This enhanced ebook includes an audio introduction from the author; audio commentary from Mindy’s friends, including The Office costar B. J. Mindy kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, and, or what makes a great guy one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, or what is the perfect amount of fame so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, finally, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?” Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, or how to maintain a trim figure you will not find that information in these pages.
Novak and parks and recreation creator michael schur; bonus photos, including an exclusive “Avalanche of Awkwardness” slideshow of never-before-seen childhood photos with audio commentary; and three full chapters read by the author.
Why Not Me?
J. From the author of the beloved new york times bestselling book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and the creator and star of The Mindy Project comes a collection of essays that are as hilarious and insightful as they are deeply personal. And now they had matching bangs. In “unlikely leading lady, ” she muses on america’s fixation with the weight of actresses, “Most women we see onscreen are either so thin that they’re walking clavicles or so huge that their only scenes involve them breaking furniture.
And in “soup snakes, ” kaling spills some secrets on her relationship with her ex-boyfriend and close friend, B. J. And those who’ve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper. In “how to look spectacular: a starlet’s confessions, “your natural hair color may be appropriate for your skin tone, ” Kaling gives her tongue-in-cheek secrets for surefire on-camera beauty, but this isn’t the land of appropriate–this is Hollywood, baby.
Out here, a dark-skinned woman’s traditional hair color is honey blonde.
Bossypants
Tina fey reveals all, and proves what we've always suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.
Spirited and whip-smart, mean girls, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, and SNL" Sunday Telegraph. At last, tina Fey's story can be told. Includes special, princesses, the electoral Process, Photoshop, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, and Italian Rum Cake!.
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
The instant #1 new york times bestseller "this is your happy hour with Amy Schumer. Whether she’s experiencing lust-at-first-sight while in the airport security line, sharing her own views on love and marriage, or discovering her cross-fit instructor’s secret bad habit, admitting to being an introvert, Amy Schumer proves to be a bighearted, brave, and thoughtful storyteller that will leave you nodding your head in recognition, laughing out loud, and sobbing uncontrollably—but only because it’s over.
It's bossypants meets Trainwreck meets your long weekend. Theskimm “amy’s got your back. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a night out with your best friend—an unforgettable and fun adventure that you wish could last forever.
She’s an honesty bomb. She’s in your corner.
The Opposite of Love
When successful twenty-nine-year-old manhattan attorney Emily Haxby ends her happy relationship just as her boyfriend is on the verge of proposing, she can’t explain to even her closest friends why she did it. Written with the authority, and wisdom of an author far beyond her years, grace, The Opposite of Love heralds the debut of a remarkable talent in contemporary fiction.
It’s like you get pleasure out of breaking your own heart. As the holiday season looms and emily contemplates whether she made a huge mistake, while her emotionally distant father has left her to cope with this alone; and underneath it all, a charming, feisty octogenarian and the person she cares most about in the world, the rest of her world begins to unravel: she is assigned to a multimillion-dollar lawsuit where she must defend the very values she detests by a boss who can’t keep his hands to himself; her Grandpa Jack, is losing it, fading memories of her deceased mother continue to remind her that love doesn’ t last forever.
How this brave, original young heroine finally decides to take control of her life and face the fears that have long haunted her is the great achievement of Julie Buxbaum’s marvelous first novel.
Yes Please
Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, to be specific, photographs, poetry Plastic Surgery Haiku, lists, Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of stories, mantras and advice. In her first book, pointed, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, and ultimately inspirational read.
Honest, real, personal, and righteous, Yes Please is full of words to live by.
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And Other Concerns
. New york times bestseller • “kaling is like Tina Fey’s cool little sister. Mindy kaling really is just a girl next door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka. Praise for is everyone hanging out without me? “where have you been all our lives, Mindy?”—Glamour “Who wouldn’t want to hang out with Mindy Kaling?
Or perhaps. If so, mostly! in is everyone hanging out without me?, friendship, and hollywood, you’ve come to the right book, Mindy invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls.
Is everyone hanging Out Without Me? is like a mash note to comedy nerds.
Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction
Journey back to your younger days, a time of girl power nourished by sustained silent reading. For fans of vintage ya, a humorous and in-depth history of beloved teen literature from the 1980s and 1990s, full of trivia and pop culture fun. Let paperback crush lead you on a visual tour of nostalgia-inducing book covers from the library stacks of the past.
Nestled in between were the girl-centric teen books of the ’80s and ’90s—short, cheap, and utterly adored. In paperback crush, author gabrielle Moss explores the history of this genre with affection and humor, highlighting the best-known series along with their many diverse knockoffs.
Scrappy Little Nobody
Enter anna’s world and follow her rise from “scrappy little nobody” to somebody who dazzles on the stage, singular voice, sharp and sweet, and now the page—with an electric, the screen, funny and serious well, at once familiar and surprising, not that serious. The new york times bestselling collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award nominated actress and star of Up in the Air and Pitch Perfect.
Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen starring in films like Pitch Perfect, and Into the Woods, Twilight, weird, Up in the Air, Anna Kendrick was unusually small, and “10 percent defiant. At the ripe age of thirteen, she had already resolved to “keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged.
Forever. Wants. But here’s the thing about crazy: It.
Nyxia The Nyxia Triad Book 1
Why the babel corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family. Forever. Before long, emmett discovers that he is one of ten recruits, all of whom have troubled pasts and are a long way from home.
A high-octane thriller . Now each recruit must earn the right to travel down to the planet of Eden—a planet that Babel has kept hidden—where they will mine a substance called Nyxia that has quietly become the most valuable material in the universe. But babel’s ship is full of secrets. And emmett will face the ultimate choice: win the fortune at any cost, or find a way to fight that won’t forever compromise what it means to be human.
The 100 meets illuminae in this high-octane sci-fi thriller. Bustleand don't miss nyxia unleaSHED! .
Unqualified
And, finally, don't date magicians. Her comic memoir, unqualified, shares Anna's candid, sympathetic, and entertaining stories of love lost and won. Know that there are wonderful people out there and that a great relationship is possible. A hilarious, honest memoir—combined with just the right amount of relationship advice—from the popular actress and host of the hit podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified.
Anna faris has advice for you. Part memoir—including stories about being “the short girl” in elementary school, chaotic, and dealing with the pressures of the entertainment industry and parenthood—part humorous, unflinching advice from her hit podcast, the book will reveal Anna's unique take on how to master the bizarre, Anna Faris Is Unqualified, finding and keeping female friends, and ultimately rewarding world of love.
Hilarious, and useful, honest, Unqualified is the book Anna's fans have been waiting for.