{"product_id":"2940171906320","title":"Based on a True Story : A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER ¿ \u003cb\u003e\"Driving, wild and hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e), here is the incredible \"memoir\" of the actor, gambler, raconteur, and \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live \u003c\/i\u003eveteran.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss Norm's new Netflix special, \u003ci\u003eHitler's Dog, Gossip amp; Treachery\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWhen Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write a celebrity memoir, he flatly refused, calling the genre \"one step below instruction manuals.\" Norm then promptly took a two-year hiatus from stand-up comedy to live on a farm in northern Canada. When he emerged he had under his arm a manuscript, a genre-smashing book about comedy, tragedy, love, loss, war, and redemption. When asked if this was the celebrity memoir, Norm replied, \"Call it anything you damn like.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBased on a True Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dostoyevsky by way of 30 Rockefeller Center . . . the best new book I've read this year or last.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book is absurd fiction. . . . Scathing and funny.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Hilarious and filled with turns of phrase and hidden beauty like only a collection of Norm Macdonald stories could be.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Raucous . . . a hilarious, innovative work.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eA.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Part personal history and part meta riff on celebrity memoirs, the book, it quickly becomes clear, is also just partly true (and all hilarious).\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Very, very, very funny! Thanks, Norm, for letting me be part of this Booker Prize-for-literature-quality effort.\"\u003cb\u003e-David Letterman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Norm is brilliant and thoughtful and there is sensitivity and creative insight in his observations and stories. A lot of comics over the years have been compared to Mark Twain, but I think Norm is the only one who actually matches the guy in terms of his voice and ability. I seriously f**king love Norm Macdonald. Please buy his book. He probably needs the cash. He's really bad with money.\"\u003cb\u003e-Louis C.K., from the foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Norm is one of my all-time favorites, and this book was such a great read I forgot how lonely I was for a while.\"\u003cb\u003e-Amy Schumer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I always thought Normie's stand-up was the funniest thing there was. But this book gives it a run for its money.\"\u003cb\u003e-Adam Sandler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Norm is one of the greatest stand-up comics who's ever worked-a totally original voice. His sense of the ridiculous and his use of juxtaposition in his writing make him a comic's comic. We all love Norm.\"\u003cb\u003e-Roseanne Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Norm Macdonald makes me laugh my ass off. Who is funnier than Norm Macdonald? Nobody.\"\u003cb\u003e-Judd Apatow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Norm Macdonald is more than a triple threat-he's a septuple threat. He is smart, funny, wry, rakish, polite, rakish . . . no, wait. He is polite, insightful, and . . . aaaaah . . . warm. No. He's exciting. Yeah. Exciting! You never know what he'll do. Okay, then make that unpredictable. Add that up. He's amazing.\"\u003cb\u003e-Alec Baldwin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Norm is a double threat. His material and timing are both top-notch, which is unheard of. He is one of my favorites, both on- and off-stage.\"\u003cb\u003e-Dave Attell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Letterman said it best: There is no one funnier than Norm Macdonald.\"\u003cb\u003e-Rob Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150992982256,"sku":"2940171906320","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171906320_p0.jpg?v=1763748506","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171906320","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}