Cool, Calm & Contentious: Essays

ISBN: 0345518926

Author: Markoe, Merrill

Condition: New

This is so well written. [When a book like this] comes along, its, like, Thank you! What a great way to spend an afternoon, an evening, reading these essays. . . . Absolutely great.-Jon Stewart[Merrill] Markoe is easily as funny as David Sedaris. Shes capable of manic riffs and acerbic skewering. Still, her good nature shines through.-The Washington PostIn this hilarious collection of candid essays, including two pieces new to this edition, New York Times bestselling author Merrill Markoe reveals much about her personal life-as well as the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes from years of navigating a roiling sea of unpleasant and unappeasable people, and-voil-youre funny! Cool, Calm & Contentious is honest, unapologetic, sometimes heartbreaking, but always shot through with Merrill Markoes biting, bracing wit.This has been a great year for funny women. . . . Lets call Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling exhibits A and B. Both owe a debt to those who came before, including Merrill Markoe.-The Boston GlobeMarkoes goal is to find the absurdity in everyday life. That, coupled with her sharp wit, makes her writing sublime.-BookPageLaugh-out-loud humor.-Tampa Bay TimesNot only crazy-funny, but crazy-heartbreaking.-The New York Times