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Anecdotes. Audiobooks. Autobiographies. bibliography biography Biography. essay Essays. humor, satire Humor.Scottoline, Lisa
Summary: Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This seven-book series is among the best-reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 818 SCOMattel, Trixie
Summary: "Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova took the world by storm with their Guide to Modern Womanhood, a book of expert advice on beauty, homemaking, and relationships. Now they're tackling an even bigger challenge: finding success in the modern workplace. In Working Girls, Trixie and Katya dole out both savvy and satirical advice for every stage of working life, from choosing a career path to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1082 MATScottoline, Lisa.
Summary: Lisa Scottoline's "Philadelphia Inquirer" columns are, at last, together in one collection. In her column, Lisa lets her hair down, roots and all, to show the humorous side of life from a woman's perspective.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2009
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 SCOScottoline, Lisa.
Summary: An anthology of "Philadelphia Inquirer" columns includes stories about the author's experience of being caught braless in an emergency room, what she identifies as a man's most important body part, and interrupting as an art form.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2010
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Wit ScottolineScottoline, Lisa.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 814.54 SCOGurwitch, Annabelle.
Summary: "A collection of humorous essays about aging by actress and comedian Annabelle Gurwitch"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 GURWest, Lindy.
Summary: West has rocked readers in work published everywhere from The Guardian to GQ to This American Life. She is a catalyst for a national conversation in a world where not all stories are created equal and not every body is treated with equal respect. SHRILL is comprised of a series of essays that bravely shares her life, including her transition from quiet to feminist-out-loud, coming of age in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WEST, LINDY WESLove, Loni.
Summary: The "Chelsea Lately" panelist imparts humorous advice about finding love by putting oneself first, sharing anecdotes and Q&A-style romance tips to counsel women on how to avoid exploitative relationships.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.602 LOVShlesinger, Iliza
Summary: From the razor-sharp mind of comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a collection of hilarious and insightful essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life. All Things Aside is a punchy, honest, incisive book that shares a view of the world through the eyes of the inimitable Iliza Shlesinger. From the macro to micro, Shlesinger tackles it all with her no-bullshit comedic style. Throughout the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Image 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SHLScottoline, Lisa
Summary: "Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This seven book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 814 SCOCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SCOWong, Ali
Summary: "In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly with viewers that she became a popular Halloween costume. Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, working women, and why you never see new-mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. Wong's sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WONCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WONG, ALI WONMasterson, Dick.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight Entertainment 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.602 MASKunkel, Caitlin
Summary: "Imagine a world where erotica was written by feminists: Their daydreams include equal pay, a gender-balanced Congress, and Tom Hardy arriving at their doorstep to deliver a fresh case of LaCroix every week. Both light-hearted and empowering, New Erotica for Feminists is a sly, satirical take on all the things that turn feminists on. From a retelling of Adam and Eve to tales of respectful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 817 KUNEphron, Nora.
Summary: Nora Ephron, author of the immensely popular I Feel Bad About My Neck, offers an honest, hilarious critique of contemporary life and what, if anything, the future has to offer.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 817.54 EPHGibson, Erin
Summary: "Since women earned the right to vote a little under one hundred years ago, our progress hasn't been the Olympic sprint toward gender equality first wave feminists hoped for, but more of a slow, elderly mall walk (with frequent stops to Cinnabon) over the four hundred million hurdles we still face. Some of these obstacles are obvious-unequal pay, under-representation in government, reproductive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 GIBSalie, Faith
Summary: "In this hilarious collection of essays, comedian Faith Salie reflects on the absurd hoops she's jumped through in order to win approval. From running in place in a darkened shower in Africa at 4 am to lose weight, to agreeing to an exorcism at the behest of her crazy ex-husband, to eating pig organs with Harrison Ford's son after her producers told her it would 'make good TV', Salie has done...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2016
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 SALHandler, Chelsea.
Summary: Life doesn't get more hilarious than when Chelsea Handler takes aim with her irreverent wit. Now, in this new collection of original essays, Chelsea delivers one laugh-out-loud moment after another as she sets her sights on the ridiculous sides of childhood, adulthood, and daughterhood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Pub. 2010
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.6 HANScottoline, Lisa
Summary: Everyone's favorite mother-daughter writing duo is back with a new collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. With twenty-something Francesca navigating New York City, Lisa holding down the fort in the suburbs, and Mother Mary making frequent and always entertaining appearances, there are plenty of opportunities for family-induced guilt, fighting, laughter,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: "Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This six book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said of the fifth book in the series, Have a Nice Guilt Trip, "Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2016
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SCOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SCOScottoline, Lisa.
Summary: "Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This five book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Delia Ephron said of the fifth book in the series, Have a Nice Guilt Trip, "Lisa and Francesca, mother and daughter, bring you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SCOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B SCOTTOLINE SCOBrown, Kelly Williams
Summary: "From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you're capable of nothing"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BROWN, KELLY WILLIAMS BRONotaro, Laurie
Summary: "...Laurie Notaro isn't exactly a domestic goddess--unless that means she fully embraces her genetic hoarding predisposition, sneaks peeks at her husband's daily journal, or has made a list of the people she wants on her Apocalypse Survival team (her husband's not on it). Notaro chronicles her chronic misfortune in the domestic arts, including cooking, cleaning, and putting on Spanx while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2016
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NOTScottoline, Lisa.
Summary: "Lisa and Francesca are back with another collection of warm and witty stories that will strike a chord with every woman. This four book series is among the best reviewed humor books published today and has been compared to the late greats, Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron. Booklist raved of the third book in the series, Meet Me At Emotional Baggage Claim, "readers can count on an ab-toning laugh...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 SCOBombeck, Erma.
Summary: A compilation of over 190 of the author's most popular columns written over a period of thirty years, featuring humorous stories about marriage, family life, holidays, and entertaining.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews and McMeel 1996