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Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results

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Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed ResultsEmmy Award winning writer and comedian Josh Gondelman's collection of personal stories of best intentions and mixed results. Josh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying and failing. The Emmy Award winning stand up comic dubbed a "pathological sweetheart" by the New York Observer is known throughout the industry as one of comedy's true "nice guys." Not surprisingly, he's endured his share of last place finishes. But he keeps on bouncing back. In

Emmy-Award winning writer and comedian Josh Gondelman's collection of personal stories of best intentions and mixed results.

Josh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying--and failing. The Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic--dubbed a "pathological sweetheart" by the New York Observer--is known throughout the industry as one of comedy's true "nice guys." Not surprisingly, he's endured his share of last-place finishes. But he keeps on bouncing back.

In this collection of hilarious and poignant essays (including his acclaimed New York Times piece "What if I Bombed at My Own Wedding?"), Josh celebrates a life of good intentions--and mixed results. His true tales of romantic calamities, professional misfortunes, and eventual triumphs reinforce the notion: we get out of the world what we put into it. Whether he's adopting a dog from a suspicious stranger, mitigating a disastrous road trip, or trying MDMA for the first (and only) time, Josh only wants the best for everyone--even as his attempts to do the right thing occasionally implode.

Full of the warm and relatable humor that's made him a favorite on the comedy club circuit, Nice Try solidifies Josh Gondelman's reputation as not just a good guy, but a skilled observer of the human condition.

--Judd Apatow

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/17/2019
ISBN: 9780062852755
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/10/2019
Library Journal 06/14/2019 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2019
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 24
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2019
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