Yes Please: The #1 New York Times Bestselling Celebrity Memoir of Comedy, Life Lessons, and Hard-Won Wisdom - Softcover

Poehler, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006226835X ISBN 13: 9780062268358

Publisher: Dey Street Books, 2015

Synopsis

#1 New York Times Bestseller

The much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of Parks and Recreation, alum ofSaturday Night Live, and all around awesome lady, Amy Poehler.

Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central’s Upright Citizens Brigade? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on Saturday Night Live, and in movies like Baby Mama, Blades of Glory, and They Came Together? Do you find yourself daydreaming about hanging out with the actor behind the brilliant Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation? Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two Golden Globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of Amy’s one-liners?

If your answer to these questions is "Yes Please!" then you are in luck. In her first book, this must-read celebrity memoir, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of funny stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All" Yes Please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, this collection of personal essays is full of words to live by.

In Yes Please, Amy Poehler shares hard-won wisdom and hilarious stories from her life in and out of the spotlight.

• Comedian Memoir: From her early days at the Upright Citizens Brigade to her iconic work on Saturday Night Live, get a behind-the-scenes look at a hilarious comedic journey.
• Inspirational Memoir: Learn to "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend" with unforgettable, real-world advice and mantras you can actually use.
• Humorous Essays: Laugh out loud with a varied collection of haikus about plastic surgery, lists, and candid observations on life.
• Life Lessons: A candid look at everything from motherhood to friendship, delivered with the honesty and heart that made Leslie Knope a legend.

About this title

About the Author

Amy Poehler is a writer, actress, producer, and director who is known for her years on Saturday Night Live, her starring role as Leslie Knope on the beloved series Parks and Recreation, as the voice of Joy in Pixar's Inside Out, and for being third runner-up for Most Casual in her high-school yearbook. She lives in New York City and Los Angeles with her two boys. She hopes this book will get her invited for lunch on a fancy yacht with her hero Judge Judy. She is dressed and ready.

From the Back Cover

Do you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on Saturday Night Live, and in movies like Baby Mama, Blades of Glory, and They Came Together? Do you find yourself daydreaming about hanging out with the actor behind the brilliant Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation? Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two Golden Globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of Amy's one-liners?

If your answer to these questions is "Yes Please!" then you are in luck. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, Yes Please is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like "Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend," "Plain Girl Versus the Demon" and "The Robots Will Kill Us All" Yes Please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, Yes Please is full of words to live by.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dey Street Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 006226835X
• ISBN 13: 9780062268358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352