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Bored of the Rings

A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

by Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney

For everyone who has delighted in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy masterwork-or anyone who's just looking for a good laugh-this is the million-copy selling comic extravaganza that will convince lovers (and haters) of fantasy that they've finally experienced it all, and that they'll never need to read another fantasy parody again.

The Zombie Survival Guide

Complete Protection from the Living Dead

by Max Brooks

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or... (more)

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland

by Diana Wynne Jones

Both a hilarious send-up of the clich s of the genre and an indispensable guide for writers, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland has been impossible to find for years. This is Diana Wynne Jones at her very best: incisive, funny, and wildly imaginative. This is the definitive edition of The Tough Guide, featuring a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material written for it by Diana Wynne Jones.

The Gun Seller

by Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie concocts an uproarious cocktail of comic zingers and over-the-top action in this "ripping spoof of the spy genre" (Vanity Fair) -- the irresistible tale of a former Scots Guard-turned-hired gun, a freelance soldier of fortune who also happens to be one heck of a nice guy. Cold-blooded murder just isn't Thomas Lang's cup of tea. Offered a bundle to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts to... (more)

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (Magic Carpet Books)

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (Magic Carpet Books)

by Vivian Vande Velde

Welcome to the fairy-tale world where Hansel and Gretel are horrible children who deserve to be baked and where Beauty is dismayed when her beloved Beast turns human. In the realm of the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird, when the sky really does fall, Chicken Little becomes the leader of a religious movement, gets her own TV show, collects millions of dollars to build a theme park, and then makes off with the... (more)

Molvania (Jetlag Travel Guide)

by Santo Cilauro

The funniest book about travel you will ever read: atravel guide to the fictional European republic Molvania, birthplace of the polka and whooping cough. Australian authors.

Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen

As she moves through the social whirl in the city of Bath and in the pleasant county seat of Northanger Abbey, Catherine Morland's head is filled with the gothic fantasies of Mrs. Radcliffe's Mysteries of Udolpho .

Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

by Lemony Snicket

A Warning from the Publisher: Many readers have questions about Lemony Snicket, author of the distressing serial concerning the trials of the charming but unlucky Baudelaire orphans, published under the collective title A Series of Unfortunate Events. Before purchasing, borrowing, or stealing this book, you should be aware that it contains the answers to some of those questions, such as the following: 1. Who is... (more)

Nursery Crimes: Book 1

The Big Over Easy

by Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde does it again with a dazzling new series starring Inspector Jack Spratt, head of the Nursery Crime Division Jasper Fforde’s bestselling Thursday Next series has delighted readers of every genre with its literary derring-do and brilliant flights of fancy. In The Big Over Easy , Fforde takes a break from classic literature and tumbles into the seedy underbelly of nursery crime. Meet... (more)

Nursery Crimes: Book 2

The Fourth Bear

by Jasper Fforde

Jack Spratt and Mary Mary return in their second adventure from the inimitable Jasper Fforde Five years ago, Viking introduced Jasper Fforde and his upsidedown, inside-out literary crime masterpieces. And as they move from Thursday Next to Jack Spratt’s Nursery Crimes, his audience is insatiable and growing. Now, with The Fourth Bear , Jack Spratt and Mary Mary take on their most dangerous case so far... (more)

Discworld: Book 8

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett

Here there be dragons ...and the denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed extinct, a superb specimen of draco nobilis ("noble dragon" for those who don't understand italics) has appeared in Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, in rather short order it is crowned King... (more)

Phaic Tan (Jetlag Travel Guide)

by Santo Cilauro

San Sombrero: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups (Jetlag Travel Guide)

San Sombrero: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups (Jetlag Travel Guide)

by Santo Cilauro

Riding on the heels of the hilarious send-ups Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry and Phaic Tan: Sunstroke on a Shoestring, comes San Sombrero. The people of San Sombrero are an outgoing, talkative, and sociable bunch, which perhaps explains why so few have succeeded as spies. Laughing comes naturally to them, and it's not unusual to see large groups of people doubled over with laughter, even in court... (more)

The Frog Prince Continued

by Jon Scieszka, Steve Johnson

A hilarious sequel to the popular fairy tale continues the adventures of the prince as he unhappily copes with the realities of being human once more, until, tired of it all, he sets out to find a witch who can turn him back into a frog. Reprint. SLJ. H. AB.

Thursday Next: Book 1

The Eyre Affair

by Jasper Fforde

In Jasper Fforde's Great Britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected pet of choice), and literature is taken very, very seriously. England is a virtual police state where an aunt can get lost (literally) in a Wordsworth poem and forging Byronic verse is a punishable offense. All this is business as usual for Thursday Next, renowned Special Operative in literary... (more)

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: Book 1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

Just before the Earth is demolished, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect.

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy: An Original Jane Bond Parody

Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy: An Original Jane Bond Parody

by Mabel Maney

Sometimes the Best Bond for a Job is a Jane ... Jane Bond. "What's the story on Bond?" "Your man is a homicidal depressive paranoiac," the doctor reported. "I know that. I want to know what's wrong with him! And be straight with me, man. No medical mumbo jumbo." "He's lost his nerve." N. had suspected as much. After a long while spent staring at the jagged skyline of London, N. came to a decision. He had no other... (more)

The Road to Gandolfo

by Robert Ludlum

In this wickedly funny novel, Robert Ludlum combines the explosive pacing of The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy with a bitingly witty send-up of everything from government bureaucrats and pandering military men to the mob, the law, and organized religion. War hero and infamous ladies’ man, General MacKenzie Hawkins is a living legend. His life story had even been sold to Hollywood. But now he... (more)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab: A novel

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab: A novel

by Gideon Defoe

They’re back!!! The Pirate Captain and his irascible crew of scoundrels return in their soggiest saga yet. Fresh from their mishaps with Charles Darwin and the evil Bishop of Oxford, the Pirates set sail in a bouncy new vessel——purchased on credit. In order to repay his debts, the Pirate Captain is determined to capture the enigmatic White Whale, hunted by the notoriously moody Ahab, who has promised a reward. ... (more)

Ninja Burger honorable employee handbook

Ninja Burger honorable employee handbook

by Michael L. Fiegel

Welcome to the world of Ninja Burger. As a new employee, you are entitled to a host of benefits. Free uniforms, free meals, free health care (expect to use that a lot). However, you do not get a free handbook. That's why we're providing you with this Honorable Employee Handbook, your guide to the ins, outs, ups and downs of Ninja Burger. You'll learn to Cook, Clean, Drive, Fight and above all else what it takes to... (more)

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A Parody of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

by Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney

Complete Protection from the Living Dead

by Max Brooks

by Diana Wynne Jones

by Hugh Laurie

by Vivian Vande Velde

by Santo Cilauro

by Jane Austen

by Lemony Snicket

by Jasper Fforde

by Jasper Fforde

by Terry Pratchett

by Santo Cilauro

by Santo Cilauro

by Jon Scieszka, Steve Johnson

by Jasper Fforde

by Douglas Adams

by Mabel Maney

by Robert Ludlum

by Gideon Defoe

by Michael L. Fiegel