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Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings

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Part voyeuristic entertainment, part group therapy, Passive Aggressive Notes offers a fascinating look at the all-too-familiar frustrations of embattled office drones, apartment dwellers, parents, and pet owners everywhere.

This curated collection combines dozens of outrageous, never-before-seen notes as well as favorites from Passiveaggressivenotes.com a 2008 Webby Award Winner and the official "Best Blog" of the South by Southwest Interactive festival.

Synopsis:

Adam Chester is the son of a very loving mom, who for almost 30 years has peppered his life with unsolicited advice, news updates, and opinions in the form of thousands of inappropriate, embarrassing, and utterly crazy letters. S'Mother is a hilarious memoir based on this correspondence showing the pathological extremes maternal instincts can take. Why is a grown woman so frantic that her adult son screw on his windows to keep out killer bees? And are adult trick-or-treaters really that much of a threat? Adam saved his mom's letters as proof this all happened and reproduces many of them in the book. And now, with time, perspective, and plenty of therapy, he acknowledges and accepts the comedy of it all and is proud to share his story with you, if for no other reason than to make you feel better about your own mother.
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Kerry Miller lives in Brooklyn, New York, with three roommates. She dreams of one day being able to afford an automatic dishwasher.
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Thomas J, November 4, 2008 (view all comments by Thomas J)
This is a great book to take on airline trips and other occasions where you may encounter frustrating delays. It will not only provide a very entertaining way to pass the time, it may help prevent you from dropping a PA bomb.
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The perfect gift for Mom, your roommate, and (mwahahaha) the office Secret Santa exchange!
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ISBN:
9780061630590
Author:
Miller, Kerry
Publisher:
Collins
Author:
Chester, Adam
Author:
by Kerry Miller
Author:
by Kerry Miller
Subject:
General
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Wit and humor
Subject:
Wit and humor, pictorial
Subject:
General Humor
Subject:
Humor : General
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Publication Date:
November 2008
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
35 2-color illustrations
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
7.75 x 5.25 in
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"Synopsis" by , Adam Chester is the son of a very loving mom, who for almost 30 years has peppered his life with unsolicited advice, news updates, and opinions in the form of thousands of inappropriate, embarrassing, and utterly crazy letters. S'Mother is a hilarious memoir based on this correspondence showing the pathological extremes maternal instincts can take. Why is a grown woman so frantic that her adult son screw on his windows to keep out killer bees? And are adult trick-or-treaters really that much of a threat? Adam saved his mom's letters as proof this all happened and reproduces many of them in the book. And now, with time, perspective, and plenty of therapy, he acknowledges and accepts the comedy of it all and is proud to share his story with you, if for no other reason than to make you feel better about your own mother.
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