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xiv, 216 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"No comedian could have written the joke this election cycle has been. The punch line is too ridiculous (whoever the punch line is going to be). Or, as celebrated political satirist, journalist, and diehard Republican P. J. O'Rourke put it in his endorsement of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton: "America is experiencing the most severe outbreak of mass psychosis since the Salem witch trials of 1692." In his latest book, P.J. brings his critical...
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For the first time since his bestselling Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, Franken trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene. Now, the "master of political humor" (Washington Post) destroys the myth of liberal bias in the media and exposes how the Right shamelessly tries to deceive the rest of us. No one is spared as Al uses the Right's own words against them: not Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Roger Ailes, the entire Fox...
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114 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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"When the decorated Captain of the great ship Glory descends the gangplank for the final time, a new leader, a man with a yellow feather in his hair, vows to step forward. Though he has no experience, no knowledge of nautical navigation or maritime law, and though he has often remarked he doesn't much like boats, he solemnly swears to shake things up. Together with his band of petty thieves and confidence men known as the Upskirt Boys, the Captain...
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xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"One of our most beloved comedians takes on our least-beloved President--star of The View Joy Behar hits Trump where it hurts the most in this hilarious alphabetical guide to everything that's wrong with the Orange One"--
"The brilliant and outspoken star of The View -- and one of our most beloved comedians -- hits the most unpopular president ever elected where it hurts (and makes us laugh and cheer) in this hilarious alphabetical guide to everything...
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xxv, 307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Before Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, and "Doonesbury," there was Art Buchwald. For more than fifty years, from 1950 to 2006, his Pulitzer Prize-winning column of political satire and biting wit made him one of the most widely read American humorists and a popular player in the Washington of Ethel and Ted Kennedy, Ben Bradlee, and Katharine Graham. Dean Acheson, former U.S. Secretary of State, called Buchwald the "greatest satirist in...
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viii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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It's not enough to be right, these days -- especially when you're not left. To survive, the right must learn how to express nonliberal principles as effectively as possible, and persuade others of their point of view. It is an art that demands patience, research, humor, understanding, creative thinking, learning from your opponent and even mimicking their tactics. In How to Be Right, Gutfeld reveals the strategies that have helped him keep a steady...
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x, 230 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
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English
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From the host of television's comedy-punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23 hours of your day. This book contains all of the opinions that Stephen doesn't have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast, his most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on The American Family, Race, Religion, Sex, Sports, and many more topics, conveniently arranged in chapter form. Stephen addresses why Hollywood is destroying America by inches,...
14) Hamlet 2
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When his Tucson, AZ school's theater department is threatened to be cut, failed-actor-turned-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz writes a play that he hopes will solve everything. He decides to write a sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet. Now, the drama department will stage one of the most politically incorrect musical extravaganzas ever seen. Dana and his class will put it all on the line for a night of conflict and controversial.
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unnumbered pages, 344 pages : chiefly illustrations (some colour) ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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"This is the first time Pogo has been complete and in chronological order anywhere -- with all 104 Sunday strips from these two years presented in lush full color for the first time since their original appearance in Sunday newspaper sections. Edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds, with supplementary features by comics historians R.C. Harvey, Maggie Thompson, and Evanier." --
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Actor John Lithgow wields a satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few years in politics. He takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's own line drawings, the poems draw inspiration from A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear,...
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Dumpty volume 1
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English
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"Following the great success of his New York Times bestseller DUMPTY, comes award-winning actor and national bestselling author John Lithgow's next book of satirical poetry chronicling Trump and his administration--with poems of the impeachment and beyond"--
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310 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A different kind of White House memoir, presidential speechwriter David Litt's comic account of his years spent working with Barack Obama and his reflection on Obama's legacy in the age of Trump. Like many twentysomethings, David Litt frequently embarrassed himself in front of his boss's boss. Unlike many twentysomethings, Litt's boss's boss was President Obama. At age twenty-four, Litt became one of the youngest White House speechwriters in history....
20) Amongst the liberal elite: the road trip exploring societal inequities soliidified by Trump (RESIST)
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156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Based on the successful McSweeney's column, Amongst the Liberal Elite takes readers on a cross-country road trip with Alex and Michael, romantic partners whose voices will resonate with fans of shows such as Portlandia, Parks and Recreation, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The couple decides to use their tax refund to reconnect with their fellow Americans via a cross-country road trip and, more specifically,...
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