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…
Want to Read $ 16.19"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 moment, I realized no one had the authority to send me away. There was no doorman. I was the doorman. Hell, I was the party."-Pete Holmes, Comedy Sex God
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1. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
3.88
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"How many people have never raised their hand before?"-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
2. Experiments in Truth
By: Ram Dass , Richard Alpert
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Audio
Last year, Ram Dass suffered a debilitating stroke, which left him struggling to speak again to the… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
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- audiobook
3. Attempting Normal
By: Marc Maron
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
People make a mess. Marc Maron was a parent-scarred, angst-filled, drug-dabbling, love-starved come… read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
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4. The Power of Myth
By: Joseph Campbell , Bill Moyers
4.26
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
The Power Of Myth launched an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Joseph Campbell and his work.… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
"Follow your bliss and doors will open where there were no doors before."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
"Lo que el creativo saca a la luz es algo que estaba esperando ser extraído en todos."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
"Poets are simply those who have made a profession ans a lifestyle of being in touch with their bliss."-Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
5. Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast
By: Marc Maron , John Oliver , None
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"I'm British, so I'm medically dead inside, but even I can't help but open up whenever I talk to Ma… read more
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6. Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
By: Rob Bell
3.66
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
Millions of Christians have struggled with how to reconcile God's love and God's judgment: Has God… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
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"You turn the light on, you get all kinds of bugs."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"Forgiveness is unilateral. God isn’t waiting for us to get it together, to clean up, shape up, get up - God has already done it."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"...Jesus responds to almost every question he's asked with...a question. "What do you think? How do you read it?" he asks, again and again and again."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
"Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can have all the hell we want."-Rob Bell, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived
7. 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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- biography
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- comedy
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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
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- biography
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- biography memoir
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- comedy
- audiobook
9. The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
By: Mike Birbiglia
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
With laugh-out-loud funny parenting observations, the NYT bestselling author and award-winning come… read more
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- biography
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- humor
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- comedy
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"Pizza is a Band Aid for so many problems."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"A joke without comedic timing is a statement of pure insanity."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"My brain is like a Snapple cap. It can hold one piece of information at a time."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
"We joke about things we're most anxious about to diffuse the anxiety of the actual threat."-Mike Birbiglia, The New One: Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
10. Failure Is An Option: An Attempted Memoir
By: H. Jon Benjamin
3.68
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
"Writing this funny requires immense talent."--AV Club H. Jon Benjamin--the lead voice behind A… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- comedy
- audiobook
11. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
By: Sarah McCammon
4.21
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- religion
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe
By: Richard Rohr
4.45
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - With a new afterword - From one of the world's most influential spiritu… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- audiobook
13. 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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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- 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
14. Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes
By: Moshe Kasher
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics … read more
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- biography
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- comedy
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15. 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
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- 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
16. Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
By: Andrew Rannells
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambi… read more
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- biography
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- humor
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17. Becoming Nobody: The Essential Ram Dass Collection
By: Ram Dass
4.49
Format: None pages, Audio CD
As featured in the Ram Dass documentary film Becoming Nobody, five essential live teaching sessions… read more
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- biography
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- audiobook
18. 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
- philosophy
- biography memoir
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- 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
19. Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture―and the Magic That Makes It Work
By: Jesse David Fox
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture , Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions , and Lit Hub " C… read more
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- humor
- nonfiction
- comedy
20. You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass): Embracing the Emotions, Habits, and Mystery That Make You You
By: Mike McHargue
4.13
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Why is there such a gap between what you want to do and what you actually do? The host of Ask Scien… read more
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
- audiobook
21. Like Brothers
By: Mark Duplass
4.04
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The multitalented writers, directors, producers, and actors (as seen on The League, Transparent, an… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- humor
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
" Some thoughts on Compromise Check your ego at the door Make some preset rules for the dreaded impasse Passion is King Pay attention to the Size of Your Engine Know When to say When Story. Acting. 15…"-Mark Duplass, Like Brothers
"At some point in your life you're going to be faced with this kind of situation. And almost every time you're going to be thinking, PLEASE DON’T GIVE ME THE BALL. I DON’T WANT THE BALL. IT’S TOO MUCH…"-Mark Duplass, Like Brothers
