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Josh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying-and failing. The Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic-dubbed a “pathological sweetheart” by the New York Observer-is known throughout the industry as one of comedy's true “nice guys.” Not surprisingly, he's endured his share of last-place finishes. But he keeps on bouncing back. In this collection of hilarious and poignant essays (including his acclaimed New York Times piece “What if I Bombed...
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Part memoir and part joyful romp through the fields of imagination, the story behind a beloved pseudonymous Twitter account reveals how a writer deep in grief rebuilt a life worth living. Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. Fans around the...
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"Am I Overthinking This' is a book of advice for the overthinker who just wants an answer, the chart lover who wants a laugh, and the former mathlete who can't resist a graph. Each chart asks and answers a super-important and yet not-actually-vital question, like 'Do I need more plants?' 'What wine should I bring?' and 'Do I have time for this?' The author has a twitter account, ThisAmericanChart, of funny charts about everyday life, and this book...
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Même si les réseaux sociaux constituent d'importants outils de communication avec les amis et la famille et qu'ils sont un moyen indispensable de recherche de savoir et d'informations, leur utilisation 24/7 n'est pas conseillée pour la santé mentale. Aujourd'hui, des personnes sont devenues dépendantes des réseaux sociaux, entraînant une baisse considérable de l'activité physique chez celles-ci. Si vous êtes devenus dépendants des réseaux...
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Aunque las redes sociales son una gran herramienta para comunicarse con los amigos y la familia, y para adquirir conocimientos e información, su uso sin límites no es bueno para la salud mental.
Hoy en día las personas se han vuelto adictas a las redes sociales y también la actividad física que realizan ha disminuido.
Si te has vuelto adicto a las redes sociales y quieres cambiar tus hábitos cotidianos, esta guía es para ti.
Esta guía electrónica...
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Experiences with going to forums and groups on such as Facebook gave me ideas for this one. If you are a member of any of the types of groups where this kind of people are major contributors, perhaps you will see yourself (Hah! Get real!) as others see you. I reserve a few paragraphs here and there to soapbox on issues. It's called artistic license (like anyone could get a license for THAT!) and I don't pretend any different. I try not to lie to myself....
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You are a HUMAN MAN navigating everyday life, dating, bus etiquette, and other important human concerns. You are definitely NOT A WOLF.
Life is good. You have a job, an apartment in a nice part of town, and an online dating profile that's recently yielded as many as three matches. From the outside, it would appear you're a human man that has all the pieces of a stable and functional life. But you also have a horrible secret. You're not a human man...
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Kelly Oxford likes to blow up the internet. Whether it is with the kind of Tweets that lead Rolling Stone to name her one of the Funniest People on Twitter or with pictures of her hilariously adorable family (human and animal) or with something much more serious, like creating the hashtag #NotOkay, where millions of women came together to share their stories of sexual assault, Kelly has a unique, razor-sharp perspective on modern life. As a screen...
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Pack up your Ouija board, wine bra, and squirt guns full of holy water ... we're going on a road trip! From the hit podcast And That's Why We Drink, this is your interactive travel guide to the hosts' favorite spooky and sinister sights. The world is a scary place ... and that's why we drink!
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A visual pep talk of charts and essays on feeling better about not feeling better.
Maybe This Will Help is one part the funny and relatable graphs that fans of Am I Overthinking This? and of Michelle Rial know and love, and one part the honest stories behind what makes those graphs so poignant. Michelle Rial brings to light her struggles with chronic pain, grief, and creative uncertainty in a way that reflects the universality of dealing with the...
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2021
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The Instant New York Times Bestseller
A practical guide to taking control of your mental health for today, tomorrow, and the days after, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved entertainer.
'There's a moment at the end of every day, where the world falls away and you are left alone with your thoughts. A reckoning, when the things you have been pushing to the background, come forward
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2019
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Every time a browser autocompletes our search query, it's showing us what millions of other people all over the world are searching for. This curious collection showcases the very best of the often strange yet 100% real autocomplete suggestions offered up by popular search engines, compiling them into one hilarious, fascinating, and mildly disturbing volume. Each page contains one search and its 10 best autocomplete suggestions, including the most...
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Follow along with Mittens as he enjoys hilarious, snark-filled text volleys with his cast of quirky friends and family: Earl (the "filthy hound"), Stumpy (the best friend), Drunky Patty (the usually tipsy next-door neighbor), Grandma (giver of treats), and Fiona (Mitty's girlfriend). Based on Angie Bailey's virally popular blog, Texts from Mittens: The Friends and Family Edition is feline humor at its finest.
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Australia has five million baby boomers. Seventy-one-year-old Michael Thornton is one of them. He is so pissed off about the state of things, he's listed 3,300 gripes.
Among them:
• otherwise bright folk, from the PM down, who say 'amount' of people instead of 'number'
• Australia's richest person is said to earn $33,000 per minute
• being beaten at Scrabble by his Filipina mother-in-law, English being her second language
• leaf blowers
•...
18) Tag, You're I.T
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When Zack can't find work anywhere else he takes the only job he can find. In the Information Technology department of a local business. The problem is he doesn't know anything about computers. The other problem is the I.T. department is massively understaffed. They hired him because he was literally better than nothing. Can he get along with his geeky coworkers? Can he learn to fix computers? Can he ever get to work on time?
19) The GFC
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9-year-old Sophia is busy writing a story when she's kidnapped by Max Goodchin, star of screen and TV. He wants her to write children's books for him, so he can extend his brand longevity. ("After all," he tells her, "they must be dead easy to write, since it's only children who read them.") Soon other celebrities join in, wanting Sophia to write for them too. Can she escape, and stop an even more fiendish plot they've hatched? Can she stop the Greedy...
20) Thoughts of Dog
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Based on the beloved Twitter sensation, Thoughts of Dog contains never-before-seen, sweet and funny reflections on life from the pup-spective of a gooooob dog, who, above all else, loves their human.
Join a dog and their stuffed "fren" sebastian as they navigate life's adventures through the most wholesome lens imaginable.
The mastermind behind WeRateDogs, Matt Nelson, expands the Thoughts of Dog universe born on social media with his new book for...
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