George Carlin Reads to You [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)

~ George Carlin (Author)

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Product Description

Great comedy and a good deal, this new gift set gathers three timeless Carlin recordings including two Grammy® winners.

If one George Carlin audio is funny, then two are funnier and three must be funniest, right? That's our thinking behind this new collection. It's a HighBridge library of laugh-out-loud, award-winning recordings featuring George himself performing many of his best bits. His latest book will be out this fall. Warm up with these hilarious classics--and enjoy serious savings. The set includes:

Brain Droppings. Acerbic observations, manic musings, in-your-face questions, witty work play, and more "droppings" from Carlin's singular brain. "I put a dollar in a change machine. Nothing changed." "e;Why are there no recreational drugs taken in suppository form?" The first Carlin book on audio and a 2001 Grammy® winner.

Napalm & Silly Putty. Carlin invents Past-Tense TV ("Got Smart," "Father Knew Best," "It Was Left to Bever"), crusades for the Center for Research into the Heebie Jeebies, founds the George Carlin Book Club (recommended reading: Fill Your Life with Croutons), and suggest that "If the shoe fits, get another just like it." A 2002 Grammy® winner.

More Napalm & Silly Putty. Everything that wouldn't fit on the first Napalm recording--like "A Day in the Life of Henry VIII," "Sports Should Be Fixed," compelling confessions ("I couldn't commit suicide if my life depended on it"), and candid takes on life's little moments ("I'm beyond the nice day"), all delivered with wicked glee.

About the Author

GEORGE CARLIN (1937-2008) was a product of Manhattan’s West Harlem. He released more than 20 comedy albums, wrote and performed 14 HBO specials, and entertained in theatres and concert halls nationwide. He won five Grammys® and six Cable ACE awards, and was nominated for five Emmys. In 2008 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

GEORGE CARLIN (1937-2008) was a product of Manhattan’s West Harlem. He released more than 20 comedy albums, wrote and performed 14 HBO specials, and entertained in theatres and concert halls nationwide. He won five Grammys® and six Cable ACE awards, and was nominated for five Emmys. In 2008 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Highbridge Audio; Unabridged edition (October 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565119169
• ISBN-13: 978-1565119161
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny compilation of already-available material, October 27, 2004

By	R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a multi-disc set containing Brain Droppings, Napalm & Silly Putty, and More Napalm & Silly Putty. Excellent, funny stuff, but to be avoided if you already own the individual titles. If you don't, this is your opportunity.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars AS PROFOUND AND PROFANE AS EVER, December 18, 2004

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

Stand-up comedian George Carlin (he of the oblique life commentary and not-for-tender-ears vocabulary) has penned three books ("Brain Droppings", "Napalm & Silly Putty", and "More Napalm & Silly Putty".) Each is rife with his wry, absurdist comments and musings about the world around him. Now, bits and bitters from this trio of laughs is gathered into 7.5 hours of hilarity read, of course, by the man himself.

Although Carlin has been doing his schtick for almost fifty years there's no evidence of age about him. His delivery is as on target as ever and, truly, it's in the delivery that Carlin excels, whether he's observing the popularity of names, noting that nursing homes will one day be populated by Debbies and Tiffanys or doing his vaunted riff on oxymorons - death benefits, close proximity, etc. One cannot fathom how his brain operates as apparently unrelated thoughts come rolling forth leaving listeners guffawing and nodding their heads.

His voice may be a bit raspier but his timing is to the nano second. Listen and laugh.

- Gail Cooke

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still angry and unrepentant, March 15, 2006

By	Broderick Morris "BC Morris" (Pocatello Idaho) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been a Carlin fan since the hippy dippy weatherman days. The fact that he tells you up front that "I will read to you but you'll have to get someone else to understand it for you" is just the best. If you can't laugh at yourself don't listen to this CD. His wit and perspectives are not for the faint of heart or the tight of ass. I met Mr. Carlin several years ago going into a Ruby Tuesday resturant on the beach in Biloxi. He graciously gave me fifteen minutes of his time and was tremendously kind to listen to me rant about how much his humor has meant to me over the years. I love his body of work and I loved these three books on CD. A big thumbs up or at least one those fingers way up!