Cool, Calm & Contentious by Merrill Markoe

Cool, Calm & Contentious by Merrill Markoe

This is so well written. When a book like this] comes along, it's, like, 'Thank you ' What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays. . . . Absolutely great.--Jon Stewart

Merrill] Markoe is easily as funny as David Sedaris. She's capable of manic riffs and acerbic skewering. Still, her good nature shines through.--The Washington Post

In this hilarious collection of candid essays, including two pieces new to this edition, New York Times bestselling author Merrill Markoe reveals much about her personal life--as well as the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes from years of navigating a roiling sea of unpleasant and unappeasable people, and--voil --you're funny Cool, Calm & Contentious is honest, unapologetic, sometimes heartbreaking, but always shot through with Merrill Markoe's biting, bracing wit.

This has been a great year for funny women. . . . Let's call Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling exhibits A and B. Both owe a debt to those who came before, including Merrill Markoe.--The Boston Globe

Markoe's goal is to find the absurdity in everyday life. That, coupled with her sharp wit, makes her writing sublime.--BookPage

Laugh-out-loud humor.--Tampa Bay Times

Not only crazy-funny, but crazy-heartbreaking.--The New York Times

Merrill Markoe is most known for co-creating Late Night with David Letterman, for which he won an Emmy. She's worked on TV productions like Sex and the City and published collections of her writings as a comedy writer. She is based in Malibu.

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ISBN 13	9780345518927
ISBN 10	0345518926
Titel	Cool, Calm & Contentious
Autor	Merrill Markoe
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Villard
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-08-07
Seitenanzahl	304
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