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Bossypants

by Tina Fey

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Staff Pick

Readers sometimes lower the bar when it comes to the quality of celebrity memoirs, but, in this case, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Tina Fey is a legitimately talented writer, and the stories from her personal life are just as zany and entertaining as Liz Lemon's. A must read for funny/aspiring-to-be-funny writers of both sexes.
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"Bossypants is not so much a memoir as it is a sort of here's-what-happened-and-why-I think-this kind of book. It's honest and intimate, without any maudlin tales of childhood sorrow, no extraneous snark or hit-and-run tell-all gossip. It's just a great read from a mature thinker." Janeane Garofalo, NPR (Read the entire NPR review)

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She’s a comic genius, every woman’s imaginary best friend, and the thinking man’s sex symbol. Tina Fey didn’t get this far without pulling on her bossypants.

Before there was Liz Lemon, before there was “Sarah Palin,” before there was Weekend Update — there was a woman with a dream. A dream that one day she would write a book about how she got here. But she had to get there first.

On her way to becoming an award-winning superstar, Tina Fey struggled through some questionable haircuts, some after-school jobs, the rise of nachos as a cultural phenomenon, a normal childhood, a happy marriage and joyful motherhood. Her story must be told! Fey’s pursuit of the perfect beauty routine may actually give you laugh lines, and her depiction of her whirlwind tour of duty as the Other Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live takes you behind the scenes of a comedy event that transfixed the nation. Now, Fey can reflect on what she’s learned: You’re no one until someone calls you bossy.

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"Fey's caustic wit and wry delivery made it clear she wasn't another airhead comedienne willing to play dumb for laughs. If the world needed reminding that smart girls can be funny and sexy, Tina Fey proved it." Playboy

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"Goddess of the geeks." Time

Synopsis:

From her lifetime pursuit of the perfect Beauty Routine to the oversold joys of breastfeeding, from her whirlwind tour of duty as the Other Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live to her early days in the comedy trenches — Tina Fey puts her unique and endlessly funny mark on modern life, work, marriage, and motherhood.

About the Author

Tina Fey lives in Manhattan, where she is the third funniest person in her household, after her husband and five-year-old daughter.

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Dr. Rico, January 15, 2012 (view all comments by Dr. Rico)
I've thought long and hard about my Puddly vote and I keep coming back to this great book. It is far and away the funniest book of the year. Fey tells hilarious stories about the role theater played in her adolescence, what she learned at Second City, how she survived and thrived at Saturday Night Live, and how she created a hit sitcom. ("We weren't trying to make a low-rated critical darling... We were trying to make 'Home Improvement' and we did it wrong.") But it also reveals a lot about how to be a good boss, a good colleague, a good writer, a good improviser, a good parent, and a good spouse, and also how to hang on to dignity and sanity when you become the target of a national media frenzy. I've reread it six times already and expect to enjoy it for years to come.
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cablair, January 2, 2012 (view all comments by cablair)
This was a wonderful read, and shows what a true talent Tina Fey really is!
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Abby Sominski, January 2, 2012 (view all comments by Abby Sominski)
I think most people would agree that Tina Fey is hilarious and her book about her life, work and a little bit of everything else is very entertaining, insightful and encourages everyone to lighten up a little and have some fun!
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Fey, Tina
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20110431
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"Staff Pick" by ,

Readers sometimes lower the bar when it comes to the quality of celebrity memoirs, but, in this case, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Tina Fey is a legitimately talented writer, and the stories from her personal life are just as zany and entertaining as Liz Lemon's. A must read for funny/aspiring-to-be-funny writers of both sexes.

"Review A Day" by , "Bossypants is not so much a memoir as it is a sort of here's-what-happened-and-why-I think-this kind of book. It's honest and intimate, without any maudlin tales of childhood sorrow, no extraneous snark or hit-and-run tell-all gossip. It's just a great read from a mature thinker." (Read the entire NPR review)
"Review" by , "Fey's caustic wit and wry delivery made it clear she wasn't another airhead comedienne willing to play dumb for laughs. If the world needed reminding that smart girls can be funny and sexy, Tina Fey proved it."
"Review" by , "Goddess of the geeks."
"Synopsis" by , From her lifetime pursuit of the perfect Beauty Routine to the oversold joys of breastfeeding, from her whirlwind tour of duty as the Other Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live to her early days in the comedy trenches — Tina Fey puts her unique and endlessly funny mark on modern life, work, marriage, and motherhood.
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