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Erma Bombeck

Erma Bombeck was a renowned American humorist, celebrated for her syndicated newspaper column that humorously depicted suburban home life from 1965 to 1996. Leveraging the success of her column, she authored fifteen books throughout her career. Bombeck wrote over 4,000 newspaper columns, capturing the experiences of a suburban housewife. Her first book, "At Wit’s End," was a collection of her newspaper columns. In the 1970s, she became politically active, serving on the Presidential Advisory Committee for Women, which worked towards the final implementation of the Equal Rights Amendment aimed at eliminating legal distinctions between men and women in areas such as divorce, property, and employment. Erma passed away in 1996 due to complications following a kidney operation.

Erma Bombeck became a published novelist in 1977 with the novel Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End". Below is a list of Erma Bombeck's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Forever, Erma (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Erma Bombeck Collection (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Erma Bombeck, Her Funniest Moments From "At Wit's End" (1977) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits? (1978) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Aunt Erma's Cope Book - How to Get From Monday to Friday in 12 Days (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own! (1979) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Seven (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Four of a Kind: A Suburban Field Guide (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
At Wit's End (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Laugh along with Bombeck (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ties That Bind and Gag (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to Go to Boise (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of Bombeck (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
All I Know About Animal Behavior I Learned In Loehmann's Dressing Room (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Breast Cancer? Let Me Check My Schedule! (By: Peggy McCarthy,Jo An Loren) (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eat Less Cottage Cheese and More Ice Cream (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
When God Created Mothers (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Cookbooks Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Mud Pies and Silver Spoons (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Stories for the Family's Heart (1998) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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