{"product_id":"9780812993639","title":"Based on a True Story: Not 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 \u0026amp; 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":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069066952944,"sku":"9780812993639","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812993639_p0.jpg?v=1763742640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812993639","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}