Comedy Self Help

New York Times Bestseller “Just because everything appears to be a mess doesn’t mean you have to be one. Mark Manson’s book is a call to arms for a better life and better world and could not be more needed right now.” — Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and...

From comedian and beloved host of The J-Train and U UP? podcasts, and the Betches' favorite guy friend Jared Freid comes Walking Red Flag—an honest, earnest, and laugh-out-loud dating advice book. YOU’RE NOT CRAZY. Dating right now is wild. One minute he’s planning a romantic weekend...

Essential guide for everything you need to know to keep relaxed through every day life Repackage of the phenomenally successful guide to dealing with nervous illness – Self Help for Your Nerves. This guide offers the most comprehensive insight and advice into coping with nervous stress...

Comedy actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson explores the problem-solving benefits that spirituality gives us to create solutions for an increasingly challenging world in this New York Times bestseller. "[Soul Boom] will light up your brain, warm your heart, and tickle your funny bone."...

“Jeffery takes us on a wild—sometimes shocking—and always funny romp.”—Andy Cohen ""Excellent . . . Self is a very clever writer . . . and there’s never a dull moment in his captivating, extremely well-written stories that will have readers hoping for more.""—Booklist (starred...

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.

WALL STREET JOURNAL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER Anyone—even you!—can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Don’t miss the authors’ TED Talk, “Why great leaders take...

All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot is a funny, provocative retrospective on the last thirty years of Western beauty standards. From the Pussycat Dolls to Victoria’s Secret, The Girls of the Playboy Mansion to Lara Bingle, the media of the 2000s was littered with high profile examples of hotness as the highest form of social currency. Is it any wonder a girl growing up in that era might believe “good looks” were as integral to womanhood as having a pulse?

Could you be happier? When Hugh van Cuylenburg went to India on a teaching trip he met a joyful 10-year-old student who taught him lessons that changed his life. Since setting up The Resilience Project, Hugh has shared what he learned with over a million Australians through his show GEM, a series of comical anecdotes, moving stories and practical methods for leading a happier and more resilient life.

In this rollicking sequel to A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage, two (mostly) reformed serial killers discover something more deadly than murder: a midlife crisis. “As funny as it is familiar . . . A perfect read for anyone who has ever tried to maintain a hobby while raising a toddler...

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.

*Read by the authors and celebrated podcasters, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan!* From the beloved hosts of the hit podcast I've Had It, an honest, irreverent and inspiring guide to overcoming life's unexpected challenges and finding joy, stability and humor in today's chaotic world, for fans...

"It’s f*cking great!!! Raw, intimate, hilarious, actually inspiring.” –Jon Stewart *A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM BUSTLE, GOODREADS, GOODREADS, SHEREADS, BOOKRIOT, AND MORE* A dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous...

Embrace the serene, glorious void. Discover the profound power of doing absolutely nothing. Are you suffering from the chronic, modern condition known as "ambition"? Do you wake up early to conquer a daily to-do list that is longer than your grocery list? It is time to take a deep breath, stop striving, and actively unlearn the cultural obsession with constant progress. In The Book of Why Not, long-time entrepreneur and author Michael Markuson delivers a satirical, deeply funny, and surprisingly therapeutic manual on the art of personal deceleration. This book is a field-tested blueprint ...

From the author of I Hate Meditating comes the definitive guide to doing absolutely nothing about your fears. Feel the Fear and Do Nothing Anyway is the landmark work of Dr. Glen T. Hadley, Ph.D.* — clinician, theorist, and the only person in the personal growth field willing to say what everyone else has been thinking: maybe the fear is right. Drawing on five years of clinical practice, three regional conferences, and one very good chair in Pasadena, Dr. Hadley presents the complete Glen Hadley Method™ — a framework for navigating fear through the strategic application of non-action....

From the Emmy-nominated comedian who created “the best segment in late night” (Vulture) comes this hilarious and practical collection of advice for how to live your best life in love, at work, and in comedy. You’d think with a résumé like Jenny Hagel’s—being a writer/performer for...

What if your phone really was sending you signs? When a perfectly ordinary man decides the news, his notifications, and his dog’s tail wags are coded messages from the universe, life turns gloriously unhinged. Mia—equal parts girlfriend and reality-check—calls it delusion. Frosty (the Westie) calls it dinner time. From spreadsheet prophecies and Wi-Fi sabbaths to a neighborhood “apocalypse” involving one broken streetlight, our narrator tries to read fate into everything. He starts a newsletter, launches a sermon, and accidentally goes viral when the dog ruins his big moment. ...

No Offense, But… You Only Care About Yourself is for the person who thinks the world revolves around them—and makes sure everyone else knows it. From the Conversation Thief who hijacks every story, to the One-Up Artist who always has it bigger, harder, or worse, to the Finale Narcissist who has to get the last word, this book hilariously exposes 37 self-absorbed red flags that make people roll their eyes and slowly back away. Inside, you’ll find sharp breakdowns of each behavior: why it’s a problem, the excuses people make, and how to finally stop confusing self-absorption with self...

Welcome to Grudge Masters—the anti-self-help guide to turning petty slights into lifelong vendettas and torching peace with a snide inner smirk. Why forgive when you can hoard grudges, brew hatred stronger than espresso, and bankrupt relationships with guilt-fueled pity? In the following ridiculous reverse psychology pages of savage satire, you’ll master collecting slights, staying triggered, burning bridges, gaslighting reality, and dying mad—tombstone etched “Still Pissed.” With 12 chapters of dark genius—think “Victim Olympics” gold and “Pettiness: Your Spiteful ...

What happens when self-help meets real life — and loses? When one man stumbles upon the latest viral trend, The Let Them Theory, he decides to test it in the wild: on his girlfriend, on his dog, and on his sanity. Mia calls it delusion. Frosty (the dog) just wants her dinner. But our narrator is determined to “let them” — to let everyone do whatever they want while pretending it’s spiritual growth. Soon, letting go turns into losing control: burnt dinners become “acts of freedom,” unwashed dishes become “lessons in detachment,” and ignoring texts is “emotional ...