The actress best known for her work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Saturday Night Live" reveals personal stories and offers her humorous take on such topics as love, friendship, parenthood, and her relationship with Tina Fey.

Writing is hard : a preface -- Instructions for how to use this book -- Part one. Say : whatever you want. How I fell in love with improv : Boston -- Plain girl vs. the demon -- Laughing to crying to laughing -- The day I was born -- Sorry, sorry, sorry -- My books on divorce -- Talk to yourself like you're ninety -- Part two. Do : whatever you like. How I fell in love with improv: Chicago -- The Russians are coming -- Humping Justin Timberlake -- Every mother needs a wife -- My world-famous sex advice -- Gimme that pudding -- Bad sleeper -- Part three. Be : whoever you are. How I fell in love with improv : New York -- Parents just do understand -- Don't forget to tip your waitresses -- Treat your career like a bad boyfriend -- Partner in crime -- I'm so proud of you -- Let's build a park -- Things they don't tell you about the biz -- Time travel -- Obligatory drug stories, or, Lessons I learned on mushrooms -- My boys -- The robots will kill us all : a conclusion.