Synopses & Reviews
Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling "My Point...and I Do Have One, " way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.
After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a book that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, "The Funny Thing Is..."contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche, supplemented by easy-to-understand charts, graphs, and diagrams so that you'll never miss a joke.
Overseeing all aspects of production, DeGeneres labored over details both significant and insignificant, including typefaces, page number placement, and which of the thousands of world languages to use. Ultimately she selected English, as it's her mother tongue, but translations into Hindi and Pig Latin are already in the works.
DeGeneres takes an innovative approach to the organization of her book by utilizing a section in the beginning that includes the name of each chapter, along with a corresponding page number. She calls it the "Table of Contents," and she is confident that it will become the standard to which all books in the future will aspire.
Some of the other innovative features you'll find in this edition:
- More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs.
- Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem.
- All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.
Sure to make you laugh, "The Funny Thing Is..."is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.
Review
"DeGeneres is in top form with her second collection of kooky observations." Entertainment Weekly
Review
"Degeneres is a delight." Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The comic superstar and New York Times bestselling author returns to the page with another hilarious tour de force published to coincide with the launch of her new, nationally syndicated talk show.
Synopsis
Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...and I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book.
After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a book that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is...contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche, supplemented by easy-to-understand charts, graphs, and diagrams so that you'll never miss a joke.
Overseeing all aspects of production, DeGeneres labored over details both significant and insignificant, including typefaces, page number placement, and which of the thousands of world languages to use. Ultimately she selected English, as it's her mother tongue, but translations into Hindi and Pig Latin are already in the works.
DeGeneres takes an innovative approach to the organization of her book by utilizing a section in the beginning that includes the name of each chapter, along with a corresponding page number. She calls it the Table of Contents, and she is confident that it will become the standard to which all books in the future will aspire.
Some of the other innovative features you'll find in this edition:
More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs.
Thousands of observations on everyday life -- from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunchwith Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem.
All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.
Sure to make you laugh, The Funny Thing Is...is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.
Table of Contents
table of contents A Message from the Author
The Brunch Bunch
That's Why Prison Wouldn't Be So Bad
My Most Embarrassing Case Scenario
God, What a Day!
Gift Exchange, or, The Art of Believable Acting
Silence Is Golden
Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!)
This Is How We Live
Penny-pinching for Today's Gal, or, How to Land a Man
Working It Out
Smartishness
The Things That Are Bothering Me This Week
My Dad Was Like a Father to Me
The Serious Chapter
The Controversial Chapter
The Chapter of Apologies
Dear Diary
A Scientific Treatise Regarding a Matter of Great Entomological Concern to All of Us
It's Just an Expression
Clothes I Have Regretted Wearing
Naming My Book: The Odyssey
That Was Then or Then Was That or Anyway, It Was Before Now
Ellen's Personal Home Tour
Things to Be Grateful For
My Self-Conscious, or, Check Me Out!
The Last Chapter
Bonus Chapter