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Annabelle Gurwitch

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Horror, Memoir, Nonfiction

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ANNABELLE GURWITCH grew up hoping that she was the long lost daughter of Joni Mitchell or the reincarnation of an Egyptian princess. Neither of those things turned out to be true. She is the author of The New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize Finalist for Humor Writing 2015, I See You Made an Effort; You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up (co-written with husband Jeff Kahn); and Fired! which was also a Showtime Comedy Special.
Annabelle was the original co-host of Dinner & a Movie for 6 seasons on TBS and host of Planet Green's WA$TED. Other acting credits include Seinfeld, Dexter, Boston Legal. Her essays and satire have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, Marie Claire, The Nation, Men's Health, Glamour, Salon.c ...more

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Whether Her face is the visage a famous actress or belongs to a friend you grew up who has had the temerity of suddenly looking younger than you, the semiotic study of the faces of women is one of our favorite national pastimes.

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	I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories from the Edge of 50 3.25 avg rating — 1,688 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story by Annabelle Gurwitch (Goodreads Author), Jeff Kahn 3.21 avg rating — 1,504 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You're Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility 3.61 avg rating — 798 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wherever You Go, There They Are: Stories about My Family You Might Relate to 3.24 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Lady of 121st Street by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Annabelle Gurwitch (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Laurence Fishburne (Narrator) 3.74 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, and Dismissed 3.40 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2005 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adam's Rib by David Rambo (Adapted By), Garson Kanin, Ruth Gordon 3.33 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1972 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fired Again: Stories from the Book Fired! Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autumn Leaves 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Annabelle Gurwitch said: " I am reading this book on the recommendation of my friend, author Mark Haskell Smith. I have to admit, I had never heard of John Jeremiah Sullivan. Title kind of turned me off, it sounded like a lot of bravado and and testosterone, but I love this bo ...more "

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Raw: A Love Story

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Annabelle Gurwitch said: " This book was so delicious, I liken it to eating a thick cut steak- cooked black and blue- it's crusty on the outside and juicy on the inside. It's also a dark satire of reality tv shows- a genre I loathe and I think is the bell weather of the apocal ...more "

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“When I was twelve, my sixth-grade English class went on a field trip to see Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. From that moment forward I dreamed that someday I’d meet my own Juliet. I’d marry her and I would love her with the same passion and intensity as Romeo. The fact
that their marriage lasted fewer than three days before they both were dead
didn’t seem to affect my fantasy. Even if they had lived, I don’t think their
relationship could have survived. Let’s face it, being that emotionally aflame, sexually charged, and transcendentally eloquent every single second can really start to grate on a person’s nerves. However, if I could find someone to love just a fraction of the way that Montague loved his Capulet, then marrying her would be worth it.”
― Annabelle Gurwitch, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story

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“Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can’t see anything wrong with each other.” —RENE YASENEK”
― Annabelle Gurwitch, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story

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“It's also at that moment that I realize I am able to maintain the level of judgmentalness that I so cherish only because I have someone in my life who knows me so well and still manages to love me. Isn't that what love is? Knowing someone's life story and not using it against them? OK, maybe it's more like knowing someone's life story, using it against them, and still loving them.”
― Annabelle Gurwitch, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story

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