The Funny Thing Is... -- Ellen DeGeneres

<b>An indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read--or wants to fool people into thinking they do--<i>The Funny Thing Is...</i> is sure to make you laugh.</b> <p/>Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling <i>My Point...And I Do Have One, </i> way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. <p/> After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, <i>The Funny Thing Is...</i> contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including: <p/> -More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs.<br> -Thousands of observations on everyday life--from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem.<br> -All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Ellen DeGeneres<br><b>Publisher:</b> Simon & Schuster<br><b>Published:</b> 10/01/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 177<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.41lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.38h x 5.64w x 0.47d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780743247634<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Ellen DeGeneres is an A