{"product_id":"9780062852755","title":"Nice Try : Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If you only read one book in your life, it probably shouldn't be this one. However, if you're not operating an inexplicable one-book policy, these stories are funny, touching, and more than worth your time.\" — John Oliver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Josh Gondelman is one of the most original hilarious voices out there today. This book will hook you and make you laugh and laugh.\" — Amy Schumer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmmy-Award winning writer and comedian Josh Gondelman's collection of personal stories of best intentions and mixed results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJosh Gondelman knows a thing or two about trying—and failing. The Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic—dubbed a \"pathological sweetheart\" by the New York Observer—is known throughout the industry as one of comedy's true \"nice guys.\" Not surprisingly, he's endured his share of last-place finishes. But he keeps on bouncing back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of hilarious and poignant essays (including his acclaimed New York Times piece \"What if I Bombed at My Own Wedding?\"), Josh celebrates a life of good intentions—and mixed results. His true tales of romantic calamities, professional misfortunes, and eventual triumphs reinforce the notion: we get out of the world what we put into it. Whether he's adopting a dog from a suspicious stranger, mitigating a disastrous road trip, or trying MDMA for the first (and only) time, Josh only wants the best for everyone—even as his attempts to do the right thing occasionally implode.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFull of the warm and relatable humor that's made him a favorite on the comedy club circuit, Nice Try solidifies Josh Gondelman's reputation as not just a good guy, but a skilled observer of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperPerennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48666337247467,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":36.6,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780062852755-1.jpg?v=1781604739","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780062852755","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}