{"product_id":"9780062268358","title":"Yes Please","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eYes Please\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Amy Poehler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe much anticipated first book from comedic genius, actress, media darling, star of \u003cem\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/em\u003e, alum of\u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e, and all around awesome lady, Amy Poehler.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you want to get to know the woman we first came to love on Comedy Central's \u003cem\u003eUpright Citizens Brigade\u003c\/em\u003e? Do you want to spend some time with the lady who made you howl with laughter on \u003cem\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/em\u003e, and in movies like \u003cem\u003eBaby Mama\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlades of Glory\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThey Came Together\u003c\/em\u003e? Do you find yourself daydreaming about hanging out with the actor behind the brilliant Leslie Knope on \u003cem\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/em\u003e? Did you wish you were in the audience at the last two \u003cem\u003eGolden Globes\u003c\/em\u003e ceremonies, so you could bask in the hilarity of Amy's one-liners?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf your answer to these questions is \"Yes Please!\" then you are in luck. In her first book, one of our most beloved funny folk delivers a smart, pointed, and ultimately inspirational read. Full of the comedic skill that makes us all love Amy, \u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich and varied collection of stories, lists, poetry (Plastic Surgery Haiku, to be specific), photographs, mantras and advice. With chapters like \"Treat Your Career Like a Bad Boyfriend,\" \"Plain Girl Versus the Demon\" and \"The Robots Will Kill Us All\" \u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e will make you think as much as it will make you laugh. Honest, personal, real, and righteous, \u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e is full of words to live by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYes Please\u003c\/i\u003e is a great story…because it is self-damning and hopeful at the same time.”\u003cbr\u003e“Pure charm”\u003cbr\u003e“Poehler is very funny, so the jokes are very good…Poehler is very wise, so her advice is on point.”\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful...Poehler is frank and funny throughout [\u003ci\u003eYes Please\u003c\/i\u003e], as is her nature, but her writing unearths a wise narrator who’s seen some of the worst of life and come out the other side unscathed…Can we get more from Amy Poehler? Yes, seriously, please.”\u003cbr\u003e“Demonstrates the skill of this excellent comic actress, a funny woman who roots hilarity in specifics.”\u003cbr\u003e“Required reading for all young women.”\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e] is honest words of wisdom within a joyous story structure.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e veers between reminiscing and philosophizing. Poehler had developed some principles over the years and shares them in usually funny fashion.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e isn’t a scan of the comedic brain so much as it is something far better---the full exposure of Poehler’s funny and very magnanimous heart.\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eYes Please\u003c\/em\u003e delivers what it should: life lessons and vicarious thrills…the book is largely a portrait of confidence. Reading it, some of it rubs off on us.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780062268358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41108207141070,"sku":"9780062268358","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780062268358.jpg?v=1649649275","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780062268358","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}