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Joyful recollections of trauma / Paul Scheer.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063293717 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 241 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | A note from Paul -- Introduction : the collector -- I found a fire -- The box -- No photographs No parents -- Kevin McCallister could never ... -- Dying at Disney -- Weird Al is the devil's music -- Hulk -- The great escape -- Show world -- Middle school mogul -- Class act -- When I grow up -- Body jobs -- Meet-cute -- Scheer humiliations -- Will you marry me? -- Becoming Dad -- Ode to a minivan -- What's your problem -- My wing woman -- Epilogue : A.K.A. wrap it up -- How did this get made? |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Scheer, Paul, 1976- Actors > United States > Biography. Comedians > United States > Biography. Podcasters > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. Essays. Personal narratives. |
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 792.80208092 Schee | 31681010373017 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self"-- - Baker & Taylor
The award-winning comedian, actor, filmmaker and podcaster presents a hilarious and candid memoir-in-essays that confront his sometimes shocking and difficult childhood, journey towards self-acceptance and his own experiences as a father. 100,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
NAMED A 2024 BOOK OF THE YEAR BY VULTURE AND BOOKLIST
AN AUDIE AWARD FINALIST
âPaul Scheer delivers a deeply funny, personal and moving account of how joy and pain are the perfect ingredients for a happy and funny life.ââAmy Poehler
"It's a hilarious essay collection about trauma. Yes, really."âPeople Magazine
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and hilarious memoir-in-essays on coming to terms with childhood trauma and finding the joy in embracing your authentic self.
Paul Scheer has entertained countless fans and podcast listeners with stories about the odd, wild, and absurd details of his life. Yet these tales have pointed to deeper, more difficult truths that the actor and comedian has kept to himself. Now, he is finally ready to share those truths for the first timeâbut, of course, with a healthy dose of humor.
Blending the confident, affable voice that has won him a dedicated following with a refreshing level of candor, Joyful Recollections of Trauma chronicles Paulâs often shocking, admittedly tumultuous childhood and how the experiences of his youth have reverberated throughout his life. In his comedy, Paul has always been unafraid to âgo there,â to play naïve, cringeworthy characters, imbuing them with disarming charm and humanity. That daring openness is on display in the pages of this memoir, but in true Paul fashion, it is also surprising, eye-opening, and side-splitting.
In this madcap journey through the inner working of his mind and creative process, Paul Scheer demonstrates once again that the truth is often strangerâand funnierâthan fiction. Joyful Recollections of Trauma offers a unique perspective on universal themes: growing up, working through a challenging childhood, staying true to yourself, and finding success, fulfillment, and happiness in often strange and difficult circumstances. Throughout, Paul shares both the hard-fought lessons and the laughter that can be found in the darkest parts of life, and reminds us that what matters is not what youâve been through but who you are becoming. If you loved recent memoirs by Molly Shannon, Maria Bamford, RuPaul, and Jennette McCurdyâor any book that moves you to both laughter and tearsâJoyful Recollections of Trauma is the perfect read for you.
