My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

by Mary Roach Narrated by Angela Dawe

Overview

From acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach comes the complete collection of her "My Planet" articles published in Reader's Digest. She was a hit columnist in the magazine, and this audiobook features the articles she wrote in that time. Insightful and hilarious, Mary explores the ins and outs of the modern world: marriage, friends, family, food, technology, customer service, dental floss, and ants-she leaves no element of the American experience unchecked for its inherent paradoxes, pleasures, and foibles.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal - Audio

11/15/2013
This collection of Roach's (Gulp) columns for Reader's Digest is a series of fun diversions; each story lasts only a few minutes. Roach writes both humorously and self-deprecatingly of the joys and frustrations of everyday life. Topics include a quagmire journey of the corporate phone tree; the inexplicable need to buy nonfunctional, nonsensical, and possibly malevolent gadgets; and doing battle with the passenger behind you in an airplane, followed by the inevitable defeat. Angela Dawe narrates with appropriate comic timing. VERDICT This quick collection is perfect for public libraries where material such as "Best of NPR" stories circulates well.—Tristan M. Boyd, Westbank Community Lib., Austin, TX

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172437328
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Edition description:	Unabridged

Related Subjects

• Humor
• Essays and Individual Humorists
• General & Miscellaneous Humor

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