How to Talk Dirty and Influence People: An Autobiography
By Lenny Bruce
Preface by Lewis Black
Foreword by Howard Reich
Read by Ronnie Marmo
Unabridged
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Library CD (In Stock)
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1 Format: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781549167638
| Runtime: | 9.16 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions; he widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, "So many taboos have been lifted and so many comics have rushed through the doors Lenny opened. He utterly changed the world of comedy."Although Bruce died when he was only forty, his influence on the worlds of comedy, jazz, and satire are incalculable. How to Talk Dirty and Influence People remains a brilliant existential account of his life and the forces that made him the most important and controversial entertainer in history.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“I read this book for the first time when I was twelve years old. It made me want to be in showbiz, have a lot of sex, and be Jewish. I’ve rethought that last one.” —Penn Jillette, New York Times bestselling author
“Outside every American comedy club there ought to be a statue of Lenny Bruce—the type of big bronze statue that commemorates and immortalizes heroes…Bringing Bruce’s ideas and stories to a new generation might just be the next best thing to erecting those bronze statues.” —Playboy
“If there was a God, then he sent down Lenny Bruce to create the art form of modern stand-up comedy. He sought the truth fearlessly and hilariously until his tragically muffled First Amendment rights surely enabled his dying for our sins.” —Richard Lewis, author of The Other Great Depression
“Narrator Ronnie Marmo does an impressive impersonation of Bruce with emotive fluctuations in nearly every line he reads.” —AudioFile
Author
Author Bio: Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce (1925-1966) was a stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and screenwriter. His 1964 trial of obscenity (and posthumous pardon) is seen as a landmark for freedom of speech in the United States.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 9.16 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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