Most Popular Books by Gary Larson

Gary Larson''s wild cartoons have taken America by storm - zany, crazy, bizarre and hysterically funny, they''re syndicated in over fifty newspapers and his books are instant bestsellers. Try them . . . But not in public.

1989 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1991 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1996 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1986 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

Presents every Far Side cartoon ever syndicated. More than 4,000 cartoons, 1,100 which have never been published in a book, are included in this and the accompanying volume.

1986 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1992 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

The Far Side® and the Larson® signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

Once upon a time, in a place far away, lived a man named Gary Larson who used to draw cartoons. It was a cartoon that appeared for many years in daily newspapers and was loved by millions. (And was confusing to millions more.) But one day he stopped. Gary went into hiding. He made a couple of short films. He played his guitar. He threw sticks for his dogs. They threw some back. Yet Gary was restless. He couldn''t sleep nights. Something haunted him. (Besides Gramps.) Something that would return him to his roots in biology, drawing and dementia -- a tale called There''s a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm''s Story. It begins a few inches underground, when a young worm, during a typical family dinner, discovers there''s a hair in his plate of dirt. He becomes rather upset, not just about his tainted meal but about his entire miserable, wormy life. This, in turn, spurs his father to tell him a story -- a story to inspire the children of invertebrates everywhere...

1986, 1988 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

The eighth collection of The Far Side.

1993 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1990 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

Presents every Far Side cartoon ever syndicated. More than 4,000 cartoons, 1,100 which have never been published in a book, are included in this and the accompanying volume.

Since "The Far Side''s debut in January 1980, fans have bought more than 40 million "Far Side books and more than 60 million calendars. Now, at long last, the ultimate "Far Side book has arrived as a hefty, deluxe, two-volume slipcased set. A masterpiece of comic brilliance, The Complete Far Side contains every "Far Side cartoon ever syndicated--over 4,000 if you must know-presented in (more or less) chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that have never before appeared in a book. Creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of "The Far Side in quirky and thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters. Complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers appear alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels, and actor, author, and comedian Steve Martin offers his pithy thoughts in a foreword.

1981, 1983 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The Far Side"" and the "Larson"" signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1981, 1983 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The Far Side"" and the "Larson"" signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

1981, 1983 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The Far Side"" and the "Larson"" signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.