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Vendor: G. K. Chesterton
The Flying Inn
The beloved G.K. Chesterton presents a well-crafted and joyous work of political fantasy about a small group of rebels who rail against the government's attempt to impose prohibition in England.Humphrey Pump, a pub owner, accompanied by Captain Patrick Dalroy, a flamboyant giant with a...- $16.95
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Vendor: Mark Twain
The Mysterious Stranger
An unfinished novella that Mark Twain worked on periodically from roughly 1890 until his death in 1910. The body of the work is a serious social commentary addressing Twain's ideas of the Moral Sense and the ''damned human race.'' Published posthumously in 1916 by...- $8.99
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Vendor: Lazarillo De Tormes
The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes; His Fortunes and Adversities
2014 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Appearing for the first time in 1554, this short, mordantly satiric narrative of a small boy's adventures established the literary genre of the picaresque novel and introduced...- $9.95
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Vendor: Alison Lurie
Truth and Consequences
Over the years, Alison Lurie has earned a devoted readership for her satiric wit and storytelling acumen. With Truth and Consequences, described by the New Yorker as "a comedy of adultery with a comedy of academia thrown in," Lurie returns with a modern social...- $22.00
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Vendor: Dolly Gray Landon
The At-Your-Beck Felicity Conveyor: a Novel of Sin & Retribution
Author: Dolly Gray LandonISBN-13: 9798218468620Publisher: 7th Species PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2024Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d- $17.99
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Vendor: Tom Norton
Pink Eye
Have you ever felt like you're being watched? You're not paranoid. Alien eyeballs are on you right now."BRILLIANT..." "FUNNY..." "AN ABSOLUTE HOOT..."Bobby Tucker hates Doctor Albert. Not dislikes him. HATES him.He can't understand how a scientist could be so stupid.When Albert, an astrophysicist, discovers...- $19.99
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Vendor: Brendan Terrick
Debrand's Invite
Trying to make amends for an outburst blasted at a bus driver the Friday before sets off a day of unfortunate occurrences.With Debrand unaware of an impending invite from an alien with hopes of enrolling Debrand as an emissary was the furthest idea from...- $32.99
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Vendor: Scott Colby
Death in Etobicoke and Other Humorous Tales
Death in Etobicoke is an eclectic collection of humorous stories, which are clearly valued by intelligent readers with a keen sense of humour. That sounds like you, doesn't it?In this book, journalist and best-selling author Scott Colby focused on two themes: The first is...- $9.88
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Vendor: H. G. Wells
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
Although Sir Isaac Harman didn't think much of the suffragette movement, his female employees certainly did, and he thought it prescient that he too should do his bit for women's rights. His wife totally agreed, so he locked her up. However, this gesture was...- $26.99
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Vendor: H. G. Wells
You Can't Be Too Careful
"You Can't Be Too Careful" is a novel written by H. G. Wells and first published in 1941. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary....- $23.99
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Vendor: H. G. Wells
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump
Contained within this volume is a collection of writings by George Boon, painstakingly selected and edited by H. G. Wells for inclusion in The Times newspaper. Chapters include: "The Back Of Miss Bathwick And George Boon", "Being The First Chapter Of 'The Mind Of...- $19.99
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Vendor: Yannick Thoraval
The Current
Commended by judges of the prestigious Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, The Current is the story of a man's obsession with overcoming the forces of nature. At all costs. When the president of a sinking tropical island calls on the world's most ingenious entrepreneurs to...- $14.95
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Vendor: William Leigh
Brain-damaged America
Seemingly endless speculation on the chain of events that drove the once great nation of America into the dustbin of history. How agitated pockets of extreme right-wing idiocy went suddenly viral, insanity gone airborne, eventually infecting large sections of the population.Now at long last...- $8.99
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Vendor: Warona Jay
The Grand Scheme of Things
Two unlikely friends hatch an extraordinary scheme to expose the theater world in this wildly entertaining and sharply observed debut novel exploring perception, redemption, and how success shapes us all. Meet Relebogile Naledi Mpho Moruakgomo. Or, for short, Eddie: an aspiring playwright who dreams...- $27.99
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Vendor: Astrid Dahl
The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey
A propulsive page-turning thriller following the hit reality TV show Garden State Goddesses where secrets are uncovered, intense rivalries surface, and a startling murder propels a producer on a riveting quest for the truth. Meet the Garden State Goddesses, the cast of Huzzah's third...- $17.99
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Vendor: Maximilienne Montana
Descending Angels
Author: Maximilienne MontanaISBN-13: 9798227115928Publisher: Maximilienne MontanaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/27/2024Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d- $7.99
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Vendor: Jess Simms
Cryptid Bits
The brownies are on strike. A dragon is running for the State House of Representatives. And hipsters of all species want to live in the Fairy District.This is the story of cryptids and humans living in the same world, one where it's not as...- $10.00
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Vendor: Zdeněk Zenny K. Sadloň
The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk During the World War, Book One
Josef Svejk [sh-vake] is a fictitious Czech veteran of the Austro-Hungarian army. After the outbreak of World War One, he's drafted back into the army as cannon fodder to die for an Emperor he despises.In Book One, Jaroslav Hasek paints a picture of a...- $17.99
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Vendor: Jason Taylor
Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy
What do democracy and doughnuts have in common? Nothing in the middle. Owls, Doughnuts, and Democracy is the satirical adventures of an outspoken millennial woman with a colourful past named Bea, who, with a motley coalition spanning the political spectrum, puts the middle back...- $25.62
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Vendor: Tony Tulathimutte
Rejection: Fiction
""Rejection is unrelentingly brutal and gut-bustingly funny and spares no one--not you, not me. Tulathimutte is a pervert and a madman and a stone-cold genius."" --Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other PartiesFrom the Whiting and O. Henry-winning author of Private Citizens...- $45.99
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Vendor: Davy Pepperidge
North Pole Inc.
