Comedy Self Help

Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.

For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.

A new rip-roaring essay collection from the smart, edgy, hilarious, unabashedly raunchy, and best-selling Samantha Irby. Irby is 40, and increasingly uncomfortable in her own skin despite what Inspirational Instagram Infographics have promised her. She has left her job as a receptionist at a veterinary clinic, has published successful books and has been friendzoned by Hollywood, left Chicago, and moved into a house with a garden that requires repairs and know-how with her wife in a Blue town in the middle of a Red state....

If you're anything like Kerri Pomarolli, you've read Proverbs 31 and thought, "Who is this woman? And what kind of magic unicorn, Energizer Bunny juice does she have on IV?" As a sought-after comedian living in LA, Kerri knows about impossible standards. "I don't plow, and I don't rise early. When it says she gathers her food from afar, does that mean takeout...?" Kerri is a self-proclaimed hot mess for Jesus who has learned that God never said our lives would be mess-less, but He also never intended for us to wallow forever without a way through.

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

What does a megasuccess like Al Franken - best selling author, Emmy-award winning television star, and honorary Ph.D. - have to say to ordinary people like you? Well, as Dr. Al himself says, "There's no point in getting advice from hopeless failures." Filled with wisdom, observations, and practical tips you can put to work right away, this is a cradle-to-grave guide to living, an easy-to-follow user's manual for human existence.

Rational Responses to Motivational Memes and Other Positive Bullsh*t is a satire that responds to the plethora of motivational memes which flood social media with feel-good psychobabble. It’s time for someone to reply to that positive sh*t with rational responses. The next time you come across a motivational meme, share its quote in the review and comments area below. But don’t only share the quote; also share your rational response to it. With a plethora of motivational bullsh*t overtaking social media, it’s time to take a stand and retort with logic. You can help by sharing your ...

Caroline Beckett is living the dream. A self-help guru with a glamorous clientele and a marriage to a handsome photographer, she’s proof women really can have it all. But one night leaves Caroline reeling, forcing her to reconsider everything she thought she knew about her life—and what (if any) business she has teaching anyone how to live theirs.

Geraldo tem um mau-humor crônico, selvagem, misantropo e hilariante. É certamente a última pessoa que você convidaria para escrever um livro de autoajuda. A menos que você seja um editor visionário como o Aloísio. Enquanto se esforça para se manter são durante a escrita, Geraldo luta contra a sabedoria de coaches quânticos, os lugares-comuns das sapienciais milenares, as ideias malucas de sucesso do seu amigo e editor, a inocência um tanto poética da sua quase namorada e seu íntimo instinto de autopreservação.

Sit around, leave sh*t all over the place, drink, forget about deadlines...being lazy is pretty easy. But the real art to being chill is when someone without any real ambition can fly under the radar and live unscathed by the never-ending reams of self-help and inspiration rained upon anyone who just wants to watch Netflix. Find that magical place where doing what comes naturally keeps the do-ers at arm's length. Rather than doing less, do just enough.

What's a "dealbreaker"? Some quirk, trait, habit, etc. in a potential mate that's so irksome that you just walk away from the relationship. For example, maybe: She constantly talks about her ex. He’s a major Trekkie. She doesn’t shave her legs. He kisses his mother on the lips. Read these and other dealbreaker scenarios and decide where you would draw the line (although it's usually more fun to quiz your friends and see what would be a dealbreaker for them).

Are you tired of being a goody-two-shoes in a world that rewards the wicked? Ready to embrace your inner evil and unleash your most fashionably villainous self? Join Evelyn Darkmore Quinn, a mild-mannered librarian turned budding supervillain, as she navigates the ups, downs, and upside-downs of the villainous life. With her untrusty sidekick Poe, a woeful raven with a flair for the dramatic, Evelyn will guide you through the art of crafting your sinister persona, assembling an evil chic wardrobe, and plotting hilariously misguided schemes that are sure to leave you cackling with delight. ...

Step right up to the therapy session of a lifetime, where your past isn’t just a memory, it’s a playground. This anointed guidebook into chronomanipulation offers you the once-in-an-eon chance to tweak, nudge, and outright bulldoze through those pesky regrets that have been cluttering your life. Ever thought a tiny tweak in your past could catapult you into a utopian present, or at least fix that horrendous haircut from senior prom? Under the compassionate guidance of Dr. Tamara Warp, discover the exhilarating, potentially universe-altering, but always entertaining world of therapeutic ...

Now a national best seller (of no place on Earth), this book contains my proven Your Life Sucks, Buy This Book system of life fulfillment. Whether it's your career, your spiritual development, or your degree of personal fulfillment, the information in this book will do absolutely nothing towards making your life better, but your money will get me that much closer to buying another vacation home. This parody of self-help and business development books is a must-listen for CEOs, managers, and fans of a good laugh.

Your Best Success Now! shows you step by step how to get rich by writing self-help books about how to get rich by selling self-help books! Not rich yet? Don't worry.

Are you a Gnome? Do you want to be one? Do you know what one is? Do you have magical, technical, or any other talent whatsoever? (1) Do you pine after a non-holographic Omnicron, make design sketches of transmorphic actionable multidimensional exo-robotic systems, create novel subroutines for synthetic intelligences, tinker with Dwarf-proof beard mowers, imagine a grand unified theory of life, the universe, and facial hair, or take apart and modify negentropy cannons for fun and amusement? Do you like root vegetables? If you answered yes to one of these questions (2), then you may have what...

This short guide is a fictional self-hypnotic tool to aid you when you are under stress. You can reuse it as many times as you wish, and in audio it may be strengthened. It is counselor approved and recommended by a therapist's friend.