Down East Books
Pages: 204
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Trim: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4
978-1-60893-368-6 • Hardback • January 2015 • $22.95 • (£15.95)
978-1-60893-369-3 • eBook • January 2015 • $11.99 • (£7.95)
Tim Sample was born in Northern Aroostook County and raised on the Maine coast. He has performed throughout North America, recorded five albums for the Bert and I Company and appeared on numerous national TV shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, and Michael Feldman’s hit radio show, Whad’ya Know? From 1993 to 2004, Sample was a regular correspondent for CBS News’ Sunday Morning. In 2013 he received a Maine Press Association First Place Award for his newspaper column “Stories I Never Told You.” Tim’s audio and video recordings and books of Down East humor have sold over a million copies. He currently lives in Portland, and spends as much time as possible at his camp in Washington County Maine.
In his new collection of essays, humorist Tim Sample provides a wealth of the quirks that make the state of Maine special. Answers to Questions Nobody was Askin’. . . .features a selection of shorts averaging two pages, with Sample’s trademark humor.
— The Quoddy Tides
Tim Sample’s new book is a witty, fun collection of 66 short essays that will have you laughing out loud. Among the numerous gems is 'Rebel Without a Clue,' in which Sample recalls how foolish he looked as a hefty teenager riding his beloved but tiny Honda motorcycle. . . .Answers to Questions Nobody Was Askin’ is a defining collection of humorous tales by the man whose subtle, often self-deprecating humor has regaled millions and spotlighted Maine as a place where people wax funny without even trying. This book of punchy little essays is unlike most 21st-century comedy in that its gentle satire doesn’t heap criticism on unpopular people or politics. It’s a convenient book. You can read two or three essays a night. You can enjoy more while drinking a latte at your favorite coffee place, then consume an additional essay waiting for a doctor’s appointment.
— Portland Press Herald
Tim Sample’s new book is a witty, fun collection of 66 short essays that will have you laughing out loud.
— Maine Sunday Telegram