 | The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.97 This books is read-aloud funny. Otherwise, your spouse will get frustrated with all your muted snickering.
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 | The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $2.98 Ditto this one. Worth the purchase price for his tale of "stoning the adulterer."
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 | Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs by Ken Jennings
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $3.98 As a third-place Jeopardy! finisher (http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=2728), I have the utmost respect for Ken Jennings. Besides, he's hilarious.
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 | Roughing It (Enriched Classic Series) by Mark Twain
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.40 It's hard to pick just one Twain book. If you're feeling culturally-insensitive, you may want to try THE INNOCENTS ABROAD
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 | The Complete Wreck (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-13) by Lemony Snicket
Buy new: $94.50 / Used from: $68.65 Book Five is my favorite, but there are plenty of laughs along the way.
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 | The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $5.98 The first few chapters and Moldova are especially amusing.
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