A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms...

A collection of one-liners, knock-knock jokes, and tongue twisters.

"Letters from the earth" is one of Mark Twain's posthumously published works. The essays were written during a difficult time in Twain's life; he was deep in debt and had lost his wife and one of his daughters. The book consists of a series of short stories, many of which deal with God and Christianity. Twain penned a series of letters from the point-of-view of a dejected angel on Earth. This title story consists of letters written by the archangel...

A collection of jokes arranged alphabetically by topic.

A collection of knock-knock jokes covering names, animals, and everything in between.

Originally published as The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, this book is considered a landmark in American fiction for introducing the modern short story form in America, The Sketch Book includes Washington Irving's most enduring works, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The collection also includes travel impressions and narratives featuring legends and folklore.

Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians,...

A collection of Martin's comic writings, some of which first appeared in: The New Yorker.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and failed Wheel of Fortune contestant Dave Barry has questions-lots of them-and sets out to find the answers. If you've ever wondered things such as, "Just how does Oprah have the power to turn a 1957 Hotpoint toaster manual into a #1 bestseller?" or "What makes people want to eat animals they would never consider petting?" then this book is for you. Barry fans will appreciate this best-of collection...

Disc 1: Oh sister ain't that hot -- Beebopareeboh, rhubarb pie -- Bertha's kitty boutique-- Dr. Wang-- Lives of the cowboys; Big Messer -- Old Yazoo -- Tom Keith, northern woodsman -- Roly poly -- School forest -- Under the stars -- Ten-minute Macbeth; Disc 2 : Ruth Harrison, references librarian -- Wolverine blues -- Professional association of English majors -- Guy noir: movie shoot -- Hula Lou-- Jimmy, our bus driver -- Walk over God's Heaven --...