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Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (But Also My Mom S, Which I Know Sounds Weird)

Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (But Also My Mom S, Which I Know Sounds Weird)

by Michael Black (Author)

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    Hardcover 2016

    $22.87
Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and stand-up comedian Michael Ian Black (author of A Child's First Book of Trump) delivers a memorable and funny (Kirkus Reviews) memoir about confronting his genetic legacy as he hits his forties.

Whether it's family history, religion, aging, or his parents, Michael Ian Black always has something to say in the dry, irreverent voice that has captured a fan base of millions. When a medical diagnosis forces him to realize he's not getting any younger, he reexamines his life as a middle-aged guy--of course, in the deadpan wit and self-deprecating vignettes that have become trademarks of his humor.

The alt-comedy take on getting older, Navel Gazing is a funny-because-it's-true memoir about looking around when you're forty and realizing that life is about more than receding hairlines and proving one's manliness on Twitter--it's about laughing at yourself.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 208
 Publisher: Gallery
Published: 01 Jan 2016
ISBN 10: 1476748829
ISBN 13: 9781476748825

Media Reviews
All these years, Michael Ian Black has not gotten enough credit for what a good writer he is. This book is charming and good company and--best of all--amazingly honest. And really, really funny, of course--though you probably already guessed at that part.
-- Ira Glass, This American Life

Memorable and funny. . . . An amusing look at masculine insecurity and confusion.
--Kirkus Reviews

This book is so frank, so full of amusingly embarrassing confessions, I should probably be giving Michael Black a hug instead of a blurb.
--Sarah Vowell, New York Times bestselling author and essayist

It's no surprise that Michael Ian Black's book is hysterical. But I was surprised by how heartfelt and touching his memoir is. It's true: Michael Ian Black has emotions!
--A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All

I loved My Custom Van. But I loved You're Not Doing It Right even more. Reading this book felt like taking a long road trip with Michael himself--which I've done. And I actually recommend the book more. Touching, hilarious, and truthful all at once. What else do you want, America?
--Mike Birbiglia, New York Times bestselling author of Sleepwalk with Me

Dear Michael Ian Black: please stop writing things in books that I wish I had written myself, it's starting to make me feel bad. Also, would you like to be friends someday? I sure would.
--Samantha Bee, senior correspondent on The Daily Show and author of I Know I Am But What Are You?

Michael Ian Black is one of the finest comedy minds of our generation and a master at assembling words in a hilariously pleasing way. You would have to be a vapid crapsack not to enjoy this book.
--Chris Hardwick --Praise for Michael Ian Black

Author Bio
Michael Ian Black is a writer, comedian, and actor who currently appears on Another Period, The Jim Gaffigan Show, and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. He created and starred in many television series, including Michael and Michael Have Issues, Stella, and The State. He wrote the screenplay for the film Run, Fatboy, Run and wrote and directed the film Wedding Daze. Michael regularly tours the country as a stand-up comedian and is the bestselling author of the book My Custom Van (and 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays That Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face), the memoir You're Not Doing It Right, and the children's books Chicken Cheeks, The Purple Kangaroo, A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea, I'm Bored, Naked!, and Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop. Michael lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.