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Condition
Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Signed By
Steve Martin
Publication Name
Pure Drivel
Signed
Yes
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Intended Audience
Adults
Inscribed
No
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Era
1990s
Personalized
No
Features
1st Edition, Signed
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9780786864676
Book Title
Pure Drivel
Item Length
8.2in
Publisher
Hyperion Press
Publication Year
1998
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.6in
Author
Steve Martin
Genre
Literary Collections, Humor
Topic
General, Essays, Form / Essays
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Number of Pages
112 Pages

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Product Information

The brilliantly funny New York Times Bestseller! Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humorous riffs, Martin shows he is a master of the written word. From a re-imagining of the Schroedinger's Cat conundrum to a wild meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a skit entitled "I Love Loosely", in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and President Clinton, this collection by comic genius Steve Martin--some pieces of which have appeared in The New Yorker --is both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hyperion Press
ISBN-10
0786864672
ISBN-13
9780786864676
eBay Product ID (ePID)
383260

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pure Drivel
Author
Steve Martin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Essays, Form / Essays
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Literary Collections, Humor
Number of Pages
112 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3563.A7293p87 1998
Reviews
"Martin is a gorgeous writer capable of being at once melancholy and tart, achingly innocent and astonishingly ironic. He is a master at revealing the surreal poetry in pure drivel."-- Elle
Lccn
98-028739
Dewey Decimal
814/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21

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  • A Hilarious Collection of Steve Martin's Humor Essays

    Pure Drivel by Steve Martin is among my favorite books. If you like Martin's films and comedy, you're sure to love this book, because it's one funny essay after another. Martin treats a wide range of topics, from the writing process and the feelings of the words and letters on the page to his failure to contact Mensa and a wily Filipino. There are plenty of great one-liners and gags which develop throughout the course of an essay, getting funnier and funnier. My favorite essay in Pure Drivel is "Yes, in My Own Backyard," in which Steve is convinced that his birdbath was sculpted by Raphael. After mistakenly traveling to the Parthenon, he visits Raphael's tomb in the Pantheon and actually gets an answer from the master sculptor! Whenever I happen to see this book on my shelf, I pick ...

  • Witty, Wise, Wry. Martin Is a Master of Written Words.

    Pure Drivel by Steve Martin is as flexible in its subject matter as its writer is in his professional life. Martin sets aside his Wild and Crazy Guy appearances on Saturday Night Live, and his arrows-through-his-head humor, to create a thoughtful, witty, and wry text which is good for several laughs per page. Many of the essays in this book have been gleaned from the New Yorker and are hilariously funny and intelligent. The verbal images Martin paints on each page's canvas are the stuff of genius, and evidence of his work as a playwright and screenwriter. For a real treat, share the mirth by reading these essays aloud to someone. Matin's years as a comedian enable him to provide a volume filled with perfectly timed punchlines; even in print. People with preconceived notions of ...

  • book instead of cd

    i was disapointed because i am 90% sure i ordered the cd and not the book. big disapointment. i cant verify if i made the mistake in ordering the product since the invoice does not describe if it is a book or cd that i ordered. i got it the day befor christmass and had no option but to give it as the gift. not happy.

  • Great comic read-great whit !!!!

    This is truly a funny book of one liners and other things he has done over years- A real H@@T EVERYONE WHO LIKES HIS HUMOR SHOULD READ THIS !!!!!!!!!

  • Steve Marting Pure Drivel Review

    Very funny. Original. Would recommend for any Steve Martin fan! You know the actor, now get to know him as a writer.