Humor & Pop Culture

Joseph Minton Amann & Tom Breuer
The Brotherhood of the Disappearing Pants: A Field Guide to Conservative Sex Scandals
(Nation Books, 2007)

From the McCarthy era to the age of Mark Foley and Larry Craig, a hilarious compendium, by the authors of Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly.

Joseph Minton Amann & Tom Breuer
Fair and Balanced, My Ass: An Unbridled Look at the Bizarre Reality of Fox News
(Nation Books, 2007)

A hilarious and bracing read: red meat for liberals and food for though for anyone who is both amused by, and concerned about, journalism's continually eroding standards, by the founders of sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com.

Joseph Minton Amann & Tom Breuer
Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly
(Nation Books, 2006)

"The book is so hilariously snarky...a book I recommend very, very highly.
—Al Franken

Joseph Minton Amann
Sweet Jesus, I Hate Rush Limbaugh
(Nation Books, 2009)

Top satirist and Huffington Post blogger Amann returns to skewer the popular media personality and supposed Republican Party leader.

Brad Dunn
When They Were 22: 100 Famous People at the Turning Point in Their Lives
(Andrews-McMeel, 2006)

Chronicles the fascinating turning points in the lives of some of the most legendary, influential, and controversial people of the 20th century.

Jim Gorant
Fanatic: The Ten Things All Sports Fans Must Do Before They Die
(Houghton-Mifflin, 2007)

"Casual fans and true believers alike will find Gorant's rollicking account of his ultimate road trip the next best thing to a ten-game winning streak."
—Allen St. John, Wall Street Journal columnist

William R. Handley, Ph.D., editor
The Brokeback Book: Essays on the Groundbreaking Film
(University of Nebraska Press, 2010)

A provocative collection of essays on the seminal film compiled by a University of Southern California English professor—with contributions from Daniel Mendelsohn, Judith Halberstam, and David Leavitt, among many others.