Adam Mansbach je uznávaný autor, jehož díla pronikají do hlubin lidské zkušenosti s jedinečným hlasem. Jeho tvorba se často pohybuje na pomezí satiry a upřímné reflexe, zkoumá témata identity, společnosti a humoru s drzou inteligencí. Mansbach mistrně využívá jazyk k vytvoření nezapomenutelných postav a situací, které rezonují s čtenáři na emocionální i intelektuální úrovni. Jeho přístup k psaní je jak provokativní, tak hluboce lidský.
Jake neumí pořádně hrát ani na jediný nástroj, dokonce ani na kazoo (a to zvládne každý trouba). A výtvarné umění? Jeho výtvory by nevystavili ani na školní nástěnce, natož někde v galerii. Což je doopravdy problém, protože si právě prošvindloval cestičku do Akademie múzických a výtvarných umění pro schopné a talentované děti (a Jakeovi je jasné, že on není ani jedno z toho). Jenže rodiče od něj čekají stejný úspěch jako od jeho sestry, která už chodí do posledního ročníku a je nádherná a okouzlující a úžasná zpěvačka a jde jí zkrátka všechno, na co sáhne. Jake, který vyniká spíš smyslem pro humor než uměleckým nadáním, bude muset rychle něco vymyslet, než to na něj praskne a ze školy ho vyrazí.
"Three chilling tales. Two ghostly performers. One thrilling night. Legend has it that many years ago a book of terrifying tales was found. Now, you are invited to discover the secrets of The Book of Darkness & Lightif you dare. Join The Storyteller and The Musician for an evening of spine-tingling tales and haunting live music. Three ghostly stories to delight and horrify, accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the violin. Be thrilled, chilled and thoroughly entertained by this charming storytelling experience. But, be warned, once the pages of the book are opened, anything could happen."
"Adam Mansbach--a young and mostly unknown jazz musician, rapper, poet, screenwriter, and novelist - had just had his first brush with fame from a most unlikely source: a book of rhyming couplets about putting his young daughter to sleep that had improbably sold millions of copies and shot to the top of bestseller lists. Just as his dreams of writing success were coming true - interviews on late-night and morning shows, standing-room only events, an audiobook read by Samuel L. Jackson and Werner Herzog (not all dreams make sense) - he received a call from his father, with news about his older brother, David. 'my father said david has taken his own life & i answered as if i didn't understand or hadn't heard. my reply was what? & he repeated it. there is plenty to regret & perhaps this is insignificant but i wish i had not made him say it to me twice.' This epic poem tells the story of a young man grappling with the death of his beloved and troubled older brother - but more than that, trying to understand the nature of love, family, and mortality itself. In his Go the Fuck to Sleep, Mansbach deftly captured for millions of readers the comic tension betweeen the love we have for our newborn children and the ways they drive us crazy; here, he uses that same sensitivity and ability to find a fresh language for common human experience to illuminate the search for meaning within grief at the other end of life. Mansbach finds himself facing a sudden void where once he brother stood without any way to make sense of the loss. This poem turns into his ritual of grief, his way of redeeming and understanding loss - and moving on"
For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the third book in this laugh-out-loud series about a class clown faking his way through middle school from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and NAACP History Maker recipient and cartoonist Keith Knight.Life couldn't be better for Jake. He's a student at Music and Arts Academy and a budding comedian, and he finally put an end to his fake-ster ways . . . or so he thought. There's a new girl at school, and Jake would do anything to impress her, even pretending to be a master chef. And a world-renowned barber?But at home, Jake is less impressed with his mom's she's pregnant. Now Jake has to fake being happy about becoming the Middle Child. The King of Cool is about to drop his chill.Luckily, he has good friends and laughs on his side, along with more than two hundred illustrations--all about him!
"[A] bedtime book for parents who live in the real world ... profane, affectionate, and radically honest, it captures the familiar, and unspoken, tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night"--Page 4 of cover
From the author of the international bestseller GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP comes a book about the other great parental frustration: getting your little angel to eat something that even vaguely resembles a normal meal. Profane, loving and deeply cathartic, YOU HAVE TO FUCKING EAT breaks the code of child-rearing silence, giving new, old, grand- and expectant parents a much-needed chance to laugh about a universal problem.* *You probably shouldn't read it to your children.
Set against the perilous backdrop of the Tex-Mex borderland, this electrifying action-adventure tale weaves a gripping narrative filled with tension and excitement. The story promises to engage readers with its fast-paced plot and vivid depiction of the unique challenges and dangers of the region, showcasing Mansbach's talent for storytelling. Expect a thrilling journey that explores themes of survival and resilience in a landscape fraught with peril.
For fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Big Nate comes the first book in a side-splitting illustrated series from comedian and film star Craig Robinson, #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Mansbach, and NAACP History Maker recipient and cartoonist Keith Knight. Jake can barely play an instrument, not even a kazoo. And his art? It’s better suited for Pictionary than Picasso. Which is a real problem because Jake just faked his way into the Music and Art Academy for the gifted and talented (and Jake is pretty sure he is neither). More jokester than composer, Jake will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him. Featuring more than 160 illustrations, Jake the Fake is sure to bring the laughs with his hilarious high jinks!
