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Erma Bombeck

Erma Louise Bombeck was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for her newspaper column that described suburban home life from the mid-1960s until the late 1990s. Bombeck also published 15 books, most of which became bestsellers. - Wikipedia

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American humorist and writer (1927–1996)

Born	21 February 1927
Died	22 April 1996

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I lost everything in the post-natal depression.

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1973
10 editions, 2 ebooks

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Family: the ties that bind-- and gag!

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1987
10 editions, 5 ebooks
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Aunt Erma's cope book: how to get from Monday to Friday ... in 12 days

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1979
9 editions, 2 ebooks
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If Life is a Bowl of Cherries -- What Am I Doing in the Pits?

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1978
8 editions, 4 ebooks
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The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1976
8 editions, 2 ebooks
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Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1984
6 editions, 1 ebook
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A marriage made in heaven-- , or, Too tired for an affair

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1993
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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At wit's end

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1967
6 editions, 1 ebook

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All I know about animal behavior I learned in Loehmann's dressing room

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1995
6 editions, 2 ebooks
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I want to grow hair, I want to grow up, I want to go to Boise: children surviving cancer

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1989
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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"Just wait till you have children of your own!"

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1971
5 editions, 1 ebook

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When you look like your passport photo, it's time to go home

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1991
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Forever, Erma: best-loved writing from America's favorite humorist

by Erma Bombeck
First published in 1996
4 editions, 3 ebooks
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A Marriage Made in Heaven

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1993
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?

by Erma Bombeck First published in 2000
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Forever, Erma: Best-Loved Writing from America's Favorite Humorist

by Erma Bombeck First published in 2013
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Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession

by Erma Bombeck First published in 2013
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Four of a kind: a treasury of favorite works by America's best-loved humorist

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1985
3 editions, 1 ebook
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Aunt Erma's Cope Book

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1979
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When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home

by Erma Bombeck First published in 1991
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American humorist and writer (1927–1996)

Born	21 February 1927
Died	22 April 1996

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OLID: OL257486A
GoodReads: 11882
ISNI: 0000000080982155
Library of Congress Names: n79089071
LibraryThing: bombeckerma
MusicBrainz: d0774a68-0a6d-41c4-98e0-bca22a2d888e
VIAF: 19674551
Wikidata: Q455968
Inventaire.io: wd:Q455968

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