A critique of capital set within the world of the North Pole. At the end of the second world war, tragic events in the North Pole force Santa's "Christmas Mission" from a non-profit to a for-profit venture, upending everything the elves ever knew. Willie...- $9.99
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Vendor: Clem Fiorentino
The Quintessents
THERE'S WEIRD THERE'S WILD AND THEN THERE'S THE QUINTESSENTS Get ready for the ride of your life And all of your other lives - Past, Parallel, and Future. This story defies description. Fast-paced, tightly written, genre-jumping, gender-bending, lexicon-enhancing and rife with puns, prayers, poetry,...- $22.99
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Vendor: M. C. Ward
Sitting on a Horse Facing Backwards
Wardy recently made two-thirds of a class cry, has just been given a final warning for teaching while drunk, received a rejection letter putting the kibosh on his plans to become an Army officer and his Spanish girlfriend has left him, without him realising...- $11.99
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Vendor: Caitlin Rozakis
The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association
Two parents and their recently-bitten-werewolf daughter try to fit into a privileged New England society of magic aristocracy. But deadly terrors await them - ancient prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies and the PTA bake sale. From the NYT-besetselling author of Dreadful, Big Little...- $17.99
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Vendor: Irina Kova
Glamourati
In this fast-moving novel Glamourati Irina Kova has created a satirical and perceptive picture of contemporary high society. The story follows the romantic journey of a Russian model, Natasha (Tash) Romanov, and an English aristocrat, Ben Spencer, as they struggle to bridge the social...- $9.99
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Vendor: Irina Kova
Glamourati
In this fast-moving novel Glamourati Irina Kova has created a satirical and perceptive picture of contemporary high society. The story follows the romantic journey of a Russian model, Natasha (Tash) Romanov, and an English aristocrat, Ben Spencer, as they struggle to bridge the social...- $16.99
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Vendor: Sanjena Sathian
Goddess Complex
From the author of Gold Diggers, a biting examination of millennial adulthood, the often fraught conversations around fertility and reproduction, and the painful quest to forge an identity Sanjana Satyananda is trying to recover her life. It's been a year since she walked out...- $29.00
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Vendor: Lauren Willig
The Author's Guide to Murder
""A pure delight from start to finish! Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart." --Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5BAgatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty...- $45.95
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Vendor: Brad Abdul
Death's Successor
Following hard on the footsteps of Gaiman and Pratchett's Good Omens Brad Abdul rushes headlong into a madcap, satirical masterpiece of supernatural misfortune. Brian is tapped by Gabrielle, the Archangel of Death, to find a worthy successor before she succumbs to a mortal wound...- $16.95
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Vendor: Edward St Aubyn
The Patrick Melrose Novels: Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk, at Last
A beautiful Contemporary Classics hardcover omnibus edition of all five Patrick Melrose novels, one of the greatest fiction cycles of our time Edward St. Aubyn chronicled the life of Patrick Melrose in five short novels that paint a harrowing and darkly hilarious portrait of...- $50.00
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Vendor: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The I.O.U.
