W: The First Hundred Days [Paperback]

D.B. Gilles (Author), Sheldon Woodbury (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2001

A satiric spoof of "W's" first 100 days in office, the book, in journal format, is a daily chronicle of George W. Bush's private thoughts and secret doodles, in his own handwriting (printing actually). Each page has three or four entries and a few are completely blank to accomodate "W.s" tendency to occasionally misplace the journal. W. The First 100 Days reveals not only the 43rd President's inner thoughts, but his many self-doubts, concerns and creepy musings.

Here are just a few:
* Living down his cheerleading days at Yale
* His quest to finish reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
* His nagging inner thought that Condoleeza Rice would be a great backup singer for Tina Turner
* His failed attempt to become friends with Tommy Lee Jones
* His personal goal to move the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame out of Cleveland

The 128 page parody is the brainchild of D.B. Gilles and Sheldon Woodbury, both screenwriting professors at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Contact the authors at [e-mail]

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (February 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740718363
• ISBN-13: 978-0740718366
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #669,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

2011 marks the publication of 2 books by D.B. Gilles. YOU'RE FUNNY! TURN YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR INTO A LUCRATIVE NEW CAREER and THE SCREENWRITER WITHIN: NEW STRATEGIES TO FINISH YOUR SCREENPLAY & GET A DEAL (the 2nd edition of THE SCREENWRITER WITHIN published in 2000 by Random House).

THE PORTRABLE FILM SCHOOL, published in 2005, continues to be a popular book with young filmmakers unable to go to film school.

D.B. Gilles is also one of the most in-demand Script Consultants and Writing Coaches in the United States. He is on the faculty of the Undergraduate Film & Television Department at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he teaches screenwriting, television writing and comedy writing.

He has also taught in the Graduate Film Department at Columbia University, The Department of Dramatic Writing and The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. He is a produced and published playwright, screenwriter and television writer. His most recent play, Sparkling Object, had it's world premier in November 2010 at The Canal Park Playhouse. Four of his plays are published by Dramatists Play Service: Men's Singles, The Legendary Stardust Boys, Cash Flow and The Girl Who Loved The Beatles, a One Act two-character play that has become a standard audition piece for actors.

He wrote the screen adaptation of Spinning Into Butter which starred Sarah Jessica Parker. He has worked in television creating two pilots for CBS: The Late Bloomer and Man of the House. He has also written episodes for Herman's Head (FOX) and My Kind of Town (FOX).

He welcomes Followers on his screenwriting blog: SCREENWRITER'S REHAB: FOR SCREENWRITERS WHO CAN'T GET THEIR ACTS TOGETHER

He is a member of The Writers Guild of America and The Dramatists Guild.

You can contact him by Googling Screenwriters Rehab or directly at [e-mail]

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huh?, or wear am me?, May 25, 2001

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Justine Reader (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: W: The First Hundred Days (Paperback)

I spotted this highly satirical masterpiece on accident, and loved every page of it. I tried reading it to curb bordem, and kept laughing out loud so much that everyone one had to know what was so funny. All of my freinds, right and left alike, thought it was utterly hilarious. I have lent it out to everyone; My Goverment teacher read it aloud to the class; it even had a bit of a waiting list from time to time.

The scariest element- it is all too true! The book is filled with mispellings, childish handwriting, and mis-informations that sound as if they came from the mind of a 3 year old. Therefore perfectly accurate for the 42nd, er, 43rd President of the United States. ("I wonder if Trent Lott is related to that guy in the Bible whose wife turned to salt?"). Bravo, and encore!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Hillary Scares the Bejesus Out Of Me", April 6, 2001

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Chad Spivak (North Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: W: The First Hundred Days (Paperback)

In this book, you will find out why? This is easily one of the funniest books that I have read in a long time.

Yes, it is very easy to poke fun at our president, no matter who that may be, but President Bush sure makes it simple. In this diary-style book, the president's innermost thoughts are scribbled out in 3rd-grade penmanship.

The book is outright hilarious. We get an in-depth look at the president's IRS audit list, his thoughts on making a movie about his "poppy," his feelings about Dick Cheney, and his outright fear of Hillary Clinton. The mental notes are also hilarious, and the added illustrations make for a complete funny experience.

This book was a really fast read, and it was extremely humorous. It is definately for anyone with a mere pulse of a sense of humor.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars D.B. IS A GENIUS... that guy sheldon's pretty good too, April 2, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: W: The First Hundred Days (Paperback)

This book is awesome! I found the book extremely funny and entertaining not because the writers were trying to be funny (they are damn good at it too), but because they were telling as it really is. Buy the book, it's money well spent.