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Yid­dish for Pirates
Gary Bar­win
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Can’t Help Myself: Lessons & Con­fes­sions from a Mod­ern Advice Columnist
Mered­ith Goldstein
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Fam­i­ly and Oth­er Catastrophes
Alexan­dra Borowitz
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One Hap­py Divorce-Hold the Bulls#!t
Jen­nifer Hurvitz 
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The Bible of Dirty Jokes
Eileen Pol­lack
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A Ter­ri­ble Country
Kei­th Gessen
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The Two-Plate Solu­tion: A Nov­el Of Culi­nary May­hem In The Mid­dle East
Jeff Oliv­er
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Thanks, Oba­ma: My Hopey, Changey White House Years
David Litt
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Spring­field Con­fi­den­tial: Jokes, Secrets, and Out­right Lies from a Life­time Writ­ing for The Simpsons
Mike Reiss
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Hus­bands and Oth­er Sharp Objects
Mar­i­lyn Simon Rothstein
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Heymis­ch­er Home­opa­thy: The Schmen­drick­’s Guide to Rem­e­dy­ing Yid­dish Kvetches
Chaim Yankel
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Look Alive Out There
Sloane Crosley
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Fic­tion
The Château: A Novel
Paul Gold­berg
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Jew­ish Com­e­dy Bits, Songs, Shows, and Films Every­one Should Know

Eri­ca S. Perl
January 18, 2018
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Chil­dren’s
All Three Stooges
Eri­ca S. Perl
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30 Days, 30 Authors: Jere­my Dauber

Jere­my Dauber
December 4, 2017
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