The Funny Thing Is

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Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling -- The Funny Thing Is ... Overseeing all aspects of production, DeGeneres labored over details both significant and insignificant, including typefaces, page number placement, and which of the thousands of world languages to use. Ultimately she selected English, as it's her mother tongue, but translations into Hindi and Pig Latin are already in the works. DeGeneres takes an innovative approach to the organization of her book by utilizing a section in the beginning that includes the name of each chapter, along with a corresponding page number. She calls it the "Table of Contents," and she is confident that it will become the standard to which all books in the future will aspire. -- The Funny Thing Is ... is an indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read or wants to fool people into thinking they do.;Cover; Colophon; Also by Ellen DeGeneres; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; A Message from the Author; The Brunch Bunch; That's Why Prison Wouldn't Be So Bad; My Most Embarrassing Case Scenario; God, What a Day!; Gift Exchange,or, The Art of Believable Acting; Silence Is Golden; Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!); This Is How We Live; Penny-pinching for Today's Gal, or, How to Land a Man; Working It Out; Smartishness; The Things That Are Bothering Me This Week; My Dad Was Like a Father to Me; The Serious Chapter; The Controversial Chapter Cover Colophon Also by Ellen DeGeneres Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Contents A Message from the Author The Brunch Bunch That's Why Prison Wouldn't Be So Bad My Most Embarrassing Case Scenario God, What a Day! Gift Exchange,or, The Art of Believable Acting Silence Is Golden Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!) This Is How We Live Penny-pinching for Today's Gal, or, How to Land a Man Working It Out Smartishness The Things That Are Bothering Me This Week My Dad Was Like a Father to Me The Serious Chapter The Controversial Chapter The Chapter of ApologiesDear Diary A Scientific Treatise Regarding a Matter of Great Entomological Concern to All of Us It's Just an Expression Clothes I Have Regretted Wearing Naming My Book: The Odyssey That Was Then or Then Was That or Anyway, It Was Before Now Ellen's Personal Home Tour Things to Be Grateful For My Self-Conscious, or, Check Me Out! The Last Chapter Bonus Chapter