Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mom's, which I know sounds weird)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476748829 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book is charming and good company and—best of all—amazingly honest. An amusing look at masculine insecurity and confusion." —Kirkus Reviews “This book is so frank, so full of amusingly embarrassing confessions, I should probably be giving Michael Black a hug instead of a blurb.” —Sarah Vowell, New York Times bestselling author and essayist “It’s no surprise that Michael Ian Black’s book is hysterical. But I was surprised by how heartfelt and touching his memoir is. "Set him on the r
When a medical diagnosis forces him to realize he’s not getting any younger, he reexamines his life as a middle-aged guy—of course, in the deadpan wit and self-deprecating vignettes that have become trademarks of his humor.The alt-comedy take on getting older, Navel Gazing is a funny-because-it’s-true memoir about looking around when you’re forty and realizing that life is about more than receding hairlines and proving one’s manliness on Twitter—it’s about laughing at yourself.. New York Times be
He created and starred in many television series, including Michael and Michael Have Issues, Stella, and The State. . Michael regularly tours the country as a stand-up comedian and is the bestselling author of the book My Custom Van (and 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face), the memoir You’re Not Doing It Right
Nice read with lots of chuckles throughout Bobbi I like Michael Black's sense of humor about life - the good and the not-so-good. He shares his ridiculous thoughts that like most of us, we never say out loud, or haven't thought them yet, until he brings it up. I get that Martha feared he would 'pull the plug' too easily. I feel that way about my Mom, though never said it out loud. Made me raise and. "So good! Read this book." according to Sue. So good. I laughed every other page. A few times really loud. Especially about what he said about his Grandma after watching Purple Rain with her. This book is very good, you should read it. I feel I will revisit it during hard times for comfort and laughs, figuring that there will be hard times at some point. It goes to show that we are all in the s. "Funny and Interesting" according to Deborah. That was quite a ride he takes the reader on. I giggled out loud more than a few times. I enjoyed reading about the thoughts he had and the things he attempted to do with his life. Interspersed throughout the book we keep up with how his mom is doing She has a terminal cancer. Mostly the author pokes fun of his choices he has made in life. So much mo