The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (Volume 5) (The Oatmeal) (Signed First Edition)

Oatmeal (a.k.a. Inman, Matthew)

ISBN 10: 1449459951 / ISBN 13: 9781449459956

Published by Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, 2014

About this Item

A first printing of the first edition. As new trade paperback original. This copy is singed by the author in silver sharpie on front end paper (his name only, singed as THE OATMEAL). Two race stickers intact on rear pastedown. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free shop. The Oatmeal is a webcomic and humor website created in 2009 by cartoonist Matthew Inman. Inman has also produced a series of Oatmeal books, featuring content from the webcomic as well as previously unpublished material, as well as related board games and other merchandise. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances (Volume 5) (The Oatmeal) (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1449459951
• ISBN 13: 9781449459956
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Graphic Novels

About this title

Synopsis

 Praise for #1 New York Times best-selling author Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal:

 "All runners wonder, at some point or another, why we do what we do. Mr. Inman's explanation is the best I've ever seen. And the funniest. Because he is clinically insane."
 -Mark Remy, editor at large, Runner's World, author of The Runner's Rule Book

 "He runs. He sweats. He heaves. He hates it. He loves it. He runs so hard his toenails fall off. He asks himself, why? Why do I do this? Here, gorgeously, bravely, hilariously, is Matt's deeply honest answer."
 -Robert Krulwich, NPR

 "Finally! A voice that sings with the Blerches of angels!"
 -Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run

 This is not just a book about running. It's a book about cupcakes. It's a book about suffering.

 It's a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It's a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell.

 From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stories about running, eating, and one cartoonist's reasons for jogging across mountains until his toenails fall off.

 Containing over 70 pages of never-before-seen material, including "A Lazy Cartoonist's Guide to Becoming a Runner" and "The Blerch's Guide to Dieting," this book also comes with Blerch race stickers.

About the Authors

Matthew Inman is the Eisner Award-winning creator of The Oatmeal and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You. Matthew also co-created the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Since being founded in 2009, his work on TheOatmeal.com has been read by over 300 million people.

Matthew Inman is the Eisner Award-winning creator of The Oatmeal and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You. Matthew also co-created the popular Exploding Kittens card game. Since being founded in 2009, his work on TheOatmeal.com has been read by over 300 million people.