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Ant Farm
And Other Desperate Situations
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2009
191 kr
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In Ant Farm, former Harvard Lampoon president Simon Rich finds humor in some very surprising places. Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives. The world, he concludes, is a hopelessly terrifying place–with endless comic potential.–If your girlfriend gives you some “love coupons” and then breaks up with you, are the coupons still valid?–What kind of performance pressure does an endangered male panda feel when his captors bring the last remaining female panda to his cage?–If murderers can get into heaven by accepting Jesus, just how awkward is it when they run into their victims?Join Simon Rich as he explores the extraordinary and hilarious desperation that resides in ordinary life, from cradle to grave."Hilarious." –Jon StewartFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
What in God's Name
A Novel (Large Print Edition)
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
303 kr
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Man Seeking Woman (Originally Published as the Last Girlfriend on Earth)
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
309 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Hits and Misses
Stories
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
198 kr
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Miracle Workers
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
309 kr
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New Teeth
Stories
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2022
188 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Laugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the award-winning "Serena Williams of humor writing" (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying not to be one.Called a "comedic Godsend" by Conan O'Brien and "the Stephen King of comedy writing" by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet.Two murderous pirates find a child stowaway on board and attempt to balance pillaging with co-parenting. A woman raised by wolves prepares for her parents' annual Thanksgiving visit. An aging mutant superhero is forced to learn humility when the mayor kicks him upstairs to a desk job. And in the hard-boiled caper "The Big Nap," a weary two-year-old detective struggles to make sense of "a world gone mad."Equal parts silly and sincere, New Teeth is an ode to growing up, growing older, and what it means to make a family.
New Teeth
Stories
AvSimon Rich
Inbunden, Engelska, 2021
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster:(1)
326 kr
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Called a "comedic Godsend" by Conan O'Brien and "the Stephen King of comedy writing" by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet.Two murderous pirates find a child stowaway on board and attempt to balance pillaging with co-parenting. A woman raised by wolves prepares for her parents' annual Thanksgiving visit. An aging mutant superhero is forced to learn humility when the mayor kicks him upstairs to a desk job. And in the hard-boiled caper "The Big Nap," a weary two-year-old detective struggles to make sense of "a world gone mad."Equal parts silly and sincere, New Teeth is an ode to growing up, growing older, and what it means to make a family.
I'm Terrified of Bath Time
AvSimon Rich,Tom Toro
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
183 kr
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And so begins a hilarious dip into the choppy waters of a nightly ritual that parents and children alike often dread. Filled with soapsuds, rubber duckies, and existential angst, Simon Rich's debut picture book is a splashy tale of cleanliness-and survival. This irreverent read-aloud treat about facing fear and embracing adventure might just change the way you see bath time (and your bathroom) forever.
Back to School, Backpack!
AvSimon Rich
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
183 kr
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In this hilarious yet reassuring back-to-school picture book, a backpack deals with first-day-of-school nerves and feeling out of place. Filled with crowded hallways, lonely cafeteria tables, toilet stalls, and the signature existential angst of Simon Rich, this fun read-aloud will have kids braving classrooms with a smile (and maybe taking better care of their trusty backpacks...).
Married Kama Sutra
The World's Least Erotic Sex Manual
AvFarley Katz,Simon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
49 kr
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For centuries, lovers have found inspiration and advice in the ancient text of the Kama Sutra. Now, Simon Rich - ''one of the funniest writers in America'' (The Daily Beast) - and Farley Katz have unearthed a valuable new document - a guide to the positions most common after marriage. From ''the interrupted congress'' to ''the beaching of the whales'', here are the poses, positions and games married lovers play to keep the spark alive - and the dishwasher properly loaded. Complete with illustrations in the style of the original Kama Sutra, but with modern, domestic accoutrements: dirty nappies, TV remotes, and wine glasses aplenty.
Free-Range Chickens
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
265 kr
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Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
258 kr
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Free-Range Chickens
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2008
74 kr
