Description: This Hardcover Edition of Gary Gulman's Misfit: Growing Up Awkward in the '80s is autographed on a bookplate by Gary Gulman.“One of my favorite books of all time .” ―Amy SchumervA tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth grade and beyond―from the beloved stand-up comic and creator of The Great Depresh For years, Gary Gulman had been the comedian’s comedian, acclaimed for his delight in language and his bracing honesty. But after two stints in a psych ward, he found himself back in his mother’s house in Boston―living in his childhood bedroom at age forty-six, as he struggled to regain his mental health. That’s where Misfit begins. Then it goes way back. This is no ordinary book about growing older and growing up. Gulman has an astonishing memory and takes the reader through every year of his childhood education, with obsessively detailed stories that are in turn alarming and riotously funny. We meet Gulman’s family, neighbors, teachers, heroes, and antagonists, and get to know the young comedian-in-the-making who is his own worst―and most persistent―enemy. From failing to impress at grade school show-and-tell to literally fumbling at his first big football game―in settings that take us all the way from the local playground to the local mall, from Hebrew School to his best (and only) friend’s rec room, young Gary becomes a stand-in for everyone who grew up wondering if they would ever truly fit in. And that’s not all: the book is also chock-full of ‘80s nostalgia (Scented Markers, indifference to sunscreen, mall culture).Misfit is a book that only Gary Gulman could have written: a brilliant, witty, poignant, laugh-until-your-face-hurts memoir that speaks directly to the awkward child in us all. Get your Gary Gulman autographed book today!
Price: 30 USD
Location: West Orange, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed By: Gary Gulman
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Type: Novel
Era: 2020s
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Misfit : Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Personal Memoirs, General
Item Height: 1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Humor
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Author: Gary Gulman
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover