Simon & Schuster -- Hardcover
From the publisher website:
From the larger, louder half of the world-famous magic duo Penn & Teller comes a scathingly funny reinterpretation of The Ten Commandments. They are The Penn Commandments, and they reveal one outrageous and opinionated atheist's experience in the world. In this rollicking yet honest account of a godless existence, Penn takes readers on a roller coaster of exploration and flips conventional religious wisdom on its ear to reveal that doubt, skepticism, and wonder -- all signs of a general feeling of disbelief -- are to be celebrated and cherished, rather than suppressed. And he tells some pretty damn funny stories along the way. From performing blockbuster shows on the Vegas Strip to the adventures of fatherhood, from an on-going dialogue with proselytizers of the Christian Right to the joys of sex while scuba diving, Jillette's self-created Decalogue invites his reader on a journey of discovery that is equal parts wise and wisecracking.- - - - -
You Don't Sweat Much For a Fat Girl by Celia Rivenbark
St. Martins Griffin -- Trade Paperback
From the author website:
- - - - -With her trademark style of Southern snark and sass, Celia Rivenbark channels her inner Betty Draper and shares her thoughts on everything from terrorists to Twitter to the "Real Housewives of New Jersey." This one is guaranteed to make you laugh hard enough to split your yoga pants.
Celia Rivenbark is the author of the award-winning bestsellers Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank; Bless Your Heart, Tramp; Belle Weather; and You Can’t Drink All Day If You Don’t Start in the Morning. We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier won a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for the James Thurber Prize for American Humor. Born and raised in Duplin County, North Carolina, Rivenbark grew up in a small house “with a red barn out back that was populated by a couple of dozen lanky and unvaccinated cats.” She started out writing for her hometown paper. She writes a weekly, nationally syndicated humor column for the Myrtle Beach Sun News. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Clubhouse Confidential by Luis "Squeegee" Castillo with William Cane
St. Martins Press -- Hardcover
From the publisher website:
The explosive, inside story of Yankees players and managers by a bat boy who saw it all
- - - - -You are invited to come behind the closed doors of the Yankees’ clubhouse for the ride of your life in this intimate memoir about the team’s recent glory years and the superstars who made it all possible.
For the first time ever, Luis “Squeegee” Castillo, bat boy and clubbie for the Yankees from 1998 to 2005, talks about working with Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Joe Girardi, Bernie Williams, Roger Clemens, Joe Torre, and many other modern-day Yankee greats. Luis saw and heard what really happened in the privacy of the clubhouse, at parties, and in hotel rooms, bar fights, and secret meetings from Miami to St. Louis, from Detroit to Arizona, and from Toronto to New York. He even vacationed with some players and got to know them like family, discovering their pitching and hitting secrets, joining them in all-nighters, and learning their often hilarious methods of meeting girls and having fun on the road.
Like a fly on the wall, Luis takes you backstage to show you how A-Rod’s bragging when he hits home runs annoys teammates. Discover how manager Joe Torre checks racing results during games. Hear what happens inside the sanctity of the clubhouse after Roger Clemens beans Mets catcher Mike Piazza and then—a few months later during the 2000 World Series—throws a bat at him. Find out how Mariano Rivera eats junk food during games, why Posada routinely fights with El Duque, what Jeter is really saying to players on other teams as he rounds the bases, and so much more.
Everyone knows what happened on the field. Now pull up a chair and enjoy the secret stories that only Luis can tell about what really happened behind the scenes—and why.
The Abide Guide by Oliver Benjamin & Dwayne Eutsey
Ulysses Press -- Trade Paperback
From the publisher website:
A commercial flop in its initial release in 1998, The Big Lebowskihas since emerged as a cult phenomenon complete with an annual fan festival, midnight movie screenings, and even its own religion. Now the founder of the Church of the Latter-Day Dude shares his own prophetic insights, along with the advice of his top disciples, to show readers how to lead a more relaxed, laid-back life based on the ways of Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski. Packed with tips, investigations, and far-out facts related to the movie, The Abide GuideWhat would the Dude do? holds the answers to all life’s questions. The book shows the easiest way to be Dude-like in a chaotic world, and it includes moral and inspirational life lessons from key scenes in the movie, the seven habits of highly lazy yet totally successful Dudes, and great Dudes from history. Now when life throws a gutter ball, it’s easy to just ask, What would the Dude do?
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