Synopsis George Carlin is the wisecracking, frank, curious, crass, and sometimes philosophical comic and dressed-down social commentator whose popularity has not waned in over 40 years. NAPALM & SILLY PUTTY, a follow-up to his 1998 BRAIN DROPPINGS, is a testament to his staying power as it poses the kinds of questions and comments that get readers laughing and thinking about war, sewage, road rage, and adventure sports.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-04-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Length: | 269 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.7 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Note The #1 New York Times bestseller with more than 450,000 copies in print offers up a hilarious and "entertaining" [Chicago Sun-Times] collection of razor-sharp observations -- now available in paperback! Spending more than 15 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover, George Carlin, the thinking person's comic, has made it very clear how successful he is at the transition from stage to page. In Napalm & Silly Putty, Carlin's characteristically ironic and hilarious take on life shines through. He asks: How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on TV that it's a spy satellite? Why do they bother saying "raw sewage"? Do some people cook that stuff? In the expression "topsy-turvy," what exactly is meant by "turvy"?
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