Cats, Dogs & Animals

The governor of Gaul has always been a "creative" accountant. Now he's under investigation by Vexatius Sinusititis--or he was, until someone poisons the investigator. In order to heal Vexatius, Asterix and Obelix set off to locate a special flower that grows only in Helvetia.The governor of Gaul has... More

For more years than she would care to remember, Lynne Trusshas been trying to make her cat laugh. Unimpressed by her regular columns inmagazines and newspapers, the cat has slept through most of it, sometimes withhis head on the keyboard. When she brought home a ‘Columnist of the Year’Award, he ... More

Illus. in full color. The Cat in the Hat challenges readers with seemingly silly questions: Do pineapples grow on pine or apple trees? Do roosters sleep on their backs or sides? Kids will pick up a host of oddball facts, have fun juggling sense and nonsense, and exercise their imaginations.... More

A collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and has also illustrated 'Calvin and Hobbes', 'Something Under the Bed is Drooling', 'Calvin and Hobbes' Yukon Ho!', and 'Weirdos From Another Planet'.... More

Calvin and Hobbes--the sensationally popular comic strip dynamic duo--are ready to pounce back on bestseller lists nationwide with this all-new collection of daily and color Sunday cartoons. All eight previous Calvin and Hobbes collections have sold more than 1 million copies in the first year of pu... More

Life couldn't be sweeter for Garfield. Parked on a comfortable overstuffed chair in front of the TV, feasting on his favourite dish-lasagne- he's the master of his universe. That is until his owner, Jon, takes in sweet-but-dimwitted pooch Odie, turning Garfield's perfect world upside down. Now Garfi... More

In 1998, when Amazon.com began to recruit employees, they gave temp agencies a simple directive: send us your freaks. Mike Daisey -- slacker, onetime aesthetics major -- fit the bill. His subsequent ascension, over the course of twenty-one dog years, from lowly temp to customer service representativ... More

THREE BOOKS IN ONE A TRIPLE HELPING OF GARFIELD HUMORMEANS THREE TIMES THE FUN! He used to be perfect, but now he's even better! Garfield, the fat cat with the super sized ego, is back in the spotlight, dissing his dimwitted owner Jon - even pilfering his pants. Some cats chase mice; Garfield prefer... More

The "Pearls Before Swine" crew are at it again in their new book, "Lions and Tigers and Crocs, Oh My!" But even the wonderful Wizard of Oz couldn't help this bunch of merry misfits. Collecting strips from his last two books, Nighthogs and The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised, cartoonist Stephan Pas... More

Proof that truth really is stranger than fiction! This wildly entertaining book features excerpts from wide array of public documents that hilariously illustrate some of the most important, scandalous, or bizarre news stories to make headlines in recent years.... More

Davis compiles full-color comic strips featuring the rotund feline.Jim Davis compiles full color comic strips featuring the rotund feline.... More

The dazzling, inimitable Molly Ivins is back, with her own personal Hall of Fame of America's most amazing and outlandish politicians-the wicked, the wise, the witty, and the witless-drawn from more than twenty years of reporting on the folks who attempt to run our government (in some cases, into th... More

Rat, Pig, Zebra, and Goat, the central characters of Pearls Before Swine, are back in their new book, Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic, the first Pearls Before Swine treasury-supersized for your enjoyment. But this is no ordinary cartoon treasury. Like the influential Beatles album that inspire... More

Watch out, poultry best-seller list: This hilarious account of a rookie poultry-owner's experience raising birds in his backyard is the first "chicken memoir" of its kind. Owning chickens is fast becoming the latest in metropolitan chic-and if you can't own them, you'll still want to read about them... More

Like every great lasagna, Garfield was born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant on a winter's night in 1978, while outside snow fell like gratd Parmesan cheese. He weighed five pounds, six ounces at birth--that's big for a kitten!--and right from the start showed a passion for Italian food. the ... More

THERE'S MORE OF GARFIELD TO LOVE!In his nifty new collection, GARFIELD contemplates the advantages of growing older--and fatter! Whether he's settling in for a catatonic evening of TV viewing, testing the first law of physics on his back, or just hunting burgers in the kitchen, GARFIELD is sure to g... More

DECLASSIFIED!Undoctored photos! Subversive captions! Unbelievably free speech! Bad President is packed with broad laughs, pointed politics and the maddening truths of the Bush Presidency.It's time. Past time: Announcing "Bad President," the book that, as the warning on its cover promises, is resolve... More

Now running wild with all dinosaur (and humor) lovers: the "home care" guide to these rowdy pets. It's funny, its irresistible, it's been a bestseller-and now it's available at an amazing new, low price. "[A] delightful, tongue-in-cheek guide to the care and feeding of dinosaurs."--"VOYA" Congratula... More

Warren Eckstein said, "In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat." The Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society agrees, and shows it with this endlessly diverting tribute to tabby.... More