Humorous "Reference" Books
3. 
The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat . . . Everything with Ranch
by:
Charlie Berens
3.97 avg rating — 1,144 ratings 
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The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia Of Existing Information
by:
The Onion
3.99 avg rating — 1,131 ratings 
9. 
The Book of Heroic Failures: The Official Handbook of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain
by:
Stephen Pile
3.86 avg rating — 423 ratings 9. 
The Deeper Meaning of Liff: A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet--But There Ought to Be
by:
Douglas Adams
3.94 avg rating — 4,794 ratings 
12. 
Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source
by:
Scott Dikkers
4.14 avg rating — 13,138 ratings 
12. 
Saints Preserve Us!: Everything You Need to Know About Every Saint You'll Ever Need
by:
Sean Kelly
4.07 avg rating — 96 ratings 
17. 
The Experts Speak: The Definitive Compendium of Authoritative Misinformation
by:
Christopher Cerf
3.89 avg rating — 100 ratings 19. 
How to Be a Villain: Evil Laughs, Secret Lairs, Master Plans, and More!!!
by:
Neil Zawacki
3.85 avg rating — 962 ratings 
21. 
Hagar the Horrible's Very Nearly Complete Viking Handbook
by:
Dik Browne
3.72 avg rating — 46 ratings 21. 
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
by:
Julian Montague
4.10 avg rating — 295 ratings 
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Spinglish: The Definitive Dictionary of Deliberately Deceptive Language
by:
Henry N. Beard
3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings 27. 
The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook: Updated! New Entries!
by:
Henry N. Beard
3.52 avg rating — 46 ratings 
29. 
Straight from the Fridge, Dad: A Dictionary of Hipster Slang
by:
Max Décharné
3.89 avg rating — 141 ratings 30. 
Dictionary of Untranslatables: A Philosophical Lexicon
by:
Barbara Cassin
4.54 avg rating — 70 ratings 31. 
Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning
by:
Eli Burnstein
3.95 avg rating — 376 ratings 32. 
Grandiloquent Words: A Pictoric Lexicon of Ostrobogulous Locutions
by:
Jason Travis Ott
4.30 avg rating — 46 ratings 
35. 
They Have a Word for It: A Lighthearted Lexicon of Untranslatable Words & Phrases
by:
Howard Rheingold
3.86 avg rating — 317 ratings 36. 
What Body Part Is That?: A Wacky Guide to the Funniest, Weirdest, and Most Disgustingest Parts of Your Body
by:
Andy Griffiths
4.02 avg rating — 280 ratings 
39. 
Oh My Gods! (Mythlopedia): A Look-It-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology
by:
Megan E. Bryant
4.18 avg rating — 526 ratings 40. 
Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to the Comic Book Universe
by:
Tim Leong
3.96 avg rating — 1,490 ratings 
42. 
Eat Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics
by:
Marion Nestle
3.88 avg rating — 206 ratings 43. 
A Book about the Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail: All the References from African Swallows to Zoot
by:
Darl Larsen
2.69 avg rating — 13 ratings 44. 
The Annotated Marx Brothers: A Filmgoer's Guide to In-Jokes, Obscure References and Sly Details
by:
Matthew Coniam
4.36 avg rating — 58 ratings 45. 
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