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Survival of the thickest : essays / Michelle Buteau.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2020Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover editionDescription: 289 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982122584
  • 1982122587
Related works:
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Jersey strong
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Jersey wrong
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Unlikely rom-com
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Ya-Ya sistah hood of the traveling tank top
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Friendship
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Game of heauxs
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. 9/11 chronicles
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Fisher-Price my first road gig
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Survival of the thickest
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. My holland tunnel
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Say yes to the stress
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Tooth be told
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. IVF
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Surrogacy
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Motherhood
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Take me to church
  • Container of (work) : Buteau, Michelle. Light load
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Contents:
Jersey strong -- Jersey wrong -- Unlikely rom-com -- Ya-Ya sistah hood of the traveling tank top -- Friendship -- Game of heauxs -- 9/11 chronicles -- Fisher-Price my first road gig -- Survival of the thickest -- My holland tunnel -- Say yes to the stress -- Tooth be told -- IVF -- Surrogacy -- Motherhood -- Take me to church -- A light load.
Summary: Buteau's humorous essays reflect on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in standup opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography BUTEAU, M. B983 Available 33111010442321
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Now a comedy series on Netflix!

From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of "zesty and hilarious" ( Publishers Weekly ) essays for fans of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling and We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union.

If you've watched television or movies in the past couple of years, you've seen Michelle Buteau. With scene-stealing roles in Always Be My Maybe , First Wives Club , Someone Great , Russian Doll , and Tales of the City ; a reality TV show and breakthrough stand-up specials, including her headlining show Welcome to Buteaupia on Netflix; and two podcasts ( Late Night Whenever and Adulting ), Michelle's star is on the rise. You'd be forgiven for thinking the road to success--or adulthood or financial stability or self-acceptance or marriage or motherhood--has been easy, but you'd be wrong.

Now, in Survival of the Thickest , Michelle reflects on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in stand-up opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.

Jersey strong -- Jersey wrong -- Unlikely rom-com -- Ya-Ya sistah hood of the traveling tank top -- Friendship -- Game of heauxs -- 9/11 chronicles -- Fisher-Price my first road gig -- Survival of the thickest -- My holland tunnel -- Say yes to the stress -- Tooth be told -- IVF -- Surrogacy -- Motherhood -- Take me to church -- A light load.

Buteau's humorous essays reflect on growing up Caribbean, Catholic, and thick in New Jersey, going to college in Miami (where everyone smells like pineapple), her many friendship and dating disasters, working as a newsroom editor during 9/11, getting started in standup opening for male strippers, marrying into her husband's Dutch family, IVF and surrogacy, motherhood, chosen family, and what it feels like to have a full heart, tight jeans, and stardom finally in her grasp.

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