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My Wife & Times

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What's amazing about this book is that he can tell so much in a few pages. This is an author who has found his voice -- he is constantly surprising you with little twists and turns; each paragraph is a work of art.

He is:
Woody Allen without the self-indulgent complaining
Dave Barry but not so manic
David Sedaris but things you can relate to

I love this book; you will too!

Daniel Will-Harris is a renowned web designer, a font guru and prolific author of humorous slice-of-life essay. His twice-monthly web column schmoozeletter leaves tens of thousands of readers in stitches as Daniel pokes and prods everything from men and vacuums to the perils of getting locked out of your house naked. I bought his book and you should too. If you're not laughing out loud, you're simply not paying attention.

Reading about life from a designer's point of view is therapeutic--it's nice to know I'm not the only one who obsesses over the aesthetics of life. In his latest book, "My Wife and Times," Daniel Will-Harris, recounts the sometimes touching, often hilarious consequences of two graphic designers living in one house. If you're like me, you'll come away with some great laughs and a better appreciation for what it means to be a warm person in a cold world.

Being a recipient and fan of Daniel Will-Harris' web column, "The Schmoozeletter" (www.schmoozeletter.com), I love his collection of true-to-his-life stories. He's like a West Coast Dave Barry who batters around his picturebook city of Point Reyes, California, and in a house with his wife and pet chinchillas. The stories are small events that have profound impact, such as how a crashing tree just misses him, or the slamming of a door leaves him naked outside. He makes us realize he and we are part of a crazy experiment on this blue ball with shifting white clouds.