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Buy how to talk dirty and influence people new edition by lenny bruce isbn. This collection of comedy scripts is a must read for all fans of the relevence of comedy and its influence on much of what we see as youth culture today. All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Considered by many to be a crusader and a martyr, a moralist and a preacher, a saint and a sinner, bruce paved the way for comics like george carlin, richard pryor, and bill hicks, all of whom consider lenny a groundbreaking visionary. It contains a few shakespeare references, all of them hamlet references actually. And this summer, 50 years after his death, when the countrys racial wounds are. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. This copy has its original sales receipt taped into the back cover a bonus imo. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The essential lenny bruce 9780345022059 by cohen, john and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now. The essential lenny bruce 1967 edition open library. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
I knew enough about history, about the sterile, cultural neck brace that america wore in the late 50s and early 60s, to realize just how revolutionary and foolhardy and essential lenny bruce was, but he never made me laugh. His humour apparently inspired infectious laughter even whilst his delivery was obscene and offensive. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. Lenny bruce probably would have laughedand then cursed. In short, lenny bruce was one of the funniest, most controversial and influential american jews who ever lived. To support herself and her son, sadie schneider pursued a career in show business and sent lenny to live with.
The essential lenny bruce by lenny bruce, 1967, ballantine books edition, in english. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. We accept visa, mastercard, american express, discover, paypal, checks and money orders. John cohen the essential lenny bruce sentence linguistics. Lenny bruce was born leonard alfred schneider to a jewish family in. Nov 04, 2014 i never thought lenny bruce was funny. Lenny bruce the essential lenny bruce politics 1968, monarch. Lenny books, find the lowest price on new, used books, textbooks compare book prices at stores. The essential lenny bruce captures the late fifties early sixties awakening to youth culture and, defined the knowledge that, everything is not as it appears. Lenny books, find the lowest price on new, used books, textbooks. Lenny, a musical based on his life and including much of his comic material, was a hit on broadway in 1971.
The lenny bruce interview, jill bourques how we first met and stage time with steven alan green. Arthur godfrey and his talent scoutscbs radiolenny brucedonald ducksealed. 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. Bob dylans 1981 song lenny bruce from his shot of love album describes a brief taxi ride shared by the two men. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. At least two books about lenny have been making the rounds of eastern publishers, and columbia pictures has. Five years after his death at the age of 40 of an appar ent overdose of heroin, the nightclub comedian, whose battles with the law over. Phil ochs wrote a song eulogizing the late comedian, titled doesnt lenny live here anymore. Lenny bruce was born leonard alfred schneider on october, 1925, in mineola, long island, new york. Dec 24, 2007 lenny bruce posed as gay to get out of army service. Publication date 19740612 topics nonclassifiable, nonfiction.
He addressed issues of sex, race, and religion, and often did so using profanity. Fear of libel has forced the deletion of a name or phrase perhaps a half a dozen times in the whole book, and occasionally, when bruce began a sentence but then. All books are first editions unless otherwise noted. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If jesus had been killed twenty years ago, catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses. Lenny bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had. Lenny bruce was ahead of his time in seeing the insideous side of organized religion and his performances.
Lenny bruce is considered one of the most influential comedians of all time as well as a notable social critic of the mid20th century. All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same. First printing of this paperback original, edited by john cohen. Lenny bruce interesting stories about famous people. The original unexpergated satirical routines of lenny bruce who talked dirty and influenced people, who was barred from entering england, who was martyred in america, who was killed by an overdose of drugs and became a legend as the most incisive and frightening social satirist of our time. Abaa the essential lenny bruce by cohen, john editor. Help bookmark tell a friend outofprint wish list home. His autobiography, how to talk dirty and influence people 1965, sold well, and his nightclub routines were collected and published as the essential lenny bruce 1966.
He was the richard pryor and eddie murphy of the fifties. The essential lenny bruce ballantine books, 1967 collins, ronald and david skover, the trials of lenny bruce. Lenny bruce, the comedian as social critic and secular. His britishborn father, myron, was a shoe clerk, his mother, sadie, was a dancer. Lenny bruce was ahead of his time in seeing the insideous side of organized religion and his performances reflected contradictions as illustrated in religions inc. It is often said of lenny bruce that he was a pioneer for free speech, a precursor not only for succeeding generations of controversial comedians, but for a counterculture that came of age soon. The first comes in a bit with a rabbi, with the rabbi saying, alas, alas, poor yossel p. The essential lenny bruce by john cohen douglas books 1970nonfiction. A collection of funny and insightful writings from the legendary comedian. He was censored, revered, idolized, in trouble with the law for words he used. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It carefully covered in plastic, which has preserved this copy perfectly. Lennys autobiography, how to talk dirty and influence people pocket booksplayboy press, is selling briskly in a paperback edition, and selections from his old tapes have been made available in the essential lenny bruce ballantine.
On december 23, 2003, 37 years after his death, new york governor george pataki granted bruce a posthumous pardon for his obscenity conviction. The essential lenny bruce by lenny bruce librarything. After his cult popularity had diminished, he was still regarded as a. An autobiography reprint by lewis black, howard reich, lenny bruce isbn. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The collected standup routines of lenny bruce without censure. He first became a noted comic when performing at anns 440, a gay club in san francisco. Five years after his death at the age of 40 of an appar ent overdose of heroin, the nightclub comedian, whose. Lenny bruce 1925 1966 1950s,60s comedian, died when he was just 41.
When these routines were published in the essential lenny bruce, rock hudsons name was blanked out. The essential lenny bruce was a good, long read about an unusual and very iconoclastic man whose fame rested on his tight sardonic satire and his excellent timing. The book is, simply, lenny bruce riffing on his lifefrom a drab childhood in brooklyn, to stints in the navy and merchant marine, and finally to the nightclub. Jul 22, 2019 the essential lenny bruce by lenny bruce, 1967, ballantine books edition, in english. Lenny brucethe essential lenny bruce politicsdouglas international.
Yet during his troubled life, he was often criticized, persecuted by the authorities, and shunned by the entertainment mainstream. Lenny bruce, how to talk dirty and influence people playboy publishing, 1967 by others. An important book at the time, but with most of this stuff available live, the book just doesnt capture bruce and is pretty much unreadable now. The essential lenny bruce, compiled and edited by john cohen.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The almost unpublished lenny bruce 1984, running press includes a graphically spruced up reproduction of stamp help out. Lenny bruce the essential lenny bruce politics discogs. Although bruce died when he was only forty, his influence on the worlds of comedy, jazz, and satire are incalculable. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The essential lenny bruce is a collection of material from lenny bruces performances, transcribed and organized by subject. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Bruce, lenny 1925 1966from the late 1940s until his death in the 1960s, lenny bruces unique comedy included social commentary, lewd material, and pointed personal monologues. The essential lenny bruce by cohen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.