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The Southern humorist traces his past and analyzes his bittersweet, complex relationship with his father, a World War II hero who became a roaming alcoholic during the author's childhood
By Tyler Parker (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781634501729 | Sky Pony Pr, September 22, 2015, cover price $16.99

Paperback:

9780440200062, titled "My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" | Reissue edition (Dell Pub Co, August 1, 1996), cover price $5.99 | also contains My Daddy Was a Pistol and I''m a Son of a Gun | About this edition: The Southern humorist traces his past and analyzes his bittersweet, complex relationship with his father, a World War II hero who became a roaming alcoholic during the author's childhood

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Hardcover:

9780309507301, titled "Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response" | Natl Academy Pr, July 1, 2003, cover price $22.01 | also contains I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, Microbial Threats to Health: Emergence, Detection, and Response

Paperback:

9781594485428 | Reprint edition (Riverhead Books, November 1, 2011), cover price $12.95

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Product Description: Lewis Grizzard always makes us laugh. But this time, when he tells us all about his father―a certified war hero and a shameless passer of bad checks . . . a charmer of men and women and a consummate con artist . . . a man of great courage and an alcoholic destined to drink himself to death―he’s going to make us cry, too...read more

Hardcover:

9781555046163, titled "My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" | Large print edition (John Curley & Assoc, August 1, 1988), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: The Southern humorist traces his past and analyzes his bittersweet, complex relationship with his father, a World War II hero who became a roaming alcoholic during the author's childhood
9780394549897, titled "My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" | Random House Inc, October 1, 1986, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The Southern humorist traces his past and analyzes his bittersweet, complex relationship with his father, a World War II hero who became a roaming alcoholic during the author's childhood

Paperback:

9781588382740, titled "My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" | John F Blair Pub, October 30, 2013, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Lewis Grizzard always makes us laugh.
9780440200062, titled "My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" | Reissue edition (Dell Pub Co, August 1, 1996), cover price $5.99 | also contains I Want to Eat Your Books | About this edition: The Southern humorist traces his past and analyzes his bittersweet, complex relationship with his father, a World War II hero who became a roaming alcoholic during the author's childhood

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394297484, titled "My Daddy Was a Pistol and I'm a Son of a Gun" | Random House, November 1, 1987, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: This is a very special memoir, an unabashed confession of first a boy's, then a man's love for his father.

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A biography of the satirist who wrote screenplays for such films as 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Easy rider.'

Hardcover:

9780380977864 | Avon Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A biography of the satirist who wrote screenplays for such films as 'Dr.

Miscellaneous:

9780062012838 | Harpercollins, June 22, 2010, cover price $14.99

The author presents a reversed chronicle of his relationship with his late father that also discusses his own struggle as a baby-boomer who cared for a child and an aging parent simultaneously.

Hardcover:

9780446529334 | Grand Central Pub, July 1, 2003, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: The author presents a reversed chronicle of his relationship with his late father that also discusses his own struggle as a baby-boomer who cared for a child and an aging parent simultaneously.

Miscellaneous:

9780446566377 | Grand Central Pub, December 19, 2009, cover price $12.99

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The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures

Hardcover:

9781568954868 | Large print edition (Wheeler Pub Inc, October 1, 1997), cover price $25.95 | About this edition: Book by Sedaris, David
9780316779494 | Little Brown & Co, March 1, 1997, cover price $21.45 | About this edition: The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures

Paperback:

9780316777735 | Reprint edition (Back Bay Books, June 1, 1998), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures

CD/Spoken Word:

9781586212230 | Abridged edition (Grand Central Pub, October 1, 2001), cover price $24.98 | About this edition: The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781570424816 | Hachette Audio, April 1, 1997, cover price $17.00

Prebinding:

9780613674676 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $28.20 | About this edition: The author recounts hitchhiking across the country with an odd cast of quadriplegics and deadbeats, working as a migrant worker in North Carolina, and other adventures

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Hardcover:

9781400065035 | 1 edition (Villard Books, June 24, 2008), cover price $20.00

Paperback:

9780812975741 | Villard Books, April 28, 2009, cover price $15.00

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A portrait of the children's author best known for such publications as 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' and 'A Light in the Attic' describes his forays into songwriting and scriptwriting, his jet-setting residences throughout the country, and his complicated personality.

Hardcover:

9780312353599 | Thomas Dunne Books, November 13, 2007, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A portrait of the children's author best known for such publications as 'Where the Sidewalk Ends' and 'A Light in the Attic' describes his forays into songwriting and scriptwriting, his jet-setting residences throughout the country, and his complicated personality.

Paperback:

9780312539313 | 2 reprint edition (Griffin, March 31, 2009), cover price $18.99

Miscellaneous:

9781429980562 | 1 edition (Thomas Dunne Books, November 13, 2007), cover price $11.99

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The humorist shares his reflections on life, death, and laughter as he describes his decision to forgo dialysis treatments, offering insights into the art of living each day to the fullest and reminiscences about his life and career.

