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In this hilarious collection of personal essays, New York Times bestselling author Merrill Markoe reveals, among other things, the secret formula for comedy: Start out with a difficult mother, develop some classic teenage insecurities, add a few relationships with narcissistic men, toss in an unruly pack of selfish dogs, finish it off with the kind of crystalline perspective that only comes from years of navigating a roiling sea of unpleasant and unappeasable people, and--voilà!--you're funny! But in Cool, Calm & Contentious, Markoe also reveals something more: herself. This is by far her most personal, affecting collection yet--honest, unapologetic, often painful, but always shot through with the bracing, wicked sense of humor that has made her such a beloved and incisive observer of life, both human and canine. In Cool, Calm & Contentious, she goes there: from the anal-retentive father who once spent ten minutes lecturing Markoe's...

Who reads Cool, Calm and Contentious?

Author

Merrill Markoe; 3M Company

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345518910

Category

humor

Subjects

Memoir, Literary Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24