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Sitcommentary: Television Comedies That Changed America

Mark A. Robinson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From I Love Lucy to Black-ish, sitcoms have often paved the way for social change.Television comedy has long been on the frontline in how America evolves on social issues. There is something about comedy that makes difficult issues more palatable - with humor an effective device for presenting...
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Honey, I Killed the Cats

Maslowska, Dorota · Deep Vellum Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

From bestselling, internationally acclaimed author Dorota Mas?owska comes a hilarious and devastating satire of consumer culture. Set in a bizarro, all-too-real imaginarium of American pop culture, Honey, I Killed the Cats introduces us to two independent young women struggling to live...
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The Nobodies: A Novel

Liza Palmer · Flatiron Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"Liza Palmer's voice is fresh, exciting, and necessary. She's a must-read author." -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & the SixCharmingly candid, hilarious, and deeply moving, The Nobodies is a novel about failing but never losing the core of yourself,...
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Metropolitan Stories: A Novel

Coulson, Christine · Other Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

"Only someone who deeply loves and understands the Metropolitan Museum could deliver such madcap, funny, magical, tender, intimate fables and stories." - Maira Kalman, artist and bestselling author of The Principles of Uncertainty From a writer who worked at the Metropolitan...
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Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep

Erin Carlson · Hachette Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A captivating and inspiring portrait of legendary actress Meryl Streep and her work, Queen Meryl explores the fearless icon's trailblazing roles in film, her feminist activism, and the indelible mark she's left on pop culture.Meryl Streep is the most celebrated actress of our time....
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Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Wonderful Wisdom from Everyone's Favorite Neighbor

Wagner, Melissa · Clarkson Potter
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

From Fred Rogers Productions, comes a delightful gift book that shows how the wisdom of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is as relevant for adults as it is for children. With colorful illustrations and quotes that touch on themes of kindness, empathy, self-care, respect, and love, this is the feel-good...
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How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

Randall Munroe · Riverhead Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "How To will make you laugh as you learn ... With How To, you can't help but appreciate the glorious complexity of our universe and the amazing breadth of humanity's effort to comprehend it. If you want some lightweight edification,...
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