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Let's be less stupid : an attempt to maintain my mental faculties / Patricia Marx.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781455554959 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xvii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2015.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Aging > Humor. Middle age > Humor. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 818.5402 Marx | 31681002507887 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A former Saturday Night Live writer and The New Yorker staffer uses her sharp wit to tackle the most difficult facet of agingâthe mind's declineâas she embarks on a quest to get smarter. 40,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
A former "Saturday Night Live" writer and "The New Yorker" staffer uses her sharp wit to tackle the most difficult facet of aging--the mind's decline--as she embarks on a quest to get smarter. - Baker & Taylor
" "I believe Freud got it wrong when he said that the two basic drives that motivate our thoughts and behavior are 1) sex and 2) death, which he sometimes called aggression, go figure. So what runs the show, then? Fear of embarrassment prevails until theage of thirty, followed by the desire to lose weight, and finally, the need to sit down." In LETS BE LESS STUPID, longtime New Yorker staffer and former SNL writer, Patty Marx, employs the weapon she wields best--razor-sharp humor--to tackle what is perhaps the most difficult facet of aging-the decline of the mind. From losing her keys to forgetting her sister-in-law's name, Marx has done it all, and somehow prevailed with friendships in tact. Unrelentingly funny and unexpectedly candid, LET'S BE LESS STUPID speaks to women and men of a certain age, but it will make you laugh at any age. Filled with anecdotes about trying to learn Cherokee, zapping her brain with electricity, taking pills that make her pay attention, and listening to hours of Mozart--allin the service of keeping her mental faculties intact--this is an utterly fresh and original take from one of the smartest comedic writers today. The first woman to be elected to the Harvard Lampoon, Marx is her generation's Nora Ephron. "-- - Grand Central Pub
Former SNL writer and The New Yorker staffer Patty Marx employs the weapon she wields best--not that weapon; Patty believes in gun control. Instead, she uses her sharp-edged humor to tackle the most difficult facet of aging: the mind's decline. From forgetting her brother-in-law's name while he was wearing a nametag to hanging up the phone to look for her phone, Marx confesses to her failures, and not only to make you feel better about yourself.
In Let's Be Less Stupid Patty addresses troubling conundrums, such as: If there are more neural connections in your brain than stars in the Milky Way, why did you put the butter dish in your nightstand drawer? Patty's quest to get smarter includes just about everything: learning Cherokee, popping pills (not the good kind), and listening to--who's the guy who didn't write dum de de dum but the other one?
