My squirrel days
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New York : Scribner, 2018.
ISBN
9781501163340, 1501163345, 9781501163357, 1501163353
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Oak Lawn Public Library - Adult Biography
BIOGRAPHY 792.76028 KEMPER
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 240 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781501163340, 1501163345, 9781501163357, 1501163353

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The comedian and star of "The Office" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" presents a collection of essays about her journey from Midwestern naïf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker. There comes a time in every sitcom actress's life when she is faced with the prospect of writing a book. When Ellie Kemper's number was up, she was ready. Contagiously cheerful, predictably wholesome, and mostly inspiring except for one essay about her husband's feet, My Squirrel Days is a funny, free-wheeling tour of Ellie's life--from growing up in suburban St. Louis with a vivid imagination and a crush on David Letterman to moving to Los Angeles and accidentally falling on Doris Kearns Goodwin. But those are not the only famous names dropped in this synopsis. Ellie will also share stories of inadvertently insulting Ricky Gervais at the Emmy Awards, telling Tina Fey that she has "great hair--really strong and thick," and offering a maxi pad to Steve Carell. She will take you back to her childhood as a nature lover determined to commune with squirrels, to her college career as a benchwarming field hockey player with no assigned position, and to her young professional days writing radio commercials for McDonald's but never getting paid. Ellie will guide you along her journey through adulthood, from unorganized bride to impatient wife to anxious mother who--as recently observed by a sassy hairstylist--"dresses like a mom." Well, sassy hairstylist, Ellie Kemper is a mom. And she has been dressing like it since she was four. Ellie has written for GQ, Esquire, The New York Times, McSweeney's, and The Onion. Her voice is the perfect antidote to the chaos of modern life. In short, she will tell you nothing you need to know about making it in show business, and everything you need to know about discreetly changing a diaper at a Cibo Express.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kemper, E. (2018). My squirrel days (First Scribner hardcover edition.). Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kemper, Ellie, 1980-. 2018. My Squirrel Days. Scribner.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kemper, Ellie, 1980-. My Squirrel Days Scribner, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kemper, Ellie. My Squirrel Days First Scribner hardcover edition., Scribner, 2018.

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