{"product_id":"overweight-sensation-mark-cohen-9781611682564","title":"Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman","description":"Allan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963. He led Jewish humor and sensibilities out of ethnic enclaves and into the American mainstream with explosively funny parodies of classic songs that won Sherman extraordinary success and acclaim across the board, from Harpo Marx to President Kennedy. In \u003ci\u003eOverweight Sensation\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Cohen argues persuasively for Sherman's legacy as a touchstone of postwar humor and a turning point in Jewish American cultural history. With exclusive access to Allan Sherman's estate, Cohen has written the first biography of the manic, bacchanalian, and hugely creative artist who sold three million albums in just twelve months, yet died in obscurity a decade later at the age of forty-nine. Comprehensive, dramatic, stylish, and tragic, \u003ci\u003e Overweight Sensation\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become the definitive Sherman biography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611682568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611682564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brandeis University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.38w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2013 pg. 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013","brand":"Mark Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065752301823,"sku":"9781611682564","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ba50046-986b-4a59-844e-f1e4c86a2805.jpg?v=1768677034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/overweight-sensation-mark-cohen-9781611682564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}