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Gifted comedian Dana Gould takes us to the heart of darkness of insomnia.

Dana Gould turns out to be the good seed when you hear about his dad. Gould was a writer and producer on The Simpsons and a veteran club comedian with Comedy Central and HBO specials. His work is also available in the Un-Cabaret Stand-Up series.

Dana Gould admits it's hip to be square. You'll hear about why Dana adopted, spooky ghost Jesus, and the sanctity of the Bat Cave. DANA GOULD was a writer and producer on The Simpsons and a veteran club comedian, with Comedy Central and HBO specials. His work is also available in the Un-Cabaret Stand-Up series. This piece was recorded at Un-Cabaret's spoken-word series "Say the Word", featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person non-fiction.

Classic Un-Cab adventures with Dana's Dad, and a new house that makes Dana take a look at himself.

These inspired standup performances feature stories about being sort-of famous. Take an epic journey to the Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary Show and into the depths of Julia Sweeney's soul. Watch Dana Gould get his pilot tested. Plus great snapshots of near-fame from Bobcat Goldthwait, Beth Lapides, and a gem of a song from Andy Dick with music by Andras Jones (we think).

Here are all five stories of the costumed slut Becky as she works her way through a night of shocking and extreme Halloween depravity.

Feisty seventeen-year-old Lilith Lane has a dreamy boyfriend, a wicked tongue, and a talent for solving mysteries. When her little sister, Beth, goes missing, that talent is put to the ultimate test. And when Lilith's only lead is a reality-bending rooftop portal to an alternate universe, she's willing to make the leap. Aided by local mad scientist Dr. Hammer, Lilith searches for clues in a parallel version of her hometown, Mirabilis, racing against the clock to rescue her sister from whoever snatched her.

Cats are popular pets around the world! In this title, young audiences can learn about pet cats, from the care they need to the toys they like, through simple, predictable text.

Dana Gould takes on the absurdities of modern life through a pop-culture obsessed lens. Unapologetic and off-the-wall funny, there's no middle ground in this comedy special filmed at the Neptune Theater in Seattle, WA.

The eighth book in the New York Times bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school. Friends. Bullies. MIDDLE SCHOOL Anthony is TPFW (Too Popular For Words), loves science, hates writing...

Anita Powell has been in the horse training business since she could walk. She feels a special spirit with equines, but men? That's a completely different story. And most men seem to think they can take advantage of her or say disparaging or sexist things to her. In order to get them to stop—and show them that she's one of the best trainers in the business—Nita needs a boyfriend.

Journalist and Jezebel staff writer Kylie Cheung exposes the insidious--and often unseen--connections among domestic abuse, state-based violence, political disenfranchisement, and the carceral state. For readers of The Revolution Starts at Home, Feminism for the 99%, and Good and Mad. Incisive...

She'll do anything to prove to her friends that she's over her ex...even date the cowboy she once went out with in high school.

Ca’Mahri Harris is no stranger to the ups and downs of love. In fact, she’s experienced it more than anyone, but that hasn’t deterred her. She’d overlook the flaws in her current boyfriend, but there was nothing that could save their relationship. His antics after their split landed her right in the crosshairs of a fine, rude, yet helpful stranger. Unable to deny the attraction, Ca’Mahri soon finds herself right back where she started, but will things work in her favor?

Lisa Harvey has worked at her family's stud farm for 30 years. When her father unexpectedly passes away, the vipers come out in the family. As they try to divide everything up and leave her with nothing, her only chance to keep the farm—and her father's fortune—is to get married.

Mariah Barker works for a prestigious marketing firm, but her boss gives the best clients to those who come to his private parties and shindigs. And the only people who get invited to those have significant others. Mariah has been attending those events with Lawrence Chappell, but he's tired of being her pretend boyfriend when his feelings are real. When he breaks up with Mariah, she'll have to decide if she's fallen for the cowboy billionaire too, or if he's going to stay solidly in the client category.

There are more than 220 million cats in the world, and this book has stories about the world’s favourite pet from all across the globe. From an owner with 96 cats in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to a daring cat-escape from Lebanon to the Middle East, the book tells many fine feline tales. We also list over 20 different breeds from around the world, where they’re from and a short description. Truly a global cat reference for any cat-lover.

It’s not true that dead men tell no tales. You can hear their haunting stories on the fog-shrouded banks of Newfoundland, in the aging brick manses of Upper and Lower Canada, on the wind-beaten flatlands of the prairies and among the misty mountains of the far west. This entertaining collection features tales of ghosts and other unexplained phenomena that have found their way into Canadian folklore.

Beth Dixon lost her husband almost three years ago. Trey Chappell has found TJ Dixon in his hay barn several times, and each time, he takes the five-year-old back to his mother. He likes the brunette next door, but she argues with him every time he offers to help. They've been suffering from one step forward and then two back for a couple of months now, but when Beth learns about the Sweetheart Classic, she's sure she's got just the horse that could win the race. The winner gets half a million dollars—but there's a catch. Only married couples who own the racehorse together can enter.

She'll do anything to show her ex she's not still hung up on him...even date her best friend. The only problem is Tamara Lennox has real feelings for Blaine Chappell. Blaine's happy to help Tam out of a tight spot. After all, she's helped him around Bluegrass Ranch more times than he can count. They've been best friends through thick and thin, ups and downs, and happy times and broken hearts. He never really liked her ex, and he wasn't sorry to see the guy go. He's also not sorry he's the one pretending to be her boyfriend when Hayes comes back into town.