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    <body><![CDATA[Anthologies can be kind of repetitive, with entry after entry harping on the same tired theme. The theme for <em>Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me</em> feels particularly uninspired, as the topic of men bitching about women is arguably the most prominent in the history of literature. But th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12937061">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was expecting much more from this book. Edited by Ben Karlin - former editor of The Onion, former executive producer of The Daily Show and co-creator of The Colbert Report - this book should have been a rip-roarin'-romp through male inadequacy and insecurity. It started out strong, but somewhere a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15109295">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great read.  The writing from most of the contributors is funny, interesting and enjoyable; I think there was only maybe one or two works that were sort of &quot;meh&quot; for me.  On the whole, I found myself very engaged in the writing, having finished this book in two days (I took a bre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14897512">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Really funny collection of essays, including, but not limited to: Bob Odenkirk's transcription of part of his seminar: &quot;9 Years is Exactly the Right Amount of Time to be in a Bad Relationship,&quot; Stephen Colbert's would-be heart-warming story that is all but completely blacked out by his wif...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14915057">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the funniest books I have ever read, and it's one I will reach for many times to read again.  A collection of humorous short stories by some of the funniest, wittiest men of our time, this is a book that never fails to cause me to laugh out loud until the end.<br/><br/>The book is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41442525">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Amazon Best of the Month, February 2008</strong>: <em>New York</em> magazine knew what they were talking about when they said, &quot;If you've laughed in the last ten years, Ben Karlin was responsible.&quot; The latest project of this former senior editor of <em>The Onion</em>, former executive producer of both <em>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</em> and <em>The Colbert Report</em>, and co-author and co-editor of <em>America (The Book)</em> collects 212 pages of semi-insightful and mostly hilarious life lessons from a lineup of writers and comedians in a book with the best title so far this year, <em>Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me</em>. Ben's own mom kicks things off with &quot;I Think My Son Is a Catch,&quot; but read on to enjoy contributions from Andy Richter (&quot;Girls Don't Make Passes at Boys with Fat Asses&quot;), Stephen Colbert (&quot;The Heart Is a Choking Hazard&quot;), Jason Nash (&quot;Don't Enter a Karaoke Contest Near Smith College; You Will Lose to Lesbians&quot;), Dan Savage (&quot;I Am a Gay Man&quot;), and David Rees (&quot;Get Dumped Before It Matters&quot;). Filled with <em>High Fidelity</em>-style insight into the inner workings of the modern male mind, this is an anthology for readers of all genders, no matter their relationship status. <em>--Brad Thomas Parsons</em> &lt;HR class=bucketDivider noShade SIZE=1&gt; <br/>&lt;B class=h1&gt;Our Moment with Ben &lt;/B&gt;<br/>&lt;A&gt;<img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/blog/benkarlin_aplus.jpg" class="escapedImg"/>Ben Karlin is a man who holds a virtual PhD in Modern American Comedy. Karlin's career kicked off as the editor of <em>The Onion</em> and he is the former executive producer of the award-winning <em>The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</em> and co-creator and former executive producer of <em>The Colbert Report</em>. He was also a co-author and co-editor of the bestselling <em>America (The Book)</em> and his latest project takes him back to the book world as the editor of the anthology <em>Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me</em>, 212 pages of semi-insightful and mostly hilarious life lessons from a lineup of writers and comedians. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> senior editor Brad Thomas Parsons caught up with Karlin to talk about his new book, the writers' strike, the serious job of writing comedy, and what makes him laugh (hint: it isn't <em>America's Funniest Home Videos</em>). You can read the complete interview or listen to the podcast on Amazon Wire. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> &lt;HR class=bucketDivider noShade SIZE=1&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is like medicine.  funny and relatable, and sometimes sad and sentimental medicine... but medicine non-the-less for any dude who's ever had girl problems (good, bad, big, or small).  <br/><br/>it's got an introduction by Nick Hornby (High Fidelity) and both books sort of carry the same s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55406721">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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