wit and humor

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Would you rather--?

super secrets!
2010
A collection of more than three hundred "would you rather" questions designed to provoke discussions of boys, celebrities and pop culture, school, friends and enemies, and other topics.

Spy vs spy

Danger! Intrigue! Stupidity!
2009
Presents a collection of wordless comics in which the Black Spy and the White Spy engage in ridiculous and humorous antics of intrigue and deception to get the upper hand on each other.

Ounce, dice, trice

2009
Poems and illustrations by Alastair Reid help children and adults recognize the silly, wondrous, and nonsensical nature of words.

Someone could win a polar bear

1970
A collection of humorous poetry for children.

American political cartoons

the evolution of a national identity, 1754-2010
2011
A look at the history of political cartoons in the United States, including examples from Benjamin Franklin through the present day.

UFOs, JFK, and Elvis

conspiracies you don't have to be crazy to believe
2000
Richard Belzer attempts to uncover the facts behind a variety of government conspiracies, including who really killed JFK, what really happened at Roswell, and what American astronauts really found on the moon.

The insanity defense

the complete prose
2007
Contains humorous essays written by Woody Allen in the 1960s and 70s for "The New Yorker" and other magazines, featuring the complete texts of his bestsellers "Getting Even," "Without Feathers," and "Side Effects.".

Yeah, I said it

2004
Comedian Wanda Sykes presents essays on such topics as George W. Bush's presidency, racism, marriage, women, drinking, football, and Native American mascots.

Funny you should say that

amusing remarks from Cicero to the Simpsons
2006
Contains over 5,000 humorous remarks, quips, and observations about such topics as appearance, sex, work, money, education, morality, the arts, sports, alcohol, travel, and more.

The bad book

2007
A series of vignettes that mixes illustration and photography with puppets and features the little characters Bad Guy and his buddies Liar and Meanie.

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