There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say: Paperback

There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say features biographies of legendary historical figures from which Paula Poundstone can't help digressing to tell her own story. Mining gold from the lives of Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Joan of Arc, and Beethoven, among others, the eccentric and utterly inimitable mind of Paula Poundstone dissects, observes, and comments on the successes and failures of her own life with surprising candor and spot-on comedic timing in this unique laugh-out-loud book.

If you like Paula Poundstone's ironic and blindingly intelligent humor, you'll love this wryly observant, funny, and touching book.

Paula Poundstone is one of the country's foremost topical humorists and stand-up comedians. She has provided humor and commentary for the Emmy and Oscar Awards shows, and served as "official correspondent" for The Tonight Show during the '92 Presidential race. Poundstone has earned two Cable ACE Awards, an Emmy and the American Comedy Awards' Best Female Stand-Up award. Her writing credits include Mother Jones magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly and Glamour magazine. She is currently a panelist on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!