| Belle Weather: Mostly Sunny with a Chance of Scattered Hissy Fits Contributor(s): Rivenbark, Celia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312363001 ISBN-13: 9780312363000 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: The award-winning, bestselling humor writer delivers a collection that explores life's most pressing mysteries and conundrums. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays - Humor | Topic - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Humor | Topic - Men, Women & Relationships |
| Dewey: 814.6 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hang on to your hats! We're in for some fiercely funny weather and crackling-sharp observations from Celia Rivenbark, of whom USA Today has said, Think Dave Barry with a female point of view. With her incomparable style and sassy southern wit, you'll hear from Celia on: - The joys of remodeling Tara- How Harry Potter bitch-slaps Nancy Drew - Britney's To-Do list: pick okra, cover that thang up - How rugby-playing lesbians torpedoed beach day - Why French women suck at competitive eating - The truth about nature deficit disorder - The difference between cockroaches and water bugs - The beauty of Bedazzlers - And much, much more! Whether she's doing her taxes or extolling the virtues of Madonna's mothering skills, Celia Rivenbark will keep you laughing until the very last page. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rivenbark, Celia: - Celia Rivenbark is the author of the award-winning bestsellers Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank; Bless Your Heart, Tramp; Belle Weather; and You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning. We're Just Like You, Only Prettier won a Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Award for nonfiction and was a finalist for the James Thurber Prize for American Humor. Born and raised in Duplin County, North Carolina, Rivenbark grew up in a small house "with a red barn out back that was populated by a couple of dozen lanky and unvaccinated cats." She started out writing for her hometown paper. She writes a weekly, nationally syndicated humor column for the Myrtle Beach Sun News. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina. |