FREE: The Big Book of New American Humor

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A collection of humor taken from a variety of sources. National Lampoon, Mad magazine, and the New Yorker are represented, as are episode-length scripts from situation comedies such as Taxi and The Mary Tyler Moore Show . From the comic pages come Doonesbury, Zippy, Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, and Cathy . Joan Rivers, Woody Allen, Billy Crystal, Nora Ephron, Jackie Mason, and dozens of other comedians are included. Not present is the aggressive, demeaning humor popular in the late '80s, and the editors have done a commendable although not wholly successful job of avoiding jokes that belittle minorities. There are licentious limericks, and comic essays and cartoons dealing with sexuality. The layout of this oversized book makes it fun to thumb through.