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Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The youngest and only female comedian to win NBCs Last Comic Standing describes how the obsessive, overly-detailed, complicated and circuitous way of female thinking actually gives women an advantage in a male-dominated world. 25,000 first printing.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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A.J. explores the big issues of our time--happiness, dating, morality, marriage--by immersing himself in eye-opening situations. In his role as human guinea pig, Jacobs fearlessly takes on a series of life-altering challenges that provides readers with equal parts insight and humor. (And drives his patient wife, Julie, to the brink of insanity.) Among the many adventures: He outsources his life to a team of people in Bangalore, India. He spends a...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Brosh is a connoisseur of the human condition. In her typical self-deprecating and dramatic manner (hence the hyperbole reference), she tells personal stories that name things we can all relate to, including fear, love, depression and hope. Perhaps the most endearing thing about her writing is that she approaches her subject matter from a vulnerable, childlike place, complete with Paintbrush caricatures that have arguably already earned iconic status....
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Language
English
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"With over 500,000 readers a month at her enormously popular blog, AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi is a go-to source for smart takes on pop culture. I'm Judging You is her debut book of humorous essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and calls out bad behavior in our increasingly digital, connected lives--from the importance of the newest Shonda Rhimes television drama to serious discussions of race and media representation to what to do about...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"From the writer crowned one of the smartest, funniest voices in modern America, this hotly anticipated debut collection of essays offers “a precious glimpse into how Ziwe’s uniquely fearless mind functions” (New York Magazine) Ziwe made a name for herself by asking guests like Alyssa Milano, Fran Lebowitz, and Chet Hanks direct questions. In Black Friend, she turns her incisive perspective on both herself and the culture at large. Throughout...
Author
Publisher
Altgeld Shrugged, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Unfiltered. Unsupervised. Unapologetic. Older -- arguably not wiser -- Lancaster gets back to basics in this hilarious essay collection, sharing the stories she'd tell in bars, if she weren't too lazy to put on pants and go to bars. From advice on how to stay married to a man who refuses to blow his damn nose to creating An Incident at the cheese counter during a stab at Whole30, she's just like you ... only louder" -- from page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An award-winning journalist, in this essential – and hilarious – guide, addresses the fears, frustrations and stereotypes that accompany aging, offering a blueprint for the new old age, and an understanding that aging and illness are not the same.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Stand-up is all well and good, but observational humor that’s funny and warm may work best in books. And Tom Papa, whose loyal audiences are packed with “date night” couples of all ages, has perfected the form. In We're All In This Together, Papa’s thirty-seven short essays tackle these universal American topics, among others: –Love for Your First Car (“To Buy or Lease”) –The Truth about Personal Hygiene (“How You Know When It’s...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"H. Jon Benjamin--the lead voice behind Archer and Bob's Burgers--helps us all feel a little better about our own failures by sharing his own in a hilarious memoir-ish chronicle of failure. Most people would consider H. Jon Benjamin a comedy show business success. But he'd like to remind everyone that as great as success can be, failure is also an option. And maybe the best option. In this book, he tells stories from his own life, from his early...
36) Binge
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Pop culture phenomenon, social rights advocate, and the most prominent LGBTQ voice on YouTube, Tyler Oakley brings you his first collection of witty, personal, and hilarious essays written in the voice that's earned him more than twenty-one million followers across social media. For someone who made a career out of over-sharing on the Internet, Tyler Oakley has a shocking number of personal mishaps and shenanigans to reveal in his first book: he...
Author
Publisher
Diana
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
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''Hoy te espera un gran día, el sol brilla, todo está bajo control... Pero te levantas, ves el montón de trastes sucios, recuerdas tu deuda con el banco y te angustias por lo mucho que has vivido y lo poco que has logrado. Se te apaga la chispa, esa gloria mañanera se desvanece frente al caos. Pero no, tu vida no es un gran desmadre; son muchos, pequeños y silenciosos desmadres que nunca terminas de resolver. Este es un manual para detener...
Author
Publisher
Keywords Press/Atria
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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"New York Times bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart. Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences in I Hate Myselfie, the critically acclaimed book that secured his place as a gifted humorist and keen observer of millennial culture. Fans felt as though they knew...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Our Book of Awesome, a celebration of the small joys that bring us together. In a world that is often overwhelming, it’s time to return to the simple things, the AWESOME things, all around us...if only we take a moment to see them: -Carrying the ice cube tray from the sink to the freezer without spilling -Finally unsubscribing from that annoying email you’ve been getting forever -Seeing your parents dance -Adding a gift note to yourself...
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