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SNUFF, by Terry Pratchett

January 5, 2012

THE LATEST DISCWORLD TALE!  Delightful adventure, as Commander Sam Vimes takes on the cause of goblins’ rights.

Grade: B PLUS

SNUFF: A NOVEL OF DISCWORLD
HarperCollins
2011

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IT’S ALL RELATIVE, by Wade Rouse

December 31, 2011

HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY are the theme of these short essays on seasonal themes.  Equal parts snark and sweet!

Grade: SOLID B

IT'S ALL RELATIVE: TWO FAMILIES, THREE DOGS, 34 HOLIDAYS, AND 50 BOXES OF WINE
Crown
2011

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IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? by Mindy Kaling

December 21, 2011

COMIC WRITER AND ACTOR Mindy Kaling’s hilarious observations are a delicious cocktail of whimsy and snark.

Grade: B PLUS

IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? (AND OTHER CONCERNS)
Crown
2011

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THE SOCIAL CLIMBER’S HANDBOOK, by Molly Jong-Fast

December 5, 2011

MYSTERY/COMEDY OF MANNERS offers some sharply observed satire of upwardly mobile Manhattanites amid the gore.

Grade: SOLID B

Villard
2011

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DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY, by Larry Doyle

December 2, 2011

LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY at its highs, snickerworthy even at its lows! Comic essays from the hilarious Larry Doyle.

Grade: B PLUS

DELIRIOUSLY HAPPY; AND OTHER BAD THOUGHTS
HarperCollins
2011

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COOL, CALM & CONTENTIOUS

November 24, 2011

FUNNY, RUEFUL, WISE essays about family dysfunction, celebrity, love, and especially dogs from Merrill Markoe.

Grade: SOLID B

COOL, CALM & CONTENTIOUS
Villard
2011

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ROSEANNEARCHY, by Roseanne Barr

June 12, 2011

CAUSTIC AND WITTY as ever, Roseanne Barr’s tidbits of grandmotherly wisdom and snark from her Hawai’i nut farm.

Grade: SOLID B

ROSEANNEARCHY: DISPATCHES FROM THE NUT FARM
Simon and Schuster
2011

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ALL FACTS CONSIDERED, by Kee Malesky

June 10, 2011

AMUSING COMPENDIUM of random information, curated by NPR’s librarian, may be every nerd’s favorite beach read!

Grade: SOLID B

ALL FACTS CONSIDERED: THE ESSENTIAL LIBRARY OF INESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
John Wiley & Sons
2010

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CALL ME IRRESISTIBLE, by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

June 9, 2011

LIGHTHEARTED ROMANTIC COMEDY stars a jaded heroine and the golden boy of a hilariously ridiculous Texas town.

Grade: SOLID B

CALL ME IRRESISTIBLE
HarperCollins
2011

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THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY, by John Vorhaus

May 31, 2011

SNARKY, FAST-PACED CAPER with a casino setting and a memorable cast of grifters, drifters, and gamblers.

Grade: SOLID B

THE ALBUQUERQUE TURKEY
Crown
2011

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