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• The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

  Rae, Issa,

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  a collection of humorous essays on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and Black as cool. Also available as an eAudiobook.

• Uganda Be Kidding Me

  Handler, Chelsea

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  In this uproarious collection, Chelsea Handler answers your most frequently asked traveler's questions, hot travel trips, and travel etiquette, none of which should be believed.

• Eats, Shoots & Leaves

  the Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

  Truss, Lynne

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  In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful and necessary things they are. This is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Walk in the Woods

  Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

  Bryson, Bill

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  Bryson share his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail with a childhood friend. The two encounter eccentric characters, a blizzard, getting lost, and rude yuppies along the way. Also available as an eBook.

• Born a Crime

  Stories From a South African Childhood

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  Trevor Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Theft by Finding

  Diaries (1977-2002)

  Sedaris, David,

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  Shares the author's favorite diary entries, providing a look into the mind of a comic genius.

• Why Not Me?

  Kaling, Mindy

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  The star of "The Mindy Project" presents a collection of personal essays, observations, fears, and advice on everything from prisoner fan mail to celebrity interactions. Downloadable formats are also available.

• Grunt

  the Curious Science of Humans at War

  Roach, Mary,

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  The best-selling author of Gulp and Stiff explores the science of keeping humans healthy and focused in the extreme environments of war, drawing on interviews with doctors, uniform designers, trainers and weapons testers to illuminate how soldiers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Feminist

  Essays

  Gay, Roxane,

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  A cultural examination of the ways in which the media influences self-perception, and discusses how society still needs to do better.

• Modern Romance

  Ansari, Aziz, 1983-

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  The acclaimed comedian teams up with a New York University sociologist to explore the nature of modern relationships, evaluating how technology is shaping contemporary relationships and considering the differences between courtships of the past and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Black Unicorn

  Haddish, Tiffany, 1979-

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  The Last Black Unicorn is more than a side-splittingly hilarious collection of essays--it's a memoir of the struggles of one woman who came from nothing and nowhere. A woman who was able to achieve her dreams by reveling in her pain and awkwardness,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Straight Outta Crawley

  Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

  Ranganathan, Romesh,

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  At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's holiday camp talent competition, smashing the other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo.The gig went so well that Romesh retired his comic genius for 22…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sick in the Head

  Conversations About Life and Comedy

  Apatow, Judd, 1967-

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  Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Furiously Happy

  {a Funny Book About Horrible Things}

  Lawson, Jenny, 1973-

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  The popular blogger presents a humorous and candid memoir about her lifelong battle with severe depression and anxiety, discussing how embracing both the flawed and the beautiful parts of life have enabled her to find joy in outrageous ways.

• One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

  Koul, Scaachi,

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  In One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, Scaachi Koul deploys her razor sharp humor to share all the fears, outrages, and mortifying moments of her life.