Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
by Gerald Nachman
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Author: Gerald NachmanEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-15
ISBN: 0375410309
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Pantheon
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Book Review: A Fun Book
Summary: 4 Stars
If you love thoroughly researched biographies and are a fan of comedic giants, this is a book you must, and I mean must, add to your library. It's absolutely enlightening and entertaining and you'll discover things about great comedians that you never even knew. It is an enormous research effort that analyzes the work and lives of 26 comedy super stars, including and not limited to legendary genius Lenny Bruce. A fantastic read. I really enjoyed it. Now, if you're looking for a few other amazing titles, look no further than these, Buckland's Hot List: most creative, The Butterfly: A Fable (Singh); most engaging, The Alchemist (Coelho); most interesting, Life of Pi (Martel); most enlightening, 9-11 (Chomsky); most thrilling, The Lovely Bones: A Novel (Sebold); and finally, the most creative, engaging, interesting, enlightening and thrilling book of all, The Little Prince (Saint-Exupery). These are the books I'd recommend to my family, friends, students, and wife. There are many more, trust me, but these are the first that come to mind (for having left an impact slight or proud as it may be). If you have any questions, queries, or comments, or maybe even a title you think I should add to my list, please feel free to e-mail me. I'm always open to a good recommendation. Thanks for reading my brief but hopefully helpful review. Happy reading. Donald S. Buckland.
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