Required reading from the week in books.

As our excerpt proved, George Carlin's final memoir, "Last Words," is just as bitingly hilarious as his stand-up. And, yes, it contains all seven words you can't say on TV -- though you've since heard all or most of them on HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, late-night Comedy Central and, recently, "SNL."

Also in stores this week:
-- "Top Secret Recipes Unlocked" contains instructions for making fast food favorites, like Burger King onion rings, Popeye's buttermilk biscuits and McDonald's cinnamon melts. One staple that's missing: how to make a Cinnabon. Come back to us when you've cracked that code.
-- "Invincible Iron Man: World's Most Wanted" is the second collected volume of Matt Fraction's acclaimed "Iron Man" series. If you liked the movie, this is the only "Iron Man" comic you need.
-- "Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai" celebrates the 25th anniversary of the popular samurai rabbit with an all-new, color, hardcover graphic novel. Yes, the samurai rabbit who turned up in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" toy line has been around for 25 years -- and his comics are awesome.