Villard imprint: 271 books
Motherhood and Hollywood
How To Get a Job Like Mine
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2002
“The really important things in life are your family and friends. And what will people say about you at your funeral—that you won an Emmy once, or that you were a good person, kind and generous? Well, as for me, I hope it's the latter. And the fact that I recently commissioned an Emmy-shaped coffin...
Unusually Stupid Celebrities
A Compendium of All-Star Stupidity
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
The Greeks honored Zeus, the Romans revered Juno, but modern civilization worships a different sort of god: Celebrity. Face it, we follow the stars’ every move, fashion choice, and deliciously dishy affairs. Now Kathryn Petras and Ross Petras, authors of Unusually Stupid Americans, pull the demanding...
Rejected
Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2009
Besides being born and dying, the most common human experience is being rejected–dissed, dumped on, or downsized–by lovers, parents, and employers. Now here’s a hilarious collection of rejection stories–and rejected works–by some of today’s most accomplished comic writers and performers...
by Anita Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2009
"I wish we were back together for just one night . . .
so I could push you out of my loftbed while you were sleeping."
Satirical and sharp, downtown New York City performance artist Anita Liberty reinvents self-help as she skewers her ex-boyfriend in this hilarious, hip, and...
by Jeff Foxworthy, Brian Hartt
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
As a longtime golfer, Jeff Foxworthy has learned something important about the grand auld game: It’s not who has the highest score, it’s who has the least fun playing it. And now, in his hilarious primer How to Really Stink at Golf, Foxworthy shares his invaluable tips for a lifetime of horrible...
Life As I Blow It
Tales of Love, Life & Sex . . . Not Necessarily in That Order
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
In this wickedly funny and irreverent memoir, Chelsea Lately writer and comedian Sarah Colonna opens up about love, life, and pursuing her dreams . . . and then screwing it all up.
Sarah believes we all struggle to grow up. Sometimes we want to have fun, not take things too seriously, and have...
Under Their Thumb
How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (and Lived to Tell About It)
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
Under Their Thumb is an up-close and extremely personal dispatch from the amazing, exclusive world of the Rolling Stones, by someone who was lucky enough to live it–and sober enough to remember it all.
“The epic tale of an obsessive teenager who launched a Rolling Stones fanzine and spent...
How to Really Stink at Work
A Guide to Making Yourself Fire-Proof While Having the Most Fun Possible
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
New York Times bestselling humorist Jeff Foxworthy offers a hilarious illustrated guide to having the most fun possible at work while doing the least—without getting fired
The better you are at your job, the longer your hours are going to be. And how many people on their deathbeds say “I...
The Masters
Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with black-market tickets selling for $10,000 and more. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can overshadow even the most brilliant of careers. But as Curt Sampson, author of the bestselling...
My Parents Were Awesome
Before Fanny Packs and Minivans, They Were People Too
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
NEWSFLASH: Your mom and dad weren’t always parents. They used to be people—and they were awesome
They bathed you. They fed you. They raised you to become the person you are today. Your parents are an integral part of your story. But guess what? They have a story too—one that started...
I'm Back for More Cash
A Tony Kornheiser Collection (Because You Can't Take Two Hundred Newspapers into the Bathroom)
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
I think it’s really cool to be on a jury. Take the O.J. jury—the people on that jury got book deals, and they got on Nightline*, and some of them even got to meet Greta Van Susteren! They were always being written about in the newspapers: “Juror No. 1, a thirty-six-year-old Caucasian male with...
If You Had a Million Dollars...
Questions About Your Money and Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
Money. Greenbacks. Dough. Scratch. Moola. The big bucks. Some call it the root of all evil. Others say it makes the world go ‘round. But what do you really think about money? Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell, authors of the popular If . . . series, get the gears turning with fun, provocative,...
Why Is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?
And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2009
Despite her forty years and a successful career as a rock journalist, Jancee Dunn still feels like a teenager, especially around her parents and sisters. Looking around, Dunn realizes that she’s not alone in this regression: Her friends, all with successful jobs, marriages, and families of their...
From This Moment On
A Guide for Those Recently Diagnosed with Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2009
So, it's official. You've been diagnosed with cancer. And from this moment on your life will never
be the same. No matter how much others may wish to help, you alone must initiate the journey. This is the first step.
From This Moment On offers its hand to anyone dealing with cancer.
Following...