Erma Bombeck (1927–1996)
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Known for her realistic, humorous books, Erma Harris Bombeck wrote about ordinary, everyday events and problems. As a dedicated mother, she used her experiences raising children as a rich and vital source of her material. Her sense of humor and her appreciation for life made her successful in visa mer print, radio, and TV. Bombeck was born in 1927. In 1949, she began her career as a reporter for the Journal Herald in Dayton, Ohio. From 1975 to 1986, Bombeck appeared as a biweekly commentator on the Good Morning America television show. Bombeck's book titles give an indication of her style of humor: A Marriage Made in Heaven, or Too Tired for an Affair; I Lost Everything in the Postnatal Depression; and If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? Her book, When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time To Go Home was a bestseller. Bombeck was repeatedly named one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America by the World Almanac. Her books were frequently on nonfiction bestseller lists. Bombeck died after surgery in April 1996. She and her husband Bill Bombeck had been married for 47 years and had three children. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
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Verk av Erma Bombeck
I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise: Children Surviving Cancer (1989) 287 exemplar
The Best of Bombeck: At Wit's End; Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!; I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal… (1983) 187 exemplar
The Erma Bombeck Collection: If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?, Motherhood, and The Grass Is… (2013) 37 exemplar
Nur der Pudding hört mein Seufzen / Wenn meine Welt voll Kirschen ist... / Ich hab mein Herz im Wäschekorb verloren.… (1987) 7 exemplar
Der Tag, als ich die Socke fand. Neue Geschichten der berühmtesten Hausfrau der Welt. (1998) 7 exemplar
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 121 - Duell im Packeis. Mach's Beste draus. Fremdes Land. Mann, Frau und Kind. (1982) 6 exemplar
Four Hilarious Best-Sellers: At Wit's End; I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression; Just Wait Till You Have… (1977) 5 exemplar
On the Job Training 3 exemplar
Se il buon giorno si vede dal mattino, perche' nessuno mi porta la colazione a letto?: manuale di sopravvivenza per le… (1991) 2 exemplar
When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time To Go Home & A Marraige Made In Heaven or Too Tired for an… (1993) 2 exemplar
Four From America's Funniest Mom: At Wit's End / Family: The Ties That Bind and Gag! / I Lost Everything in… (1993) 2 exemplar
Solo il budino ascolta i miei sospiri 1 exemplar
Stories for a Woman's Heart 1 exemplar
Ya veras cuando tengas tus propios hijos 1 exemplar
natal Depression 1 exemplar
A Life In Humor 1 exemplar
Best of Bombeck, The (abridged) 1 exemplar
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Bombeck, Erma Fiste
- Födelsedag
- 1927-02-21
- Avled
- 1996-04-22
- Begravningsplats
- Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Dödsort
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Centerville, Ohio, USA
Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA - Utbildning
- University of Dayton
- Yrken
- reporter
writer
author
humorist - Relationer
- Harris, Erma (mother)
- Organisationer
- Dayton Herald
Dayton Journal Herald
Dayton Shopping News
Kettering-Oakwood Times
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Diskussioner
What Are You Reading February 21 2015? i What Are You Reading Now? (februari 2015)
Recensioner
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession av Erma Bombeck
I have fond memories of seeing this book on my mother's night stand and decided to revisit it. Not having kids of my own did not in any way detract from the classic humor and endearing quality of Ms. Bombeck's stories. As a matter of fact I think that should I ever be blessed/cursed with motherhood I might actually feel a little better prepared having read a little Erma. At the very least it helps me understand what my (and every other) mother goes through in a deeply personal and absolutely hilarious way. A must-read for every adult human.… (mer)
Always funny, always personal, mostly believable. Bombeck used her life to help us laugh at ours.
I had some chuckles when reading this book club pick. The most striking thing to me was how dated it felt, even though it was written in the 1990s (which I hadn't really thought of as so long ago before reading this book!).
Not as funny as some of her other books but still a good read overall. Erma talks about her life and marriage. Things she wants to change about her husband, wanting children and then having them also wanting her kids to get married.
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- #3,208
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- 142