Humor
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Cash Out : A Novel
Bardsley, GregHarperCollins 2012“Cash Out is one of those novels that begs for more adjectives: relentless, madcap, polished, lean, vivid, warped, original, horrifying and hilarious in equal measure.” —Marcus Sa...
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Pink Vodka Blues
Barrett Jr. , NealCrossroad Press 2012 1. utgåvaRussell Murray is the editor of a literary magazine in Chicago. He drinks way too much. And he's in big trouble when he wakes up in a hotel room with a beautiful woman just before...
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Puluboin ja ponin kirja
Salmi, VeeraOtava 2012 1. utgåvaTelve, moi ja moljens! Pitelet nyt kätösissäsi niin ihmeellistä ja uskomatonta lomaania, että luepa sitten leippaasti tai pyydä jotakuta lukemaan, eikä mitään pleisteissöniä pelat...
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The Unsinkable Herr Goering : A Farce Of Epic Proportions
Cassidy, IanCassowary Press 2012Contrary to what the so-called history books tell you, Hermann Goering, Hitler's Deputy, Head of the Luftwaffe and second most powerful man in Nazi Germany, did not leave this worl...
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God Carlos
Winkler, Anthony C.Akashic Books 2012This tragicomic novel set in sixteenth-century Jamaica is a "gusty, boisterous, [and] entertaining . . . slice of historical fiction" (Alan Cheuse, NPR, All Things Considered). Wi...
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Novelleja Decameronesta / Giovanni Boccaccio ; suomentanut Joel Lehtonen
Boccaccio, Giovanni; Lehtonen, JoelE-painos 2012Decamerone on maailmankirjallisuuden klassikko, joka on aikojen kuluessa joutunut usein myös sensuurin ja ahdasmielisyyden hampaisiin. Novellin historiasta ei voi puhua mainitsemat...
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Me Rosvolat ja iso-Hemmin arkku
Kolu, SiriOtava 2012 1. utgåva"Vanamon joutuminen vieraan rosvojoukon kynsiin oli kyllä ihan täysin minun vikani." Vilja Vainisto ja Rosvolat ovat päässeet kaikkien aikojen rosvousoppaan jäljille - mutta niin...
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The Disappearing Dwarf : The Balumnia Trilogy, Book 2
Blaylock, James P.Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. 2012Second in the fantasy trilogy set in "a magical world, magically presented . . . having journeyed there, you will not wish to leave, nor ever forget" (Philip K. Dick). Jonathan Bin...
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Wicked Business : A Lizzy and Diesel Novel
Evanovich, JanetRandom House Publishing Group 2012Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times mega-bestselling author, is back and better than ever, proving that when it comes to hunting down bad guys and hidden treasure, the real fun is i...
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content) : A Novel
Chabon, MichaelRandom House Publishing Group 2012WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic, beloved novel of two boy geniuses dreaming up superheroes in New York’s Golden Age of comics, now with special...
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Dilbert 2.0 : The Early Years
Adams, ScottAndrews McMeel Publishing 2012The first book in the four-volume, chronological history of the Dilbert comic strip—honoring two droll decades of corporate dysfunction and employee apathy. In the tradition of The...
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Porch Lights
Frank, Dorothea BentonHarperCollins 2012New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank is back home in the Carolina lowcountry, spinning a tale that brims with the warmth, charm, heart, and humor that has become...
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Dilbert 2.0 : The Boom Years 1994-1997
Adams, ScottAndrews McMeel Publishing 2012Revisit the dead-end workplace culture of the peak '90s in the second book in the four-volume, chronological history of the iconic Dilbert comic strip. In the tradition of The Comp...
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Calling Invisible Women : A Novel
Ray, JeanneCrown 2012A delightfully funny novel packing a clever punch, from the author of the New York Times bestselling Julie and Romeo A mom in her early fifties, Clover knows she no longer turns h...
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Adverse Camber : A selection of readable poems which all rhyme!
Funnell, LynAndrews UK 2012 1. utgåvaA varied selection of poems, mainly humurous, some serious, but they all rhyme!
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Baboo Jabberjee, B. A.
Anstey, F.Duke Classics 2012Get set for an uproarious Indian adventure from the renowned humor writer F. Antsey, the comedic genius behind dozens of beloved novels and stories. In Baboo Jabberjee, B.A., Antse...
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The Admirable Crichton : A Comedy
Barrie, J. M.Duke Classics 2012Though today he is best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan, British author J.M. Barrie was a playwright with wide-ranging interests and an irreverent sense of humor. The Admira...
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The Philosopher's Joke
Jerome, Jerome K.Duke Classics 2012If you like your philosophy tempered with a heaping dose of laughter, you've got to read The Philosopher's Joke by British humorist Jerome K. Jerome. There's no ponderous beard-str...
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Puppets at Large : Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show
Anstey, F.Duke Classics 2012The Punch and Judy puppet show is a somewhat odd European tradition that dates back to the sixteenth century. Despite consisting largely of male protagonist Punch's violent killing...
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The Mirror of Kong Ho
Bramah, ErnestDuke Classics 2012British author Ernest Bramah was a solitary man who did not relish the fame his writing brought him. Over the course of his career, Bramah explored a number of different genres, ex...