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Humourous fictionAnthologies, Biography, Customs and cultures, Literature biography, Humour, Essays
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Essays about life in the American South by the author of popular memoirs like All Over but the Shoutin' (DB…
46142). The seventy-two essays, many of which originally appeared in Southern Living magazine, are broken down into categories of "Home," "Table," "Place," "Craft," and "Spirit."2015
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Twenty-five essays from comedic magician about the theme of holidays and what they mean to atheists. Jillette also discusses being…
a celebrity and atheist in a culture that he claims places a high value on religious beliefs. Strong language. 2012
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Stories from author Eric Dregni about his experiences as the Director of the Italian Concordia Language Village in northern Minnesota. Adult
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Humourous fiction, Short stories, Indigenous peoples fictionHumour, Essays, Arts and entertainment, Indigenous peoples, Anthologies, Women biography
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Artfully blending sly humor, social commentary, and meditations on love and loss, Midge uses insight as an act of resistance…
when she writes about her identity as a Native woman in America. These slices of life provide commentary on popular culture, media, feminism, and the complications of identity, race, and politics. Adult. Unrated
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Wherever he is, David Rakoff is a fish out of water. Whether impersonating Sigmund Freud in a department store window…
during the holidays, climbing an icy mountain in cheap loafers, playing an evil modeling agent on a daytime soap opera, or learning primitive survival skills in the wilds of New Jersey, Rakoff doesn't belong. Nor does he try to. Still, he continually finds himself off in the far-flung hinterlands of our culture, notebook or microphone in hand, hoping to conjure that dyed-in-the-wool New York condescension. Adult. Some descriptions of sex. Some strong language. Some violence
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The political dilemma of Ireland; the state of faith in England; the charms of the Beggar's Opera; the importance of…
puns . . . This selection gathers together some of Swift's most brilliant prose, from high politics to social gossip, from savage tirades to lighthearted social satire. In addition to his classic essays, the collection includes several of Swift's letters to Alexander Pope and other great thinkers of the age.