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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.
    Book, 2016New York : 37 Ink / Atria, 2016.
  • 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.
    Book, 2014New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014. — 813.54 HANDLER
  • Eats, Shoots & Leaves

    the Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

    Truss, Lynne
    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…
    Book, 2004New York : Gotham Books, 2004, c2003. — 428.2 TRUSS
  • A Walk in the Woods

    Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

    Bryson, Bill
    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.
    Book, 1998New York : Broadway Books, c1998. — 917.4 BRYSON
  • Born a Crime

    Stories From a South African Childhood

    Noah, Trevor, 1984-
    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…
    Book, 2016New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2016. — 791.459 NOAH
  • Shares the author's favorite diary entries, providing a look into the mind of a comic genius.
    Book, 2017New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2017. — 814.54 SED
  • 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.
    Book, 2015New York : Crown Archetype, [2015] — 791.092 KALING
  • Grunt

    the Curious Science of Humans at War

    Roach, Mary,
    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…
    Book, 2016New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2016] — 355.0709 R53g
  • A cultural examination of the ways in which the media influences self-perception, and discusses how society still needs to do better.
    Book, 2014New York : Harper Perennial, [2014] — 814.6 GAY
  • 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…
    Book, 2015New York : Penguin Press, 2015. — 646.77 ANS
  • 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,…
    Book, 2017New York : Gallery Books, 2017. — BIO HADDISH
  • Straight Outta Crawley

    Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being

    Ranganathan, Romesh,
    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…
    Book, 2019London : Corgi, 2019.
  • Sick in the Head

    Conversations About Life and Comedy

    Apatow, Judd, 1967-
    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…
    Book, 2015New York : Random House, [2015] — 792.76 APATOW
  • Furiously Happy

    {a Funny Book About Horrible Things}

    Lawson, Jenny, 1973-
    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.
    Book, 2015New York : Flatiron Books, 2015. — 921 LAWSON
  • 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.
    Book, 2017New York : Picador, 2017. — 809 KOUL 2017