Scuse Me While I Whip This Out

Author : Kinky Friedman
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0061844489
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scuse Me While I Whip This Out written by Kinky Friedman and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kinky Friedman is back, and with 'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out he gets it on with all manner of egos. In this collection of twisted takes on life, the Kinkster gives us funny, irreverent, and insightful looks at outsized personalities from people he's known, like Bill Clinton, George W., Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan -- not to mention Joseph Heller and Don Imus -- to people he's known in spirit, such as Moses, Jesus, Jack Ruby, and Hank Williams. With his meditations on subjects ranging from sleeping at the White House, marriage, his pets, fishing in Borneo, country music, and cigars to the tribulations of possessing talent, Kinky doesn't deny us the "flashes of brilliance and laugh-out-loud observations" (Rocky Mountain News) that are present in all his other work. Hilarious, irreverent, and passionately twisted, 'Scuse Me While I Whip This Out reads as if it were written by a slightly ill modern-day Mark Twain.

Author : Leonard Jay Greenspoon
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 1557535973
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jews and Humor written by Leonard Jay Greenspoon and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Proceedings of the twenty-second annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization - Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 25-26, 2009" -- P. [i].

Author : Dennis Glaser
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462825079
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music City's Defining Decade written by Dennis Glaser and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-30 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an eye for the events, an ear for the music, and a background in journalism which had included owning and operating a group of Illinois newspapers, Glaser kept pen in hand to record this unique history of the way it was and some of the people who made it that way in Nashville during the defining decade of the 1970s which ended with the industrys first platinum record: Wanted: The Outlaws.

Author : Leigh Butler
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466838590
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wheel of Time Reread: written by Leigh Butler and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wheel of Time Reread on Tor.com is an extensive analysis of Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series, covering the material chapter by chapter. Join Leigh Butler as she summarizes the chapters and comments on the ongoing mysteries of the series, gender issues, politics, history, and the many Crowning Moments of Awesome. Volume 1 of the collected Tor.com Wheel of Time Reread covers books 1 through 4 of The Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, and The Shadow Rising. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Tracy Daugherty
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429987847
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Just One Catch written by Tracy Daugherty and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling writer Tracy Daugherty illuminates his most vital subject yet in this first biography of the Catch-22 author Joseph Heller Joseph Heller was a Coney Island kid, the son of Russian immigrants, who went on to great fame and fortune. His most memorable novel took its inspiration from a mission he flew over France in WWII (his plane was filled with so much shrapnel it was a wonder it stayed in the air). Heller wrote seven novels, all of which remain in print. Something Happened and Good as Gold, to name two, are still considered the epitome of satire. His life was filled with women and romantic indiscretions, but he was perhaps more famous for his friendships—he counted Mel Brooks, Zero Mostel, Carl Reiner, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, Mario Puzo, Dustin Hoffman, Woody Allen, and many others among his confidantes. In 1981 Heller was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a debilitating syndrome that could have cost him his life. Miraculously, he recovered. When he passed away in 1999 from natural causes, he left behind a body of work that continues to sell hundreds of thousands of copies a year. Just One Catch is the first biography of Yossarian's creator.

Author : Patrick Huber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199349886
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hank Williams Reader written by Patrick Huber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hank Williams died on New Year's Day 1953 at the age of twenty-nine, his passing appeared to bring an abrupt end to a saga of rags-to-riches success and anguished self-destruction. As it turned out, however, an equally gripping story was only just beginning, as Williams's meteoric rise to stardom, extraordinary musical achievements, turbulent personal life, and mysterious death all combined to make him an endlessly intriguing historical figure. For more than sixty years, an ever-lengthening parade of journalists, family and friends, musical contemporaries, biographers, historians and scholars, ordinary fans, and novelists have attempted to capture in words the man, the artist, and the legend. The Hank Williams Reader, the first book of its kind devoted to this giant of American music, collects more than sixty of the most compelling, insightful, and historically significant of these writings. Among them are many pieces that have never been reprinted or that are published here for the first time. The selections cover a broad assortment of themes and perspectives, ranging from heartfelt reminiscences by Williams's relatives and shocking tabloid exposés to thoughtful meditations by fellow artists and penetrating essays by prominent scholars and critics. Over time, writers have sought to explain Williams in a variety of ways, and in tracing these shifting interpretations, this anthology chronicles his cultural transfiguration from star-crossed hillbilly singer-songwriter to enduring American icon. The Hank Williams Reader also features a lengthy interpretive introduction and the most extensive bibliography of Williams-related writings ever published.

