Bought based purely on Author's hilarious bio
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well its got energy thats for sure...the thing's madcap coherence bursts like fireworks...both loud and colorful. If story telling is a snapshot of the storyteller this one enjoys a truly strange collection of thoughts. Juvenile diversions into bodily fluids aside, the building of weird disjointed narratives reminded me of some poor man's Transgressive fiction hero. Some antagonistically impotent rager. The shifting POV's are manhandled yes...but the thing goes on and on and that alone reveals multiple levels of bravery. Proof readers go hang! This thing has a stuttered flow but if taken in small randomly selected sections--the language takes on the rich quality of bathroom wall poetry. This is an achievement. A strange delinquent's reformatory howl into the void.
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I love Sarah.  She's just hilarious.
I read this book when I had mono and I read it in 5 hours, laughing hysterically throughout.
The beginning dragged, but then, all at once, it became overwhelmingly funny.  She reminded me of me, of my history with men, and of how psychotic men follow me home and...relieve themselves on my apartment stairs.
It's a great read for anyone in their twenties who enjoys a good laugh.
Pick it up, rent it at the library, do what you need to do to get this book!
817048
First, this book is hilarious.  Second, I agree with the reviewers who think the book is poorly titled.  It is definitely not about "White People"....it is about the NPR listening, New York Times (Sunday of course) reading, Whole Food shopping, "left leaning" etc. etc. subclassification of "White People."

As an urban living, masters degree holding (semi-fancy schools), European-American person, I am, by the author's definition, only about 20% "White."  Actually, I guess the facts are that I am "the wrong kind of white person."

Despite the sobering reality of this revelation, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  Whether you are a "white person," "the wrong kind of white person" or some other ethnicity, you will undoubtedly recognize yourself, your friends or at least some people you know.  You will also be laughing out loud.
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This book cracked me up.  I read this in one sitting, and nearly fell off the couch, laughing.  The "poetry" is absolutely atrocious, but the book is so funny the "poetic" curses are forgivable.  I bought this kit as a joke, and found the helpful booklet to be amazing Stress Therapy.
I didn't really need to poke anyone in the eye--the book relieves your stress with humorous scenarios of revenge, listed in a convenient format which enables quick-reference for various situations that may arise.  Feeling Stressed?  Yeah, me too.
The author conveniently provides instructions for making your own "Voodoo" doll--however, I suggest purchasing the Kit, instead: ISBN 1402700512 ( "The Voodoo Revenge Book & Gift Set" )--have it delivered to your work address, for added effect.
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Tina's memoir is packed with hilarious insights into her character, musings about the comedy business and practical advice. I really respect her as a person and as a performer/creator. One note about the ebook: footnotes are all grouped at the end of the book instead of the bottom of the page.
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This is a breezy fun non-fiction about a guy who decides to read the Encyclopedia Britannica from A to Z. The book is broken up into chapters by letter (so 26 chapters in all) and Jacobs sprinkles wonderful, factual tidbits from his reading quest in each chapter. But it's not all arcane bits of trivia or meetings with Alex Trebek and appearances on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, either. Jacobs chronicles his and hs wife's quest to have a baby (not an easy journey) and occasionally throws in references to the world around him as he's reading. There are a lot of pop-culture references, especially since that is where Jacobs makes his living but instead of dating the book, they add a bit of dimension, although perhaps 10 years from now they will make for very arcane bits of trivia themselves. This is very light and easy reading but can't be beaten for sheer entertainment value, at least for someone like me who adores the kind of snippets making up the bulk of the text here.

