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Summary: "A manifesto that outlines the progressive vision, recent history and worldview-by the founder of The Young Turks and co-founder of Justice Democrats. The media can't stop talking about the gridlock in Washington, as if a handful of stubborn Republicans are the only thing standing between us and a fully-functional democracy. The reality is that our government was taken over by big business and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 320.973 UYGLancaster, Jen
Summary: The author attempts to act her age by trying her hand at investment-making, getting a mortgage, and obtaining life insurance, and describes the humorous results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LANCASTER, JEN LANRoach, Mary
Summary: Roach takes a magnifying glass to everyday life, exposing moments of hilarity in the mundane and revealing amusing musings about marriage, automated customer service, and mazelike bargain stories
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 ROAGeist, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 973.9240 GEIMiller, Larry
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regan 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0973 MILBlount, Roy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.927 BLOCodrescu, Andrei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA/St. Martin's Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.92 CODBuchwald, Art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817.54 BUCWaters, John
Summary: The visual artist behind such cult films as "Hairspray" traces his haphazard cross-country hitchhiking journey at the sides of a motley group of unsuspecting drivers, including a gentle farmer, an indie band, and the author's unexpected hero.--Publisher iinformation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WATERS, JOHN WATSedaris, David.
Summary: From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 SEDThurber, James
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Publisher / Publication Date: Modern Library 1994
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.52 THUQuinn, Colin
Summary: The comedian star of the one-man Broadway show "Red State, Blue State" lampoons the idiosyncrasies of the fifty states of the United States, sharing sharp-witted observations about their contradictory interpretations of the Constitution and a representative government.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 QUILancaster, Jen
Summary: Lancaster attempts to achieve cultural enlightenment, and bears witness to the hilarious missteps and genuine moments of inspiration she encounters along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LANCASTER, JEN LANSedaris, David.
Contents: A plague of tics -- Get yer ya-ya's out -- Next of kin -- Cyclops -- True detective -- The drama bug -- I like guys -- Ashes, parts 1 and 2 -- Naked.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time Warner Audiobooks 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Stories of crime and stories of miscommunication. There are funny moments, there are serious moments, there are suprising situations. Unless otherwise noted the stories are one hundred percent true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2003
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COMEDY/SPOKEN CRILancaster, Jen
Summary: Recounts the author's search for domestic bliss as she embraces the word of Martha Stewart and attempts to follow her in all things, from closet organization to stain removal, with laughably disastrous results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2013