Best Humorous Short Stories - April 2024

The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain (Modern Library Classics)

This unique collection of Twain’s essential short stories and semiautobiographical narratives is a testament to the author’s vast imagination. Featuring popular tales such as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” as well as some delightful excerpts from The Diaries of Adam and Eve, this compilation also includes darker works written in the author’s twilight years. These selections illuminate the depth of Twain’s artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.

• ASIN: 0812971183
• ASIN: 0812971183
• ISBN: 0812971183
• Brand: Modern Library
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

Nine Perfect Strangers

• ASIN: B07C75GRLY
• ASIN: B07C75GRLY
• Manufacturer: Flatiron Books

From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF (Science Fiction) of Fredric Brown

A collection of all 118 short science fiction and fantasy stories of one of the masters of the vignette, all his short works except two which were rewritten into parts of a novel. Introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. Dustjacket art by Bob Eggleton.

• ASIN: 1886778183
• ASIN: 1886778183
• ISBN: 1886778183
• Brand: Brand: Nesfa Pr
• Manufacturer: Nesfa Pr

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture in... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06WP988TB
• ASIN: B06WP988TB
• Brand: Knopf
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Laughter Really Is The Best Medicine: America's Funniest Jokes, Stories, and Cartoons

Collected from one of the omst popular features of Reader's Digest magazine, this compliation of more than 1,000 all-new jokes, quotes, anecdotes, quips, and cartoons is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud each day.This collection of laugh-out-loud jokes, one-liners, and other lighthearted glimpses of life-drawn from Reader's Digest magazine's most popular humor columns-is sure to tickle the funny bone. Packed with more than 1,000 jokes, anecdotes, cartoons, quotes, quips, funny things kids say, and stories contributed by professional comedians, joke writers, and readers of the magazine, th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1606522043
• ASIN: 1606522043
• ISBN: 9781606522042
• Manufacturer: Reader's Digest

The Best Short Stories of O. Henry (Modern Library (Hardcover))

The more than 600 stories written by O. Henry provided an embarrassment of riches for the compilers of this volume.  The final selection of the thirty-eight stories in this collection offers for the reader's delight those tales honored almost unanimously by anthologists and those that represent, in variety and balance, the best work of America's favorite storyteller.  They are tales in his most mellow, humorous, and ironic moods.  They give the full range and flavor of the man born William Sydney Porter but known throughout the world as O. Henry, one of the great masters of the short sto... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679601228
• ASIN: 0679601228
• ISBN: 0679601228
• Brand: Modern Library
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

In Search of a Love Story (Love Story Book One )

Emily Donovan doesn’t have a romantic bone in her body.At least, that’s what her friends Ryan and Ashley keep telling her. They’re convinced her bad luck with men is directly related to her life-long lack of interest in all things romantic. When Emily’s latest relationship crashes and burns, she decides to go along with her friends’ plans for a romance research project. Sure, the idea that she’ll have better luck if she learns about the great romances of literature and film seems a little silly, but Emily figures it can’t hurt.In no time at all, Emily finds herself buried under a... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0080R7O4U
• ASIN: B0080R7O4U

Devil's Divide

World finanical meltdown. US Government hobbled. Citizens scrambling as their country teeters between anarchy and civility. In this "witty", "thought-provoking", "scary" novel we meet Clay Holloway. Not a scrambler but an achiever, he embarks on a dangerous cross-country bicycle odyssey to win back his estranged wife.Against a backdrop of mountains, deserts and memorable characters he grinds eastward. Until, just short of the Mississippi, he meets a man who will change his mission, his life, and the future of the country.Devil's Divide is a sharply-drawn satire about national myth, identity,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XCPL1N6
• ASIN: B06XCPL1N6
• Manufacturer: Iken Press

Flash Nonfiction Funny: 71 Very Humorous, Very True, Very Short Stories

The seventy-one flash essays collected here are hilarious proof that you don’t need more than 750 words to laugh out loud. Featuring both established and up-and-coming writers, these essays are no flashes in the pan—they demonstrate careful attention to craft and exploration: everything you want in a thoughtful essay, only shorter. This collection is perfect for students of writing and comedy—and for anybody who appreciates a good laugh!