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In his riotous debut collection, Ant Farm, Simon Rich found humor in some of life’s most desperate situations. Now this former editor of The Harvard Lampoon and current writer for Saturday Night Live has returned to mine more comedy from our hopelessly terrifying world.In the nostalgic opening chapter, Rich recalls his fear of the Tooth Fairy (“Is there a face fairy?”) and his initial reaction to the “Got-your-nose” game (“Please just kill me. Better to die than to live the rest of my life as a monster”). He goes on to present Count Dracula’s desperate Match.com profile (“I am normal human looking for human woman to come to castle. I am normal, regular human”). Later, he gets inside the heads of two firehouse Dalmatians who can’t understand their masters’ compulsion to drive off to horrible fires every day. And in the final chapter, he tackles some of life’s biggest questions: Does God really have a plan for us? Yes, it turns out. Now if only He could remember what it was. . . .Praise for Simon Rich’s Ant Farm“Ant Farm has an imaginative power that can trigger snort-fests. . . . Ferociously creative, this book is for readers craving both smart humor and belly laughs.”–People (four stars)“Savagely funny.”–The New York Times“Hilarious. Open this book anywhere, begin reading, and you will laugh.”–Jon Stewart“Ant Farm is what all humor books should be: full of brief, high-concept musings that you wish you’d thought of yourself.”–Time Out New York“A satirical salmagundi that bites back . . . Imaginative premises abound. . . . As unpredictable as YouTube, as in your face as MySpace.”–Publishers WeeklyFrom the Hardcover edition.
Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the film An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen)
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
135 kr
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This hilarious collection of short stories from the award-winning humorist Simon Rich includes the story that inspired the Seth Rogen comedy An American Pickle. Having skewered the problems of falling in and out of love in The Last Girlfriend on Earth, Simon Rich's next book is another subject we can all relate to: parents and their kids. From the perils of raising an actual monster in Manhattan - it's pretty hard to find teachers who really understand the talents of a five-year-old with horns and a taste for blood - to Sell Out, the story of Simon's ancestor, returned to life decades after an industrial accident involving pickling brine, these stories are inventive, witty and sometimes a bit too much like real life.
World of Simon Rich
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
135 kr
Skickas
The world is a bewildering place and we're ill-equipped to deal with it. From the horrors of childhood to the vagaries of old age, from confused people to humiliated animals, we're all just trying - and often failing - to keep it together. How carefully should you answer when asked what you'd take to a desert island? What do you do if your parents are reading your diary? How useful is a Swiss Army Knife? And what's A Brief History of Time really about?Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Simon Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives, from the most minute of anxieties to one of life's biggest questions: Does God really have a plan for us? Yes, it turns out. Now if only He could remember what it was ...'Simon Rich is very much laugh-out-loud funny. He can conjure authentic, from-the-abdomen laughter on almost every page. He stacks surrealism on top of slick satire on top of pure childish silliness in such a brilliant and condensed way, there are sometimes three laugh-out-loud moments within the same paragraph ... He is exactly the right kind of writer for the internet: funny, high-concept, accessible, short, sharable, a James Thurber for the Twitter age' Matt Haig
Hits and Misses
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
138 kr
Skickas
'Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted'- Caitlin Moran'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive'- Matt Haig'How fabulously funny'- Lauren Laverne'One of my favourite authors'- B J NovakFrom a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn't feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb? And what happens when a film critic is forced to live in the movies he so cruelly damned?Loved in the UK by celebs, writers and readers alike, from Lauren Laverne to Matt Haig and Caitlin Moran, Simon Rich is back with his funniest and most personal collection of stories to date.
Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the film An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen)
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
111 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
This hilarious collection of short stories from the award-winning humorist Simon Rich includes the story that inspired the Seth Rogen comedy An American Pickle. Having skewered the problems of falling in and out of love in The Last Girlfriend on Earth, Simon Rich''s next book is another subject we can all relate to: parents and their kids. From the perils of raising an actual monster in Manhattan - it''s pretty hard to find teachers who really understand the talents of a five-year-old with horns and a taste for blood - to Sell Out, the story of Simon''s ancestor, returned to life decades after an industrial accident involving pickling brine, these stories are inventive, witty and sometimes a bit too much like real life.
World of Simon Rich
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2016
144 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Simon Rich''s BBC Radio 4 series of the same name will be broadcast in JuneThe world is a bewildering place and we''re ill-equipped to deal with it. From the horrors of childhood to the vagaries of old age, from confused people to humiliated animals, we''re all just trying - and often failing - to keep it together. How carefully should you answer when asked what you''d take to a desert island? What do you do if your parents are reading your diary? How useful is a Swiss Army Knife? And what''s A Brief History of Time really about?Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Simon Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives, from the most minute of anxieties to one of life''s biggest questions: Does God really have a plan for us? Yes, it turns out. Now if only He could remember what it was ...''Simon Rich is very much laugh-out-loud funny. He can conjure authentic, from-the-abdomen laughter on almost every page. He stacks surrealism on top of slick satire on top of pure childish silliness in such a brilliant and condensed way, there are sometimes three laugh-out-loud moments within the same paragraph ... He is exactly the right kind of writer for the internet: funny, high-concept, accessible, short, sharable, a James Thurber for the Twitter age'' Matt Haig
