Science for Her - Hardcover

Amram, Megan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1742708404 ISBN 13: 9781742708409

Verlag: Hardie Grant Books, 2014

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Megan Amram, one of Forbes' "30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment," Rolling Stone's "25 Funniest People on Twitter," and a writer for NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation, delivers a politically, scientifically, and anatomically incorrect "textbook" that will have women screaming with laughter, and men dying to know what the noise is about. In the vein of faux expert books by John Hodgman and Amy Sedaris, Science...For Her! is ostensibly a book of science written by a denizen of women's magazines. Comedy writer and Twitter sensation Megan Amram showcases her fiendish wit with a pitch-perfect attack on everything from those insanely perky tips for self-improvement to our bizarre shopaholic dating culture to the socially mandated pursuit of mind-blowing sex to the cringe-worthy secret codes of food and body issues. Part hilarious farce, part biting gender commentary, Amram blends Cosmo and science to highlight absurdities with a machine-gun of laugh-inducing lines that leave nothing and no one unscathed. Subjects include: this Spring's ten most glamorous ways to die; tips for hosting your own big bang; what religion is right for your body type; and the most pressing issue facing women today: kale!!! Be prepared to laugh about anything in this outrageous satirical gem.

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Megan Amram is a writer for the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. Since she graduated from Harvard in 2010, she has amassed over 400,000 Twitter followers who enjoy her hilarious brand of off-beat humor. Her writing has appeared in McSweeney’s, Vulture, and The Awl, among others. Her viral video “Birth Control on the Bottom” prompted Jezebel to call her a “national treasure.” She lives in Los Angeles.

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Megan Amram showcases her mordant wit and gift for parody in Science...For Her!, a laugh-until-you-can't-breathe, faux-expert compendium of scientific knowledge that is vital for the female population. Part hilarious farce, part biting gender commentary, Amram blends science and Cosmo to highlight the absurd way in which women are still portrayed in both arenas. Operating under the conceit that 'science is hard enough for most people, let alone women,' Amram tackles crucial scientific topics like Biology: This Spring's Ten Most Glamorous Ways to Die; Earth Science: Fashion Staples for Each Step of Global Warming; and the most pressing issue facing women today, kale! Combining off-beat humour and mock expertise, Science...For Her! is a satirical gem of the gender stereotypes in the world of science, glossy magazine culture, and society in general.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Hardie Grant Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1742708404
• ISBN 13: 9781742708409
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
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