{"product_id":"live-from-the-beginning-of-ben-alper-9798218389062","title":"Live From the Beginning of Time: Late Night Comedy Monologues Through the Ages","description":"Imagine since the beginning of time, late-night talk show hosts walked the earth while commenting on the day's events. Author Ben Alper looks at history through the delightfully distorted lens of these evening comedic commentators. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir monologues crack wise about then-current events-From 2,000,000 BC when Homo Erectus first rose up on two legs and cried, \"I have extra sandals for sale,\" to 1892 AD when Lizzie Borden introduced America to anger management. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat historical figures are saying: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I laughed until I conquered.\" -- Attila the Hun \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If I've read anything funnier, it escapes me.\" -- Harry Houdini \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"My comedy is Divine, but Ben Alper's is Da Bomb.\" -- Dante Alighieri \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Speak softly and carry a big shtick.\" -- Theodore Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Alper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218389062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bennett Alper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Ben Alper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742812516607,"sku":"9798218389062","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/live-from-the-beginning-of-ben-alper-9798218389062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}