Books like xkcd: volume 0
12 books with a reading profile close to xkcd: volume 0 by Randall Munroe. Practical, outward-looking and escapist; an easy read.
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The Witches Are Coming
by Lindy West
analytical, entertainment
Lindy West examines the cultural climate of the United States following the 2016 election and the rise of the Me Too movement.
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2
Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right
by Al Franken
Also practical and outward-looking · analytical, entertainment
Al Franken uses documented research and satirical commentary to identify specific instances of misinformation within American conservative media and political circles.
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3
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto
analytical, entertainment
Chuck Klosterman analyzes the intersection of mainstream entertainment and personal identity through eighteen distinct essays.
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4
This Is Not My Hat
by Jon Klassen
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
A small fish steals a round blue hat from a much larger, sleeping fish and swims toward a thicket of tall seaweed to hide.
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5
The Far Side Gallery 3
by Gary Larson
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This anthology collects over six hundred individual panels from Gary Larson’s syndicated comic strip, incorporating work from three previous smaller volumes.
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The Far Side Gallery
by Gary Larson
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
The Far Side Gallery is a comprehensive collection of single-panel cartoons that juxtapose mundane human scenarios with the natural world.
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Narrated by Alexander T.
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8
The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Duncan just wants to color, but when he opens his box of crayons, he finds a stack of letters instead of his drawing tools.
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The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
This volume compiles the most cynical and sharp-tongued observations from Tyrion Lannister, the stunted nobleman from the A Song of Ice and Fire series.
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10
Goodnight Bush
by Erich Origen
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Goodnight Bush is a political parody that reimagines the classic children’s bedtime story as a critique of George W.
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Dirty Beasts
by Roald Dahl
Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible
Dirty Beasts is a collection of narrative poems featuring unconventional animals that frequently turn the tables on humans.
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