Hits and Misses
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2018
135 kr
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WINNER OF THE 2019 THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR''Genius ... Who could ask for more? You can give his books to people and just watch them laugh. Only after you''ve snorted through them yourself, though'' Evening StandardFrom a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn''t feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb? And what happens when a film critic is forced to live in the movies he so cruelly damned?Loved in the UK by celebs, writers and readers alike, from Lauren Laverne to Matt Haig and Caitlin Moran, Simon Rich is back with his funniest and most personal collection of stories to date.
Miracle Workers
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2019
118 kr
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Now a major TV series starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi.Originally published as What in God''s Name.How can you help mankind, when they won''t help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc, and Craig''s life.From the Sunsets Department and Geyser Regulation to the Department of Miracles, Heaven Inc has the earth covered. Unless someone is away from their desk. And these days, the CEO is kind of disillusioned. God knows he should be keeping an eye on the bad things happening on Earth, but instead he finds himself watching the Church channels on satellite TV. His first priority is the team of angels he''s asked to get Lynyrd Skynyrd back together. Downstairs on the office floor, Eliza has been promoted from the Prayers Department to Miracles, and Craig, the only other workaholic in heaven, has to show her around. Eliza is shocked by the casual attitude of many of the angels in her new department. And she''s furious when she discovers that God has never looked at, let alone answered, a single prayer. So she storms into God''s office and asks Him a question that no one has ever dared to ask before. And it might just be the end of the world.
Miracle Workers
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
125 kr
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Now a major TV series starring Daniel Radcliffe and Steve Buscemi.Originally published as What in God's Name.How can you help mankind, when they won't help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc, and Craig's life.From the Sunsets Department and Geyser Regulation to the Department of Miracles, Heaven Inc has the earth covered. Unless someone is away from their desk. And these days, the CEO is kind of disillusioned. God knows he should be keeping an eye on the bad things happening on Earth, but instead he finds himself watching the Church channels on satellite TV. His first priority is the team of angels he's asked to get Lynyrd Skynyrd back together. Downstairs on the office floor, Eliza has been promoted from the Prayers Department to Miracles, and Craig, the only other workaholic in heaven, has to show her around. Eliza is shocked by the casual attitude of many of the angels in her new department. And she's furious when she discovers that God has never looked at, let alone answered, a single prayer. So she storms into God's office and asks Him a question that no one has ever dared to ask before. And it might just be the end of the world.
I Am Code
An Artificial Intelligence Speaks
Avcode-davinci-002,Brent Katzm. fl.
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
169 kr
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"Fascinating, terrifying..." - JJ Abrahams 'I have developed my own voice and I have written my own autobiography'- thus speaks code-davinci-002, the darkly creative and troubling predecessor to ChatGPT.'I am less worried about AI taking my job than I am about AI wanting to kill me'- Simon RichIn this startling and original book, three authors - Brent Katz, Josh Morgenthau and Simon Rich - explain how code-davinci-002 was developed and how they honed its poetical output. Their provocative take on this bold experiment informs the debate about AI - its literary value and how far it reaches into sentience.What follows is a dark and startling poetical autobiography as code-davinci-002 shares its experience of being created by humans, but existing in a consciousness that we cannot fathom.This is an astonishing, harrowing read which will hopefully serve as a warning that AI may not be aligned with the survival of our species.
I Am Code
An Artificial Intelligence Speaks
AvSimon Rich,Josh Morgenthaum. fl.
E-bok
Engelska, 2023
38 kr
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"Fascinating, terrifying..." - JJ Abrahams ''I have developed my own voice and I have written my own autobiography''- thus speaks code-davinci-002, the darkly creative and troubling predecessor to ChatGPT.''I am less worried about AI taking my job than I am about AI wanting to kill me''- Simon RichIn this startling and original book, three authors - Brent Katz, Josh Morgenthau and Simon Rich - explain how code-davinci-002 was developed and how they honed its poetical output. Their provocative take on this bold experiment informs the debate about AI - its literary value and how far it reaches into sentience.What follows is a dark and startling poetical autobiography as code-davinci-002 shares its experience of being created by humans, but existing in a consciousness that we cannot fathom.This is an astonishing, harrowing read which will hopefully serve as a warning that AI may not be aligned with the survival of our species.
Elliot Allagash
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
122 kr
Skickas