I read and wrote this review last year but was inspired to post it here on Amazon after reading the very funny rebuttal Jacobs wrote about the nasty and completely off-base NYT review of his book.  Read The Know-It-All and decide who you agree with, me or a humorist apparently missing that crucial funny bone.
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In addition to sharing a name, Dick Harrison, and am also a writer with a couple of things on Amazon and three more books finished or in progress. I spent more than 20 years in advertising and ended up owning an ad agency in Baltimore, one of the author's stops along the way in an absolutely hilarious 'fictional' career. I suspect the only 'fiction' in this work is the disclaimer about 'persons living or dead' at the beginning.
3550541
Hilarious storytelling, guaranteed to be entertained and rolling in laughter
132772
Wow, I thought her columns that I read religiously online every week for the last couple of years are fantastic, but this book compiles the best of those and then some. She inludes "remixes, unreleased materials, and other things from the vault." I have sat at Border's today on the first day of the book's release and read the first 19 pages (Introduction). It was very good, to the point, and funny. It is chock-full of that unmistakable Coulter humor. It was that good that I laughed out load only to scare some people sitting in the cafe area.

The book is very good, and because I read book exclusively on my Palm these days I am going to wait when the electronic version comes out so I can read it on my Palm like I did with Treason (which I read twice).

Of course, the liberals will demonize the book, the conservatives will love it (the conservatives who are really conservatives and especially those of us who have lived through communist regimes. (I personally lived in the liberals' favorite country, the USSR, for 20 years, so I know what Coulter and Michael Savage are saying from personal experience.)

Definitely a Top 5 book this year.

Also recommend Enemy Within by Michael Savage, Shut up and Sing by Laura Ingraham, the Real America by Glenn Beck, Arrogance by Bernard Goldberg, All are on the A list for 2004.
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I have to admit that I was a bit surprised when this book appeared at my door. When did I one-click on this, I thought? Was my alter ego seizing my body to do some early holiday shopping? Well, kudos to her for picking this gift out for me! I laughed out loud from page one, much to the annoyance of sour puss people sitting next to me on the plane. Despite our different sexual orientations (I'm straight, the author is gay), I related to his crazy Baptist upbringing (my mother spoke in tongues, it wasn't pretty) and his not fitting into the one-size-fits-all category of what a you-fill-in-the-blank person *should* be. If you enjoy David Sedaris (whom I adore) you will love this collection of essays. Hmmm. I wonder what my alter ego has in mind for her next shopping spree?
3110762
Kunal Nayyar isn't a comedian, but his writing style in his memoir book is pretty hilarious. His life twists and anecdotes are quite interesting and fun, especially if you want to know Kunnal as a person and actor, and not only Raj from The Big Bang Theory.
The cover and back of the book are really nice and you can remove the wrapping cover for an easier and more comfortable reading (also to preserve it better!). The letter fonts aren't eye-tiring at all, thus you can read for a long time without forcing your eyes, since the whole layout is clean and neat.
I highly recommend it, if you want to have some fun time and meet this friendly-nice-famous weirdo! ;)))
#YesMyAccentIsReal
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Janice is on top of the world in this book, and she might come off too-bitchily over the top for readers who haven't read her first memoir, No Lifeguard on Duty. In her first book, she reveals a lot of childhood abuse, personal pain, addiction, and turmoil during her super-life. For fans of that book, Everything About Me is Fake is wonderful because it shows Janice back in the game, on top of the world, and it is one heck of a read.

In short, this is a love-it or hate-it book. I loved it and found it bitingly funny, life-affirming, bitch-affirming, woman-affirming, deliciously decadent, and wonderfully revealing. Janice cracked me up while coming off as very "real" (not fake in any way). Highly recommended to people who like to read about the larger-than-life lives of interesting people.
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I can't believe Neil Thompson exists, and that his book, `Wasted', has been on Amazon for more than a week and I'm able to "discover" it only now. `Wasted' is a work of pure literary and comic genius--even now, as I try to "recover" from Thompson's stories, I'm giggling helplessly.

Imagine `The Hangover' in book form, written in perfect prosody and who-the-hell-cares kind of attitude, add a dash of some genetic strands of Chuck Palahniuk's best writing (if Chuck actually tried to be funny and stopped shocking the bejesus out of people) or even David Sedaris (the non-gay Sedaris, that is), and you can then imagine what an experience `Wasted' is.

