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Bruce Jay Friedman

    This American author was known for his dark, mocking humor and pointed social criticism directed at the concerns and behaviors of American Jews. His works frequently explore themes of alienation and characters' inability to assimilate into American life, with protagonists often of Jewish descent but feeling estranged from both Jewish and American cultures. Friedman's writing is noted for its focus on absurd characters and situations, reflecting a unique perspective on the human condition.

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    Black Humor
    The Big Book of Jewish Humor
    Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me
    Far From the City of Class
    • The Emmy award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report has assembled a stellar lineup of men who have one thing in all have been dumped...and are willing to share their pain and the lessons learned.Relationships end. And in almost all of them, even the most callow among us take something away. This is a book about that something, whether it be major life lessons, like "If you lie, you will get caught," simple truths like, "Flowers work," or something wholly unique like, "Watch out for the high strung brother in the military."This anthology will be comprised of longer and shorter pieces, drawn from an array of impressive celebrities, writers and public figures. Some pieces may be a paragraph in length while others will be full-blown essays. All of them will be about that salient something men take away from a failed relationship. Yes, men learn.This is not a touchy-feely book. This is not a self-help book. This is a book packed with smart, funny and insightful stories from men you probably thought never got dumped, or if they did, would never admit it.

      Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me2008
    • The Big Book of Jewish Humor

      25th Anniversary

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Two rival businessmen meet in the Warsaw train station. "Where are you going?" says the first man."To Minsk," says the second."To Minsk, eh? What a nerve you have! I know you're telling me you're going to Minsk because you want me to think that you're really going to Pinsk. But it so happens that I know you really are going to Minsk. So why are you lying to me?"Four men are walking in the desert.The German says, "I'm tired and thirsty. I must have a beer."The Italian says, "I'm tired and thirsty. I must have wine."The Mexican says, "I'm tired and thirsty.I must have tequila."The Jew says, "I'm tired and thirsty. I must have diabetes."

      The Big Book of Jewish Humor2006