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Best. State. Ever. A Florida Man Defends His Homeland, Dave Barry

Best. State. Ever.

by Dave Barry

Rent: $7.49

A brilliantly funny exploration of the Sunshine State from the man who knows it best: Pul...

Unabridged: 4 hr 47 min
Narrator: Dick Hill
Published: 09/06/2016
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A Load of Hooey A Collection of New Short Humor Fiction, Bob Odenkirk

A Load of Hooey

by Bob Odenkirk

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Bob Odenkirk is a legend in the comedy-writing world, winning Emmys and acclaim for his w...

Unabridged: 2 hr 27 min
The Bob Odenkirk Memorial Library Series #1
Narrator: various narrators
Published: 10/07/2014
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Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me), Gary Janetti

Do You Mind If I Cancel?

by Gary Janetti

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"Gary Janetti's book is so rolling-on-the-floor funny, so brilliantly observant, and so f...

Unabridged: 3 hr 39 min
Narrator: Gary Janetti
Published: 10/22/2019
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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity, Carlo M. Cipolla

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity...

by Carlo M. Cipolla

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"A masterly book" —Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan "A classic" &mda...

Unabridged: 54 min
Narrator: Nassim Nicholas Ta...
Published: 04/06/2021
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The Last Decent Parking Place in North America, Tom Bodett

The Last Decent Parking Place in ...

by Tom Bodett

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Bodett offers his keen, unforgettable observations of the lives of the peopleof Homer, Al...

Abridged: 2 hr 30 min
Narrator: Tom Bodett
Published: 10/06/2009
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Growing Up, Growing Old and Going Fishing at the End of the Road, Tom Bodett

Growing Up, Growing Old and Going...

by Tom Bodett

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A collection of short stories from The Big Garage on Clear Shot chronicles the offbeat li...

Abridged: 2 hr 11 min
Narrator: Tom Bodett
Published: 10/06/2009
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Zombie Spaceship Wasteland A Book by Patton Oswalt, Patton Oswalt

Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

by Patton Oswalt

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A hilarious memoir from one of the most creative, insightful, and hysterical voices on th...

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min
Narrator: Patton Oswalt
Published: 01/04/2011
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It's Just Like I Told You 25 Years of Comments and Comic Pieces, Tom Bodett

It's Just Like I Told You

by Tom Bodett

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The compilation audiobook featuring Tom Bodett's most beloved stories.

Abridged: 5 hr 43 min
Narrator: Tom Bodett
Published: 12/15/2009
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank, Erma Bombeck

The Grass Is Always Greener Over ...

by Erma Bombeck

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Erma Bombeck's humorous insights about family life always tickle readers' funny bones. He...

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min
Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat
Published: 11/26/2007
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Just a Guy Notes from a Blue Collar Life, Bill Engvall

Just a Guy

by Bill Engvall

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Bill Engvall has been making people laugh professionally for more than 20 years, and alon...

Abridged: 5 hr 43 min
Narrator: Bill Engvall
Published: 05/29/2007
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Silent Night and Frank Won't be Calling this Year, Alphie McCourt

Silent Night and Frank Won't be C...

by Alphie McCourt

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Alphie McCourt, the youngest of the McCourt brothers, reminisces on Christmas past-from ...

Unabridged: 13 min
Narrator: Alphie McCourt
Published: 11/13/2012
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Saint Patrick, The Banner, The Hat, and the FBI, Alphie McCourt

Saint Patrick, The Banner, The Ha...

by Alphie McCourt

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Just in time for Saint Patrick's Day! Alphie McCourt, author of the convivial memoir A L...

Unabridged: 14 min
Narrator: Alphie McCourt
Published: 03/13/2012
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Don't Get Too Comfortable The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems, David Rakoff

Don't Get Too Comfortable

by David Rakoff

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The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest ...

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min
Narrator: David Rakoff
Published: 09/20/2005
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Happy and Merry Seven Heartwarming Holiday Essays, Lisa Scottoline

Happy and Merry

by Lisa Scottoline

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Just in time for Christmas comes a collection of the very best holiday essays from the be...

Unabridged: 28 min
Narrator: Lisa Scottoline
Published: 11/27/2012
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Paperback Crush The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction, Gabrielle Moss

Paperback Crush

by Gabrielle Moss

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A hilarious and nostalgic trip through the history of paperback pre-teen series of the '8...

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min
Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller
Published: 10/30/2018
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Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why Essays, Alexandra Petri

Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why

by Alexandra Petri

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These impossibly cheerful essays on the routine horrors of the present era explain everyt...

Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min
Narrator: Rebecca Gibel
Published: 07/14/2020
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Jerome K. Jerome

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

by Jerome K. Jerome

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Over one hundred years since it was first published Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow addre...

Unabridged: 5 hr
Narrator: Peter Joyce
Published: 01/06/2006
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Babyhood, Paul Reiser

Babyhood

by Paul Reiser

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I'm going to be totally honest.  This is not the kind of audiobook that can hel...

Unabridged: 4 hr 15 min
Narrator: Paul Reiser
Published: 07/05/2000
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You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning, Celia Rivenbark

You Can't Drink All Day If You Do...

by Celia Rivenbark

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From the author of the bestselling classics We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless...

