{"product_id":"party-like-its-2044-finding-the-funny-in-life-and-death-9780826365569","title":"Party Like Its 2044  Finding the Funny in Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once irreverent and thought provoking, Joni Cole’s collection is a joy ride through eclectic essays that arrives smack on that sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humour and heft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is a voice giving us a welcome break: vibrant, provocative, funny, and flavorful--Cole's self-ironic, audacious wit both cheers and consoles. Showing a delicate compassion for her subjects and 'toastees' while never letting herself off the hook, Cole's deep and generous thinking makes room for fresh air: worth breathing deeply.\"— Joan Frank, author of \u003cem\u003eLate Work: A Literary Autobiography of Love, Loss, and What I Was Reading\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fabulously readable and thoroughly engaging, it is Cole's voice that makes her stories sing. Whether she's leading us into laughter or holding our hand through dazzling moments of emotional recognition, Cole takes writing seriously while taking herself lightly, and thereby illuminating the world with these brief, memorable essays.\"— Gina Barreca, author of \u003cem\u003eThey Used to Call Me Snow White, But I Drifted: Women's Strategic Use of Humor\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Full of wit, honesty, and hilarious tangents, Joni's writing makes me feel like I'm sitting in a cozy corner of a coffee shop listening to my funniest friend spill her guts. \u003cem\u003eParty Like It's 2044\u003c\/em\u003e had me laughing and gasping--'I can't believe you just said that!'--and had everyone else in the coffee shop wondering, \u003cem\u003eWhy is that girl in the corner laughing and talking to herself?\u003c\/em\u003e\"—Kristen Mulroone, coauthor of \u003cem\u003eGilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cole writes what so many of us are secretly thinking, from the insecurity to the snark. With keen observation and irresistible wit, she is the Seinfeld of single authors of a certain age.\"—Leslie Lehr, author of \u003cem\u003eA Boob's Life: How America's Obsession Shaped Me . . . and You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe'll Never Have Guatemala\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Other Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur Old House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Mr. Impaler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinning Women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet It Lie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParty Like It's 2044\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut Enough about Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpirit Animal Tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike a Punch to the Kidneys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecalculating . . . Recalculating . . . Recalculating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seven-Year Bitch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Cotton Mather Was a Hero: A Five-Paragraph Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFLAWSOME! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHot as Hell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grandpa Robe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Ex (Ex?) Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClearing the Air\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Podium for Old Men: A Transcript of the Introductory Remarks at the \"Diversity Enhancement Award\" Ceremony at Walter S. Walters College\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eConversation Interruptus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLambies in Jammies!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTesting Negative\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Four-Mile Run: The Official, Ordinary Tour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueen Be\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e120 Seconds: A Too-Short Movie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill Work For . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Day at a Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSave the Date\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Weird Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real Reasons Writers Hate Amazon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Age of Authenticity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Grooming\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppreciations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528112021847,"sku":"9780826365569","price":15.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826365569.jpg?v=1731870446","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/party-like-its-2044-finding-the-funny-in-life-and-death-9780826365569","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}