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Poehler, Amy. Book on CD - 2014 BOCD 792.702 Po, Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Poehler, Amy 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.3 out of 5

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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Read by Amy Poehler.
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.

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Highly Recommended submitted by annamwysocki on July 8, 2016, 6:24pm While this book falls into a popular and growing category of other similar works (you could call them books by comedians, modern memoirs by women on tv, etc.), Yes Please is the one to read.
I so strongly recommend it.
Of course, Amy Poehler is more than just a woman on popular tv. She is an admirer of her comedian predecessors and a leader for the generation to follow. She wears all the hats, creative and other: writer, producer, director, mother, best friend, humanitarian, etc. She has worked hard for her success and has been a strong voice for women. She's also fearlessly funny.
As notable as her humor, though, is her honesty. Most of what I know about her, I learned here, directly from her. Titled well, Yes Please inspires readers to explore what they can learn about themselves too.

It isn't necessary to have a lot of Amy Poehler background knowledge to enjoy her first book, either. Despite all the recommendations, I never actually watched Parks and Recreation. I didn't really like any of her comedy movie roles. I mostly picked up Yes Please because I had already read works by Tina Fey, Lena Dunham, and Mindy Kaling, and thought, "I might as well read hers too." There were other kinds of Amy's work, however, that I really was interested in, such as Smart Girls, sort of an online community for girls and young women. It didn't matter that I was mostly intrigued by trend, or, culturally, what little of her work I knew. It also didn't matter that, as a reader, I didn't always relate to Amy Poehler. (I'm more of a Tina Fey in the Amy/Tina duo.) She encourages an open mind. Whatever her point of view, it's often rational and compassionate. Her stories are funny and real. She still writes as if you, the reader, are a friend. I loved it.

I bought a copy and lent it to a friend in grad school because I think it is worth her time, even though she's already buried in reading. This book is lots of fun, but I think it is also helpful, refreshing. Amy writes from an age that, according to her, is definitely not young, but not old either. Most noticeable to me, she writes from an age of growing self acceptance that she hopes to share with her audience. I want to share it with all of my friends, because aside from the thoughtful storytelling and hilarity, this wisdom alone is valuable.

I initally read the audiobook, and found it especially enjoyable. After all, turning writing into a performance is what Amy does. Plus, the audio book features an extra fun list of guest narrators, including Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, Patrick Stewart, Kathleen Turner, and Amy Poehler's parents.

If you are at all interested, go for it! This is absolutely my favorite comedian memoir so far.

I was hoping for more... submitted by camelsamba on August 30, 2020, 10:56pm I was kind of caught up on my podcasts, so I went looking for an audiobook "available now" and this one caught my eye. Unfortunately, I was annoyed by the prologue, where she goes on and on about how hard it is to write a book. I should have taken that as a cue for what was to follow. I was expecting to laugh more, and I suppose I expected more about Parks & Rec (being on the low end of cultural literacy, I wasn't very familiar with Amy's other work). But it was enjoyable to listen to her read the book - I doubt I would have finished a print edition.

liked the audio book submitted by umich.reader on June 12, 2022, 10:56pm funny. a pretty good memoir

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PUBLISHED
United States : Harper Collins Publishers, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: 7 sound discs (7 hrs., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062350886
0062350889

SUBJECTS
Poehler, Amy, -- 1971-
Television actors and actresses -- Biography.
Women comedians -- Biography.
Actors -- Biography.