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The best of the rejection collection; 293 cartoons that were too dumb, too dark, or too naughty for The New Yorker.

Diffee, a cartoonist who contributes to The New Yorker, collects 293 cartoons that were rejected from the magazine. He begins with ten possible reasons why cartoons get rejected, with examples, then profiles New Yorker cartoonists — including Robert Leighton, Jack Zeigler, Roz Chast, Leo Culum, and J.C. Duffy — with examples from their rejected oeuvre, and an interview with each and their ready and very game replies. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Steven Petrow's complete gay & lesbian manners; the definitive guide to LGBT life.

Petrow, an author and columnist on LGBT manners, offers a book of manners for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals, their straight friends, family members, and coworkers. He covers such topics as coming out, friendships, sex and dating, cohabitation, commitment ceremonies, starting a life, workplace etiquette, travel, illness and grieving, starting a family, parenting, correspondence, and social occasions. He also answers questions from both gay and heterosexual visitors to his website. Some page references in the index are off by one page due to a publishing error; a corrected index can be found on the publisher's website. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)