Hardcover:

9780786294077 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, April 4, 2007), cover price $31.95
9781400066278 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, November 7, 2006), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The humorist shares his reflections on life, death, and laughter as he describes his decision to forgo dialysis treatments, offering insights into the art of living each day to the fullest and reminiscences about his life and career.

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In a hilarious compendium of essays and accounts of her autobiographical misadventures and life experiences, the author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Guide describes a series of Yuletide disasters and mishaps, from a Christmas tree tug-of-war with her mother to a catastrophic introduction to her future in-laws. 75,000 first printing.

Hardcover:

9781400064366 | Villard Books, November 1, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In a compendium of essays and accounts of her misadventures, the author describes a series of Yuletide disasters and mishaps, from a Christmas tree tug-of-war with her mother to a catastrophic introduction to her future in-laws.

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In a collection of zany, autobiographical anecdotes and tales, the author of I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) describes her experiences in a driving school class that resembles a cult recruitment meeting, begging her sister not to get involved with eBay, or yearning to do something about a pet store employee's ridiculous hairstyle. Original. 60,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780812969016 | Villard Books, April 19, 2005, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: In a collection of zany, autobiographical anecdotes and tales, the author of I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) describes her experiences in a driving school class that resembles a cult recruitment meeting, begging her sister not to get involved with eBay, or yearning to do something about a pet store employee's ridiculous hairstyle.

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A collection of true vignettes by the author of The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club and Autobiography of a Fat Bride traces the misadventures of her mid-thirties, a period marked by her mother's glee over the author's midlife, high-protein diets, and the publication of her first book. Original. 75,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780812969009 | Villard Books, June 1, 2004, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A collection of true vignettes traces the author's misadventures of her mid-thirties, a period marked by her mother's glee over the author's midlife, high-protein diets, and the publication of her first book.

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Product Description: Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings. In " My Life and Hard times, " first published in 1933, he recounts the delightful chaos and frustrations of family, boyhood, youth odd dogs, recalcitrant machinery, and the foibles of human nature...read more

Hardcover:

9780848807719 | Reprint edition (Amereon Ltd, January 1, 2003), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings.
9780781254076 | Reprint Services Corp, October 1, 1997, cover price $89.00 | About this edition: In My Life and Hard Times, Thurber returns to his starting pointthe delightful chaos and frustrations brought on by family, boyhood, youth, odd dogs, and recalcitrant machinery in the quiet university town of his birth.
9780809590056 | Borgo Pr, June 1, 1990, cover price $29.00
9780848803384 | Reprint edition (Amereon Ltd, March 1, 1990), cover price $17.95

Paperback:

9780060933081 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, September 1, 1999), cover price $11.99 | About this edition: The influential American humorist and cartoonist describes his childhood in Columbus, Ohio and college years
9780060916428 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, March 1, 1990), cover price $10.00 | also contains Meaning of a Disability: The Lived Experience of Paralysis

Prebinding:

9781417674787 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $22.15 | About this edition: The influential American humorist and cartoonist describes his childhood in Columbus, Ohio and college years

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An entertaining selection of autobiographical essays, stories, and anecdotes by the author of The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club provides a hilarious look at the pitfalls and pains of trying to live a grown-up life, contemplating such topics as family, marriage, home improvement, children, religion, and cosmetic saleswomen. Original. 100,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780375760921 | Villard Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A selection of autobiographical essays, stories, and anecdotes provides a look at the pitfalls and pains of trying to live a grown-up life, contemplating such topics as children, home improvement, religion, and cosmetic saleswomen.
9780070595217, titled "Madness and the Brain" | McGraw-Hill, April 1, 1975, cover price $5.95 | also contains Madness and the Brain | About this edition: Reports on scientific research and breakthroughs concerning brain function, mental illness, and the effects of drugs on the mind

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In a hilarious compendium of essays and accounts of her autobiographical misadventures and life experiences, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club covers topics ranging from bad boyfriends and jobs to embarrassing doctor visits and high-school reunions. Original. 75,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9780375760914, titled "The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club" | Villard Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: In a compendium of essays and accounts of her misadventures and life experiences, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club covers topics ranging from bad boyfriends and jobs to embarrassing doctor visits and hangovers.
9780595159543, titled "The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club" | Iuniverse Inc, December 1, 2000, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club is a bitingly funny memoir of a 20-something woman and her band of friends as they stumble through sticky hangovers, evil boyfriends, the temptation of carbohydrates and supermodel neighbors.

The author, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, describes his battle to heal his lifelong rift with his distant and demanding father and the three-month voyage they take together to reconcile their differences and heal the wounds of the past. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780345436757 | Ballantine Books, April 1, 2002, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The author, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, describes his battle to heal his lifelong rift with his distant and demanding father and the three-month voyage they take together to reconcile their differences and heal the wounds of the past.

