 | F*ck! I'm in My Twenties
Release Date: August 22, 2012F*ck! Everyone has that moment—the realization that adulthood has arrived, like a runaway train, and there's no getting out of its way. In attempt to express the contradictions and anxieties that come with being over-educated, minimally employed, mostly single, and on your own, Emma Koenig turned to the blogosphere. In this collection of her most popular posts from her blog of the same name (along with over 50% new material) Emma harnesses the power of illustrations, graphs, checklists, and flowcharts to explore this twenty-something life. ...
 |  | Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum Novels)
Release Date: June 22, 2010| Series: Stephanie Plum Novels (Book 2) Bestselling author Janet Evanovich’s wildly entertaining Stephanie Plum series is top of the charts!#1 New York Times * #1 Wall Street Journal#1 Los Angeles Times * #1 Entertainment Weekly#1 Publishers Weekly * #1 Dallas Morning News#1 USA Today * #1 BooksenseTHIS ONE’S DOUBLE THE FUNBounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie’s bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso—a suspiciously wealthy, working-class Trenton bo...
|  | The Portable Dorothy Parker (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Release Date: March 28, 2006| Series: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors. For this new twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers can be sure to find their favorite verse and stories. But a variety of fresh material has also been added to create a fuller, more authentic picture of her life's work. There are some stories new to the Portable, "Such a Pretty Little Picture," along with a selection of articles written for su...
|  | The Broom of the System: A Novel (Penguin Ink) (The Penguin Ink Series)
Release Date: June 29, 2010| Series: The Penguin Ink Series The "dazzling, exhilarating" (San Francisco Chronicle) debut novel from one of this century's most groundbreaking writers, The Broom of the System is an outlandishly funny and fiercely intelligent exploration of the paradoxes of language, storytelling, and reality. ...
|  | Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; Or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner
Release Date: May 1, 2012In Such a Pretty Fat, Jen Lancaster learned how to come to terms with her body. In My Fair Lazy, she expanded her mind. Now the New York Times bestselling author gives herself—and her generation—a kick in the X, by facing her greatest challenge to date: acting her age. Jen is finally ready to put away childish things (except her Barbie Styling Head, of course) and embrace the investment-making, mortgage-carrying, life-insurance-having adult she’s become. From getting a mammogram to volunteering at a halfway house, she tackles the grown-up activities...
|  | Awkward Family Pet Photos
Release Date: November 1, 2011The authors of the New York Times bestseller Awkward Family Photos are back with a hilarious tribute to the unbreakable and sometimes uncomfortable bond between people and their pets.There are few things more rewarding than having a pet. They love us unconditionally, shower us with attention, and because of them, we actually live longer. So, what can possibly be awkward about our animal BFFs? Well . . . nothing. In fact, we’re the awkward ones. We adore our pets, but let’s face it—sometimes L-O-V-E makes us go a little overboard. Like giving th...
|  | Three To Get Deadly: A Stephanie Plum Novel (Stephanie Plum Novels)
Release Date: June 22, 2010| Series: Stephanie Plum Novels Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum Novels Are“Suspenseful.”---Los Angeles Times“Terrific.”---San Francisco Chronicle“Irresistible.”---Kirkus Reviews“Thrilling.”---The Midwest Book Review“Hilariously Funny.”---USA Today“A blast of fresh air.”---The Washington Post“Inventive and fast-paced.”---The San Diego Union-Tribune“Superb.”---Detroit Free PressA “saintly” old candy store owner is on the lam---and bounty hunter extraordi...
|  | Zombies Hate Stuff
Publication Date: March 21, 2012Zombies hate clowns. They also hate hippies, not to mention zip-lines, penguins, moon penguins, nudists, weddings, sharing, and kittens. They really hate unicorns, and strangely don't mind Canadians. Each ghoulishly colorful painting reveals a funny and unexpected scene of zombie disgruntlement, cataloging the stuff that really riles up the walking dead (astronauts, rain, bagpipes, re-gifting, and more) with wit, humor, and, of course, brains. Zombies Hate Stuff offers an unexpected and irresistible perspective on the zombie apocalypse and the pop culture...
|  | The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel
Release Date: April 27, 2010Why did NPR’s popular librarian Nancy Pearl pick The Silver Linings Playbook as one of summer’s best reads for 2009?"Aawww shucks!” Pearl said. “I know that’s hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick’s heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile.”Meet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensur...
|  | The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories
Release Date: October 22, 1997From breathtaking stop-action animation to bittersweet modern fairy tales, filmmaker Tim Burton has become known for his unique visual brilliance -- witty and macabre at once. Now he gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children -- misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and the tragedy of these dark yet simple beings -- hopeful, hapless heroes who appeal to the ugly outsider in all of us, and let us laugh at a world we have long left behind ...
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