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Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me
from: Grand Central Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.7081
EAN: 9780446580694
ISBN: 0446580694
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: February 04, 2008
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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Editorial Review:
Amazon Best of the Month, February 2008: New York magazine knew what they were talking about when they said, "If you've laughed in the last ten years, Ben Karlin was responsible." The latest project of this former senior editor of The Onion, former executive producer of both The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report, and co-author and co-editor of America (The Book) collects 212 pages of semi-insightful and mostly hilarious life lessons from a lineup of writers and comedians in a book with the best title so far this year, Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me. Ben's own mom kicks things off with "I Think My Son Is a Catch," but read on to enjoy contributions from Andy Richter ("Girls Don't Make Passes at Boys with Fat Asses"), Stephen Colbert ("The Heart Is a Choking Hazard"), Jason Nash ("Don't Enter a Karaoke Contest Near Smith College; You Will Lose to Lesbians"), Dan Savage ("I Am a Gay Man"), and David Rees ("Get Dumped Before It Matters"). Filled with High Fidelity-style insight into the inner workings of the modern male mind, this is an anthology for readers of all genders, no matter their relationship status. --Brad Thomas Parsons
Our Moment with Ben
 Ben Karlin is a man who holds a virtual PhD in Modern American Comedy. Karlin's career kicked off as the editor of The Onion and he is the former executive producer of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and co-creator and former executive producer of The Colbert Report. He was also a co-author and co-editor of the bestselling America (The Book) and his latest project takes him back to the book world as the editor of the anthology Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me, 212 pages of semi-insightful and mostly hilarious life lessons from a lineup of writers and comedians. Amazon.com senior editor Brad Thomas Parsons caught up with Karlin to talk about his new book, the writers' strike, the serious job of writing comedy, and what makes him laugh (hint: it isn't America's Funniest Home Videos). You can read the complete interview or listen to the podcast on Amazon Wire.
The Emmy award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report has assembled a stellar lineup of men who have one thing in common: all have been dumped...and are willing to share their pain and the lessons learned.
Relationships end. And in almost all of them, even the most callow among us take something away. This is a book about that something, whether it be major life lessons, like "If you lie, you will get caught," simple truths like, "Flowers work," or something wholly unique like, "Watch out for the high strung brother in the military."
This anthology will be comprised of longer and shorter pieces, drawn from an array of impressive celebrities, writers and public figures. Some pieces may be a paragraph in length while others will be full-blown essays. All of them will be about that salient something men take away from a failed relationship. Yes, men learn.
This is not a touchy-feely book. This is not a self-help book. This is a book packed with smart, funny and insightful stories from men you probably thought never got dumped, or if they did, would never admit it.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Hilarious
I hate to leave a boring review of such a funny book, but those guys are the comedians, so I'll leave the jokes to them. There wasn't a single story that didn't make me laugh. They weren't all throw-your-head-back-and-cackle stories, but they all had merit. Plus, I learned a lot about women and how to keep things in perspective.
Rating:  - This one's NOT for the ladies
Ben Karlin is a very clever man, and he has some very clever friends who contributed to this book. Why they want to talk trash about their past relationships I just don't know, any more than I know why I read it. All in the name of entertainment, I guess. The authors' credits include the comedy news tabloid The Onion, The Colbert Report and other Comedy Central shows, and an array of screenwriting and comedy writing experience. Very clever men.
And you know, I'm sure most of them ... Read More
Rating:  - Most entertaining book ever read
This book was bought as a gift for a co-worker. She rants and raves about it everyday. She swears she has not put it down. She states it is an absolute must read book.!!!!
Rating: - Funny, not deep
Side note-this review is from a woman.
Men really can learn from their (and our) mistakes, and this book proves it. Some of the best (male) comedy writers have looked at their relationships (a la High Fidelity) and determined what they have learned from them, including such lessons as "A Dog is no reason to stay together," "You too will get crushed," "Dating a stripper is a recipe for perspective" (one of my favorites), and "Nine years is the exact right amount of time to be in a bad relationship" ... Read More
Rating:  - Poorly edited dreck
It's not funny, it's not insightful, and it's full of grammatical errors. Bleh. How does a phrase like "could care less" really make it into a book? How about loosing instead of losing? Did anyone read this stuff before it went to press? Plus, well, there's the whole point that aside from about four essays, the rest of the book is just unfunny drivel.
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