The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue Ebook Tooltip Ebooks kunnen worden gelezen op uw computer en op daarvoor geschikte e-readers. A Child of the Fifties Looks Back
Afbeeldingen
Artikel vergelijken
- Engels
- E-book
- 9781439144367
- 14 juni 2016
- 384 pagina's
- Adobe ePub
Samenvatting
Dear Reader,
When we asked the beloved award-winning comedian and actor Robert Klein to write a book, you can imagine our utter surprise when he told us that he wanted to write about sixth-century Chinese pottery. Thankfully, he hit a creative brick wall (since he doesn't really know anything about pottery from China or anywhere else). Then came similar failures to write books about sea turtles, circumnavigation of the globe, building jet engines at home, the sociology of chickens, or fungi of the skin.
Luckily, Mr. Klein's paramount concern was the consumer. He knew that if we, his publishers, were going to boldly ask you to purchase his book (see above for price), he would have to write something so good, so worthwhile, so meaningful as to make you want to send additional money to your bookseller in gratitude for having allowed you to partake in this reading experience.
So Mr. Klein set out to write about what he knows best: himself. This book is about the adventures of a child who becomes a young man: how he thinks and dreams and lusts and fears and laughs and handles adversity.
From the beginning of his distinguished career as a comedian, Robert Klein established himself as a pioneer in observational humor and razor-sharp routines that are infectiously funny. Now -- for the first time -- Klein brings his trademark humor and honesty to the printed page. In this portrait of a comic as a young man, Klein takes us back to the people and streets of his Bronx neighborhood, the eccentric cast of characters in the Catskills hotels and bungalow colonies where he worked, the college dorms where he received more than an academic education, the 1964 World's Fair where he fell in love, New York City and Chicago in the 1960s as he developed his talent, and Los Angeles just as he was about to embark on a show business career. Throughout, Klein reveals the hilarity of growing up and explores the mysteries and his own foibles in sex and relationships. He recounts with wit and poignancy losing his virginity with a prostitute, bringing home a German girlfriend to his Jewish family, and the amorous adventures of the busboy he once was.
With an ego more fragile than Chinese pottery, Robert Klein has written a funny and evocative coming-of-age memoir -- well worth the price (if we say so ourselves). Enjoy.
All the best,
The Publisher
Productspecificaties
Inhoud
- Taal
- en
- Bindwijze
- E-book
- Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
- 14 juni 2016
- Aantal pagina's
- 384
- Ebook Formaat
- Adobe ePub
- Illustraties
- Nee
Betrokkenen
- Hoofdauteur
- Robert Klein
- Hoofduitgeverij
- Touchstone
Vertaling
- Originele titel
- The Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue: A Child of the Fifties Looks Back
Lees mogelijkheden
- Lees dit ebook op
- Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet)
Overige kenmerken
- Studieboek
- Nee
- Verpakking breedte
- 0 mm
- Verpakking hoogte
- 0 mm
- Verpakking lengte
- 0 mm
- Verpakkingsgewicht
- 340 g
EAN
- EAN
- 9781439144367
Je vindt dit artikel in
- Categorieën
- Taal
- Engels
- Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
- Ebook
- Beschikbaarheid
- Leverbaar
- Studieboek of algemeen
- Algemene boeken
Kies gewenste uitvoering
Prijsinformatie en bestellen
De prijs van dit product is 17 euro en 88 cent.- E-book is direct beschikbaar na aankoop
- E-books lezen is voordelig
- Dag en nacht klantenservice
- Veilig betalen
Rapporteer dit artikel
Je wilt melding doen van illegale inhoud over dit artikel:
- Ik wil melding doen als klant
- Ik wil melding doen als autoriteit of trusted flagger
- Ik wil melding doen als partner
- Ik wil melding doen als merkhouder
Geen klant, autoriteit, trusted flagger, merkhouder of partner? Gebruik dan onderstaande link om melding te doen.