Motivational Comedy

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.

Master storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers of his time. For each occasion, Vonnegut’s words were unfailingly unique, insightful, and witty, and they stayed with audience members long after graduation. As edited by Dan Wakefield, this book reads like a narrative in the unique voice that made Vonnegut a hero to readers and listeners of all ages. At times hilarious, razor-sharp, freewheeling, and deeply serious, these reflections are ideal for anyone undergoing what Vonnegut would call their "long-delayed puberty ceremony".

If laughter is the best medicine, then this book is your prescription. Turn off the news and spend a few days not following current events. Instead, return to the basics - humanity's ability to laugh at itself. Maybe you should even do a news cleanse for a few days! Hide under the covers and listen to these stories instead. Or listen to a chapter a day, or a story a day for 101 days. This book contains the antidote to whatever is troubling you. They will definitely put you in a good mood.

Tom Papa is a little worried about you. You seem stressed, overworked, and, frankly, a little mixed up. Everyone is fighting an overwhelming feeling that things are getting worse, that we should be doing more, that we're not good enough. Well, life isn't perfect. There have always been problems, and there always will be. You can fight for the things you believe in, you can work really, really hard, but you shouldn't lose track of the fact that while you're doing all that, life is flying by at lightning-fast speed.

Con más de cien mil ejemplares vendidos, el fundador del Osho Meditation Center en México nos regala, en esta edición reloaded de su clásico ¡Me vale madres! (sin duda alguna el libro de meditación más original de todos) un nuevo mantra: ¡A huevo!

Rational Responses to Motivational Memes and Other Positive Bullsh*t is a satire that responds to the plethora of motivational memes which flood social media with feel-good psychobabble. It’s time for someone to reply to that positive sh*t with rational responses. The next time you come across a motivational meme, share its quote in the review and comments area below. But don’t only share the quote; also share your rational response to it. With a plethora of motivational bullsh*t overtaking social media, it’s time to take a stand and retort with logic. You can help by sharing your ...

Since rising out of the New York City streets over 25 years ago, Russell Simmons has helped create such ground breaking ventures as Def Jam Records, Phat Farm, and Def Comedy Jam, in the process becoming known the world over as "The CEO of Hip Hop". Russell might have helped introduce hip-hop to the world, but he credits his success to his belief in a strong set of principles, or laws, which he shares for the first time in this audio.

A hilarious, heartfelt sequel to How to Build a Girl, the breakout novel from feminist sensation Caitlin Moran who the New York Times called, "rowdy and fearless... sloppy, big-hearted and alive in all the right ways." You can’t have your best friend be famous if you’re not famous. It doesn’t work. You’re emotional pen-friends. You can send each other letters - but you’re not doing anything together. You live in different countries.

When the Devil comes to take him, Wakefield, a motivational speaker and architecture buff, isn't ready. He plies the Dark One with scotch and strikes a bargain: He, Wakefield, will take a year to search for an alternative life.

The Best Self-Help Book You'll Never Need to Read (Because Buying It Counts as Reading It*) Ever wondered why every life-changing revelation comes in exactly seven steps? Or why your morning routine isn't transformative enough unless it involves pre-dawn headstands and astronomically priced green juice? In this wickedly observant satire, our cheerfully delusional narrator guides you through the art of becoming a self-help guru - without all that messy business of actually achieving anything first. From creating color-coded spreadsheets to track your emotional growth (because feelings need ...

Young PR star Rose Reed is thrown into the big leagues when her boss leaves town the day of the firm's meeting with Archie Fox, a young, hot, internationally famous British singer-songwriter. The meeting is going badly until Rose suggests a staged romance with up-and-coming young indie star Raya. He'll do it, but only if Rose becomes his publicist. As the faux-mance between Archie and Raya begins to rehabilitate Archie's faltering career, Rose finds his herself having unexpected, inconvenient, and definitely unprofessional feelings for the crooner.

Drag superstars Trixie Mattel and Katya have long captivated fans with their stunning looks, onscreen chemistry and signature wit. In Trixie and Katya’s Guide to Modern Womanhood, the pair channel that energy into an old-school etiquette guide for ladies. In essays and how-to sections, Trixie and Katya will advise listeners on beauty and fashion and tackle other vital components of a happy home, such as money, entertaining and friendship; sharing advice and personal stories in high-concept fashion.

This is a book about comedy. It's probably not for you. It's full of sarcastic taunts and insults. It is unnecessarily condescending. It was written by a professional comedian with no regard for your feelings. You'll find something offensive in every single chapter, and the author refuses (in advance) to apologize for upsetting you. Comedy is a weapon to be used for destroying suffering. Comedy will improve the quality of your life, but only when you possess a healthy sense of humor.

Do you have Faith Funk? In fact, what does Faith even look like, feel like and smell like? Do you even know if you have any Faith or enough of it? Maybe your Faith is Fickle or you’ve had too many Faith Failures and now you need to Find Faith somehow—if you only knew where to begin. We are SO humanly flawed in ALL aspects of our lives. But the ONE area where we are supposed to have NO DOUBTS—is in our Faith! Isn’t that something? We have to get it right or pay the consequences for an eternity-in most Faiths! So then, what does it mean to be “Faithful” and really-really mean it? ...

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