false 2848 3454628 1600244874 9781600244872 28 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3454628.Holidays_on_Ice_Featuring_six_new_stories 3.83 76 as the diaries of a Macy's elf and the annals of two very competitive families, are Sedaris's tales of tardy trick-or-treaters ("Us and Them"); the difficulties of explaining the Easter Bunny to the French ("Jesus Shaves"); what to do when you've been locked out in a snowstorm ("Let It Snow"); the puzzling Christmas traditions of other nations ("Six to Eight Black Men"); what Halloween at the medical examiner's looks like ("The Monster Mash"); and a barnyard secret Santa scheme gone awry ("Cow and Turkey").

No matter what your favorite holiday, you won't want to miss celebrating it with the author who has been called "one of the funniest writers alive" (<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:STATE w:st="on">Economist</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE>).]]> 2849 3.96 264925 20138 2848 3.93 7344 1126 1997 527754 1570426333 9781570426339 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175550426m/527754.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175550426s/527754.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/527754.Barrel_Fever_and_Other_Stories 3.67 12 2849 3.96 264925 20138 2848 3.93 7344 1126 1994 4135 0446578843 9780446578844 834 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389009m/4135.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389009s/4135.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4135.I_Like_You_Hospitality_Under_the_Influence 4.06 5381 2848 3.93 7344 1126 2006 10175 078688696X 9780786886968 166 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166130618m/10175.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166130618s/10175.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10175.Wigfield_The_Can_Do_Town_That_Just_May_Not 3.52 1119 The world of Wigfield, as concocted by the brilliant Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, and Amy Sedaris (creators of the Comedy Central series Strangers with Candy), is somewhat reminiscent of the slice-of-life small-town humor of Christopher Guest's Waiting for Guffman. But instead of putting on a musical, as the Guffman folks did, the people of Wigfield busy themselves trying to acquire government handouts and stabbing each other to death. When the government rebuffs their efforts, based on the fact that they're not technically a town, they come up with a plan to get paid anyway. Wigfield's residents (as played by Colbert, Dinello, and Sedaris) are portrayed in a series of compellingly grotesque portraits by renowned designer and photographer Todd Oldham. The humor of the book--much like the town's mentality--is dense, as nearly every sentence contains one or several grimly hilarious references. Fans of feel-good whimsy are advised to navigate toward lighter fare but social pariahs, disgraced journalists, brooding malcontented sociopaths, and anyone who enjoys dark, twisted, and profoundly funny writing will find a home in Wigfield. --John Moe]]> 2848 3.93 7344 1126 6648 3.53 1201 186 6649 3.80 10729 2066 2004 4142 0822218275 9780822218272 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389022m/4142.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165389022s/4142.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4142.The_Book_of_Liz 3.54 472 2848 3.93 7344 1126 2849 3.96 264925 20138 2002 7168019 0641821581 9780641821585 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7168019-barrel-fever-and-beyond 4.33 3 2849 3.96 264925 20138 2848 3.93 7344 1126 1998 7134020 1565118189 9781565118188 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7134020-drive-by-comedy 0.0 0 13311 3.78 9211 821 15949 3.85 1214 190 2848 3.93 7344 1126 22782 3.83 3344 374 2003