- American wit and humor, Humor, general, New York Times bestseller, Humor, form, parodies
The best-selling author of The Areas of My Expertise presents a tongue-in-cheek compendium of made-up facts that fall under such headings as "The Method by Which We Elect Our Presidents," "How to Be a Famous Minor Television Personality," and "Gambling: The Sport of the Asthmatic Man."
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- warmbleak
- earnestironic
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- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- John Hodgman
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 596
- Publisher
- Dutton, Dutton Adult, Riverhead Trade
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780525950349
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John Kellogg Hodgman (born June 3, 1971) is an American author, actor, and humorist. Image By Rhododendrites - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79387558
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