Summer's the time to hit the road, and when I travel, I like to get in the mood with a book. Even better is one that can deliver some laughs. Here are 10 books that will provide great reading -- and smiles -- before your plane leaves the runway. (Even if you're just headed to Ocean City, these books will help pass the time between mini-golf and boardwalk strolls.)
1. "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson for your trip to Australia
2. "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole for New Orleans
3. "Under the Tuscan Sun" by Frances Mayes for Italy
4. "Life with Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse for England
5. "God Knows" by Joseph Heller for Israel
6. "Travels with Alice" by Calvin Trillin
7. "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain for Europe and the Holy Land
8. "Absurdistan" by Gary Shteyngart for the former Soviet Union
9. "Westward Ha!" by S.J. Perelman for the world
10. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams for all the rest