Cartoons from sixty-five years of the New Yorker feature cats and their many traits 101 cartoons Melancholy and hilarious, relatable and surreal, intensely personal yet surprisingly universal, Excuse Me brings together the best work so far by one of the most talented young comics artists working today. Found insideInside this special collection, such New Yorker cartooning greats as Charles Barsotti, Robert Mankoff, and Barbara Smaller offer up 100 black-and-white single-panel cartoons in tribute to a diverse array of moms, ranging from football and ... Selected by Robert Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker, this collection brings together 126 great cartoons (from artists including George Booth, Roz Chast, Leo Cullum, William Hamilton, Gahan Wilson, Jack Ziegler, and many more). Do you - horrors - kiss on the cheek? And then it happens. The awkward hug. That cultural blight we ve all experienced. Emily Flake - keen observer of human behaviour - codifies the most common awkward hugs that have plagued us all. In Cast of Characters, Thomas Vinciguerra paints a portrait of the magazine’s cadre of charming, wisecracking, driven, troubled, brilliant writers and editors. The Borowitz Report: The Big Book of Shockers, by award-winning fake journalist Andy Borowitz, contains page after page of "news stories" too hot, too controversial, too -- yes, shocking -- for the mainstream press to handle. Showcases the work of hundreds of artists who have contributed to the magazine throughout its eighty-year history. The Frédéric Chopin Annik LaFarge presents here is not the melancholy, sickly, romantic figure so often portrayed. Found insideWith Tom's wit and dynamic artwork, this delightful story about learning to pee will bring joy and heart to young readers. This satisfyingly bulky volume brings together the best of every New Yorker reader's favorite feature of his or her favorite magazine. With observations like "It was a rare, but serious, side effect" and "This IS a second opinion. At first, I thought you had something else." you will literally split your sides. This book should be in every doctor's office waiting room. For desert, he reveals the secrets to winning the magazine's caption contest. Throughout How About Never--Is Never Good for You?, we see his commitment to the motto "Anything worth saying is worth saying funny." This lavish collection showcases Blitt's most iconic New Yorker covers, from the infamous Obama fist bump and George W. Bush's drowning cabinet to the many misadventures of Donald Trump. Found insideQueen-sized beds, king-sized blankets. Why not give this book to your significant or insignificant other, your anti-Valentine’s Day crusader pal, or anyone who can’t live with or without love? With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and four-color interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike. Cartoons drawn from "The New Yorker" offer a glimpse into the inimitable feline mind Along with a dozen such profiles, Gehr provides a brief history of The New Yorker cartoon itself, touching on the lives and work of earlier illustrating wits, including Charles Addams, James Thurber, and William Steig. Now at a new, lower price without the CD-ROM. The riotous world of the classroom, captured by the cartoonists at The New Yorker The New Yorker Book of Teacher Cartoons, Second Edition is a hilarious compilation of cartoons that capture the joy, terror, excitement, anxiety, fun, and ... Talking. Not talking. Proposing. Refusing. Marrying. Unmarrying. Remarrying . . . Here is the dance of true love captured at all its most outrageously funny moments--the graceful and the awkward, the blissful and the tormented. Found insideAfter reading this book students will be aware of the realities of college life and be better prepared to shape their own unique college experience." ―Journal of College Orientation and Transition “The perfect send-off present for the ... Found insideIn The Words that Made Us, Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, and he expertly assesses the answers they offered. Found inside – Page 1Told through Chast's singularly zany, laugh-out-loud, touching, and true cartoons, Going Into Town is part New York stories (the "overheard and overseen" of the island borough), part personal and practical guide to walking, talking, renting ... Presents 110 of the very best cartoons on business and finance from seventy-five years of The New Yorker, including works by Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Roz Chast, Lee Lorenz, Robert Mankoff, Mike Twohy, George Booth, and many other notable ... Disaffected by the crassness of contemporary culture, Seth takes refuge in a quest to uncover the life and work of Kalo, a forgotten New Yorker cartoonist from the 1940s, but his obsession blinds him to his increasingly withdrawn lover and ... Offers a humorous look at dogs and their encounters with people, cats, and other dogs Too risqué, silly, or weird for The New Yorker, the cartoons in this book offer something no other collection has: They have never been seen in print until now. 85 Cartoons Too risqué, silly, or weird for The New Yorker, the cartoons in this book offer something no other collection has: They have never been seen in print until now. " "These are my horses. Cartoons from sixty-five years of the New Yorker feature cats and their many traits A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh ... Edited by Robert Mankoff, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker, and featuring an introduction by the cartoonist Danny Shanahan, this collection highlights the humor of the game so many think they can't live with, and find they can't live ... Presents the history of the New Yorker's cartoon captions contest and includes a selection of cartoons along with their winning caption entries and their runners-up. This remarkable collection of 100 black-and-white cartoons from the illustrious archives of The New Yorker celebrates all varieties of teachers, from the unsung and under-appreciated to the arrogant and out-of-touch—not to mention their ... Brief profiles and mini-portfolios spotlight the work of key cartoonists, including Arno, Chast, Ziegler, and others. The DVD-ROM included with the book is what really makes the "Complete Cartoons" complete. Steve shared caption and cartoon ideas, Harry provided impeccable artwork, and together they created this collection of humorous cartoons and comic strips, with amusing commentary about their collaboration throughout. Found insideIn fact, the smarter and more attractive people are, the more they tend to appreciate Diffee’s humor. This book is for them. A sophisicated smirk riot filled with jabs at the overly serious world of politics. An amazing portrait of two lives at their end and an only child coping as best she can, Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant will show the full range of Roz Chast's talent as cartoonist and storyteller. From "the interrupted congress" to "the beaching of the whales," here are the poses, positions, and games married lovers play to keep the spark alive--and the dishwasher properly loaded. A renowned cartoonist with the "New Yorker" for more than 20 years delivers a wonderful, in-depth celebration of the women cartoonists who have graced the pages of the famous magazine from the Roaring Twenties to the present day. This bountiful collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine’s archives. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if they see the world a little differently.” –Ada Limón A New Yorker cartoonist illustrates his lifelong struggle with OCD in cartoon vignettes frank and funny Jason Adam Katzenstein ... Drawings from the "New Yorker" include the work of Charles Barsotti, Roz Chast, Ed Koren, and others, on books, reading, authors, and the book trade. Found insideThe collection is edited by The New Yorker's cartoon editor, Robert Mankoff, and includes an introduction by the best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell.