We’re All In This Together…”Modern Romance”, by Aziz Ansari

Modern RomanceThe newly published book, Modern Romance, by author (and comedian) Aziz Ansari is a factual research-based book that attempts to explain how people are finding romance in this day and age of technology. He provides the element of humor that makes the charts and statistics more palatable to the reader of books, or to the listener of audiobooks. Ansari developed the idea for the book when he was performing his comedy routine about obsessing over a girl that he had called who had not yet returned his call. He imagined her phone had fallen into a volcano, or that maybe she was dead. And then, it hits you that she just doesn’t want to call back. And that is the scariest reason of all.

Ansari enlisted the professional expertise of Eric Klinenberg, a sociology professor at New York University, to provide the scientific data to serve as the base of the book. They held group discussions in several different cities in several different states, forums on social media, and consulted experts in the fields of sociology, psychology, and human behavior. The result is a book of simple facts, observations, advice, and comedy. The book answers one of today’s most asked questions…….why do millennials not answer the phone? As author Ansari surveys all the information, one statement seems to stand out……… “The main thing I’ve learned from this research is that we’re all in this together”.

The book is especially interesting on audiobook, since author Ansari is the narrator and what could be better than having the comedic parts of the book presented by a comedian. It gives a substantial reason to listen to this book rather than read it in paper form. Or, the best of both worlds……..do both!

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Would Enjoy a Good Laugh Today?….”Yes Please”, by Amy Poehler

Yes PleaseAmy Poehler is an American actress best known for her stint on Saturday Night Live. She has had a busy career since 1996 when she performed with the improv comedy group, Upright Citizen’s Brigade, and was a founding member of that group’s Theater in 1999. She was a SNL cast member from 2001 to 2008. She is currently serving as an Executive Producer in the new Swedish-America sitcom Welcome to Sweden.

“Yes Please”, is a type of biography of the brand of comedy that author Poehler does best. It combines a myriad of stories, poetry, lists photos and advice from the author. Even the chapter headings are very humorous with chapters like “Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend”, “Plain Girl Versus the Demon”, and “The Robots Will Kill Us All”. It is a provocative collection that will keep the reader laughing. “Yes Please”, has been reviewed to be “honest, personal, real, and righteous”. It offers everything from her “too safe” childhood to her ideas about “the biz”, to her “joy” in being told she has a “face for wigs”.

Amy Poehler currently lives in New York City and Los Angeles with her two boys. She hoped this book would get her an invitation onto her hero Judge Judy’s yacht!

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