THE HEART IS A CHOCKING HAZARD

By: Stephen Colbert, Will Forte, Nick Hornby, Andy Richter, Dan Savage, Ben Karlin - editor

Narrated by: Nick Hornby, Full Cast

The Emmy award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report has assembled a stellar lineup of men who have one thing in common: all have been dumped...and are willing to share their pain and the lessons learned.

Relationships end. And in almost all of them, even the most callow among us take something away. This is a book about that something, whether it be major life lessons, like "If you lie, you will get caught," simple truths like, "Flowers work," or something wholly unique like, "Watch out for the high strung brother in the military." This anthology will be comprised of longer and shorter pieces, drawn from an array of impressive celebrities, writers and public figures. Some pieces may be a paragraph in length while others will be full-blown essays. All of them will be about that salient something men take away from a failed relationship. Yes, men learn.

This is not a touchy-feely book. This is not a self-help book. This is a book packed with smart, funny and insightful stories from men you probably thought never got dumped, or if they did, would never admit it.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2008 Ben Karlin (P)2008 Hachette Audio

Critic reviews

"Whether the men pathetically recall their failed dating attempts or are celebrating their record number of dumps as learned experiences, these witty, comical approaches to being dumped are sure to entertain anyone who has entered the world of dating." (Publishers Weekly)

Bitter maybe, BUT bitter is funny.

It may not be for everyone, but compared to some of the other books I've downloaded lately, this one was a winner. This one was well worth a book credit. Don't expect to be draw any important life lessons from this, but just sit back and laugh a little.

Keep listening past the intro!

There is some very funny stuff here. The intro is not one of them. The other disappointing performance is Steven Colbert. But, other than that, I really enjoyed this book. It is not all funny though. But, it rings very honest.

Hysterical

Listened to this book on a recent road trip. Multiple stories of dating history read by each of the authors . Lots of laughs and very entertaining.

Loved it!!

What made the experience of listening to Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me the most enjoyable?

Very funny!

What other book might you compare Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me to and why?

Reminded me of David Sedaris

What does the narrator bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I liked hearing the authors read, it felt like they were telling me their stories.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

great!

Exactly what I signed up for

Is this book cheesy 50% of the time, yes. are some of the performances here a bit lackluster, yes. However I feel this is what encapsulates the purpose of the book, to give honest renditions of people's lessons learned from the relationship history. In fact, some stories appear to have no lesson, except that of just being an expierence for the narrator. wish it was long, but other than that fantastic

Funny because it's true

My wife and I listened to this book on a trip. She does not listen to books. This has lead me to buy several books twice. With this we listened from start to end with laughter as well as a few times to pause where we related our own stories to one another.

One thing to know about this book is that it isn't "funny" book per se. It gets it's humor from stories that are able to be related to.

Loads of Laughs

A humorous series of essays entitled "Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me" had me rolling around laughing. A combination of honesty and wit create unforgettable stories you want to share with your friends. However, some of these essays have the tendency to be a little ronchy and so I wouldn't recommend reading it aloud to your mother. She may not have the same uncalloused appreciation you have developed.

Funny

Listened to it twice, once with a girlfriend who doesn't even like books on tape, and she even loved it. Love how the authors, are the narrators (mostly.)

not interesting or funny

booooooring

Learning how guys think

As a woman who's been married for 30 years to two different men and is now approaching 4 years of singlehood, I listened to this book with the hope of better understanding the male side of a relationship, the illuminations perhaps enabling my next liaison to be a long and satisfying one. After finishing "Things I've Learned...", with great sadness, I lament I'm not a lesbian.