• ASIN: 0997543744
• ASIN: 0997543744
• ISBN: 0997543744
• Manufacturer: Woodhall Press

The Lord God Made Them All (All Creatures Great and Small Book 4)

• ASIN: B0060QM074
• ASIN: B0060QM074
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

August Origins (An Action Mystery (Mackenzie August series) Book 1)

AN AMAZON MYSTERY BEST SELLER★★★★★ "A rousing crime novel." - Amazon Top ReviewerMack August, frustrated Los Angeles police detective, moves to a smaller city in Virginia to start over. Rather than join the force, he opens his own P.I. shop and hires out to local attorneys--until Sheriff Stackhouse comes calling, a stunner in designer khakis. Trouble has arrived, she explains, in the form of a gang general from the West Coach. He's galvanizing the drug trade using vicious strong-arm tactics, and the police can't identify him.The Sheriff begs Mackenzie to take a temporary assignment t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06WRSNML4
• ASIN: B06WRSNML4
• Manufacturer: Sparkle Press

Sh*t My Dad Says

• ASIN: B003H4I58K
• ASIN: B003H4I58K
• Manufacturer: Dey Street Books

The Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy Box Set

Give the gift of the outrageous, funny, “wickedly delectable” (New York Times) Crazy Rich Asians series in a collectible box set!    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE   New Yorker Rachel Chu does not know that her loving boyfriend, Nicholas Young, also happens to be Singapore’s most eligible bachelor and likely heir to a massive fortune. So when she agrees to spend the summer in Nick’s home, her life unexpectedly becomes an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers. And that’s all before she discovers the true ide... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0525566651
• ASIN: 0525566651
• ISBN: 0525566651
• Manufacturer: Anchor

A Man Called Ove: A Novel

Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm! In this “charming debut” (People) from one of Sweden’s most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476738025
• ASIN: 1476738025
• ISBN: 9781476738024
• Brand: Washington Square Press
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and any... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01MAWT2MO
• ASIN: B01MAWT2MO
• Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

The Best American Humorous Short Stories - eBook

Although every literary tradition has its own rich vein of humor writing, there's something about American humor that sets it apart from the pack in terms of accessibility and lack of pretension. This volume includes

• UPC: 988432917
• Rating: 3.0

The Best American Humorous Short Stories

The Best American Humorous Short

• UPC: 9728734
• Rating: 3.0

The Best American Humorous Short Stories

The Best American Humorous Short

• UPC: 10198706
• Rating: 3.0

The Best American Humorous Short Stories - eBook

In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best

• UPC: 490543509

The Best American Humorous Short Stories (Illustrated Edition) - eBook

The names read like a whos who in the pantheon of American writers: Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Bret Harte. Given readers enthusiasm for Twains humor, Poes versatility, Hartes Westerns, and Holmess

• UPC: 129384755

You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together (Paperback)

The fourth entry in the irresistible You Read to Me collection now offers scary fun with the addition of spooky tales just right for Halloween or any other spook-tacular day. Full

• UPC: 4170497
• Rating: 4.333

Tales from Rattlesnake Gulch : A Collection of Humorous Short Stories

Tales from Rattlesnake Gulch give a collection of tales told solely for the entertainment of the reader. They are told by an old man with a twinkle in his eye. He never tells the truth

• UPC: 222312764

7 best short stories: Humor - eBook

? The ability to produce humor and laughter is one of the things that makes us human. Humor implies a complex knowledge of the world and the ability to interpret reality in multiple layers. That

• UPC: 981933597

The Best American Humor Short Stories - eBook

Timeless collection of selected American humor short stories. Finding time for reading can often be a difficult task for many people with hectic and busy schedules. Committing oneself to a novel often involves a major investment

• UPC: 422688141

The Best American Humor Short Stories - eBook

Timeless collection of selected American humor short stories.Finding time for reading can often be a difficult task for many people with hectic and busy schedules. Committing oneself to a novel often involves a major investment

• UPC: 509774556

Modern Library Best American Humorous Short Stories Boni & Liveright 1920 Jessup

• UPC: 264227563385
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 4 USD

Best American Humorous Short Stories Modern Library 87 HC DJ

• UPC: 192911986816
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 14 USD

BEST AMERICAN HUMOROUS SHORT STORIES Modern Library c.1945 HC

• UPC: 183740332692
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 12 USD

The Best American Humorous Short Stories, Modern Library, 18 stories, HB

• UPC: 333148290968
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 10 USD

BEST AMERICAN HUMOROUS SHORT STORIES Modern Library

• UPC: 401742992530
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 11 USD

Modern Library/BEST AMERICAN HUMOROUS SHORT STORIES/GREAT DJ

• UPC: 233201034810
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 12 USD

Best American Humorous Short Stories Modern Library HC Good Condition

• UPC: 132998562943
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 15 USD

The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Ed. Alexander Jessup

• UPC: 143319280715
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 9 USD

Best American Humorous Short Stories NF Modern Library hardcover/VG DJ 82689

• UPC: 392254184731
• Category: Antiquarian & Collectible
• Price: 19 USD

Best American Humorous Short Stories by Jessup, Alexander

• UPC: 312484289851
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 3 USD