Books like Fanfare for the Area Man by Onion Editors

Jon Stewart delivers a satirical tour of American democracy, from the republican ideals of ancient Rome through the antics of our founders to today’s media circus.

A satirical atlas of the world, our Dumb World parodies news and geography with maps and deliberately bogus statistics for every independent nation, plus rejected flag designs and the planet’s most grating handicrafts.

A light‑hearted chronicle of United States history, blending Dave Barry’s trademark wit with facts, illustrations, and discussion prompts for readers of all ages.

" A touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here," Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise-meeting and befriending Betty Cornell herself. Told with humor and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence. "-- As a social experiment, Maya spends the school year following a 1950s popularity guide written by a former teen model. Can curlers, girdles, and a strand of pearls help her quest to be popular? The plot contains mild profanity and school violence.

"A compilation of the most important, most influential, and glossiest magazine covers ever produced by the hand of humankind. Seen by tens of billions worldwide, these are the unforgettable 'Onion magazine' covers that altered the course of human history and radically defined your trivial life anew every weekend."--Front jacket flap.

A satirical look at the first years of the new millennium, penned by humorist Dave Barry, blending historical notes with his signature wit.

A news-parody compendium of world non-facts features maps and incorrect statistics for all of the world's independent nations, from Afghanistan to the Ukraine, and includes the world's rejected flag designs and the planet's most annoying handicrafts.