The book is an incredibly funny, head-swirling collection of really short stories about Neil Thompson's supposedly wild adventures around the world. He's lucky to have had the opportunities to meet the colourful characters he's met, and to make sense of it through his gift of keen observance, wit and literary grace. And most importantly, `Wasted' is not inane comedy--in between the wild romps like "Reno Thompson," often, Thompson "sits down" and ponders some life-changing lessons he's learned. Yet, he still does so in an immensely entertaining way that there is never a boring moment with this book.

I love `Wasted'. I love this book to shreds. Any red-blooded guy who has experienced some liquor-related crazy moments in their lives can relate with it. This is a book I'm keeping in my special Kindle collection, along with Heller's `Catch-22' and `One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.' I'm betting Thompson is going to become legendary, and I hope this book finds a wider audience. I can't recommend this too highly. Five stars and more for this awesome piece of work.
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This book is GREAT. I had this book purchased for me in July 2003. I was out for drinks with my brother and his partner ( who bought it for me) and they casually asked had I read it yet...I lied and said "yeah of course. Good book." They looked at each other, then back at me and said simply. "Liar"
This provoked me to get the book out of the pile next to the bed labeled "mean to read" and skim through it. By page 2 I was in tears. Mr. hensley made me crack up REALLY LOL. Like before LOL existed, this is what I did..so much so that my husband asked me to READ TO HIM what was making me crack up to this extent. (Shoot me now. He NEVER has done that before) Well, we continued to laugh till well into the am. hours.
I highly recommend this book. Hillarious and the BEST if you are one of those who like to sit and "bag" on things. Bravo Mr Hensley! Great book!
Jodi Wallace
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I was a fan of his drawings from facebook and now- THE JOY! I get to put this hilarious book of his comics and hilariously funny brain on my coffee table. I promise that if you pick this up, you will find yourself reading until you are done. SOOOOOO funny. Great job, great purchase, I highly recommend!!
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I'm usually disappointed by books written by those known as comedians. Not so with Bill Maher. His "The New New Rules" is funny from the Foreword, in which he begins by insulting readers by declaring that those who read the Foreward of such a book are 'anal.' ('It's joke book.') Continuing he then goes into detail on why his latest book is really needed, despite the likelihood of Christians considering his writings and musings to be a plague.

So, 'Why is this book need?' Per Maher, it provides a funny diversion while the earth slowly fries and confronts us with other side-effects of Global Warming, such as droughts, flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. He also points out that since his last epistle, we have new fads to make fun of - like the masses walking around seemingly talking to themselves via Bluetooth. Then he off and punning, from page 1 - actually its page 7 by the time he gets going, pointing fun at those who tweet supposedly important stuff about themselves over ten times/day, refrigerators with Internet service that allow you to email while it orders more milk from Amazon.

An important side benefit of this book is that the material is organized alphabetically, providing readers with a free review of that topic as well. Get this on your Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Bluetooth, whatever, now! Or, if you're technically challenged like me, buy the book. Or, if you both technically challenged and cheap, read it for free at Barnes and Noble, like me.
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however, I was shamed, coerced and otherwise cajoled into doing so by a family member who immoddestly dubs himself the "King of Pancakes". Despite my misgivings, this is the most hilarious book I have ever read, and while I read, write and speak as a profession, I have nothing clever to say, other than if this doesnt make  you laugh out loud, to the annoyance of your family or others nearby, then you should be embalmed soon, as a body starts to smell within a day or two. There is one serious, fatal flaw in this personal anecdote, I do not appear, and that all too briefly, until after page two hundred something of a barely  more than two hundred something page book. Even in light of this egregious error, and my obvious personal bias in having taught the author everything important that he knows in his formative years, as one of the few labeled heterosexuals in the book, this has collection has little to do with being gay, compared to what it has to do with being stomache-ache-inducing funny.