John Hodgman - The Areas Of My Expertise

Pros: Hysterical, light, a good bathroom book or a book with which to wind down.

Cons: Easy to forget at times that it's complete nonsense.

The Bottom Line: For those that have read too many reference books and need some humor.

Review: This is arguably the oddest book I've read in a while. Having been on a natural sciences and reference kick, I thought it'd be a hoot to check out this parody of Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. Let me tell you, there were parts where I had ...

Pros: Absurdly hilarious, you'll be laughing out loud

Cons: Can be a bit uneven at times, little more than an assortment of funny bits

The Bottom Line: Has some of the funniest stories you'll ever read.  Hodgman is hilarious.

Review: John Hodgman, best known for his work as a Daily Show correspondent and as "PC" in the Mac ads with Justin Long, is also a former literary agent, if anything he writes is to be believed, and this past profession informs some of the scattershot, ...