- This item is eligible for our 4-for-3 promotion. Eligible products include select Books, Single Copy Magazines, and Home & Garden items. Buy any 4 eligible items and get the lowest-priced item free. Here's how (restrictions apply)
- Purchase this entertainment book and get 12 issues to either Rolling Stone, Men's Journal or Us Weekly for $2.95 each. That's less than $0.25 an issue. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Simon Cowell
|
I Don't Mean to be Rude, But...: The Truth About Fame, Fortune and My Life in Music by Simon Cowell |
American Idol - The Best & Worst of American Idol ( Limited Edition ) DVD ~ Ryan Seacrest |
by Jack Canfield
|
DVD ~ *
|
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
In this thoroughly entertaining collection of acerbic put-downs, witty one-liners, blatantly honest appraisals of terrified contestants and even catty comments on his fellow judges, American Idol’s controversial big mouth speaks on subjects as diverse as music, dance, show business, political correctness, romance, fashion, himself and his trousers. Whether he’s telling a naïve hopeful that they sound like a kitten mewing, they look as if they’ve been dragged through a bush or are merely pleasant, safe and a little insipid, Cowell’s trademark comebacks are collected here for the first time. Covering the early years with insults to his family and schoolteachers, the jibes to first bosses at work, then the sharp retorts to aspiring stars on television and his critiques of the rich and famous, this book gathers his most well-known lines—and plenty of long-forgotten ones, too! With quotes from his admirers and enemies, and a section on how to speak fluent vitriol like the master, this is the ultimate handbook for getting ahead.
In this thoroughly entertaining collection of acerbic put-downs, witty one-liners, blatantly honest appraisals of terrified contestants and even catty comments on his fellow judges, American Idol’s controversial big mouth speaks on subjects as diverse as music, dance, show business, political correctness, romance, fashion, himself and his trousers. Whether he’s telling a naïve hopeful that they sound like a kitten mewing, they look as if they’ve been dragged through a bush or are merely pleasant, safe and a little insipid, Cowell’s trademark comebacks are collected here for the first time. Covering the early years with insults to his family and schoolteachers, the jibes to first bosses at work, then the sharp retorts to aspiring stars on television and his critiques of the rich and famous, this book gathers his most well-known lines—and plenty of long-forgotten ones, too! With quotes from his admirers and enemies, and a section on how to speak fluent vitriol like the master, this is the ultimate handbook for getting ahead.
As Simon’s older brother, author and journalist Tony Cowell has had first-hand experience of Simon’s cheek, sarcasm and forked tongue. Tony worked with Simon on the biography I Don’t Mean to be Rude…
About the Author
As Simon's older brother, author and journalist Tony Cowell has had first-hand experience of Simon's cheek, sarcasm and forked tongue. Tony worked with Simon on the biography I Don't Mean to be Rude...
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
By the time Simon was four years old, he was already a fully grown rude boy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Simon Cowell, American Idol, Paula Abdul, Pete Waterman, Ryan Seacrest, Sharon Osbourne, Randy Jackson, Louis Walsh, Rude Tip, Darius Danesh, Terri Seymour, God of Rudeness, Gods of Rudeness, Kate Thornton, Nigel Lythgoe, Steve Brookstein, Ozzy Osbourne, The Independent New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
By the time Simon was four years old, he was already a fully grown rude boy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Simon Cowell, American Idol, Paula Abdul, Pete Waterman, Ryan Seacrest, Sharon Osbourne, Randy Jackson, Louis Walsh, Rude Tip, Darius Danesh, Terri Seymour, God of Rudeness, Gods of Rudeness, Kate Thornton, Nigel Lythgoe, Steve Brookstein, Ozzy Osbourne, The Independent New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
54% buy the item featured on this page: I Hate to Be Rude, But . . .: Simon Cowell's Book of Nasty Comments $8.99 |
 |
22% buy I Don't Mean to be Rude, But...: The Truth About Fame, Fortune and My Life in Music |
 |
19% buy I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But... : Backstage Gossip from American Idol & the Secrets that Can Make You a Star |
 |
4% buy Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul $10.17 |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
So You'd Like to...
|
|
Look for Similar Items by Category
- Books > 4-for-3 Books Store > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Entertainers
- Books > 4-for-3 Books Store > Entertainment > Humor > General
- Books > 4-for-3 Books Store > Entertainment > Movies > Direction & Production
- Books > 4-for-3 Books Store > Entertainment > Television
- Books > 4-for-3 Books Store > Reference > Quotations
- Books > 4-for-3 Books Store > Reference > Words & Language > Rhetoric
- Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Entertainers
- Books > Entertainment > Humor > Love, Sex & Marriage
- Books > Entertainment > Movies > Biographies
- Books > Entertainment > Movies > Direction & Production
- Books > Entertainment > Television > Direction & Production
- Books > Reference > Quotations
- Books > Reference > Words & Language > Rhetoric
Cut Wood Down to Size Split wood with ease using a log splitter from the Outdoor Power & Lawn Equipment Store. |
Best Books of 2008 |
Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free |
Shop LED Bulbs in Home Improvement |
|||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
