Powered by amys charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live. Yes please do you need worldfamous sex tips that cannot be disputed and would hold up in a sex court of law. The new york times number one bestseller from the saturday night live and parks and recreation star. Join me every sunday for bookish related videos such as. If you arent already a fan of amy poehler than i dare you to read this and not love her by the last chapter. Yes please isnt a scan of the comedic brain so much as it is something far betterthe full exposure of poehler s funny and very magnanimous heart. Along with meredith walker and amy miles, poehler has created a web series, smart girls at the party, to empower and celebrate women and girls who change the world by being themselves. I wouldnt know, it took me forever to find her book. I love amy poehler, mostly from her work on the tv show parks and recreation. In amy poehlers highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much, like when to be funny and when to be serious. A memoir in essays in the tradition of tina feys bossypants and caitlin morans how to be a woman, yes please is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and wordstoliveby drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian amy poehler. Amy poehler is a writer, actress, producer, and director who is known for her years on saturday night live, her starring role as leslie knope on the beloved series parks and recreation, as the voice of joy in pixars inside out, and for being third runnerup for most casual in her highschool yearbook. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please is a rich and varied collection. After the smashing success of bestpal tina feys bossypants, i cant imagine the pressure amy poehler was under to deliver with yes please.
I loved this book so much, and i would totally recommend it. Widely acclaimed as one of the best books of the year, yes please cemented amy poehler s place in our hearts as one of our most beloved entertainers, and in our minds as a sharp, insightful, and provocative writer. If you loved yes please, then try reading these 9 books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. She briefly discusses her marriage and divorce to actor will arnett, but the focus is primarily on i am probably not the only one who has a girl crush on amy poehler. Bks, the nations largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational product. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry plastic surgery haiku, to be specific.
Poehler released a book under the title yes, please. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. An account by american security personnel of their battle against the terrorists during the. Last year she was able to take on all of those titles and a new one, henceforth, she became an author. Yes please finds amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and. I was ready for a change of pace after twelve years a slave, but stuck with the autobiographical format to read yes please. Amy poehlers inspirational, hilarious yes please barnes. Do you wish you could put her in your pocket and carry her around with you.
Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two golden globes ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of amy s oneliners. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please. The nobel peace prizewinner and teenage activist recounts her path to learning. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. October 28, 2014 in amy poehler s highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much, like when to. Welcome to the audiobook edition of amy poehler s yes please.
Yes please is her collection of ideas, stories, and questions about the stuff of life, big and small, funny and sad. Amy poehler is hosting a dinner party and youre invited. Yes please will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Do you love amy poehler and want to be her best friend forever. Powered by amy s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, yes please is a book full of words to live by. Yes please by amy poehler back to product details page customers who bought this also bought. In amy poehler s highly anticipated first book, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much, like when to be funny and when to be serious. Yes, please, by amy poehler amy poehler has delighted fans on television snl, upright citizens brigade, parks and recreation, onscreen.
I had recently graduated from college and moved to new york city to. Yes please by amy poehler is a humorous memoir that combines anecdotal essays, memories of the past, poetry, photos, and bits of poignant advice from her life. The title just became available in paperback this week and it is retailing for. Fans will go into amy poehler s book hoping to find hilarity, advice, and stories about poehler s fabulous life rapping with sarah palin on weekend update nine months pregnant. This amy poehler quote from yes please helped me get. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read.
Amy poehler portrayed dorothy in the fourth grade production of the wizard of oz, she learned that, when on stage, an actor can say anything and control how the audience reacts. A humorous miscellany from the comedian and veteran of saturday night live and parks and recreation. Parks and recreation star and snl legend, amy poehler, is known as a comedian, actress, feminist, producer, director, and all around superwoman. Yes please is a fun little memoir about amys childhood, how she got her start in comedy, and some good behindthescenes stories, but overall, its scattered and not very deep. Amy poehler is a writer, actress, producer, and director who is known for her years on saturday night live, her starring role as leslie knope on the beloved series parks and recreation, as the voice of joy in pixars inside out, and for being third runnerup. Yes please just proves that not only is amy poehler one of the top female comedians in the industry but is extremely smart and almost easy to relate to minus the fame, money, and top notch celebrity friends.
When i picked up amy poehler s yes please, i felt deeply insecure about my career. Its funnyreading it is like watching an amy poehler improv show. Amy poehler admits she wrote her new memoir while sleepdeprived. Yes please navy general library program downloadable. Today im going to be discussing amy poehler s autobiography yes please. It begins with her childhood growing up in the boston area and explores her career in improvisational comedy, writing, and acting in chicago, new york, and hollywood. In amy poehler s highly anticipated memoir, yes please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice some useful, some not so much. If you loved yes please, then try reading these 9 books after youre done. The guest list is starstudded with vocal appearances from carol burnett, seth meyers, michael schur, patrick stewart, kathleen turner, and even amy s parents yes please is the ultimate audiobook extravaganza. Yes please by amy poehler has been a perennial new york times bestseller since it initially debuted october of 2014. I didnt love this book as much as tina feys or mindy kalings books, but i did enjoy reading it and still. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love amy, yes please is a rich.
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