National Lampoon
- Howard The Duck
- Ellis Weiner was an editor of National Lampoon and a columnist for Spy. He has written humor pieces for many publications, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New York Times Magazine, Air & Space, and Modern Humorist.
- A Man's Life: The Complete Instructions
- Denis Boyles is the author of The Modern Man's Guide to Modern Women, the co-author of The Modern Man's Guide to Life, and the author of several books of poetry, travel, and criticism. He is a veteran of National Lampoon, The New York Times Magazine, Playboy, and other magazines.
- How to Cook Your Daughter: A Memoir
- [Signature] Reviewed by Kathryn Harrison. "How to Cook Your Daughter" is the title of an essay written in 1971 by Tony Hendra for the National Lampoon. Like much of the content of that magazine, which Hendra would eventually edit, "How to Cook Your Daughter" pushes the envelope of satire.
- Ghost Trackers: The Unreal World of Ghosts, Ghost-Hunting, and the Paranormal
- CHRIS GUDGEON is an author, screenwriter, and the creator/producer of the hit television series "Ghost Trackers." He has contributed to dozens of publications ranging from MAD and The National Lampoon to Today's Parent. He has written thirteen books, including An Unfinished Conversation: The Life and Music of Stan Rogers; Consider the Fish; and the hilarious You're Not as Good as You Think You Are: A Demotivational Guide.
- Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House
- In the mid-1970s, Simmons was riding high as publisher of the wildly popular humor magazine National Lampoon. The publication’s success spawned an entire industry, including live theatrical shows, radio programs, books, and comedy albums. But its most successful spin-off was just on the horizon, the classic 1978 film National Lampoon’s Animal House.
- Don't Vote It Just Encourages the Bastards
- O'Rourke (On the Wealth of Nations) continues his libertarian attack of current politics. The author, an early editor at National Lampoon, takes on weighty topics like the Bill of Rights, climate change, health care reform, government bailouts, and foreign policy. When he wants to be serious, he quotes from John Locke and Thomas Hobbes; when he wants to be humorous, he brings up Joe Biden and Harry Reid.
- Sex and Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love...in 200 Cartoons
- Liza Donnelly, editor, has been a cartoonist for over twenty years. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, The Nation, National Lampoon, and Oxygen Online. Last fall, she was invited to appear on an exclusive panel of international cartoonists at The United Nations where she spoke about the responsibility of cartoonists as journalists in reporting world issues.
- Bored of the Rings (Gollancz Sf S.)
- The Harvard Lampoon are Douglas Kenney and Henry Beard. They wrote Bored of the Rings when they were at Harvard University. They then went on to found The National Lampoon, America's most notorious satirical institution.
- What I'd Say to the Martians: And Other Veiled Threats
- Jack Handey is the author of the bestselling Deep Thoughts series of books. He was a staff writer for Saturday Night Live, and has won two Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award. His humor pieces have appeared in The New Yorker, Outside, Playboy, National Lampoon, Punch, and other publications.
- Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House
- In the mid-1970s, Simmons was riding high as publisher of the wildly popular humor magazine National Lampoon. The publication’s success spawned an entire industry, including live theatrical shows, radio programs, books, and comedy albums. But its most successful spin-off was just on the horizon, the classic 1978 film National Lampoon’s Animal House.
- Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic
- Joey Green is the founder of the Cornell Lunatic, the campus humor magazine at Cornell University, and was a former contributing editor to National Lampoon. He has appeared on Good Morning America, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and The View. He is the author of 40 books, including Joey Green's Magic Brands, Clean It! Fix It! Eat It!, and The Mad Scientist Handbook.
- Deliriously Happy
- “Doyle’s third book, Deliriously Happy.collects Doyle’s humorous essays from The New Yorker, National Lampoon, Esquire, and elsewhere. His scenarios often feature characters who are in fact deliriously—or delusionally—happy.” (The Onion A.V.
