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…
Want to Read $ 12.99"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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1. The Garner Files: A Memoir
By: Julie Andrews Edwards , James Garner , Jon Winokur
3.84
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, Garner left home at fourteen. He bec… read more
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2. Shadows on the Rock
By: Willa Cather
4.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
Set in seventeenth-century Canada, an evocation of North American origins highlights the men and … read more
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"The mind, too, has a kind of blood; in common speech we call it hope."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
"You must pray for him, my child. It is to such as he that our Blessed Mother comes nearest."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
"Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile his friends are everything."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
"The Law is to protect property, and it thinks too much of property. A couple of brass pots, an old saddle, are reckoned worth more than a poor man’s life."-Willa Cather, Shadows on the Rock
3. Dad Is Fat
By: Jim Gaffigan
3.50
Format: 218 pages, ebook
In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pock… read more
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4. Ernest Hemingway on Writing
By: Ernest Hemingway , None , Charles Scribner Jr.
4.19
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
An assemblage of reflections on the nature of writing and the writer from one the greatest American… read more
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5. Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian
By: Bob Saget
3.65
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Millions of viewers know and love Bob Saget from his role as the sweetly neurotic father on the sma… read more
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6. Food: A Love Story
By: Jim Gaffigan
3.71
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
“What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here’s why:… read more
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"I'm a fan of relaxing, and when i get tired of relaxing I like to do nothing."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"There are people who eat only organic food, and then there are people who don’t have tons of money to waste."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"In America we have gone way beyond sustenance. Eating is an activity. 'Why don’t we get lunch, and then we’ll grab some pizza."-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
"I love the phrase "I have a sweet tooth." I always want to say, "You're ordering it for your tooth? That's interesting, because it's going straight to your butt. I think your butt owed your tooth an …"-Jim Gaffigan, Food: A Love Story
7. My Point... And I Do Have One
By: Ellen DeGeneres
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
With the unpredictable wit and engaging warmth that has won her a loyal following, and the undeniab… read more
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8. You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About
By: Dave Barry
3.36
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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9. 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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10. 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
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11. Manifest Destiny, Vol. 1: Flora & Fauna
By: Owen Gieni , Chris Dingess , Matthew Roberts
3.37
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
In 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark set out on an expedition to e… read more
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12. NPR Laughter Therapy: A Comedy Collection for the Chronically Serious
By: Peter Sagal
3.16
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NP… read more
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13. 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
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14. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury
By: Geraldine DeRuiter
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more
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15. The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
By: Dwight Garner
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Garner gathers a literary chorus to capture the joys of reading and eating in this comic, personal … read more
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"There's no verb for traveling while hopping from swimming pool to swimming pool. Perhaps "cheevering" would suffice."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
"A friend once told her that he had seen graffiti in a restaurant's men's room that read, "Gael Greene uses a thesaurus."-Dwight Garner, The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading
16. Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
By: Aparna Nancherla
3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and insightful collection of essays exploring impostor syndrome, from the inside and ou… read more
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17. 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
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"I'm also, depending on who you ask, VERY funny or not at all"-Tom Segura, I'd Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays
18. Old Crimes: and Other Stories
By: Jill McCorkle
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Beloved author Jill McCorkle delivers a collection of masterful stories that are as complex as nove… read more
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19. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
By: Daniel de Visé
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more
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20. Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera
By: Jena Friedman
3.71
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
For fans of the perceptive comedy of Hannah Gadsby, Lindy West, and Sarah Silverman, Academy Award–… read more
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21. So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin
By: Steve Martin
3.83
Format: 3 pages, Audiobook
Steve Martin is more candid than he’s ever been about his creative life in this engrossing audio-bi… read more
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22. The Horse
By: Willy Vlautin
4.26
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores loneliness, art, addiction, regret, love, and hard-won … read more
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23. Patient Care: Death and Life in the Emergency Room
By: Paul Seward
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A boy is pulled from a river and brought back to life: Will he be the same child he was? A priest o… read more
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24. The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book
By: Jerry Seinfeld
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A celebration of and behind-the-scenes look at Jerry Seinfeld’s groundbreaking streaming series Com… read more
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25. 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
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- contemporary
- comedy
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"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
26. The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are
By: Libby Copeland
4.02
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
In The Lost Family, journalist Libby Copeland investigates what happens when we embark on a vast so… read more
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"Time is the enemy of secret-keepers, because with time comes the inevitable revelation, one way or another."-Libby Copeland, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are
"Linda would say that she was so excited to have half-sisters that she didn't fully appreciate how her story posted a fundamental threat to their story."-Libby Copeland, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are
"Seeking out genetic information... may allow adult adoptees, who had no choice in whether to be adopted, or by whom, to exercise their autonomy in making meaning out of it."-Libby Copeland, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are
"People thought they could get away with everything, she says– and indeed, they did until genetic genealogy came along. In Moore's view, DNA is an equalizer, a revelatory force with the power to right…"-Libby Copeland, The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are
27. Laugh Lines: Forty Years Trying to Make Funny People Funnier
By: Alan Zweibel
4.09
Format: 251 pages, Hardcover
WITH THIS TENDER, FUNNY MEMOIR OF FOUR DECADES IN THE BUSINESS ALAN ZWEIBEL TRACES THE HISTORY OF A… read more
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28. First Love: Essays on Friendship
By: Lilly Dancyger
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A bold, poignant essay collection that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly ar… read more
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29. I'm Your Emotional Support Animal: Navigating Our All Woke, No Joke Culture
By: Adam Carolla
4.01
Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition
Instant National Bestseller! Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller! Three-time New York Time… read more
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- memoir
- humor
- nonfiction
- contemporary
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30. Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else
By: Maeve Higgins
3.57
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Maeve Higgins was a bestselling memoirist and comedian in her native Ireland when, at the grand old… read more
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"This whole 'leaving' thing? It's in me."-Maeve Higgins, Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else
"Perfection, when contrived, is laughable."-Maeve Higgins, Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else
"Small talk needs to get big at some phase."-Maeve Higgins, Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else
"Is there any greater compliment than someone thinking you’re too gorgeous to be yourself?"-Maeve Higgins, Maeve in America: Essays by a Girl from Somewhere Else
31. A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever
By: Kim Mager
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager , a real-life version of Cla… read more
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