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  • Bossypants

  • By: Tina Fey
  • Narrated by: Tina Fey
  • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (60,570 ratings)

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Bossypants

By: Tina Fey
Narrated by: Tina Fey
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Publisher's summary

Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL". (Sunday Telegraph).

Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: A recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true.

At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon - from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.

Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've always suspected: You're no one until someone calls you bossy.

Includes special, never-before-solicited opinions on breastfeeding, princesses, Photoshop, the electoral process, and Italian rum cake!

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©2011 Tina Fey (P)2011 Hachette Audio

Editor's Pick: Best of the Decade

Tina Fey wears the pants
"I still remember the first time I listened to Bossypants in 2011. I was a recent college grad and my tastes were embarrassingly snobby, but I liked Tina Fey and thought it would just be soooo subversive to listen to a best seller. Imagine my shock when Bossypants showed me how much pure, uncomplicated joy I could get from a book. I never looked back. Before Tina Fey we had Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, and Joan Rivers, but Bossypants came at just the right moment when the floodgates were opening for women in comedy. Its best seller status made Tina Fey a household name and paved the way for excellent (hilarious) memoirs that would follow by Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and so many more. Bossypants launched a cultural phenomenon. What I love best about Tina Fey’s book is her voice, both figuratively and literally. It's a joy to spend five and a half straight hours in her brain, hearing her perspective on comedy, career, and crushes gone awry. The audiobook's use of clips from Saturday Night Live was also revolutionary and elevated this memoir to a whole new level. No matter which comedy memoir I end up falling in love with next, Bossypants will always hold a special place in my heart as the first—and the decade’s best."—Rachel S., Audible Editor

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Fabulous!

Tina Fey is the perfect balance of hilarious and intelligent. Hearing her perform the audible version of the book is wonderful. I also got the print version so I can re-read some of my favorite parts.

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tina fey is amazing

I love how funny and honest tina is. she tells it like it is, makes no excuses for it, and let's the rest of us know that she can find the humorous side to any situation. high praise

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Loved it. Funny, self-deprecating, and wise

Tina Fey is one of the smartest women in Hollywood and it shows. She’s funny and pulls no punches when it comes to criticising the double standards in the business.

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Wonderful dialogue

A very fun, historical elements, and whimsical things that simply happen to creative people. Will listen to again

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It OK. Don't be cry

Very Funny!
There's just one, minor problem. I mean, I almost hesitate to mention it. On the cover, I was shocked to see that Ms. Fey has, well, oversized arms and hands.
So sad.
But, funny!

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Just say it, I like that!

Easy quick listen for me and was really looking for a comic outlook on life as a successful Boss Woman. Tina does not disappoint getting right to the point while including her back story. My favorite section Breastfeeding. Living in Colorado where you are crazy if you do not breastfeed or birth at home some bodies are built for different things. My kiddo is an adult now but I could totally relate to what Tina's first birth experience was. I would be dead and not available to write this review if home birth was my choice and my Laction Specialist had to look up my symptoms in the hospital Library on Day #3 of my glorious stay to understand my symptoms. (She shared her proud findings while we listened with gapping mouths wide open.)
Love a lady who can understand Human Experience! 30 ways to Rock you Tine Fey, Ya!

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Loved it

I tried to read this book. I could not get beyond chapter 1. I think after having my first son I became illiterate.
Hearing the book read to me… thank you thank you thank you. I laughed and nodded. Please write book 2. When you have time…. Which might be never…. I look forward to when “never” ends.

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More please

I thought this was a fantastic book. I enjoy all of the things that Tina Fey writes or acts in so I’m not surprised I liked it so much. I can’t quite describe what it was that I liked about it; maybe it’s “quirky” or maybe it’s just that she’s telling her story, but it is very “Tina Fey” and it’s great.

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Love love love

I’ve listened to this audiobook several times, and it still makes me laugh and laugh.

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Engaging from start to finish

I felt like I was in the same room as Tina, experiencing all her stories firsthand. Witty, thoroughly engaging… I laughed aloud many times while listening!

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