Author : Dusty White
Publisher : Dusty White
ISBN 13 : 1439204594
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Get ANY MAN to Do ANYTHING You Want! written by Dusty White and published by Dusty White. This book was released on 2008-09-19 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Get ANY MAN to do ANYTHING You Want is quite possibly the most evil (and most important) book ever written! It is the definitive guide to solving all of your problems with men, forever. This humorous and unfair guide to men shows you exactly how to get what you want - when you want it - without a lot of hassle, and makes you laugh all the way to happiness and personal enlightenment. Every woman should own a copy of this book (it fits nicely in your purse, and hides well under the bed). Nothing is left to chance. If you have a man in your life (or want to get a good one) this book shows you how to make him think of you as a goddess as you get him to stop fighting you for control, end arguments quickly and easily, and buy you that diamond tennis bracelet you have had your eye on. This book will make you more popular than you can imagine (well, with guys anyway), and transform a dull, boring relationship into a lively, fun one with lots of romance and affection for both of you.

Author : Richard H. Weber
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312331405
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miss Gazillions written by Richard H. Weber and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the best tradition of the caper, this debut comic thriller follows a couple on the lam as they dodge the law, evade gangsters, multiply their money, and have a wonderful time.

Author : Mona D. Sizer
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN 13 : 1589794028
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Outrageous Texans written by Mona D. Sizer and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2008-06-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outrageous Texans profiles ten larger-than-life, eccentric, extravagant, and interesting personalities to ever come out of the Lone Star State. Mona Sizer, who is the queen of quirky Texas historical writing, details the remarkable lives of notable figures such as Janis Joplin, Miss Texas Guinan's burlesque show that was too hot for Paris, Kinky Friedman, Racehorse Haynes, Stanley Marsh 3's Cadillac Ranch, and more.

Author : Eric Poole
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1948122030
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Excuse Me While I Slip into Someone More Comfortable written by Eric Poole and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the great tradition of David Sedaris, David Rakoff, and Augusten Burroughs, memoirist Eric Poole recounts his quirky childhood years in utterly hilarious and painful detail. In 1977, Eric Poole is a talented high school trumpet player with one working ear, the height-to-weight ratio of a hat rack, a series of annoyingly handsome bullies, and a mother irrationally devoted to Lemon Pledge. But who he wants to be is a star…ANY star. With equal parts imagination, flair, and delusion, Eric proceeds to emulate a series of his favorite celebrities, like Barry Manilow, Halston, Tommy Tune, and Shirley MacLaine, in an effort to become the man he’s meant to be—that is, anyone but himself. As he moves through his late teens and early twenties in suburban St. Louis, he casts about for an appropriate outlet for his talents. Will he be a trumpet soloist? A triple-threat actor/singer/dancer? A fashion designer in gritty New York City? Striving to become the son who can finally make his parents proud, Eric begins to suspect that discovering his personal and creative identities can only be accomplished by admitting who he really is. Picking up at the end of his first acclaimed memoir, Where’s My Wand?, Poole’s journey from self-delusion to acceptance is simultaneously hysterical, heartfelt, and inspiring. “A touching and RIOTOUSLY funny story about one boy’s search for his personal and creative identities in the 1980’s Midwest. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll keep your jazz hands to yourself, Mister.” — Judith Newman, author of To Siri, With Love "Oh, my... Eric Poole's journey of self-delusion and self-discovery had me laughing one minute, crying the next, and rooting for him every second. This charming book is a TV series waiting to happen!" — George Takei, author, actor, and activist