Tasteful Nudes . . . and Other Misguided Attempts ad Personal Growth and Validation
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2012. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 232 pages. Footnotes. Inscribed by author on half-title. DJ has slight wear and soiling. The author writes: "This is my very first collection of essays. As you can probably imagine, it pretty much has everything. In fact, if you like stories about stolen meat, animal attacks, young love, death, naked people, clergymen, rock 'n' roll, irritable Canadians, and prison, you have just hit a street called Easy because my book talks about all that stuff and a bunch of other stuff, too. At the beach, on the subway, while whitewater rafting, during couples counseling, under local anesthesia and I have personally seen to it that my book is totally readable in all these scenarios, as well as in most other scenarios out there today. It will make you laugh, cry, and maybe even think so much that you will forget all your problems while simultaneously creating a few new ones. In fact, if I end up being wrong about any of this stuff, you can kick me right in the privates. Also, I will send you a nice ham (serves twenty). In short, you really can't lose on this one." Comedy legend Dick Cavett called Dave “a major figure among American comic writers, past and present,” Variety magazine named Dave one of their “10 Comedians to Watch,”. Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician, actor, and radio host. Dave has appeared on Comedy Central’s @midnight and Inside Amy Schumer, TBS' Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and and TruTV's Comedy Knockout. He is a frequent on-air host for HBO and Cinemax and has been on channels like MTV, VH1, BBC-America, and the Sundance Channel. Dave performs live comedy over the world and has appeared at such festivals as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival,, San Francisco Sketchfest, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Sasquatch Festival, the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and Outside Lands in San Francisco. Dave hosts his own radio show The Goddamn Dave Hill Show on WFMU in Jersey City, New Jersey every Monday night from 9pm to midnight. The show is also broadcast on the UK's Fubar Radio. Dave is also a frequent contributor to public radio’s This American Life. Dave is the author of two books, Tasteful Nudes and Dave Hill Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. He has also written for the New York Times, GQ, Salon, The Paris Review, McSweeney’s, New York Observer, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, VICE, and Guitar World. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Essays, Humor, Manliness, Nudes, Northeastern Ohio, Pedicab, Fitness, Chelsea Hotel, Japan, Hell, Prison, Bunny
ISBN: 9781250002037
[Book #74579]
Price: $175.00