If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?

by Erma Bombeck

"See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud."
Art Buchwald
The enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a hilarious swipe at husbands, honeymoons, tennis elbow, marriage, lettuce, the national anthem, and a host of other domestic dilemmas.
"It's fun from cover to cover."
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Icedream
  • Rated 5 stars

This Amazon reader says it better than I could- "Erma Bombeck was, hands down, the funniest humorist of her time. Even today, her work is still some of the best ever written.
This book is a combination of a collection of her column writings, mixed in with some new (at the time) observings. Her reflection of husbands, kids, friends, and her own sanity (or lack thereof) will have you rolling on the floor with laughter (or, at least, giggling fairly loudly).
A great book to add to your...

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colorado
  • Rated 2 stars

I miss Bombeck...her writing was funny and insightful but never cruel

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