The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction by the writers of “The Daily Show” and Jon Stewart is cheeky and highly irreverent. The book includes what amounts to an abbreviated history of democracy told by the creators of the popular television program, “The Daily Show,” which won the Television Critics Association award for outstanding news and public affairs series. Public figures from the Pilgrims to the framers of the American Constitution to present day media moguls are skewered as only The Daily Show comic writing team can do. Set up like a textbook, the guide takes you on a hilarious tongue in cheek journey through history and its affects on modern life.

Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity by Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras covers examples of stupidity in entertainment, education, government, law, tax, and business, among others. The brother and sister Petras team has published other books on silly and outrageous topics, and they have honed their ability to identify the most ridiculous behavior out there. The rich and famous are quoted making silly blunders and outright lies to save themselves further humiliation. Ordinary people are included, shown doing their best to make you spew milk through your nose in laughter. This is a great read for anyone feeling a bit down about their own life. In comparison, it will seem like a peach.

There’s No Toilet Paper on the Road Less Traveled: The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure by Doug Lansky is a compilation of the best travel humor out there today. You will be glad you’re reading at home rather than on some of the wacky adventures detailed in this book. Great authors tell their travel tales of woe. Dave Barry relates his mishaps in Japan while Mary Roach tells a hilarious story of Antarctic embarrassment, and Bill Bryson deals with the famous French attitude. In all twenty eight stories, you are bound to find several that make you laugh out loud. This book makes a great gift for your favorite traveler or a wonderful way to spend the airplane ride to your next destination.

Jeff Foxworthy’s Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of by comedian Jeff Foxworthy is one of the funniest books on linguistic quirks every written. The book includes pages filled with illustrations and simple language. But the humor is sometimes subtle and astute, making jokes out of everyday words used in hilarious and surprisingly common ways. From the South, Foxworthy pokes fun at his own native accent and uses his knowledge
of the area to create a fun and irreverent mock dictionary that will entertain you over and over again.

Why Do Men Have Nipples? Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg is full of urban legends and all the things you’ve wondered about but were too afraid to ask. The answers are hilarious, while true. The book is full of unimportant and yet fascinating topics, such as the nature of goose bumps and facial hair on old ladies. The authors ask questions like: Does coffee stunt your growth? Does breast milk cure warts? Is the show ER accurate? And can lip balm be addictive? Leyner is a novelist and regular contributor to the New Yorker and GQ, and Goldberg is a New York physician with an apparent wealth of trivial knowledge. While the book is meant to give you more laughs than facts, it’s still a fun insight into human oddities.

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson is a complete collection of the ingenious comic strips that once appeared in Sunday papers across America. From 1985 to 1995, the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip delighted millions of readers. This three volume boxed collection houses all the adventures of six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed Tiger, Hobbes. Readers once again laugh along with Calvin as Hobbes comes to life and the little girl down the street gets even with their tricks. The set includes an introduction by Watterson who is usually quite reclusive.