Not Quite a Genius Audiobook (Free)

“Highly recommended reading for all those hungry for surprise” (A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling writer)-a rollicking collection of personal tales and essays on relationships, technology, and modern society from the news headlines editor at Funny or Die and previous artistic director in the Upright People Brigade Theater.

This hilarious collection of essays spans a wide variety of topics. There’s the open notice to Charles Manson, a fearless archeologist’s journey into a suburban man cave, and a about NEARLY a Genius longer overdue, sternly worded notice from Leif Erikson to Christopher Columbus. Walt Whitman even teaches a spin class.

Nate Dern’s razor-sharp vision examines society and technology, man buns, internet dating apps, and juicing crazes. Anyone who’s ever scrunched their eyes at WiFi Conditions & Conditions, paid attention to the reason why that led a vegetarian to give up meat, or appeared on in horror in the changing audacity of fact TV will enjoy Dern’s wicked and funny take on modern life. NEARLY a Genius is fun, and funny, “a breathing of oxygen that you can eat up piece by piece or all at one time” (Abbi Jacobson, cocreator and superstar of Broad Town).