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Here you can see what library staff are recommending and read a summary of each book.

How To Use:
  • Select a title link to find that book's library location and availability.
  • Select the Full Review link to read the entire summary and view the book cover, both in a popup window.
  • To read previous recommendations by category, pick a category from the table to the right.

List 1 - 5 of 5 records in Humor

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
-- also available in Book on CD format --
Julie Powell is a young New Yorker feeling lost in her life. She works at an unrewarding government job and lives in a run-down apartment. The one light in her life is ...
Full Review (October 2009)

The Cat Owner's Manual by David Brunner and Sam Stall
"Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on Lifetime Maintenance." At its simplest level, this book is a standard, reliable, pet-care guide like dozens of others. But the authors' unusual and humorous approach ...
Full Review (February 2006)

Non Campus Mentis by Professor Anders Henriksson
Whether feeling guilty or not, we’ve all indulged in the pleasure of laughing at the embarrassing bloopers of others. Such shameful fun continues in Non Campus Mentis - a hilariously inaccurate account ...
Full Review (April 2004)

Bob Hope: My Life in Jokes by Bob Hope with Linda Hope
How appropriate that this new book arrived in our library just a couple of days before Bob Hope's 100th birthday, Thursday, May 29th. Bob Hope, My Life in Jokes is one of ...
Full Review (November 2003)

Brush with the Law: The True Story of Law School Today at Harvard and Stanford by Jamie Marquart and Robert Byrnes
An irreverent and humorous look at law school, how to get admitted, survive the classes and land a job with a prestigious law firm. The book's two authors describe their experiences at ...
Full Review (December 2002)

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