Yes Please (9780062268372)

Part memoir, part 'missive-from-the-middle', Yes Please is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and words-to-live-by drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian Amy Poehler.Yes Please finds Amy riffing on everything from sex and love to motherhood, family, friendship and plastic surgery, and is full of great jokes and sage advice (the useful kind, not the annoying kind you didn't ask for)."An undigested melange of bits (a satirical chapter posing as a pregnant couple’s fussy list of demands for their obstetric team and so on), beefs, advice and memoir... To buy them, and even to read them, is less a quest for a literary experience than it is a form of endorsement and affirmation... These are books in the same way that concert T-shirts are clothing: less an end in themselves than a membership card. In essence, they’re merch. This is not to say such books have no value; just owning them makes fans feel closer to the celebrities who write them. The theatre of celebrity persona-making is, in its own way, a kind of hypermediated art. But come to a book like Yes Please with the desires and expectations of a reader, and you’re almost certain to walk away disappointed." - Laura Miller, The GuardianAmy Poehler is a Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actress. Seven seasons on Saturday Night Live, the lead role in the hit show Parks and Recreation, and star turns in films Blades of Glory, Baby Mama and Sisters have made her one of the world's most beloved entertainers. She lives in New York and Los Angeles with her two sons. In a perfect world . . . We'd get to hang out with Amy Poehler, watching dumb movies, listening to music, and swapping tales about our coworkers and difficult childhoods. Because in a perfect world, we'd all be friends with Amy?someone who seems so fun, is full of interesting stories, tells great jokes, and offers plenty of advice and wisdom (the useful kind, not the annoying kind you didn't ask for, anyway). Unfortunately, between her Golden Globe-winning role on Parks and Recreation, work as a producer and director, place as one of the most beloved SNL alumni and cofounder of the Upright Citizens' Brigade, involvement with the website Smart Girls at the Party, frequent turns as acting double for Meryl Streep, and her other gig as the mom of two young sons, she's not available for movie night. Luckily we have the next best thing: Yes Please, Amy's hilarious and candid book. A collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers, Yes Please offers Amy's thoughts on everything from her "too safe" childhood outside of Boston to her early days in New York City, her ideas about Hollywood and "the biz," the demon that looks back at all of us in the mirror, and her joy at being told she has a "face for wigs." Yes Please is chock-full of words and wisdom to live by Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central's __Upright Citizens Brigade__? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on __Saturday Night Live__, and in movies like __Baby Mama__, __Blades of Glory__, and __They Came Together__? Do you find yourself daydreaming about hanging out with the actor behind the brilliant Leslie Knope on __Parks and Recreation__? Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two __Golden Globes__ ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of Amy's one-liners? If your answer to these questions is "Yes Please!" then you are in luck. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, __Yes Please__ is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All" __Yes Please__ will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, __Yes Please__ is full of words to live by. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on Saturday Night Live, and in movies like Baby Mama, Blades of Glory, and They Came Together? Do you find yourself daydreaming about hanging out with the actor behind the brilliant Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation? Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two Golden Globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of Amy's one-liners? If your answer to these questions is "Yes Please!" then you are in luck. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All" Yes Please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, Yes Please is full of words to live by. The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey