{"product_id":"pure-drivel-steve-martin-9780786864676","title":"Pure Drivel","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe brilliantly funny \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humorous riffs, Martin shows he is a master of the written word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From a re-imagining of the Schroedinger's Cat conundrum to a wild meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a skit entitled \"I Love Loosely\", in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and President Clinton, this collection by comic genius Steve Martin--some pieces of which have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e--is both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786864672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786864676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.64h x 5.85w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/1998 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1998 pg. 1265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/1998 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/13\/1998 pg. 26","brand":"Steve Martin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43981211009279,"sku":"9780786864676","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ceff7e7-9239-4c5a-90e3-fc9bc9ced61a.jpg?v=1683254265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pure-drivel-steve-martin-9780786864676","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}