Books with author Thurber James

Widely hailed as one of the finest humorist of the twentieth century, James Thurber looks back at his own life growing up in Columbus, Ohio, with the same humor and sharp wit that defined his famous sketches and writings. In " My Life and Hard times, " first published in 1933, he recounts the delightful chaos and frustrations of family, boyhood, youth odd dogs, recalcitrant machinery, and the foibles of human nature.

The first half of this book dissects (with snarky glee) Depression-era self-help books. Oddly enough, self-help books haven't really changed all that much in 70-plus years. There are none so pompous as those who would tell others how to behave, and Thurber skewers them deliciously.The second half of the book contains a collection of essays, with some short fiction and some commentary, and includes Thurber's memories of the time he spent in France during and after the first World War.

The first half of this book dissects (with snarky glee) Depression-era self-help books. Oddly enough, self-help books haven't really changed all that much in 70-plus years. There are none so pompous as those who would tell others how to behave, and Thurber skewers them deliciously.The second half of the book contains a collection of essays, with some short fiction and some commentary, and includes Thurber's memories of the time he spent in France during and after the first World War.

The first half of this book dissects (with snarky glee) Depression-era self-help books. Oddly enough, self-help books haven't really changed all that much in 70-plus years. There are none so pompous as those who would tell others how to behave, and Thurber skewers them deliciously.The second half of the book contains a collection of essays, with some short fiction and some commentary, and includes Thurber's memories of the time he spent in France during and after the first World War.

A full length comedy for a cast of 5 men and 4 women. Winner of a special Tony Award and first performed in New York by Tom Ewell, Peggy Cass, Paul Ford and Alice Ghostley, these sketches of humorous scenes from American life include some of Thurber's most celebrated and insightful satires: The Night the Bed Fell, Gentlemen Shoppers, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the unforgettable File and Forget in which Thurber recounts his famous correspondence with various publishers who ship him books which he doesn't want and never ordered. A perfect evening of comedy. Scenes Include: ACT ONE Word Dance (Part One); The Night the Bed Fell; Fables for Our Time (Part One); The Wolf at the Door; The Unicorn in the Garden; The Little Girl and the Wolf; If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox; Casuals of the Keys; The Macbeth Murder Mystery; Gentleman Shoppers; The Last Flower. ACT TWO The Pet Department; File and Forget; Mr. Preble Gets Rid of His Wife; Take Her Up Tenderly; The Secret Life of Walter Middy; Word Dance (Part Two). Only material authorized for the production of this play may be used

In My Life and Hard Times, Thurber returns to his starting pointthe delightful chaos and frustrations brought on by family, boyhood, youth, odd dogs, and recalcitrant machinery in the quiet university town of his birth.This is one of the most deeply humorous books of our century. Not only is it a "memoir" that takes into account the crumbling of empires, it talks "largely about small matters and smally about great affairs." Mostly it is about the widely incredible things people do when they think they are acting sensibly. Yet Thurber does more than just tickle your funny bone. He has quietly and unobtrusively, but permanently, deflated your false pride in the essential sanity and prudence of the human race.