Smart, sharp, and sometimes painfully honest, Pearls Before Swine mocks the flaws and shortcomings of human nature with cynical humor. Just remember: As The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised makes clear, Pearls Before Swine takes no prisoners. The result is a collection jam-packed with the sharp-edged humor that has made Pearls Before Swine one of the most successful comic strips running in newspapers today. In this fourth collection from the award-winning comic strip Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis deploys all the weapons of his comic arsenal in an all-out attack on the animal (and human) imperfections he sees around him. The familiar foursome of Rat, Pig, Goat, and Zebra-joined now by the fraternity of Zeeba Zeeba Eata crocodiles are here to storm the ramparts of humor in The Ratvolution Will Not Be Televised. It reads: 'When in doubt, kill cute things.'' Lock up your valuables. His philosophy is written in black felt pen on the bulletin board in his home office. But if anyone has humor figured out, it's Stephan Pastis. White thought that humor ceased to exist upon close examination. Others think it lies in a slightly distorted presentation of the familiar. Some believe that the key to humor is timing. If you use the 'Add to want list' tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. So pull up a stool, have a cup of joe, and enjoy. Always surprising (and only occasionally depraved), Pearls Before Swine is one of the sharpest comic strips in newspapers today. In this third collection of the immensely popular Pearls Before Swine, Stephan Pastis again takes us into the world of Rat, Pig, Zebra, and Goat, and he shows once more just how outrageous-and how hilarious-the unpredictable can be. Welcome to Nighthogs, where the door is always open, the light is always on, and the coffee is as scorching as the humor. Or even a goat who just wants to be left alone.

Or a zebra with a story or two to tell about a crocodile.

It could be a rat with an anger-management problem.

Pearls Before Swine was voted the Best Comic Strip of 2003 by the National Cartoonists Society, and in Nighthogs, the strip's third collection, Stephan Pastis proves that his strip is one of the sharpest, funniest comics in newspapers.You never know who you'll bump into at a diner at night.

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