Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris

Featuring David Sedaris's unique blend of hilarity and heart, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, a new collection of keen-eyed animal-themed tales, is an utter delight. Though the characters may not be human, the situations in these stories bear an uncanny resemblance to the insanity of everyday life. $21.99

100 Words Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles

100 Words Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents 50 pairs of words that people have trouble getting right and keeping straight--including near-synonyms, notorious sound-alikes, classic spelling blunders, and nonwords like "inobstrusive." $5.95

Atlantic by Simon Winchester

Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, Atlantic by Simon Winchester tells the breathtaking saga of the magnificent Atlantic Ocean, setting it against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution. An endlessly fascinating biography of the immense body of water that joins and separates the New from the Old World. $27.99

Simple Times by Amy Sedaris

Having completely subverted home entertaining in her last book Amy Sedaris moves on to crafts—which will never be the same—in Simple Times. There isn’t much actually useful advice in this book unless you really would wear a Wizard Duck costume but there is plenty of hilarity and Sedaris trademark satire. $27.99

What the Dormouse Said

What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grownups from Children’s Books is a charming collection of over 300 quotations that we heard as children but perhaps have lost sight of as adults. “I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking” is good advice for any age. Compiled by Amy Gash with illustrations by Pierre Le-Tan. $9.95