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Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
111 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Description
Our feline friends have spent eons observing, napping, pondering, napping, and taking notes about the human condition. In between naps, they've realized that we humans could use some catlike guidance when it comes to handling the ups and downs of life. In this book they've condescended to share their invaluable wisdom in short advice columns such as "Always Stay at Least 30 Feet from a Loved One" and "Never Let Anyone Dress You." Whether it's coping...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Ephron returns with her first book since the astounding success of "I Feel Bad About My Neck," taking a cold, hard, hilarious look at the past, the present, and the future, bemoaning the vicissitudes of modern life, and recalling with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten. A humorous collection of personal essays discusses the author's career in journalism, divorce, a long-anticipated inheritance with unanticipated...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
ix, 222 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
The writer and actress best known as Kelly Kapoor on "The Office" shares observations on topics ranging from favorite male archetypes and her hatred of dieting to her relationship with her mother and the haphazard creative process in the "Office" writers' room.
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Formats
Description
Bill Maher first came to national attention as the host of the hit program Politically Incorrect, in which he offered a combustible mixture of irreverence and acerbic humor that garnered him a loyal following. In his popular and long-running HBO television show, Real Time with Bill Maher, his reputation for being a hilarious provocateur continues. One particular segment of the show-"New Rules"-strikes a chord with viewers every week. Within these...
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xi, 324 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson, comes a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and a world that seems to always be a self-starting Dumpster fire. Wouldn't it be great if life came with an instruction manual? Of course, but like access to Michael B. Jordan's house, none of us are getting any. Thankfully, Phoebe Robinson is ready to share everything she's experienced in...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Description
In this collection of essays, the author shares her thoughts on the joys and vagaries of modern-day womanhood and motherhood, introduces the not-quite-typical family that made her who she is, and argues that lowbrow pop culture is the perfect lens throughwhich to understand human nature.
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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
224 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
The witty David Rakoff defends the notion that you should always assume the worst, because you'll never be disappointed.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages : ill. (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm.
Description
An encyclopedia of all worldly facts in existence, and the last book one need ever purchase. Well, no... really, it's an encyclopedic collection of satirical commentary on world events, human behavior, and journalistic convention, full of the Onion's typical surreal wit.
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