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The first literary and personal biography of James Thurber in 25 years, The Man Who Was Walter Mitty offers new insights into the man who has been caled "America's Twentieth Century Mark Twain."

Hardcover:

9780930751135, titled "The Man Who Was Walter Mitty: The Life and Work of James Thurber" | New Century Books, September 1, 2001, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: The first literary and personal biography of James Thurber in 25 years, The Man Who Was Walter Mitty offers new insights into the man who has been caled "America's Twentieth Century Mark Twain.

Paperback:

9780930751142, titled "The Man Who Was Walter Mitty: The Life and Work of James Thurber" | New Century Books, September 1, 2001, cover price $25.00
9780738840833 | Xlibris Corp, April 1, 2001, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The first literary and personal biography of James Thurber in 25 years, The Man Who Was Walter Mitty offers new insights into the man who has been caled "America's Twentieth Century Mark Twain.

Hardcover:

9781566396752 | Temple Univ Pr, April 26, 1999, cover price $79.50

Paperback:

9781566396769 | Temple Univ Pr, April 22, 1999, cover price $30.95
9780060916428, titled "My Life and Hard Times" | Reprint edition (Harpercollins, March 1, 1990), cover price $10.00 | also contains My Life and Hard Times

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An intimate and witty portrait of one of America's most beloved columnists and humrorist writers explores the many facets of this extraordinary woman and details Bombeck's talent for adding humor to everyday life. Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780380974825 | Avon Books, March 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A celebration of the life and works of Erma Bombeck chronicles her experiences, dedication to laughter, and irreverence for long-held traditions, which were shaped by her battle with cancer.

Paperback:

9780380729357 | Reprint edition (Avon Books, March 1, 1998), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A celebration of the life and works of Erma Bombeck chronicles her experiences, dedication to laughter, and irreverence for long-held traditions, which were shaped by her battle with cancer

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The newspaper columnist continues his memoirs, recounting his army service in postwar Paris, where he landed his first job in journalism

Hardcover:

9780786208425, titled "I'll Always Have Paris: A Memoir" | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, November 1, 1996), cover price $27.95 | About this edition: The newspaper columnist continues his memoirs, recounting his army service in postwar Paris, where he landed his first job in journalism
9780399141874, titled "I'll Always Have Paris: A Memoir" | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1996, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The newspaper columnist continues his memoirs, recounting his army service in postwar Paris, where he landed his first job in journalism and married

Paperback:

9780786208432, titled "I'll Always Have Paris: A Memoir" | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, November 1, 1997), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The newspaper columnist continues his memoirs, recounting his army service in postwar Paris, where he landed his first job in journalism
9780449912331, titled "I'll Always Have Paris: A Memoir" | Reprint edition (Fawcett Books, October 1, 1997), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: The newspaper columnist continues his memoirs, recounting his army service in postwar Paris, where he landed his first job in journalism

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780787108540, titled "I'll Always Have Paris!: A Memoir" | Dove Entertainment Inc, August 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The newspaper columnist continues his memoirs, recounting his army service in postwar Paris, where he landed his first job in journalism and married.

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Product Description: Humorist Jerry Harju turns his attention to "higher education" in The Class of '57, his 1950's college years at the University of Michigan. University life then-with its 1950's attitudes on world affairs, morality, women's roles in society-was much different from today...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Paperback:

9780967020549 | North Harbor Pub, September 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Humorist Jerry Harju turns his attention to "higher education" in The Class of '57, his 1950's college years at the University of Michigan.
9780932212979, titled "The Class of '57: A Gutty Saga of Higher Education" | Avery Color Studios, August 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: We sell Rare, out-of-print, uncommon, & used BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, DOCUMENTS, AND EPHEMERA.

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A biography of the New Yorker author and cartoonist examines Thurber's work and life, including his relationships with women, his eventual blindness and his subtle sense of humor

Hardcover:

9780805039665 | Henry Holt & Co, December 1, 1995, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: A biography of the New Yorker author and cartoonist examines Thurber's work and life, including his relationships with women, his eventual blindness and his subtle sense of humor

Paperback:

9780805053685 | Reprint edition (Owl Books, May 1, 1997), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A biography of the New Yorker author and cartoonist examines Thurber's work and life, including his relationships with women, his eventual blindness and his subtle sense of humor

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The popular humorist offers tips and truisms on travel, discussing oddly named food, Asian bus drivers in Germany, plumbing around the world, and more. Reprint. NYT. K.

Hardcover:

9780060183110 | Harpercollins, August 1, 1991, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: America's favorite housewife takes a witty look at family vacations, describing her escapades in Istanbul, the Galapagos Islands, and other locales

Paperback:

9780061099816 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, May 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: America's favorite housewife takes a witty look at family vacations, describing her escapades in Istanbul, the Galapagos Islands, and other locales

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780694514786 | Abridged edition (Harperaudio, May 1, 1994), cover price $18.95

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