Book [Hardcover]

Whoopi Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997

Hey, Hey, you. Yeah, you. The one with the book. I'm so glad you picked it up. I wrote it so you'd read it. Now, here's where I'm supposed to say all kinds of hip, Whoopi-esque stuff to get you to buy it. Picking it up is just the first step. Buying it - that's a whole other contract. So I'll give it to you straight. The book doesn't suck. It'll make you laugh - maybe not out loud, but in that place deep down where you know a good joke when you hear one. It'll make you think - also not out loud, because, you know, that'd be a little strange. Hell, it might even get you to reconsider a few things, and consider a few others for the first time.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A memoir of sorts?the publisher insists it's not an autobiography?from one of our most popular entertainers.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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There are glimpses of the intense autobiography this could have been--tell us more about those childhood trips to Coney Island, tell us more about those years as a single mother on welfare. -- Entertainment Weekly

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068815252X
• ISBN-13: 978-0688152529
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Whoopi Goldberg is the the author of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas books, as well as Whoopi's Big Book of Manners, illustrated by Olo. She has won a Tony, an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Grammy, as well as two Golden Globes. In 2001, she was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Whoopi Goldberg has appeared in scores of films and is a host of ABC's The View. She lives in New York and Vermont.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book of all books!!, March 27, 2004

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Lori Gayle "LOR! GAYLE" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book (Mass Market Paperback)

I've always been a huge Whoopi fan, and I've always thought she was amazingly funny. When I first saw this book, I had to pick it up. I flipped to the back cover to see what it was all about and ended up laughing myself all the way from the bookshelf to the checkout line and then to my car. As I attempted to read the back cover to all my friends at work, none of us could contain ourselves...this book is absolutely hilarious! I've read it twice, and I have two copies! I've bought it for friends as gifts, and no one has a bad word about it. The book is contagious; once you start, you can't stop, and you'll get your friends wanting to read it to. Go head, pick it up...yeah, you. The one reading this review! You know you want to read it. Give it a shot, you won't regret it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love Whoopi, Love her BOOK., April 22, 2003

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Michael Rothermel "TreeMonkey.net" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book (Mass Market Paperback)

Past reviews have called BOOK over the top, which it is. Her views outrageous... to some they might be. Liberal? Of course. I agree with all of her opinions; I am extremely proud to be called a Liberal and I'm pretty sure Whoopi is too.

I'm Catholic but her opinions of the popes, both past and present, are totally on the mark and not offensive to anyone who has any awareness of what's going on in Rome. Read with an open mind. Whether you agree or not, Ms. Goldberg's opinions will freshen up your thoughts on a lot of subjects.

It does ramble on like one of her stand-up monologues, which is what I love so much about it. I also recommend the audiobook version so you can hear Whoopi reading her own words.

This is not high literature, I admit. But it is fresh and humorous and one of my all-time fun reads. I even named my web site after her cute name for a fart. Tree Monkey . Net

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tell it like it is!, February 13, 2006

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S. Anderson (Michigan,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is the funniest book I have read in years! If you can apprecaite Whoopie's raw honesty, this book is for you. This wise women inspires "all" people to..."keep it real". Enjoy and stay near the toilet. You will laugh so hard you'll have to pee. :)