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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>George Carlin, the thinking person's comic, has made it very clear how successful he is at the transition from stage to page. In the bestselling "Napalm & Silly Putty, " Carlin's characteristically ironic and hilarious take on life shines through.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestseller with more than 450,000 copies in print offers up a hilarious and "entertaining" [<em>Chicago Sun-Times</em>] collection of razor-sharp observations--now available in paperback!<br /> <br /> Spending more than 15 weeks on the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller list in hardcover, George Carlin, the thinking person's comic, has made it very clear how successful he is at the transition from stage to page. In <em>Napalm & Silly Putty</em>, Carlin's characteristically ironic and hilarious take on life shines through. He asks: <br /> <br /> <em>How can it be a spy satellite if they announce on TV that it's a spy satellite?</em><br /> <br /> <em>Why do they bother saying "raw sewage"? </em><em>Do some people cook that stuff?</em><br /> <br /> <em>In the expression "topsy-turvy," what exactly is meant by "turvy"?</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>George Carlin</b>, author of three bestsellers, released twenty-three comedy albums; appeared in sixteen feature films; wrote and performed fourteen HBO specials; received four Grammy Awards; and was nominated for five Emmys. He was the 2008 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He died in 2008.

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