{"product_id":"go-the-f-ck-to-sleep-go-the-f-to-sleep","title":"Go the F*ck to Sleep (Go the F to Sleep)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[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 ... You probably should not read it to your children\"--P. [4] of cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAKB 224--Spine.;[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 ... You probably should not read it to your children--P. [4] of cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDelightfully obscene.-- \"Newsweek\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy any definition, the subversive \n\u003cem\u003eGo the F*ck to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e--in which a desperate father cajoles his child to please, please, slip off into dreamland--is a real game changer; it lets frazzled parents vicariously enjoy chastising their stubborn offspring with well-placed profanity while never uttering a harsh word aloud.-- \"Miami Herald\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Mansbach's \n\u003cem\u003eGo the F*ck to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e is the most controversial picture book on the shelves. Exhausted by his own daughter Vivien's tedious two-hour bedtime routine, Adam penned a would-be bedtime book that speaks the mind of beleaguered parents everywhere and the difficulties of getting your child to 'Go the F*ck to Sleep.'-- \"In Touch Weekly\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPerfectly timed, lightly applied touches of profanity are funny. Super funny. It's especially the case when the profanity puts words to common feelings that we aren't really allowed to own up to. Well, in that spirit comes this perfect little picture-book parody.-- \"Booklist\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnyone who has ever had a newborn, an infant, a baby, a toddler, a preschooler . . . oh, heck, anyone who has ever known a young child will understand the impetus behind Adam Mansbach's runaway bestseller and 'children's book for adults.'-- \"Shelf Awareness\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe bracing language may be earning it headlines, but its true appeal--and, I suspect, the reason it has caught on with the toddler-terrorised masses--lies in its unapologetic acknowledgment that early parenthood is a struggle, a state defined as often by frustration as delight. For the exhausted parent, nudged to the brink of sanity by lack of sleep, \n\u003cem\u003eGo the F*ck to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e is more than a reason to snigger--it's a gesture of compassion.-- \"Daily Telegraph (UK)\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal genius.--Jonathan Lethem, father of two, author of Motherless Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription for Sales People\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10,000-copy first printing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A perfect gift book for parents of young children.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Beyond the obvious humor, the book has deep emotional resonances for parents since sleep deprivation is often the major psychological\/emotional challenge for people with young children.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdam Mansbach's novels include \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Jews, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the California Book Award, and the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAngry Black White Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2005. His fiction and essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eBeliever, Granta, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. He was the 2010-2011 New Voices Professor of Fiction at Rutgers University. His daughter, Vivien, was his inspiration for \u003ci\u003eGo the F*** to Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRicardo Cortes has illustrated books about marijuana (\u003ci\u003eIt's Just a Plant\u003c\/i\u003e), electricity, the Jamaican bobsled team, Chinese food, and \u003ci\u003eA Secret History of Coffee, Coca \u0026amp; Cola\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e and on the \u003ci\u003eO'Reilly Factor\u003c\/i\u003e and CNN. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of \n\u003cem\u003eReader's Digest'\u003c\/em\u003es \"25 Funniest Books of All Time\" \n\u003cp\u003e\"Nothing has driven home a certain truth about my generation, which is approaching the apex of its childbearing years, quite like this.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A parenting zeitgeist\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A hilarious take on that age-old problem: getting the beloved child to go to sleep.\" --National Public Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A new Bible for weary parents\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Resonates powerfully with almost everyone\" --\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGo the F*ck to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach's verses perfectly capture the familiar--and unspoken--tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. In the process, they open up a conversation about parenting, granting us permission to admit our frustrations, and laugh at their absurdity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith illustrations by Ricardo Cortés, \u003cem\u003eGo the F*ck to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e is beautiful, subversive, and pants-wittingly funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/06\/2011 pg. 63 (EAN 9781617750250, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2011 pg. 79 (EAN 9781617750250, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/22\/2011 pg. 78 (EAN 9781617750250, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/29\/2011 (EAN 9781455841653, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMansbach, Adam\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAdam Mansbach\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, screenwriter, humorist, and cultural critic (in addition to having built an obscene fake children's book empire). His books include \n\u003ci\u003eRage Is Back\u003c\/i\u003e, the California Book Award-winning \n\u003ci\u003eThe End of the Jews\u003c\/i\u003e, and the best sellers \n\u003ci\u003eAngry Black White Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eFor This We Left Egypt?\u003c\/i\u003e, cowritten with Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel. Mansbach was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his screenplay for the Netflix Original \n\u003ci\u003eBarry\u003c\/i\u003e, and is currently adapting his middle-grade novel \n\u003ci\u003eJake the Fake Keeps It Real\u003c\/i\u003e for the Disney Channel. His work has appeared in the \n\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, Esquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and on National Public Radio's \n\u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the \n\u003ci\u003eMoth\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eCortés, Ricardo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRICARDO CORTÉS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the #1 \n\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling illustrator of \n\u003cem\u003eGo the F**k to Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e by Adam Mansbach and \n\u003cem\u003eParty: A Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e, by the acclaimed author Jamaica Kincaid. Cortés has written and illustrated books including \n\u003cem\u003eSea Creatures from the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e and \n\u003cem\u003eA Secret History of Coffee, Coca \u0026amp; Cola\u003c\/em\u003e. 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