Pressestimmen
"Trump may have popularized the phrase "You're fired," but he certainly hasn't made it any easier to hear. [Gurwitch] is making the saying a little more tolerable with her new book, Fired!" -- Jane magazine
"Been canned lately? Take solace from others who've been there in Fired!" -- New York Post -- #1 on the Hot list
"Annabelle Gurwitch's new book will make you think twice about getting fired. Seriously . . . Gurwitch created Fired!, a hilarious and often inspiring collection of stories . . . the punch line is that failure never stopped anyone from having success. And if that makes you feel warm and gooey inside, then so be it." -- Zink magazine
"Huffman and various other well known names -- including Andy Borowitz, Larry David and Patricia Heaton -- share stories of their humiliation in this comic compendium." -- Daily News (New York)
"People need to hear these stories. It's the best kind of comedy -- rooted in empathy and with a serious point." -- Cox News Service
"A frank and funny look at job loss and downsizing." -- The Associated Press
"She has turned her misfortune into an entertainment most of us can identify with." -- Hollywood Reporter
"A comedic twist -- to all those who have been advised by a boss that their services are no longer required." -- The Aspen Times
"Droll humor with a dash of celebrity; the cream of that crop is gathered in this star-studded collection of misery." -- Publishers Weekly
Kurzbeschreibung
This book is a collection of hilarious but true tales from people who've all gotten the ax, the boot, or been canned at some point in their lives. In "That's a Fact," Andy Borowitz tells the story of being fired as a writer for the television sitcom The Facts of Life after being informed that he just didn't "get" Tootie. "Take that hanger off your head, you idiot!" were the last words Jeff Garlin heard before being fired from Spec's Music store after only one day on the job, just one of the many firings he recounts in "That Garlin Boy." In "Jimmy the Idiot," Dana Gould sums up his firing from the cast of the sitcom Working that led him to become a producer of The Simpsons: "In the second episode, I was a math genius, in the third -- a motocross racer, and in the fourth episode I was replaced by a chimp, but nobody noticed." In "Poor Judgment," Illeana Douglas tells about being fired after a few hours of working as a coat check girl: "How is it possible to be fired from hanging coats? I have arms. I know what coats are. I don't come home and throw my coat on the floor. I hang it in a closet. I have experience." How did Bob Saget find out he was being phased out of his job on The Morning Program? "One day I showed up and my hosting chair was gone!"
With an all-star cast from Tim Allen to Morgan Spurlock, from Anne Meara to David Cross, and contributions from people from all over the country, this book proves it's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back.
