The 50 funniest American writers* : an anthology of humor from Mark Twain to the Onion
Title:
The 50 funniest American writers* : an anthology of humor from Mark Twain to the Onion
Author:
Borowitz, Andy
ISBN:
9781598531077
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Library of America, c2011.
Physical Description:
xv, 461 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Contents:
A presidential candidate / The lecture tickets that were bought but never used / The ransom of Red Chief / from Babbitt / from Gentlemen prefer blondes / On conversation / Imperial purple / More alarms at night / The waltz / Farewell, my lovely appetizer / Simple prays a prayer / The night the old nostalgia burned down / Across the street and into the grill / The house of mirth / from The magic Christian / from How to talk dirty and influence people / The secret vice / The counterfeit secret circle member gets the message, or The asp strikes again -- The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved / A look at organized crime / The tax man / Letters to Einstein
A few words about breasts / Our white heritage / Better read than dead: a revised opinion / Your action line / In the morning post / Curb Carter policy discord effort threat / Vacation '58 / The laws of cartoon motion / The Tip-Top Club / Rolled in rare Bohemian onyx, then vulcanized by hand / Tough as bob war and other stuff / Corrections / Tips for women: how to have a relationships with a guy / Clinton deploys vowels to Bosnia / Shiftless little loafers / Gothic baseball / If I were in charge of the networks / Laws concerning foor and drink ; Household principles ; Lamentations of the father / The writer's life / from I ain't scared of you / Buddy, can you spare a tie? / It's so hard
What I'd say to the Martians / Your three wishes: F.A.Q. / Ask the optimist! / Awake / The pony problem / If not an apology, at least a "My bad"
Abstract:
Reaching back to Mark Twain and forward to contemporary masters such as David Sedaris, Roy Blount, and Bernie Mac, this book is an exclusive collection of the very best American comic writing.
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A presidential candidate.
The lecture tickets that were brought but never used.
The ransom of Red Chief.
The waltz.
The night the old nostagia burned down.
The house of mirth.
The secret vice.
The counterfeit secret circle member gets the message, of the asp strikes again.
The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved.
A look at organized crime.
The tax man.
A few words about breasts.
The laws of cartoon motion.
The Tip-Top Club.
The onion.
The writer's life.
The pony problem.
