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Parenting is a competitive sport these days. With all the pressure on the modern parent, a little comic relief is not just welcome; it's a matter of survival.

Laugh! Go ahead and laugh — out loud!

From the very beginning, Italians have traveled. Caesar went to Britain, Marco Polo went to China and the grandparents and great-grandparents of countless Americans came here to the United States.

Sister: The one person in your life who knows nearly every one of your secrets, remembers the time(s) you pulled her hair out by the roots, and still continues to love you unconditionally.

The Amazing Thing About the Way it Goes takes on the amazing in the ordinary in this side-splitting series of short commentaries.

Who could have guessed that the Queen of Perpetual Perfection was headed for a fall? Connor and Downey, the wise guys who brought the civilized world Is Martha Stuart Living?, naturally.

Charles M. Schulz and his beloved comic strip Peanuts have changed the world.

You Are Worthless is the self-help book from hell.

The world of sports is tough, competitive and often hysterical. Steve Moore highlights the humor of sports and creates moments of absurdity in his comic strip In the Bleachers.

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A delightfully engaging compendium of wild and wacky angling humor, this frolicking volume is packed with far-out Top 10 lists, clever quizzes and witty parodies.

Does your mother-in-law still buy your husband underwear? Show up at your home unannounced? Do you keep hoping that aliens will kidnap her? If so, you must have M.I.L.D.E.W.!

Men may be from Mars and women from Venus, but the alien known as "teenager" comes from a place way beyond those two.

"Sacred cows make the best hamburger." —Mark Twain Virtually every American, regardless of social status, eats fast food.

A parody of the famed Keep Calm and Carry On British motivational poster, and featuring the same successful format as the bestselling Keep Calm and Carry On book, Now Panic and Freak Out is destine