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I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas Hardcover – November 2, 2010

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From Lewis Black, the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times-bestselling author and Daily Show regular, comes a ferociously funny book about his least favorite holiday, Christmas.

Christmas is supposed to be a time of peace on earth and goodwill toward all. But not for Lewis Black.

He says humbug to the Christmas tradtitions and trappings that make the holiday memorable. In I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas, his hilarious and sharply observed book about the holiday, Lewis lets loose on all things Yule. It's a very personal look at what's wrong with Christmas, seen through the eyes of "the most engagingly pissed-off comedian ever."*

From his own Christmas rituals—which have absolutely nothing to do with presents or the Christmas tree or Rudolph—to his own eccentric experiences with the holiday (from a USO Christmas tour to playing Santa Claus in full regalia), I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas is classic Lewis Black: funny, razor-sharp, insightful, and honest.

You'll never think of Christmas in the same way.

*Stephen King

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192 pages
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Riverhead Books
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November 2, 2010
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5.5 x 1 x 8.75 inches
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1594487758
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978-1594487750
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Vituperative standup comedian Black (Me of Little Faith) delivers a caustic Christmas diatribe. Warning readers to ignore the book if they have a deep attachment to Christmastime, he notes, "This book contains, like the celebration of Christmas, only 2 percent religion. Think of it as the yuletide equivalent of low-fat milk." After recalling how he argued with the editor who urged him to write a Christmas book, Black delivers a full-scale Scrooge-styled screed. With chapters such as "Meditations of a Jewish Santa," "The Hooker at Rockefeller Center," and "The Carol from Hell," he rips into such seasonal traditions as Christmas cards, dinners, toys, advertising ("a primal scream of sales"), shopping ("Why don't you folks wait until the 26th of December when things are the cheapest?"), trees ("something magical about a Christmas tree all dazzled up in lights... almost as breathtaking as a hooker gone wild in spangles"), carols ("A shower is a place for singing, and on Christmas, it's where you should be caroling"), and gifts: "At Chanukah we get nothing. We don't even get stockings." With digressions on the human comedy and his personal life, Black spews forth much invective, but successfully exposes societal truths with riotous ripostes. (Nov.) (c)
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About the Author

Lewis Black is the hugely popular and New York Times bestselling author, stand-up comedian, actor, and playwright. Besides appearing regularly on The Daily Show (in his own segment, "Back in Black"), he has written and starred in a string of successful HBO and Comedy Central specials and one-man Broadway shows. He's won a Grammy, an Emmy, and an American Comedy Award. Born near Washington, D.C., Black graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Riverhead Books; First Edition (November 2, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594487758
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594487750
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.75 inches

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Lewis Black is a New York Times-bestselling author, stand-up comedian, actor, and playwright. Besides appearing regularly on The Daily Show (in his own segment, "Back in Black"), he has written and starred in a string of successful HBO and Comedy Central specials and one-man Broadway shows. He has won a Grammy, an Emmy, the American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Stand-up Comedian, and is a favorite guest of everyone from Larry King to Craig Ferguson to Conan O'Brien to the women of The View. He lives in New York City.

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Justin Sylvia

Lewis Black Takes On Christmas

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020

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Lewis Black is s man of many opinions, if you don't believe me, go ahead & read his other books , or watch one of his standup specials. However, I'm pretty sure 99.99999% of people would agree with me. That small percentage opposite me, may say he's just a hateful, rage filled old man, who happens to be Jewish, and go a degree, they'd be right. However, in this instance, I'd say they were missing a small, but still an important piece. Underneath all the rage, anger & vitriol, lays a man who has still been hurt by life's curveball. After going on a little bit of by intake & feelings about X-mas, he kind of opens up & really kind of lets us in on some his regrets & thoughts. Even with all this being known or exposure, I still liked it.

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CJ Costa Rica

It's 200 pages and you couldn't FINISH it?!?!

