Comedy Development

Coming from one empathetic parent to another, the tips in this book are real, clever, honest, and designed to make life with a terrible two- or three-year-old a little bit more manageable. Hilarious, helpful, and handy, this book will be appreciated by any parent who has asked: "Why didn't anybody warn me that unconditional love would be so much work?"

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Was it entirely my fault that all my brothers, friends, and former girlfriends all married 20 years before me? I walked around believing I had bad breath, a runny nose, a creepy appearance, or was born undeserving. So, I fixed all those things, and still women deceived me or were murdered. Finally, I confirmed that my life was constantly re-directed through divine intervention. I even found proof, but why was the divinity favoring me with so much personalized torment? And how would I explain it to people who thought I was weird?

Dumb is not a word usually affiliated with Ivy Wright. Accomplished, successful and inspirational are usually more common. So focused on success in her career, Wright misses that her love life is actually only a sex life. Her relationships begin with passion and romance and change to drama and pain long before she makes her way out of them. As she creeps past her 30s she realizes she has a problem and seeks help from "The Husband Whisperer." Wright tracks her bad decision making back to emotional damage from her childhood and her first godforsaken exploration of sex.

One afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia. Two people heading to the altar. One hundred fifty guests. The bride, Elizabeth Gottlieb, proud graduate of the University of Virginia and of Emory University School of Law, member of Atlanta's wealthy Jewish elite. The groom, Hank Jackson, not a member. Not a Jew. The couple of the hour, however, is beside the point, because We Are Gathered belongs to the guests.

Priced out of their Manhattan neighborhood, Jessica and Aaron move with their young daughters to the one place Jessica swore she'd never go: the suburbs. But to Jessica's surprise, life in the commuter belt makes a great first impression. She quickly falls in with a clique of helpful mom friends, and she's thrilled when she's invited to a moms-only weekend at the beach. The trip turns into a series of eye-opening lessons, and Jessica must decide if she's strong enough to be honest with herself about the sort of life she really wants.

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Vous êtes constamment débordé ? Vous récoltez peu de fruits de pour tant de sueur ? Stress et fatigue sont au rendez-vous tandis que l'envie et votre santé vous échappent ? Stop ! Votre vie est précieuse, il est temps d'apprendre à en profiter. Le changement que vous espérez est à portée de main : vous en êtes la clé et vous en serez l'acteur. Le secret est de vous connaître vous-même. Identifiez vos vulnérabilités, vos sources de puissance puis pariez sur votre potentiel !

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Dal riconoscimento del bebè all'uso disinvolto del seggiolino omologato per bicicletta, dalla prima supposta alla lotta ai microbi, dalle recite scolastiche all'"età difficile": essere figlio è naturale, ma essere genitore è un'avventura. E quando Beppe Tosco, padre di due figli oggi grandi, ha avuto tra le braccia il suo primo frugoletto si è reso conto che fare il papà non fa solo diventare adulti, ma anche tornare bambini. E con questo manuale assai scorretto per allevare i figli a terra ci riporta direttamente nel nostro passato.

A collection of humorous short stores.

"Versteht mich nicht falsch, Jungs: Toll, dass ihr Feministen seid. Aber was geht mich das an?" Lensi Schmidt ist eine Meisterin darin, das sonderbare Verhalten von Männern humorvoll und gleichzeitig kritisch zu beleuchten. Feministisches Empowerment trifft auf eine große Portion Selbstironie. Denn Lensi weiß aus eigener Erfahrung, dass man genau den Dude, den man gerade in die Wüste geschickt hat, am nächsten Tag schon wieder daten will. Tipps und Tricks, wie Frauen diesen Spagat meistern, klare Grenzen setzen und trotzdem auf ihre Kosten kommen, liefert Lensi inklusive.

This lighthearted month-by-month instruction manual on the care and nurture of a pregnant wife - the main role of expectant dads - will handle all the important milestones and topics: what not to say during the three phases of labor, what to buy, how many and when, maintaining work-life balance, and maintaining work-life-wife balance.

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Have you ever wondered what your dog was thinking, especially as he's trying to make every neighborhood dog his own personal squeaky toy or wailing in panic on a car trip? In Duffy's World, curious humans finally have the chance to find out. Duffy is an Australian Shepherd with an unquenchable thirst for new experiences - that often get him into trouble. In this quirky memoir, Duffy reveals his thoughts about his most significant life events.

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In love as in comedy, timing is everything. One bad night doesn't mean it's time to quit. Have patience: great marriages, like a successful comedy career, take time. Turns out the cardinal rules of comedy have an uncanny resemblance to the "rules" of building a strong marriage. With humor and grace, writer and comedian Dani Klein Modisett shares a map for navigating your marriage through rough patches, bad jokes, and even nights when you bomb.