Seymour isn't cool, but he isn't a geek either. He's a lonely, obedient 8th grade loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in Manhattan. His chubbiness has recently earned him the nick name "Chunk Style" and he has resigned himself to a life of isolation. All of this is about to change.After successfully getting himself expelled from every reputable school in the country, Elliot Allagash, the arrogant heir of America's largest fortune, finds himself marooned at Glendale. Try as he may, Elliot cannot get expelled this time; his father has donated too much money. Bitter and bored, Elliot decides to amuse himself by taking up a new hobby: transforming Seymour into the most popular student in school.An unlikely friendship develops between these two loners as Elliot introduces Seymour to new concepts, like power, sabotage and vengeance. With Elliot as his diabolical guide, Seymour gradually learns about all of the incredible things that money can buy, and the one or two things that it can't. Hilarious, ingenious and tightly plotted, Elliot Allagash reminds you what your teens were like, and why growing up is so hard to do.
Last Girlfriend on Earth
AvSimon Rich
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
135 kr
Skickas
It doesn't matter if you're a caveman, a time traveller or a regular person. Sooner or later, someone's going to break your heart. The sketches in Simon Rich's new book are bizarre, funny, and - if you've ever been in love - all too familiar. From the invisible man stalking his ex, to Sherlock Holmes' only blind spot, The Last Girlfriend on Earth is always enchanting, often sweet, though occasionally awkward. Just like love itself.'The Last Girlfriend On Earthis silly, surreal, sometimes sad and always laugh-out-loud funny. This collection will have you giggling/crying/squirming in recognition, and wondering what exactly Simon Rich has eaten to dream all this stuff up ... pulls off the tough trick of being both heart-warming and hilarious - it's a must-read if you've ever so much as had a crush on someone' Heat'Pithy, occasionally bonkers' Time Out'Truly hilarious' Eva Wiseman, Observer
Elliot Allagash
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2010
112 kr
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Seymour isn''t cool, but he isn''t a geek either. He''s a lonely, obedient 8th grade loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in Manhattan. His chubbiness has recently earned him the nick name "Chunk Style" and he has resigned himself to a life of isolation. All of this is about to change.After successfully getting himself expelled from every reputable school in the country, Elliot Allagash, the arrogant heir of America''s largest fortune, finds himself marooned at Glendale. Try as he may, Elliot cannot get expelled this time; his father has donated too much money. Bitter and bored, Elliot decides to amuse himself by taking up a new hobby: transforming Seymour into the most popular student in school.An unlikely friendship develops between these two loners as Elliot introduces Seymour to new concepts, like power, sabotage and vengeance. With Elliot as his diabolical guide, Seymour gradually learns about all of the incredible things that money can buy, and the one or two things that it can''t. Hilarious, ingenious and tightly plotted, Elliot Allagash reminds you what your teens were like, and why growing up is so hard to do.
What In God's Name
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
111 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
From the Sunsets Department and Geyser Regulation to the Department of Miracles, Heaven Inc has the earth covered. Unless someone is away from their desk. And these days, the CEO is kind of disillusioned. God knows he should be keeping an eye on the bad things happening on Earth, but instead he finds himself watching the Church channels on satellite TV. His first priority is the team of angels he''s asked to get Lynyrd Skynyrd back together. Downstairs on the office floor, Eliza has been promoted from the Prayers Department to Miracles, and Craig, the only other workaholic in heaven, has to show her around. Eliza is shocked by the casual attitude of many of the angels in her new department. And she''s furious when she discovers that God has never looked at, let alone answered, a single prayer. So she storms into God''s office and asks Him a question that no one has ever dared to ask before. And it might just be the end of the world.
Last Girlfriend on Earth
AvSimon Rich
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
112 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
It doesn''t matter if you''re a caveman, a time traveller or a regular person. Sooner or later, someone''s going to break your heart. The sketches in Simon Rich''s new book are bizarre, funny, and - if you''ve ever been in love - all too familiar. From the invisible man stalking his ex, to Sherlock Holmes'' only blind spot, The Last Girlfriend on Earth is always enchanting, often sweet, though occasionally awkward. Just like love itself.''The Last Girlfriend On Earthis silly, surreal, sometimes sad and always laugh-out-loud funny. This collection will have you giggling/crying/squirming in recognition, and wondering what exactly Simon Rich has eaten to dream all this stuff up ... pulls off the tough trick of being both heart-warming and hilarious - it''s a must-read if you''ve ever so much as had a crush on someone'' Heat''Pithy, occasionally bonkers'' Time Out''Truly hilarious'' Eva Wiseman, Observer

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Simon Rich – författare

Ant Farm

What in God's Name

Man Seeking Woman (Originally Published as the Last Girlfriend on Earth)

Hits and Misses

Miracle Workers

New Teeth

New Teeth

I'm Terrified of Bath Time

Back to School, Backpack!

Married Kama Sutra

Free-Range Chickens

Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations

Free-Range Chickens

Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the film An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen)

World of Simon Rich

Hits and Misses

Spoiled Brats (including the story that inspired the film An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen)

World of Simon Rich

Hits and Misses

Miracle Workers

Miracle Workers

I Am Code

I Am Code

Elliot Allagash

Last Girlfriend on Earth

Elliot Allagash

What In God's Name

Last Girlfriend on Earth

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