The Joy of Being Single [Paperback]

Allia Zobel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1992

Forget rumors about married people living longer, or that single people are miserable, or that two can live as cheaply as one: married people started these rumors out of pure jealousy. Which inspired single freelance humorist Allia Zobel to correct the record. Joined by New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast in her first-ever collaborative effort, the authors refute the bad rap singles have gotten with dozens of insightful, irrefutable reasons to celebrate living alone. 138,000 copies in print. Illustrated by Roz Chast.

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About the Author

Allia Zobel is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New Woman magazine, and dozens of other newspapers and magazines. She is the author of Joy of Being Single, 101 Reasons Why a Cat is Better than a Man, Women Who Love Cats Too Much and six other humor books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 4, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563051249
• ISBN-13: 978-1563051241
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,414,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fluff for the Bubble Bath, January 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Joy of Being Single (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for people who don't take themselves or their unsightly habits to seriously. It's one of the first things I pick up after any breakup no matter how minor. Not for serious inspiration, but just for a laugh. It's a great thing to lend out to any woman who's over the guy, but needs a little push to get her over the IDEA of the guy. And the illustrations are great.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Funny!, August 11, 1998

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Kira - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Joy of Being Single (Paperback)

20 reasons why it's better to be single, with color sketchbook illustrations - and the illos (not to mention the reasons) are often quite funny - the gal in the illos looks pretty average (if a bit on the geeky side), and her cat is a riot! Anyway, for anyone feeling bad about being single, this is a fun read! And it makes you think about and appreciate some things you've probably taken for granted.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute., March 15, 2006

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A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Joy of Being Single (Paperback)

This is just a short book with humorous reasons why it's better to be single. It's true, being single is great and here are some reasons why...
*You never have to watch Monday Night Football
*You can use all the hot water
*You can eat cold pizza for breakfast and jellybeans & coke for dinner
*My personal fav... you can sit in a chair and read a novel cover to cover without feeling guilty.

Three cheers for the single life!!