"Non-fiction is a form of literature that lies half-way between fiction and fact."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, The I.O.U. (1920)The I.O.U. by F. Scott Fitzgerald was written early in his professional career, submitted to Harper's Bazaar magazine in 1920, and rejected. The story, published posthumously, offers...- $5.49
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Vendor: Mark Twain
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
"A jury of inquest was impaneled, and after due deliberation and inquiry they returned the inevitable American verdict which has been so familiar to our ears all the days of our lives-'NOBODY TO BLAME." -The Gilded Age, (1873) The Gilded Age: A Tale of...- $39.99
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Vendor: John Kendrick Bangs
Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream
Complete digitally restored reprint (facsimile handmade reproduction) of the original edition of 1907 with excellent resolution and outstanding readability. Illustrated by Albert Levering with 33 pictures."Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream" is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1907 and published by...- $10.40
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Vendor: Ring Jr. Lardner
Haircut
This early work by Ring Lardner was originally published in 1925 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'Haircut' is a dark satire about moral blindness. Ring Lardner was born in Niles, Michigan in 1885. He studied engineering at the...- $19.99
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Vendor: Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen takes a satirical swipe at the gothic novel in this classic book bursting with sly subversive wit. 'Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin Amis Catherine Morland is a young girl with a very active imagination. Her...- $17.99
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Vendor: Rebekah Spivey
Marigolds in Boxes
The founder of Chanceville, Indiana, Arnold Chance, had planted only marigolds in his window boxes since the town was incorporated in 1845. Legend has it he liked the no-nonsense colors of those flowers. The tradition continued long after Arnold died in 1908. His flower...- $24.99
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Vendor: Asia MacKay
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage
Two former serial killers trying to keep their past buried realize that old habits die hard in this sharp, compulsive thriller. I wasn't smashing the patriarchy; I was killing it. Literally. Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for...- $30.00
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Vendor: Michael S. a. Graziano
The Divine Farce
"A Dante/Beckett reduction of human struggle to its lowest common denominator."--Michael Mirolla, author of The Formal Logic of Emotion and Berlin"One of the most original and thought-provoking stories I have ever read...true literary art...Not a word is wasted in this masterpiece. Yes, I call...- $14.95
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Vendor: Thomas Cannon
Parts of Me
In this tidy collection of short stories, Thomas Cannon delves into the messy world of relationships. Jason is a man that has never met a commitment that he didn't run from but falls in love with a woman that has dedicated her life to...- $12.99
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Vendor: Mark Thomas
Next to Ewe
Davin Chaney is NOT a private detective, he's proprietor of a sleazy 1970s paralegal service, and spends most of his time delivering reno-viction notices for rapacious landlords. But Davin's plaza-mate knows that he owns a gun, and asks for his help when a beloved...- $12.99
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Vendor: Iddo Gefen
Mrs. Lilienblum's Cloud Factory
A comic novel for fans of Adelle Waldman about a tech startup that turns sand into rain clouds from Sami Rohr prize winner Iddo Gefen. Our story opens with Mrs. Lilienblum discovered drinking a martini in a crater in the Israeli desert. Eli, her...- $27.00
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Vendor: Sarmad Sehbai
The Blessed Curse
Fearing loss of their sexual potency, a closed circle of men in power embarks on a fabulous journey involving erotica, magical herbs, spiritual pimps, a virgin prostitute and a divine bird--to find the ultimate aphrodisiac for their masculinity. Their search carries symbolic overtones of...- $22.95
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Vendor: Joe Dillsaver
Miss 'Nilla's Library
Welcome to Hogshooter, where the town's history is as colorful as its characters. Preserved in the yellowed pages of the Sensible County Hysterical (Historical) Society, the legends of this peculiar town are taught to local third graders annually. Enter our newly retired narrator, a...- $14.99
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Vendor: Tim Sandlin
Somewhat True Tales of Jackson Hole
Twice each year for the nearly thirty years now Tim Sandlin has emerged for his shell to compose stories of the real Wyoming for the Jackson Hole Magazine. Tim and his cast from his strange yet sometimes lovable extended fantasy family argue, pontificate, love,...- $13.95
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Vendor: Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt
In Babbitt, Sinclair Lewis delivers a biting satire of American middle-class life through the story of George F. Babbitt, a prosperous but disillusioned real estate agent. This classic novel explores themes of conformity, ambition, and the quest for meaning in a rapidly changing society.Author:...- $14.99
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Vendor: Jeff Pedigo
City Zoo: An Unfairy Story
Allegorical fiction in the Orwellian tradition! Welcome to the extraordinary City Zoo, where the animals have driven the people out and created a veritable nation of animals--a republic, if they can keep it. Their great experiment has been a resounding success--but when Gus the...- $33.77
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Vendor: Marion de R?
Marrying the Billionaire
LA is a dream graveyard.At least that's what I thought. Turns out I just landed a big paying part after all.Well, acting as a Billionaire wife isn't exactly what I was thinking when I dreamed about my career, but desperate times call for desperate...- $18.99
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Vendor: Sir Thomas Urquhart
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Gargantua and PantagruelBy Francois Rabelais, Sir Thomas Urquhart (Translated by), Peter Antony Motteux (Translated by)Author: Sir Thomas Urquhart, Francois RabelaisISBN-10: 1613824491ISBN-13: 9781613824498Publisher: Simon & BrownLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/21/2013Pages: 788Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.96lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.57d- $26.75
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Vendor: John Swift
How Not to Melt A Snowflake: All The Things That Are Still Safe To Talk About Without People Flipping Out
It used to be that you didn't talk about religion or politics in polite company, but limited yourself to sports and weather. Now, not even these topics are safe Is there anything we can still talk about? John Swift has carefully researched the matter...- $19.49
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Vendor: Philippe Claudel
The Investigation
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The Investigator, a humble and ordinary man, has been ordered to conduct an Investigation into a series of suicides that have taken place at the Enterprise--a huge, sprawling complex in an unnamed Town. But the Investigator's...- $16.95
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