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2013

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Believe it or not, Lewis is actually a happy guy. He expounds upon his anger on stage, and multiplies it for us to laugh. This book is proof. Not to say he's not funny anymore (he still is), but this rare (ok, since it's published, it's not really rare) look into his personal life. He frets about not having kids to further his genealogy into the unknown, and the sad tale of his ex-wife (!) who strung him along thinking he actually HAD a kid!

But Christmas, whether we like it or not, "has become a beast that cannot be fed." And I join his grumblings about how much of the calendar it's eaten up (hear it on "Anticipation"), and how people go insane on Black Friday. I could go on, but if you read the book, you might convert too ;-)

Regarding his USO tour with Lance Armstrong, he had this to say when he stopped in DeKalb IL a short while ago: Lance is a pr*ck, end of story. I'm summarising, of course, but you get the gist of it.

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Christmas Through the Eyes of a Generous Curmudgeon

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2010

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Lewis Black is no scrooge, but the mania that engulfs the American Christmas holiday makes his blood boil. This book has the format of 'Christmas with Lewis Black' as he experiences it, moment by moment, thought by thought. It is deeply personal, and he lays the shocking depth of his rage bare before you.

At several points, he attempts to relax, only to thwarted by the screams of children, who themselves want to relax, but who are dragged from uncomfortable place to uncomfortable place by their parents, who themselves want to relax; everyone loses in this scenario. He has sympathy for most people involved, but they nonetheless make him miserable.

If you have ever been infuriated by schmaltz and if you don't much like parades, but you can nonetheless enjoy the sensuous delights life has to offer you, and if you can handle a lot of foul language, this book may be for you.

If you're looking for something cutesy and "heartwarming", perhaps as a gift for a delicate relative, this book isn't for you.

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EJ

A humorous skewering of all we love about Christmas

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2010

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As Mr. Black himself warns at the start of this book, this product is not for those who like to live in the bliss bubble of The Christmas Season. This book is really more of a short collection of essays that are all tied to Christmas, some more loosely than others. It is also a stinging indictment of the greed and hypocrisy that are often readily apparent during the 'holiday season', with some warmth and humor mixed in to temper the message.

Black takes us through his Christmas traditions from his viewpoint as a Jewish guy who doesn't have a lot of sentimental attachment to this particular holiday. But it's not about him being Jewish and Christmas being a Christian holiday; it is about Americans' obsessive quest for a mythical perfect holiday that really doesn't exist outside of books or film.

I found myself agreeing with many of his points, however uncomfortable they may be. His message may sound like downer; to wit, in our quest to buy more and more and more stuff at Christmas we ignore the reality of what is happening around us, including our fellow Americans who go hungry and who do not have healthcare. However, it is an important message and it is deadly in its precision. In his final chapter, he covers his Christmas trips to Iraq and Afghanistan with the USO (along with Robin Williams, Lance Armstrong, and Kid Rock). This section was extremely moving and brought a few tears, I will admit.

In summary, to me this really wasn't a Christmas book. It was a real critique of how much of our lives might actually be a façade that hides the suffering of others. The tie to Christmas is simply a powerful delivery system.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2018

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great, no issues at all

Ann Molloy

Lewis Black the funniest guy.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2015

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Always funny

Dobril

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2014

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Amazing book!

Read it now.

Lewis Black has unrivalled spirit and thesis,which are ofc. all over the place,as always.

Cheers.

K. Haigh

Wenn man nicht zu sensibel ist, dann ist das Buch wirklich lustig.

Reviewed in Germany on April 27, 2012

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Ich bin ein grosser "Fan" von Weihnachten, aber mein Sinn fuer Humor ist gluecklicherweise groesser. Lewis Black geht hier der Frage nach, wie es einem Juden in Amerika zu Weihnachten ergeht, und er beschreibt das in extrem komischer und teils brutaler Art. Fuer alle, die Weihnachten einmal ein bisschen "anders" erleben wollen, sei dieses Buch schwer ans Herz gelegt.

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