Humorous category: 20629 books

Quiet Anchorage, Virginia, is like any other sleepy small town until Jake Robbins is murdered, and his fiancée Megan Connors is arrested for it. The laidback, good ole boy Sheriff Roscoe Fox feels smugly confident he’s got the right culprit, Megan Connors, locked up in his jail. It’s a feather...

Jack Swan Adventures - The Time Travel Disasters. This is the second in the series of 'Ridiculous Comedy' short stories about the misadventures of Salisbury, England's talking swan. The ten short stories deal in a humorous way with many of today's pressing problems. From corporate corruption and genetically...

Benjamin Matthews is the hapless hero with the innocent face of an angel and only two GCSEs in chemistry and history. At the vast age of thirty, he has not yet found his niche in life, but has drifted along performing a series of jobs that always go wrong.Then he meets Rebecah, a nymphomaniac and the...

A humorous fantasy in the tradition of Pierre Anthony's Xanth series! In the magical land of Retslu, Dorian, a plucky youth, sets off to win the hand of the lovely princess Jennifer, by winning a tournament. During his travels he befriends a vampire, saves a tiger-headed woman from assault,...

A classic satire on the high society of Edwardian England. E. F. Benson shows all of his skill as a story teller to weave a complex tale of wealth, honour and position in what appears at first to be another humorous tale of gossip and back stabbing. This novel, originally published in 1899, is being republished here together with a new introductory biography of the author.

A darkly humorous exploration of how a complete devotion to food can have unforeseen and shocking consequences When a group of food-obsessed academics at Oxford University form a secret dining society, they happily devote themselves to investigating exotic and forgotten culinary treasures,...

It is 1979 and in a ramshackle cottage in Northumberland fifteen-year-old Ruth is desperate to leave behind the gradual implosion of her parents' marriage as she pursues her own quest for love and excitement. Fantasies about the son of the local farmer offer a temporary distraction from the rising...

Each of the eight resident yogis has a different reason for moving to the rundown farmstead in the mountains. In its seemingly tranquil setting, they study and practice together under a charismatic swami who's a holy terror on occasion and warm fuzzy on others. There are many reasons to refer to him...

What is noise? What happens when it gets inside your head? In his hilarious story marked with pathos Sound Reflections James Lawless sends up in his typical humorous fashion some of the effects of sounds on contemporary society, and this is followed by his unremittingly dark poem Noise which explores the devastation uncontrolled cacophony can inflict on sensitive individuals.

"Poignant, quirky, cleverly humorous, and infinitely relatable." —Booklist (Starred Review) Indie B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree Awesome Indies Approved A group of geeky 20-somethings in Scranton, PA, struggle to form post-college identities without alienating each other...

Some Adventures of Mr. Sherlock Keys is a humorous satirical look at Sherlock Holmes, involving short, biting tales of mystery and satire.

A humorous short story collection about the lives of people living across Southern Alberta. Our hopes, our dreams, our failures. From a young mans dream to one day compete in a Mr. Fitness pageant to a father who uses Tiger to teach his daughter how to be a winner on the golf course. From a trip to...

In this humorous excerpt from the novel Slain by the Doones, the protagonist has a very memorable experience trying to capture and vanquish a prize fish that seems to be quite unwilling to part with its watery home. It's a small masterpiece that highlights Blackmore's unparalleled skill with local color and country folk.

A collection of some of the best "Can You Imagine...?" columns about all things concerning male vs. female, be they human, or not so human.Did you know an unexpected bodily function could save you from a sticky situation? You’ll laugh out loud when you read “Excuse Me” and find out how. Hey,...