NEA Big Read (Garner 2023) - SER

These books have been selected to accompany Roz Chast's graphic memoir "Cant's We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" They support topics related to the emotions, memories, and practical challenges of planning and preparing for aging parents’ final years.
 

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1. Fifty things that aren't my fault: essays from the grown-up years

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Guisewite, Cathy
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
818.602 GUISE
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818.602 GUISE
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818.602 GUISE
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"From the iconic creator of the "Cathy" comic strip comes a collection of funny, warm, and wise essays in the style of Nora Ephron and Erma Bombeck, centered around the particular challenge of caring for aging parents and growing children, all while trying not to lose oneself in the process. As the creator of the "Cathy" comic strip, Cathy Guisewite found her way into the hearts of readers over 40 years ago, and has been there ever since. Her deeply...

2. Going into town: a love letter to New York

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Chast, Roz
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Cary Regional - Graphic Novels
741.569 CHAST
Duraleigh Road - Graphic Novels
741.569 CHAST
East Regional - Graphic Novels
741.569 CHAST
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"For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?) was surreal. But she recognized that for her kids, the reverse was true. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange world of Manhattan: its gum-wad-dotted sidewalks, honey-combed streets, and 'those West Side Story-things' (fire escapes). Their wonder inspired 'Going into Town,' part playful guide, part New York stories, and part love letter to...

3. Why don't you write my eulogy now so I can correct it?: a mother's suggestions

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Marx, Patricia (Patricia A.)
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
818 MARX
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
818 MARX
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
818 MARX

4. You can only yell at me for one thing at a time: rules for couples

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Marx, Patricia (Patricia A.)
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
818 MARX
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818 MARX
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818 MARX
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"The perfect Valentine's Day or anniversary gift: An illustrated collection of love and relationship advice from New Yorker writer Patricia Marx, with illustrations from New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Everyone's heard the old advice for a healthy relationship: Never go to bed angry. Play hard to get. Sexual favors in exchange for cleaning up the cat vomit is a good and fair trade. Okay, not that last one. It's one of the tips in You Can Only Yell...