ANDREWS MCMEEL

Shaggy Dogs Story (Sept., $14.95) by Ron Finley stars Nikki and Sandro, two talented Weimaraners who escape servitude in an Eastern European circus run by an evil Romanian mime.

The Flying McCoys: Comics for a Bold New World (Sept., $10.95) by Glenn and Gary McCoy merges superheroes, office humor, huggable animals and twisted relationships.

JOHN F. BLAIR

SWAG: Southern Women Aging Gracefully (Sept., $14.95) by Melinda Rainey Thompson presents an unusual take on swimsuit shopping, sick children, cemetery etiquette and more.

CHRONICLE

Stuff on My Cat: The Book (Nov., $9.95) by Mario Garza gathers from stuffonmycat.com wacky photos of kitties “trimmed” with assorted odd objects.

CITADEL

Coloring Book Land: Coloring Outside the Lines of Good Taste (Jan., $8.95) by Jim Wirt matches evil captions to innocent, 1950s-style clip art.

CONARI PRESS

How to Mess Up Your Life (Oct., $9.95) by Darrin Zeer offers advice for those who don’t already know how to do it.

DA CAPO PRESS

Who Moved My Shovel? The Modern Office Survival Guide (Nov., $12.95) by Michael Flocker. Once you’ve found your cheese, here’s another guide to climbing the corporate ladder. 60,000 first printing.

HOWARD BOOKS

Humor for the Holidays (Oct., $12.99) by various authors burnishes the jollies in Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s with stories, quips and quotes.

HYPERION

3 X Carlin: An Orgy of George (Oct., $24.95) by George Carlin collects, in their entirety, Napalm and Silly Putty, Brain Droppings and When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops plus new material. 50,000 first printing.

JONES BOOKS

Cats and Dogs/Dogs and Cats (Sept., $9.95) by P.S. Mueller features cartoons of these classic antagonists.

KENSINGTON

You’re Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Man (Jan., $12.95) by Erika Schickel collects essays that laugh even at the pregnancy from hell.

LITTLE, BROWN/BACK BAY

The Dog Dialed 911: A Book of Lists from The Smoking Gun (Oct., $15.99) by the Smoking Gun Web site reveals three ineffective ways to kill your spouse, five of the most embarrassing Bush family arrests and much more. Ad/promo.

MARION STREET PRESS (dist. by IPG)

The Buzzword Dictionary: 1,000 Phrases Translated from Pompous to English (Sept., $12.95) by John Walston punctures pretentious jargon.

NATION BOOKS

Actions Speak Louder than Bumper Stickers (Oct., $12.95) by Olivia Greer and Aaron Rudenstine covers hot-button topics from Bush bashing to economics, from abortion to the military.

PLUME

Lose Weight! Get Laid! Find God! The All-in-One Life Planner from Benrik Limited (Nov., $16) by Benrik (Ben Carey and Henrik Delahag) promises all the answers—even about disinheriting the grandchildren. Ad/promo.

QUIRK BOOKS

The Spider-Man Handbook (Dec., $15.95) by Seth Grahame-Smith teaches how to crawl up a wall and swing from building to building.

SANTA MONICA PRESS (dist. by IPG)

Things You Can Do While You’re Naked (Nov., $12.95) by Jaime Andrews and Jessica Doherty assembles photo collages of “The Naked Handyman,” “The Naked Romantic” and other fine exemplars of nudity.

SASQUATCH

Chrismukkah (Sept., $14.95) by Gersh Kuntzman embraces and laughs with families of mixed faith.

SIMON SPOTLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic. (Nov., $14.95) by David Nadelberg gives voice to the hopes, fears and desires that adolescents have shared for generations.

THREE RIVERS

Homeland Insecurity: The Onion Complete News Archives, Volume 17 (Oct., $18.95) by Onion Editors continues the lampooning of American culture. 150,000 first printing. Ad/promo.

WORKMAN

Bad Baby (Sept., $9.95) by R.D. Rosen et al. follows the success of Bad Dog and Bad Cat with 247 baby photos accompanied by snappy captions. 200,000 first printing.

WYRICK & CO.

Puns Spooken Here (Sept., $7.95) by Richard Lederer plunders the wonders of Halloween.