Title: “The Answer: Proof of God in Heaven”

Authors: Marius Forte and Sam Sorbo

Rank: 50

Stunningly Simple Blurb…

The secret to life is simple, but since human beings have had organized thoughts the same questions have surfaced again and again: Why do we exist? What is the purpose of life? Is there a God? If so, is He good? But if He is a good God, how could He permit so much suffering in this world? Why do bad things happen to good people? Where are we coming from and where are we going? And why are we going at all? Is there life after death? Can we be 100% sure? Was this world just created by chance or does it follow a plan?

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Title: “Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You”

Author: Greg Gutfeld

Rank: 33

Blurb…

Behind every awful, dangerous decision lurks one evil beast: the Cool.

From politics to the personal, from fashion to food, from the campus to the locker room, the desire to be cool has infected all aspects of our lives. At its most harmless, it is annoying. At its worst, it is deadly, on a massive scale. The Cool are the termites of life, infiltrating every nook and cranny and destroying it from within. The Cool report the news, write the scripts, teach our children, run our government — and each day they pass judgment on those who don’t worship at the altar of their coolness. The cool fawn over terrorists, mock the military, and denigrate employers. They are, in short, awful people.

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Title: “Rush Revere and the First Patriots: Time-Travel Adventures With Exceptional Americans”

Author: Rush Limbaugh

Rank: 1

Blurb: “Whoa there, young historians! Before we go rush, rush, rushing off anywhere, I’d like a moment. I’m Liberty, Rush Revere’s loquacious equine companion — his trusty talking horse! Always at the ready to leap from the twenty-first century into America’s past, that’s me. When he says ‘Let’s go!’ I’m so there. I’m jazzed, I’m psyched, I’m—”

Review: “Was that Rush Limbaugh singing on the audio!?”

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Footnote: We’re starting to understand OxyContin.

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Title: “The 48 Laws of Power”

Author: Robert Greene

Rank: 88

Blurb: “For those who want power, watch power, or want to arm themselves against power, The 48 Laws of Power is ‘The Rules for suits’.”

Review: “It does not matter if you want to play the game or not, you are in it.”

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Footnote: There is only one law of power: Those who possess it will wield it to their advantage. The rest is footnotes.

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Title: “First 100 Words”

Author: Roger Priddy

Rank: 17

Blurb: “Your little one will soon learn some essential first words and pictures with this bright board book.”

Review: “Great portable, chew- and eating-resistant picture book.”

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Footnote: Vince Grove taught us “fuck” in third grade. Hilarity Ensued when Mom arrived to pick us up from the playground, and Vince tried to snitch on us while we loudly talked over him. For some reason we remained friends with Vince for three more years.

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Title: “Potty”

Author: Leslie Patricelli

Rank: 83

Blurb: “There comes a point in a toddler’s life when going in one’s diaper is only one possible option.”

Reviews:

“Bought this book to add to our potty book collection.”

“It isn’t very interesting and the plot of the story makes no sense.”

“The expressions of surprise and then joy on the baby’s face when his patience finally pays off are great.”

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Title: “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History”

Author: Elizabeth Kolbert

Rank: 6

Blurb: “Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us.”

Review: “Humans pushing other species off the brink is nothing new.”

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Footnote: Meanwhile, as Pareene observes, Meet the Press this morning features a “debate” over climate change between “a professional children’s entertainer and a Republican member of Congress.” The world is Rome, and we are all Nero.

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