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The Up Yourself Book
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Language
| English
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Genre
| humor
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parody
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Publisher
| National Lampoon
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Publication date
| 1977
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Publication place
| United States
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Media type
| Print
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Pages
| 143
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National Lampoon The Up Yourself Book
was an American humor book that was published on January 1, 1977. Although it appears to be a book, this was a "special edition" of
National Lampoon
magazine, and as such it was sold in
newsstands
along with the regular monthly issue of the magazine. It is a parody of
self-help books
.
The book was conceived and edited by
Gerald Sussman
, although the cover claims the book was written by "PETER AND PEGGY POPE, PH Ds" and gives it the subtitle "SEARCHING FOR THE WAY TO BE A BETTER YOU UNTIL YOU DIE". The cover was drawn in a naive style and shows a couple driving a red
Mercedes
down a road towards a setting sun which is a visual pun referring to self-absorption.
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