New Releases by Justin Halpern

Das lustigste Buch des Jahres – nie war kein Sex so umwerfend komisch Als Justin Halpern beschließt, seiner Freundin einen Heiratsantrag zu machen, gibt ihm sein Vater den Rat, einen Tag über diese Entscheidung nachzudenken. Und so lässt Justin seine Annäherungsversuche an das andere Geschlecht Revue passieren. Es ist eine Geschichte voller Missverständnisse und spektakulärer Niederlagen. Von ersten missglückten Flirtversuchen in der Grundschule über die verwirrende Zeit des Heranwachsens, die verzweifelten Versuche, endlich seine Unschuld zu verlieren, bis zu dem Tag, an dem er seiner großen Liebe begegnet – und sie durch seine Unbeholfenheit fast wieder verliert. Ein hinreißend komisches und absolut ehrliches Buch über das Leben und die Liebe, gespickt mit den aufmunternden Ratschlägen von Justins Vater Sam.

"Growing up, every time I saw a men''s magazine cover that had a headline about ''73 Ways to Please Your Girlfriend'', all I could think was ''I''m good with one; just tell me one way to please her. Also, I don''t have a girlfriend. Is there an article about that?''" Soon after Sh*t My Dad Says began to take off, comic writer Justin Halpern decided to propose to his then girlfriend. But before doing so, he asked his dad''s advice, which was very, very simple (and surprisingly clean): "Just take a day to think about it." This book is the story of that trip down memory lane, to the adventures and misadventures of teenage relationships. Crossing the warmth of The Wonder Years with the candour and observational humour of David Sedaris, this follow-up to the hottest comedy debut of last year is a hilarious, toe-curlingly true book about life, and love.

From the #1 New York Times bestseller author of Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern, comes a laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching collection of personal stories about relationships with the opposite sex, from a first kiss to getting engaged and all the awkward moments in between. Fans of biting, honor-infused memoirs such as Me Talk Pretty One Day and Assassination Vacation will find Halpern’s I Suck at Girls an unforgettable journey into the best and worst moments of one man’s adventures in romance. "Human beings fear the unknown. So, whatever''s freaking you out, grab it by the balls and say hello. Then it ain''t the unknown anymore and it ain''t scary. Or I guess it could be a shitload scarier." Fans of the #1 bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says will recognize the always-patient voice of Justin Halpern''s dad as it crackles through the pages of this hysterical new book. The story begins when Justin takes his dad out to lunch to announce that he''s decided to propose to his girlfriend. "You''ve been dating her for four years," his dad replies. "It ain''t like you found a parallel fucking universe." But eventually he gives Justin some advice: that he should take a day off and think back over everything he''s learned in life about women, relationships, and himself before making his decision. And that''s just what Justin does—revisiting everything from his disastrous childhood crushes to the night he finally lost his virginity while working as a dishwasher at Hooters. I Suck at Girls is full of his dad''s patented brand of wisdom. But it''s also full of new characters just as funny as his dad—from his brother, who provides insights into wedding night rituals ("You stand in one corner of the room, and she stands in the other. You each take off one piece of clothing at a time") to his first boss, who warns Justin to man up: "That''s what a man does. He takes his shots and then he scrubs the shit out of some dishes." The result is a pilgrim''s progress through the landscape of sex and love—by one of the funniest writers at work today.

Portret van de eigenzinnige vader van de schrijver, met gepeperde uitspraken van senior die junior via tweets verspreidde.

Una cronaca esilarante e affettuosa della vita quotidiana della famiglia Halpern, indimenticabile per lelezioni di vita del buon vecchio padre: "A volte la vita ti lascia una banconota da cento dollari nel cassetto, e solo molto più tardi scopri che era un ringraziamento per avertela messa nel culo."

El retrat caòtic, còmic i ben real de la relació entre un pare i un fill en ple segle XXI, narrada amb una veu molt innovadora. A en Justin l''ha deixat la nòvia. Té 29 anys i ha de tornar a casa els pares. En Sam, el seu pare, un individu "com Sòcrates, però despentinat i amb molt més mal caràcter", en té 73 i s''ha caracteritzat sempre per no tenir pèls a la llengua. De manera que en Justin comença a recollir les parides que deixa anar: "Però que bona que estava aquesta tia... ¿Dius que no estava al teu abast? Fill, deixa que les dones decideixin per si mateixes la raó per la qual no volen cardar amb tu. No ho facis tu per elles." "¿Que la gent de la teva edat se sap pentinar? Sembla com si se li haguessin enfilat dos esquirols al cap i s''haguessin posat a cardar com a bojos"...

A Justin Halpern le ha dejado su novia. Justin tiene 28 años y se encuentra viviendo en casa con su padre, Sam Halpern, de setenta y tres. Sam nunca se ha andado con medias tintas a la hora de dar su opinión, así que su hijo decide recopilar todas las ridiculeces que suelta.

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Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious coming-of-age book about a son''s relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name.

“This book is ridiculously hilarious, and makes my father look like a normal member of society.” —Chelsea Handler “Read this unless you’re allergic to laughing.” —Kristen Bell “If you’re wondering if there is a real man behind the quotes on Twitter, the answer is a definite and laugh-out-loud yes.” —Christian Lander, New York Times bestselling author of Stuff White People Like Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious book about a son’s relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name.

“This book is ridiculously hilarious, and makes my father look like a normal member of society.” —Chelsea Handler “Read this unless you’re allergic to laughing.” —Kristen Bell “If you’re wondering if there is a real man behind the quotes on Twitter, the answer is a definite and laugh-out-loud yes.” —Christian Lander, New York Times bestselling author of Stuff White People Like Tuesdays with Morrie meets F My Life in this hilarious book about a son’s relationship with his foul-mouthed father by the 29-year-old comedy writer who created the massively popular Twitter feed of the same name.

Presents a humorous collection of stories about the author''s relationships with the opposite sex told chronologically, from his first kiss to getting engaged.