HUMOR
ALLEN & UNWIN (dist. by IPG)
I'm So Sorry, Little Man, I Thought You Were a Hand-Puppet: 250 Cartoons (June, $9.95) by A. Weldon is an irreverent collection on everything from mobile phones to cosmetic surgery.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Am I a Mutant, or What? A Fox Trot Collection (Apr., $8.95) by Bill Amend features more antics from the comic strip characters.
Bucky Katt's Big Book of Fun: A Get Fuzzy Collection (May, $14.95) by Darby Conley highlights the cats, dogs and humans who populate the comic strip.
ARTISAN
Change Your Underwear Twice a Week: Lessons from the Golden Age of Classroom Filmstrips (Apr., $18.95) by Danny Gregory looks at four decades of inadvertent humor embedded in filmstrip lessons once shown to impressionable grade-schoolers.
BALLANTINE
Garfield the Movie (May, $9.95) by H.S. Newcomb is the novelization of the feline's film debut.
BLOOMSBURY UK (dist. by Trafalgar Square)
The Time of Your Life: Getting On with Getting On (Mar., $13.95) by John Burningham collects droll observations on aging by such notables as Doris Lessing, Ronald Searle, Dorothy Parker and Bob Hope.
BROADWAY BOOKS
George W. Bush Quiz Book (Apr., $9.95) by Paul Slansky asks questions about the life of Dubya.
100 Most Dangerous Things in Everyday Life and What You Can Do About Them (May, $12.95) by Laura Lee shows the danger of everyday items like teddy bears and bras.
CHRONICLE
How to Be President (May, $9.95) by Stephen P. Williams outlines the basics of what to do if you wake up in the Oval Office; includes sidebars on presidential gaffes and more.
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College (June, $14.95) by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht and Jennifer Worick offers advice on overcoming cafeteria meals, boring classes and more.
The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting Personal (Aug., $14.95) by Cameron Tuttle gives directions on when to flirt, prune a relationship or start/end an affair.
CITADEL PRESS
Dear Ruby Ann: Down Home Advice About Lovin', Livin', and the Whole Shebang (May, $15.95) by Ruby Ann Boxcar. Ruby Ann arrives with tons of advice for the lovelorn, the musically uninformed and anyone left who needs help.
Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Book (July, $9.95) by Robert Hamburger misinforms the reader about ninja history, weapons and philosophy.
FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS
How to Be a Perfect Father: The Ultimate Guide for New Dads (Mar., $12) by Gerry Cornelius is an annotated guide to the art of being a pop. 20,000 first printing.
GIBBS SMITH
A Biker's Guide to the Open Road: Ride It Like You Stole It (Mar., $9.95) by Penny Powers and Chuck Hayes collects biker wisdom.
GREYSTONE BOOKS
The Naked Truth (June, $14.95) by Chris Gudgeon takes an irreverent look at sex in Canada.
LIGHT OF NEW ORLEANS PUBLISHING
Southern Fried Divorce: One Woman's True Tale of Unleashing Her Hound and His Dog in the Big Easy (Apr., $13.95) by Judy Conner is an epitaph to the antics of a man and his brown dog.
NBM PUBLISHING
Attitude 2, the New Subversive Social Commentary Cartoonists (Apr., $13.95), edited by Ted Rall, is the second helping of interviews and cartoons by 21 alternative cartoonists.
Generalissimo El Busho (Aug., $9.95) by Ted Rall lampoons our hawkish president.
OAK TREE PRESS
The Electric Sewer: War Stories of the New York City Transit Police (July, $12.95) by Trebor Nehoc. A New York City transit cop tells bizarre tales.
PERENNIAL
The Simpsons Comic Strip Cavalcade (June, $14.95) by Matt Groening collects the syndicated strip. 100,000 first printing.
Big Bratty Book of Bart (July, $12.95) by Matt Groening follows that rabble-rouser, Bart Simpson. 75,000 first printing.
PLUME
Join Me! (Mar., $13) by Danny Wallace. A guy starts a cult—by accident. Ad/promo. 15-city author tour.
The Angry Black Woman's Guide to Life (Apr., $12) by Denene Millner, Angela Burt-Murphy and Mitzi Miller is a sassy guide to embracing one's fury. Advertising. Author publicity.
Reprint: GRITS (Girls Raised in the South) Guide to Life (Apr., $14) by Deborah Ford.
POMEGRANATE
The Unhinged World of Glen Baxter: Collected Works, Volume 2 (Mar., $24.95) celebrates the humorous and offbeat work of the visual satirist.
RANDOM HOUSE
The Reluctant Metrosexual: Dispatches from an Almost Hip Life (Aug., $12.95) by Peter Hyman gathers essays on today's metropolitan man—a straight man whose good taste and consumer lust is just this side of gay. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour.
RUTGERS UNIV. PRESS
Einstein Simplified: Cartoons on Science (Mar., $12.95) by Sidney Harris offers a new collection on the wacky magic of science.
SANCTUARY PUBLISHING
Everything You Didn't Need to Know About the USA by Karen Farrington; ...Australia by Adam Ward; ...the U.K. by Tim Clifford (all Mar., $13.95 each) collect nutty anecdotes and data on history, geography and more.
The Greatest Entertainment Trivia Book Ever (June, $13.95) by James Inverne collects a roster of stats on the cinema, TV and theater.
SANTA MONICA PRESS
The Dog Ate My Résumé: Survival Tips for Life After College (Apr., $17.95) by Zack Arnstein and Larry Arnstein provides various answers to "What do I want to do with my life?"
SIMON & SCHUSTER
Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing (Apr., $12) by Patrick F. McManus takes on everything from an Idaho crime wave to the uncertain joys of standing in icy water, watching fish go by.
S&S/FIRESIDE
Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World (May, $14) by Davy Rothbart. The creator of Found magazine offers an uncensored, hilarious peek into other people's private lives. Author publicity.
STEERFORTH PRESS
Wreckage: Begins with "W" (July, $19.95) by Jeff Danziger tracks the movements of George W. Bush and his political team from the campaign trail to the present.
TEN SPEED PRESS
The Field Guide to the North American Bird (May, $9.95) by Adam Blank with Lauren Blank is an illustrated guide to the favorite hand gesture.
THREE RIVERS PRESS
The Self-Destruction Handbook: 8 Simple Steps to an Unhealthier You (June, $12) by Adam Wasson and Jessica Stamen is a "self-hurt" book for people who've had their fill of trying to better themselves. Advertising. Author publicity. 20-city radio satellite tour.
NEIL WILSON (dist. by Interlink)
See You, Jimmy!: The Humor of the Clyde (Mar., $7.95) by Allan Morrison continues the adventures of Big Aggie MacDonald and the Glasgow tramcar clippie from "Cummonangetaff!"
