17 Top memoir books like I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays by Tom Segura

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I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

By: Tom Segura

4.01

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A #2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-…

"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"

-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"

-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

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1. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living

By: Nick Offerman

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Parks and Recreationactor Nick Offerman shares his humorous musings on life, manliness, meat, and m… read more

Similar categories in Nick Offerman's Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook

2. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

By: Anthony Bourdain

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary tra… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

3. Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Man-Child

By: Bert Kreischer

4.03

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

A collection of outrageous stories by the standup comic, TV host, and inspiration for the movie Nat… read more

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4. Daddy, Stop Talking! And Other Things My Kids Want But Won't Be Getting

By: Adam Carolla

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The comedian, actor, television host, podcast king, and New York Timesbestselling author of Preside… read more

Similar categories in Adam Carolla's Daddy, Stop Talking! And Other Things My Kids Want But Won't Be Getting book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

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5. Paris: The Memoir

By: Paris Hilton

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

🎧Listening Length: 8 hours and 22 minutes ***An Instant New York Times Bestseller*** From the… read more

Similar categories in Paris Hilton's Paris: The Memoir book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Some friendships just have their seasons, and that's ok."

-Paris Hilton, Paris: The Memoir

"Don’t waste energy living a life someone else designed for you. Life is one per customer. Let them do theirs. You do yours."

-Paris Hilton, Paris: The Memoir

"Know your worth, girls. You're not lucky to be at the party, the party is lucky to have you. Apply as needed to relationships, jobs, and family."

-Paris Hilton, Paris: The Memoir

"Maybe if one of them had told someone, it wouldn't have happened to me. And maybe if I had told someone, it wouldn't have happened to someone else."

-Paris Hilton, Paris: The Memoir

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6. Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s

By: Gary Gulman

4.14

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth gr… read more

Similar categories in Gary Gulman's Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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7. The Woman in Me

By: Britney Spears

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival… read more

Similar categories in Britney Spears's The Woman in Me book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I realized how powerful it can be when women defy expectations. I can make my own way in life. I can make my dreams come true."

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

"But then, when it came time to end the conservatorship, I realized one thing: You can’t fuck with a woman who knows how to pray. Really pray. All I did was pray."

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

"Later, I walked all the way home so I could take in the city, breaking one of my heels along the way. When I got to my apartment, I went to my terrace and just looked up at the stars for hours. At th…"

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

"Giving a person no grace in a hard time is just not nice. Especially when you can't take as good as you give. When I started to speak and throw it back at them a little, God knows they were far from …"

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

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8. Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

By: Maria Bamford

3.77

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

A brutally honest and hilariously frenetic memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfo… read more

Similar categories in Maria Bamford's Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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9. A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions

By: Stephen "Steve-O" Glover

3.77

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Stephen "Steve-O" Glover—social media icon, comedy-touring stalwart, and star of Jackass —delivers … read more

Similar categories in Stephen "Steve-O" Glover's A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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10. A Very Punchable Face

By: Colin Jost

4.21

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

If there’s one trait that makes someone well suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch—meta… read more

Similar categories in Colin Jost's A Very Punchable Face book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"As Lorne says, 'Careers are made by choices."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"Every public golf course on Staten Island has a secret alter ego."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"When you go to auditions and you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.' -Paula Abdul"

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

"I now hate the phrase ‘That will work.’ It’s such a mediocre goal to set for yourself."

-Colin Jost, A Very Punchable Face

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11. Yearbook

By: Seth Rogen

4.17

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Hi! I’m Seth! I was asked to describe my book, Yearbook, for the inside flap (which is a gross phra… read more

Similar categories in Seth Rogen's Yearbook book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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12. I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

By: Tom Segura

4.01

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A #2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From a massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of chart-… read more

Similar categories in Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"

-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

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13. Tremendous

By: Joey "Coco" Diaz

4.47

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller Outsider. Misfit. Criminal. Convict. . . . Movie star. Family man. Com… read more

Similar categories in Joey "Coco" Diaz's Tremendous book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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14. All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

By: Iliza Shlesinger

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

All Things Aside is a punchy, honest, incisive book that shares a view of the world through the eye… read more

Similar categories in Iliza Shlesinger's All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I feel like the 3D and vampire obsessions are two things in entertainment that keep coming back around. Like every ten years, executives are like “ All right, new group of horny weirdos, let’s revive…"

-Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

"My biggest argument to the "we don't know what's in the vaccine" folks (who have hopefully decided to go along with science by the time this book comes out) is "remember what you were okay with drink…"

-Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

"I looked into their new mom gift baskets. The basket included... a scarf. A fucking scarf. My first thought was that this company bulk ordered them for something else, and couldn't get rid of them, s…"

-Iliza Shlesinger, All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions

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15. Happy People Are Annoying

By: Josh Peck

4.06

Format: 272 pages, ebook

A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer,… read more

Similar categories in Josh Peck's Happy People Are Annoying book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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16. We're All in This Together . . .: So Make Some Room

By: Tom Papa

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Stand-up is all well and good, but observational humor that’s funny and warm may work best in books… read more

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  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
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17. Joyful Recollections of Trauma

By: Paul Scheer

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more

Similar categories in Paul Scheer's Joyful Recollections of Trauma book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."

-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma

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18. You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive

By: Tom Papa

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Comedian and “Live from Here” head writer Tom Papa, author of Your Dad Stole My Rake, tackles the m… read more

Similar categories in Tom Papa's You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"Try and be strong. Try and be better. Try to enjoy."

-Tom Papa, You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive

"Social media is like a photo album with all the bad parts taken out."

-Tom Papa, You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive

"Life isn’t easy. It’s actually extremely difficult, with only one guaranteed ending. But you should refuse to waste it, if not for yourself, then for everyone around you."

-Tom Papa, You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive

"We're all somewhat unpleasant--which is another way of saying disgusting--and we're all flawed. All of us. That's what love is. Finding someone whose flaws you can put up with."

-Tom Papa, You're Doing Great!: And Other Reasons to Stay Alive

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19. The World's Worst Assistant

By: Sona Movsesian

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Conan O’Brien’s longtime assistant and cohost of his podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, a … read more

Similar categories in Sona Movsesian's The World's Worst Assistant book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"Mein Assistent findet das Streben nach dem göttlichen griechischen Staat Arete „lahm“ und sollte „einen Schwanz essen“. - Conan O'Brien"

-Sona Movsesian, The World's Worst Assistant

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20. Comedy Sex God

By: Pete Holmes

3.95

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, and part spiritual quest, Comedy Sex God is a hilar… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
  • audiobook
"I felt far more Christlike when I stopped calling myself a Christian."

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

"It took me over three decades to realize you're not supposed to think about paintings, flowers, or God, you're supposed to merge with them."

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

"I know it sounds strange, but I look back on my depression fondly. So much anxiety in my life comes from not knowing what to do or how to behave, but everyone knows how to be sad."

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

"I was always drowning in my own humanity, forever a spectator to the love and oneness I had heard stories about, like I had been sent away from the party for wearing the wrong clothes. But in this mo…"

-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God

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21. Running the Light

By: Sam Tallent

4.40

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Debauched, divorced and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to la… read more

Similar categories in Sam Tallent's Running the Light book and Tom Segura's I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

  • humor
  • comedy
  • audiobook

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