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Passive Aggressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings

by Kerry Miller

Average based on 2 comments. Synopses & Reviews Read posts by Kerry Miller on the Powells.com blog Customer Comments (2) ISBN13: 9780061630590 ISBN10: 0061630594 Condition: Standard All Product Details

 

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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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About the Author

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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Product Details

ISBN:

9780061630590

Author:

Miller, Kerry

Publisher:

Collins

Author:

by Kerry Miller

Author:

by Kerry Miller

Author:

Chester, Adam

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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Product details 176 pages Collins - 2011-01-06 English 9780061630590 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Firebrand, 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.