Couplehood [Hardcover]

Paul Reiser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1994

The co-creator and star of the hit sitcom Mad About You offers his unique and hilarious brand of insight into the concept of couples and looks at love, marriage, and relationships from his zany point of view. 250,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

A popular standup comic's gentle riffs on the non-single state. Buy two -- one for yourself, one for your significant other -- and read them in bed together. If you laugh at the same parts, give yourselves two points; when you have 10,000 points, write to Paul Reiser and tell him what a great marriage you have and how funny his book is. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

From Publishers Weekly

From the star of Mad About You, this look at love and romance spent 31 weeks on PW's bestseller list.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 348 pages
• Publisher: Bantam (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553096834
• ISBN-13: 978-0553096835
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a seasoned actor, writer, and stand-up comedian, Paul Reiser continues to add to his list of accomplishments. In addition to co-creating and starring in the critically acclaimed NBC series, "Mad About You," which garnered him Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, his successes also include his book Couplehood, which sold over two million copies and reached the number one spot on The New York Times bestseller list and Babyhood, his follow-up book which features his trademark humorous take on the adventures of being a first-time father, which also made The New York Times bestseller list.

In 2003 Paul made his theatrical debut in Woody Allen's "Writer's Block." The evening of one-act comedies marked Mr. Allen's first time out as a director for the stage.

Born and raised in New York City, Reiser went to college at the State University of New York at Binghamton where he majored in Music - Piano and Composition. (He co-wrote "The Final Frontier" the theme song from "Mad About You" with Grammy-winning producer Don Was).

Remembered for notable performances in films such as "Diner," "Bye, Bye Love," "The Marrying Man," "Aliens," "One Night at McCool's" and "Beverly Hills Cop" ("I" and "II"), Reiser more recently starred in two original movies for Showtime "Strange Relations," opposite Julie Walters, and Chazz Palminteri's "Men vs. Women," opposite Joe Mantegna and Christine Lahti.

In the fall of 2005, his film project, "The Thing About My Folks" - also his first original screenplay - was released in theaters. The release date for the DVD is February 14th, 2006. Starring along with Reiser is Peter Falk, Olympia Dukakis and Elizabeth Perkins.

Through his company, Nuance Productions, Reiser is currently writing and producing pilots for Showtime, CBS and TV Land.

Mr. Reiser and his family live in Los Angeles.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!!, August 14, 2001

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Ms Diva "cycworker" (Nanaimo, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Couplehood (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a huge fan of Reiser, and I loved Mad About You. This book is a funny, gentle, warm look at the little joys and problems of marriage. I am not even married and I was laughing out loud every page. It was a quick read, and it was the kind of humor I like best - the kind with a serious message underneath. Best of all, the book is as funny on a second reading as it is the first time. A must read!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but only 10% about couples and relationships, July 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Couplehood (Mass Market Paperback)

I read this book thinking it would be about couples and the sometimes humorous ways they relate. Instead I got one sentence per chapter about a 'couple' issue and the rest of the chapter is about other life observations. It would have been much better if he just would have called it "Life Observations" - at least then I would know what I was in store for -- but maybe that would have been too Seinfeld.

Another reviewer wrote this book was so great on audio - I'm sure it is because all it seems like are transcripts from stand-up routines. I suspect that may be how the book was written - that's why it has no flow.

Anyway, I found it humorous in parts - but had to give it 2 stars because it had hardly anything to do with couples.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Illumination of the commonplace, March 28, 2001

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Heath R Bradley (Russellville, AR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Couplehood (Mass Market Paperback)

Paul Reiser's book "Couplehood" is a comically insightful work that examines the commonplace marital idiosyncracies that fill the lives of those involved with life's greatest adventure and most delightful puzzle- marriage. He manages to shed a humorous light on all the things that couples tend to get frustrated about with one another; and by doing this, he allows the reader sit back and laugh at the "problems" of marriage. Problems can be dealt with better when they can be laughed at afterwards. There is one statement in the book that chrystallizes the book's message, and it is a statement I challenge all married couples to take to heart: "Enjoy the small things in life, because the big things may never come."