Best Selling Books by Matthew Inman

This is not just a book about running. It''s a book about cupcakes. It''s a book about suffering. It''s a book about gluttony, vanity, bliss, electrical storms, ranch dressing, and Godzilla. It''s a book about all the terrible and wonderful reasons we wake up each day and propel our bodies through rain, shine, heaven, and hell. From #1 New York Times best-selling author, Matthew Inman, AKA The Oatmeal, comes this hilarious, beautiful, poignant collection of comics and stories about running, eating, and one cartoonist''s reasons for jogging across mountains until his toenails fall off. Containing over 70 pages of never-before-seen material, including "A Lazy Cartoonist''s Guide to Becoming a Runner" and "The Blerch''s Guide to Dieting," this book also comes with Blerch race stickers.

In How To Be Perfectly Unhappy, Inman explores the surprising benefits of forgetting about “happiness,” and embracing instead the meaningful activities that keep us busy and interested and fascinated.

In If My Dogs Were a Pair of Middle-Aged Men, Matthew Inman imagines, to hilarious effect, what life would be like if his dogs were a couple of old men running around his house. The result is a pitch-perfect gift for any dog owner.

In Matthew Inman''s New York Times best selling 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides), samurai sword-wielding kittens and hamsters that love .50-caliber machine guns commingle with a cracked out Tyrannosaur that is extremely hard to potty train. Bacon is better than true love and you may awake in the middle of the night to find your nephew nibbling on your toes. Sixtry of Inman''s comic illustrations and life-bending guides are presented in full-color inside 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (And Other Useful Guides). Consider such handy advice as: 4 Reasons to Carry a Shovel at All Times, 6 Types of Crappy Hugs, 8 Ways to Tell if Your Loved One Plans to Eat You, 17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat, and 20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer.

Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby is chockfull of comics about cats, babies, dogs, lasers, selfies, and pigeons! This book contains a vast wealth of never-before-seen comics, including informative guides, such as: How to comfortably sleep next to your cat 10 ways to befriend a misanthropic cat How to hold a baby when you are not used to holding babies A dog’s guide to walking a human being How to cuddle like you mean it Includes a pull-out poster of: How to tell if your cat thinks you’re not that big of a deal.

A hilarious, brilliant offering of cat comics, facts, and instructional guides from the creative wonderland at TheOatmeal.com.

Matthew Inman’s first collection of The Oatmeal.comspent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and sold 200,000 copies. This pivotal and influential comic collection titled 5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth introduced Samurai sword-wielding kittens and informed us on how to tell if a velociraptor is having pre-marital sex. Matthew''s cat-themed collection How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a #1 New York Times bestseller with more than half a million copies in print. Now with Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants, Inman offers a delicious, tantalizing follow-up featuring all new material that has been posted on the site since the publication of the first book plus never-before-seen comics that have not appeared anywhere. As with every Oatmeal collection, there is a pull-out poster at the back of the book. In this second collection of over 50 comics, you''ll be treated to the hilarity of "The Crap We Put Up with Getting On and Off an Airplane," "Why Captain Higgins Is My Favorite Parasitic Flatworm," "This Is How I Feel about Buying Apps," "6 Things You Really Don''t Need to Take a Photo of," and much more. Along with lambasting the latest culture crazes, Inman serves up recurrent themes such as foodstuffs, holidays, e-mail, as well as technological, news-of-the-day, and his snarky yet informative comics on grammar and usage. Online and in print, The Oatmealdelivers brilliant, irreverent comic hilarity.

This eponymous comic became an instant hit when it went live on The Oatmeal.com and was liked on Facebook by 700,000 fans. Now fans will have a keepsake book of this comic to give and to keep. In My Dog: The Paradox, Inman discusses the canine penchant for rolling in horse droppings, chasing large animals four times their size, and acting recklessly enthusiastic through the entirety of their impulsive, lovable lives. Hilarious and heartfelt, My Dog: The Paradox eloquently illustrates the complicated relationship between man and dog. We will never know why dogs fear hair dryers, or being baited into staring contests with cats, but as Inman explains, perhaps we love dogs so much “because their lives aren’t lengthy, logical, or deliberate, but an explosive paradox composed of fur, teeth, and enthusiasm.”

Se il tuo divano non è altro che una grossa lima per le unghie e se in casa tua il pelo di gatto ha preso il posto dei tappeti, questo è il libro che fa per te. Infatti nessuno meglio di Matthew Inman, creatore del popolare sito The Oatmeal, sa raccontare l''assurdità quotidiana della convivenza uomofelino. Dopo anni di attenta osservazione, Inman è riuscito a svelare i più grandi misteri dell''universo gattesco, scoprendo il lato oscuro del tuo adorabile micetto. Tu non lo sai, ma dietro quegli occhioni si nasconde una fredda macchina sterminatrice. Non ci credi? Pensi che il tuo gatto sia diverso? Allora chiediti perché passa tutte quelle ore a fissarti. Non ti sta adorando in silenzio, sta studiando il momento migliore per colpirti. Credi che lasciarti un uccellino morto nelle pantofole sia una dimostrazione d''affetto? Se non fossi ubriaco d''amore, capiresti che si tratta di un avvertimento: continua a comprare croccantini di seconda scelta e farai una brutta fine. Se hai avuto la pessima idea di far entrare uno di questi killer a quattro zampe nella tua vita, Come capire se il tuo gatto sta cercando di ucciderti è il tuo manuale di sopravvivenza a fumetti. Dimentica tutte le fesserie tipo "e vissero felini e contenti". Prima di scegliere un gatto per amico faresti meglio a stipulare un''assicurazione sulla vita. E ricorda: la casa è sua. Tu sei solo lo sguattero che paga l''affitto. Ebook ottimizzato per Tablet, Mac e PC

Un esilerante libro per gli amanti della corsa e per chi non ha ancora trovato il coraggio di diventarlo. Questo non è un libro sulla corsa. È un libro sulla sofferenza. È un libro sulla beatitudine, sulla gola, sulla vanità, sui temporali, sulle api giapponesi e su Godzilla. È un libro sulle ragioni terribili e meravigliose che spingono ogni giorno uomini e donne ad arrancare anche sotto la pioggia o il sole rovente, fino a cadere a terra stremati. Perché ogni fanatico lo sa: correre è un inferno, eppure ha il sapore del paradiso.

[This is] an adult coloring adventure book filled with mantis shrimp, angler fish, bear-o-dactyls, space cats, and other fantastical creatures from the wonderland of The Oatmeal.

It''s the cat''s pajamas for the cat lover on your list! #1 New York Times best-selling author Matthew Inman, aka The Oatmeal, delivers the goods with this purrfect mix of feline facts and cat-loving humor illustrated in his irresistible style. Does your cat purr continuously? (Like a diesel engine!) Can kitty taste things that are sweet? (Kitties are not impressed by cupcakes.) How fast can your cat run? (Faster than Usain Bolt!) Written and drawn by The Oatmeal, 10 Things Worth Knowing about Your Cat is as funny as it is factual. The Oatmeal''s unique, charming wit delights and informs clueless humans about their feline friends in this must-have book for cat lovers and those who tolerate them.

En humoristisk og satirisk tegneserie om katte