A Pocketful of Python: Volume 1 [Hardcover]

Terry Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | Series: Pocketful of Python Series

In this first volume, Terry Jones picks some of his prized bits from across the whole range of Python books, scripts and films.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd; 1 edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0413732908
• ISBN-13: 978-0413732903
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,093,337 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious, simply glorious, October 26, 2000

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Christine H. "Beginner Teacher" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Pocketful of Python: Volume 1 (Hardcover)

Spamtastic! It's so nice and little, I can carry it around with me in my purse and backpack! It's great when I need a Python fix. It has "The Lumberjack Song" and "Spam" and "Every Sperm is Sacred" Lyrics, but it also has really funny, lesser known skits like "Constitutional Peasants" (from Holy Grail) and "What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?" (from Life of Brian). I was really torn between this one and John Cleese's Pocketful of Python, but the "Truth About Protestants" skit (from Meaning of Life) made me get it. Every Python fan should own this. It's a funny and wonderful mix of popular and unpopular Python and will make you [at least] giggle every time you read it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Material, February 28, 2003

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"sloan123" (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Pocketful of Python: Volume 1 (Hardcover)

There is some very, very excellent stuff in here, and enough to make up for the fact that it's a very blatant repackaging of old Python material. It seems a little like exploitation to tell you the truth, but the skits are so good that it's forgivable. Some of the best are Lumberjack Song, Madame Palm, Constitutional Peasants, Every Sperm is Sacred, and especially the Oxford Simplified Dictionary. Also included is a very funny preface by Terry Gilliam.