Karr breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir, opening our concepts of memory and identity, and illuminating the cathartic power of reflecting on the past; anybody with an inner life or complicated history, whether writer or reader, will relate.

In this uproarious collection, Chelsea Handler answers your most frequently asked traveler's questions, hot travel trips, and travel etiquette, none of which should be believed.

"YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity. In YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant take on a variety of topics she has experienced along her strange journey...

Introduces the main elements of nonfiction and describes and offers examples of such genres as biographies, autobiographies and memoirs, history, adventure, informational materials, how-to books, opinion and persuasive writing, and reviews. --Publisher's description.

What joy! (What horror!) Gaffigan draws from his life as a father of five kids to dish up observations about cousins who seem like celebrities, toddlers who sound like foreigners bearing crucial news, and more.

"Cartwheel Books."A modern descendant of the Goldilocks of folklore fame makes a similar visit to a stranger's house--with a geometric twist. Includes related activities.

""Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? In...

"The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed"--Back cover. Noah's path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of the Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at the time such a union was punishable by five years in prison. As he struggles to find himself in a world...

A compilation of over 190 of the author's most popular columns written over a period of thirty years, featuring humorous stories about marriage, family life, holidays, and entertaining.

#1 New York Times bestselling author and cartoonist, Tom Hart, has written a poignant and instructive guide for all aspiring graphic memoirists detailing the tenets of artistry and storytelling inherent in the medium. Hart examines what makes a graphic memoir great, and shows you how to do it. With two dozen professional examples and a deep-dive into his own story, Hart encourages readers to hone their signature style in the best way to represent...