New York Times Bestseller: This anthology of Erma Bombeck’s most memorable and humorous essays is a tribute to one of America’s sharpest wits. When she began writing her regular newspaper column in 1965, Erma Bombeck’s goal was to make housewives laugh. Thirty years later, she had published more than four thousand columns, and earned countless laughs—from housewives, presidents, and everyone in … presidents, and everyone in between.
With grace, good humor, and razor-sharp prose, she gently skewered every aspect of the American family. This collection holds the best of her columns—not just her famous quips, but also the heartbreaking observations that gave her writing such weight. In 1969, Erma wrote: “screaming kids, unpaid bills, green leftovers, husbands behind newspapers, basketballs in the bathroom. They’re real . . . they’re warm . . . they’re the only bit of normalcy left in this cockeyed world, and I’m going to cling to it like life itself.”
With what Publishers Weekly calls her “infectious sense of human absurdity,” Erma Bombeck’s writing remains a timeless examination of the still-cockeyed world. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
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I grew up listening to my mom read Erma Bombeck. It brought back great memories of my childhood and now that i’m ‘old’ I REALLY see the humor that Irma had!
My family has been a fan for 69 years
A treasure.
I love Erma Bombeck and have read all of her books…..they are so realistic and she deals with everyday things and makes them extremely funny!!! She is the best!!!
Great bedtime reading. Short, concise columns. Go to sleep happy. I’ve always loved Erma!
Loved reading Erma when she wrote a column for the news paper on raising a family … this is a collection of most of her columns and the background material that formed them …
I love Erma and her writing is so funny and true.
Who doesn’t like Erma?!!
Obviously not great literature, but often a needed break from great literature.
Wise woman with a dry humor on life
Funny but a bit dated.
I haven’t purchased FOREVER, ERMA yet because I have ALL her books on my bookshelf. Erma got me through the hectic years of raising three children and I often grabbed one of her books so I could laugh when I was so frustrated that I wanted to cry.
I LOVED her!!
Wonderful sense of humor about the everyday things in life that we all experience. You can’t help but laugh out loud!
Love all of her books, makes motherhood look like fun. When you want to sit down and scream, read one of Erma’s books, you will be laughing in no time.
I’d forgotten how funny Erma Bombeck is! Every day stuff moms do, she makes you laugh about it. This is a hand-picked collection of her columns so it’s Light, enjoyable reading that you can pick up and put back down as needed. Read for hours, read for a few minutes. The world is too serious…you need to read this!
I have always liked her books own several.
Good book. Almost like having her back. Miss her gentle humor.
I love Erma. Just reading her stuff makes me happy — and relaxed. A go-go book on a busy or stressful day.
For those of us who remember viewing her on TV or reading her column — this tome is as pleasant a reverie as one could have. Set a cup of tea or coffee beside your favorite chair. Have a box of tissues handy. Make sure your hi-liter hasn’t dried up. Finally, turn your phone to MUTE. E N J O Y ! !
Erma Bombeck was a wonderful humorist and this collection of her columns is extremely enjoyable! Because I am old enough to have read her columns when they were first printed this book was a very enjoyable trip down memory lane.
The section on her memorial was extremely touching.