Unabridged: 3 hr 55 min
Narrator: Celia Rivenbark
Published: 09/01/2009
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Talk to the Hand The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home, Lynne Truss

Talk to the Hand

by Lynne Truss

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"Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening," the saying goes.When did...

Unabridged: 1 hr 56 min
Narrator: Lynne Truss
Published: 11/03/2005
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The Red Hat Society's Laugh Lines, Sue Ellen Cooper

The Red Hat Society's Laugh Lines...

by Sue Ellen Cooper

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The follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller The Red Hat Society® is a collectio...

Abridged: 3 hr 21 min
Narrator: Sue Ellen Cooper
Published: 04/01/2005
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Ranting Again, Dennis Miller

Ranting Again

by Dennis Miller

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Dennis Miller is back, and he is Ranting Again in this hilarious compendium of wit, wisdo...

Abridged: 3 hr 3 min
Narrator: Dennis Miller
Published: 07/05/2000
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I Rant, Therefore I Am, Dennis Miller

I Rant, Therefore I Am

by Dennis Miller

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Once again there's good news for those of us who rage at the evening news, shake our head...

Abridged: 2 hr 25 min
Narrator: Dennis Miller
Published: 07/05/2000
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An American Lawyer in London, Brad Meltzer

An American Lawyer in London

by Brad Meltzer

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Originally published in Sunday Times in London, after the magazine asked Brad to compare...

Unabridged: 6 min
Narrator: Brad Meltzer
Published: 04/18/2017
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Bubba Talks Of Life, Love, Sex, Whiskey, Politics, Foreigners, Teenagers, Movies, Food, Foot, Dan Jenkins

Bubba Talks

by Dan Jenkins

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One of America's most acclaimed sportswriters, Dan Jenkins has won countless fans with hi...

Unabridged: 1 hr 51 min
Narrator: James Jenner
Published: 05/15/2009
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Someday a Bird Will Poop on You A Life Lesson, Sue Salvi

Someday a Bird Will Poop on You

by Sue Salvi

Rent: $3.58

A little book with a big message...... when life hits us with a splatSomeday a bird will...

Unabridged: 5 min
Narrator: Khristine Hvam
Published: 10/30/2018
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From the Top Brief Transmissions from Tent Show Radio, Michael Perry

From the Top

by Michael Perry

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“I’m happy to go to the opera, but I should like to be allowed to wear steel-...

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min
Narrator: Michael Perry
Published: 02/28/2019
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On the Decay of the Art of Lying, Mark Twain

On the Decay of the Art of Lying

by Mark Twain

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Why buy our paperbacks? Standard Font size of 10 for all books High Quality Paper Fulfill...

Unabridged: 15 min
Narrator: Larry G. Jones
Published: 11/07/2017
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Happy to Be Here Selected Facebook Posts, Elizabeth Berg

Happy to Be Here

by Elizabeth Berg

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"Happy to be Here" is Berg's third collection of Facebook posts. Her first, "Make Someone...

Unabridged: 4 hr 41 min
Facebook Posts #3
Narrator: Elizabeth Berg
Published: 11/19/2019
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Your Life Is a Life of Hope! Thoughts on Things That Make Life Worth Living, Lord Birthday

Your Life Is a Life of Hope!

by Lord Birthday

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What makes life worth living? If you ask Lord Birthday, the answer is visor hats. And lig...

Unabridged: 2 hr 40 min
Narrator: Matthew Frow
Published: 03/24/2020
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Lacks Self-Control True Stories I Waited Until My Parents Died To Tell, Roy Sekoff

Lacks Self-Control

by Roy Sekoff

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If David Sedaris, Chelsea Handler, Larry David, and Caitlin Moran had the unlikeliest org...

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min
Narrator: Roy Sekoff
Published: 06/12/2018
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Jerome Klapka Jerome

Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

by Jerome Klapka Jerome

Rent: $6.48

A classic collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome.

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min
Narrator: Edward Young
Published: 02/20/2012
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The Snake Has All The Lines, Jean Kerr

The Snake Has All The Lines

by Jean Kerr

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Please Don't Eat the Daisies offers another h...

Unabridged: 3 hr 7 min
Narrator: Teri Schnaubelt
Published: 08/15/2023
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Duplex Duplex is the story of a man who is spending too much time at home, usually hungover, while everything around him falls apart., Mike Nagel

Duplex

by Mike Nagel

Rent: $4.49

Mike Nagel is spending too much time in his duplex. Mostly he’s hungover. There's a...

Unabridged: 1 hr 23 min
Narrator: Tim Heidecker
Published: 02/07/2024
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A Parthenon in Pefki Further Adventures of an Anglo-Greek Marriage, Peter Barber

A Parthenon in Pefki

by Peter Barber

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After perfecting their new apartment (complete with mini Parthenon) in a cosmopolitan sub...

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min
The Parthenon Series #2
Narrator: Christopher Kendri...
Published: 12/21/2023
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A Parthenon on our roof Adventures of an Anglo-Greek marriage, Peter Barber

A Parthenon on our roof

by Peter Barber

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Alexandra, a product of Greek Fire. Born into the cradle of civilization. Weaned on the t...

Unabridged: 8 hr 12 min
The Parthenon series #1
Narrator: Martyn Swain
Published: 08/01/2022