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Screwtape Letters - C. S. Lewis
SUMMARY:In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through ... -
Saint Maybe - Anne Tyler
Amazon.com ReviewTyler makes things look so easy that she never gets enough credit, yet she portrays everyday Americans with such humor, grace and, ultimately, emotional force that... -
Queen of Sorcery - David Eddings
SUMMARY: "BELGARIAD is exactly the kind of fantasy I like. It has magic, adventure, humor, mystery, and a certain delightful human insight."PIERS ANTHONYThe master Sorcerer Belgara... -
Quarry in the Middle - Max Allan Collins
ReviewAddictive as a jar of salted nuts --Pulp Fiction Reviews A lightning-fast-can't-put-it-down read --Library Journal There's sex, violence, humor, and plenty of litt... -
Oblomov - Ivan Goncharov
Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich O... -
Mother night - Kurt Vonnegut
SUMMARY: Kurt Vonnegut is a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America’s attention in The Siren... -
Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris
SUMMARY: A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of "Naked", presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about his h... -
In Praise of Doubt - Peter Berger; Anton Zijderveld
From Publishers WeeklySociologists Berger (_The Social Construction of Reality_) and Zijderveld (_The Abstract Society_) inveigh against the dogma of isms that replace humor with c... -
Getting In_ A Novel - Karen Stabiner
EDITORIAL REVIEW: "Karen Stabiner's GETTING IN [is] humorous (in a wry kind of way) but pointed and surprisingly engaging novel about parental and teen obsessiveness regarding the ... -
Galapagos - Kurt Vonnegut
SUMMARY: “Beautiful…provocative, arresting reading.”–USA TodayKURT VONNEGUT is a master of contemporary American literature. His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagin...