer and newspaper reporter. Caron examines Clemens's developing comic voice in his journalism in Nevada and San Francisco, t…	OL11892255W
Autobiography of Will Rogers	Donald Day	In a selection of Rogers' own words, lassoed together by Day, Will Rogers tells how he became the spokesman and the watchdog for the inarticulate public in a period of dramatic change in American lif…	OL1190300W
House of cards	David Ellis Dickerson	An original and hilarious memoir by an ex–greeting card writer, virgin fundamentalist, and This American Life contributor that chronicles how, in the belly of the "social expression" industry, he lea…	OL13841453W
Credos and curios	James Thurber	21 previously uncollected pieces, including 3 short stories and 7 profiles of fellow-craftsmen. Foreword by Helen Thurber.	OL14857133W
A political biography of Henry Fielding	J. A. Downie	Although scholars agree that Henry Fielding subscribed to Revolution Principles, existing accounts of his political ideas are insufficiently aware of the ways in which the various strands of Whig pol…	OL15569553W
Let's pretend this never happened (a mostly true memoir)	Jennie Goodrich	When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opport…	OL16416065W
Maps Of My Life	Guy Browning	A travel memoir, which revisits the richly comic highways, byways and unpaved tracks of the author's unusually peripatetic early years, peopled with unforgettable relatives, friends and foe such as t…	OL17492430W
Let's Pretend This Never Happened	Jenny Lawson	When Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, however, open up an opport…	OL17779408W
Diary of a Pilgrimage	Jerome Klapka Jerome	While it is beyond doubt that Jerome K. Jerome is most well known for his comic masterpiece Three Men in a Boat, the range of his other literary achievements is staggering. Journalist, playwright and…	OL1793127W
The value of humor	Spencer Johnson	One in a series of works which demonstrate the importance of various values. In this work a biography of Will Rogers illustrates the value of humor.	OL1864123W
Will Rogers	Mary Malone	Follows the private and public life of the humorist and social critic, from his childhood in Oklahoma through his years as a cowboy to his rise to fame as an entertainer.	OL1924149W
Dear Mark Twain	R. Kent Rasmussen	Letters from readers to Mark Twain, offering a glimpse into the lives of nineteenth century fans; with comments from the author.	OL19964915W
The Man Who Japed	Philip K. Dick	The Man Who Japed is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1956. Although one of Dick's lesser-known novels, it features several of the ideas and themes that r…	OL2172477W
Naked	David Sedaris	Naked, published in 1997, is a collection of essays by American humorist David Sedaris. The book details Sedaris’ life, from his unusual upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, to his b…	OL2693098W
How to be really funny	Mark Stolzenberg	Explains how to amuse any audience, using such classic principles of comedy as pantomime, slapstick, and improvisation. Includes photographs of famous comics from Chaplin and Jack Benny to Lucille Ba…	OL41265W
Tom Sawyer Abroad, Tom Sawyer Detective and Other Stories Etc. Etc.	Mark Twain	Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg. No, he wasn't. It on…	OL54013W
Spike	Norma Farnes	Spike's manager for thirty-six years, looks from his childhood in India and his ongoing battle with depression, to his numerous affairs and his heartening struggles for many varied causes.	OL5785682W
Autobiography of a fat bride	Laurie Notaro	The author of the New York Times bestseller The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club tackles her biggest challenge yet: grown-up life.In Autobiography of a Fat Bride, Laurie Notaro tries painfully to m…	OL5853603W
I love everybody, and other atrocious lies	Laurie Notaro	This is a collection of essays about events that occurred in Notaro's life told in her own style of humor. If you'd like to read the semi-autobiographical tales of a middle aged woman then this is t…	OL5853606W
Will Rogers	C. W. Campbell	A biography of the Oklahoma cowboy of Indian descent who became a well-known star of stage and screen and a noted humorist.	OL6554655W