Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed [Hardcover]

Matt Groening (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2006

Starved for the whole truth, man?

Take a bite out of this bitsy but beefy package, brimming with morsels of wit, wisdom and worldly knowledge brought to you by the one and only Bartholomew J. Simpson. Get the hard–knocks facts of life from the guy who's seen it all, heard it all, done it all and denies it all.

(The "J" stands for "Jo–Jo"...)

Editorial Reviews

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'Fact: The Simpsons is the funniest sitcom of all time. There are more gags, more characters, funnier plots, funnier sub-plots' Loaded 'It is likely to get very high ratings on terrestrial television; Britain is probably heading for a wave of Simpsons mania' Independent On Sunday 'The wittiest and most literate show on television' Brenda Maddox, The Times --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Matt Groening, the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning series "The Simpsons," the "Life in Hell" cartoon series, and the animated Fox tv series "Futurama", is the man responsible for bringing animation to prime time.

In addition, Groening formed Bongo Comics Group in 1993 and currently serves as publisher of their four comic books -- Simpsons Comics, Itchy & Scratchy Comics, Bartman, and Radioactive Man.

Groening lives in Los Angeles, CA.

www.thesimpsons.com

The Simpsons^TM & © Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design; 1 edition (March 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006096975X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060969752
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matt Groening, creator and executive producer of Fox's Emmy Award®-winning series The Simpsons, made television history by bringing animation back to primetime and creating an immortal nuclear family. The Simpsons is the longest running primetime animated series in television history and is currently the longest-running comedy on television, having aired more than 400 episodes. In July 2007, the highly anticipated feature film The Simpsons Movie opened in theaters with worldwide grosses of more than $525 million to date.

Originally brought to life in 1987 for The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons was Groening's amazing entry into the television animation world. Previously, he was best-known for his "Life in Hell" cartoon strip, an irreverent portrayal of love, work, school, life and relationships that currently appears in more than 250 newspapers worldwide and in a multitude of books.

Groening's other Emmy-Award®-winning creation, Futurama, launched on Fox in March 1999 and ran for five seasons. Last year Fox released the direct-to-DVD full-length original feature Futurama: Bender's Big Score. Three additional films will be released and the entire series with new episodes will air on Comedy Central this year.

In 1993, Groening formed Bongo Comics Group, where he serves as publisher of The Simpsons Library of Wisdom, Simpsons Episode Guides, Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson Comics, Radioactive Man Comics, Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove, the annual Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, Futurama Comics, more than 36 comic compilations, as well as instant classics including Bart Simpsons Guide to Life, The Simpsons Handbook, and The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album among others!

In addition to the many awards bestowed on his creations (including Emmys, Annies, and the prestigious Peabody Award), Groening was personally honored with the Rueben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year, the highest honor presented by the National Cartoonist Society. To date there are more than 14 million copies of books from HarperCollins in print throughout North America, the UK, and Australia based on The Simpsons, Futurama, and Life in Hell.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice from Bart Simpson, January 20, 2000

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Ross Meckfessel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed (Hardcover)

Good advice from the little brat Bart Simpson. There's tons of funny things like Love=Hate unless they really hate. How to get out of doing chores. How to get more money from your parents. lies your parents tell you "If you tell me I promise I won't get mad. It is one of the best Simpsons books I have ever read! How to make your parents go crazy "Say are we there yet every 10 seconds". Barts dream room, and even if you don't like bart simpson there's things like Lisa's dream house Homer's Beauty Secrets and Marge's Beauty Secrets. It also has how to cheat "If you get caught don't say my name". What do parents think? Don't know then read! There is even Zesty Prayers "Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray my bladder doesn't leak. If I should pee before I wake, I pray the Lord to dry my lake". There's even Nutritional Information and Ingredients on the back. So give a hoot ask your parents to buy Bart Simpson's Guide to Life. If they don't let you yell and scream intill you lose all your breath and pass out on the floor. You won't be missing anything good I'll be here reading the old people's newspaper, so go, NOW!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest book in history, December 12, 2000

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"boy_wonder" (egypt) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed (Hardcover)

this is a true guide to life from Mr. Know it him self Bart Simpson , it tells you a lot of useful and un useful stuff about life and what to do in certain situation, also how to get to know girls how to make it in school , sex , religion ... every thing .

the best part i like is the one about writing book reports , so funny man ,well if you like Matt Groening old stuff like the (life is hell) books you'll love this one , and if you like the Simpson also get this one , i recommend to every body any age any where, also take a look at Matt Groening old stuff (life is hell) the are as good and funny as this one .

18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars don't listen to what everyone else says, this book rules!, January 4, 2000

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"crimsonbassist" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bart Simpson's Guide to Life: A Wee Handbook for the Perplexed (Hardcover)

some of these other reviews ticked me off! i thought this book was excellent! i bought it when it first came out(1993) and i STILL love to read it from beginning to end! this isn't a story book, it pretty much is a guide to life! it is filled with different sections including school, food, xmas, art & culture, parents, etc.. i LOVED it! each page was also filled with colorful illustrations. there is a lot of info in this book, like a section where it gives you a list of phobias AND foreign language section! it tells you how to pronounce and write 6 "bart like" phrases and gives the english approximation for them in 7 different languages! there is SOOO much more in here i can't write it all! if you have any questions, PLEASE e-mail me! ([e-mail]) BUY IT! NOW! it is REALLY worth the cash!