{"product_id":"pure-drivel-steve-martin-9780786885053","title":"Pure Drivel","description":"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 humourous riffs, Martin shows he is also a master of the written word. From a wildly imaginative meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a send-up of the warning labels on medicine bottles, these pieces, many of which first appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, hilariously and intelligently skewer the topic at hand. \u003ci\u003ePure Drivel\u003c\/i\u003e will have readers crying with laughter--and marveling that in addition to all of his many talents, Steve Martin is also a superb writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078688505X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786885053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.28w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/26\/2010 pg. 74","brand":"Steve Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046347370751,"sku":"9780786885053","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_704766aa-144b-4dc1-aedf-cfd45c62ec95.jpg?v=1684984040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pure-drivel-steve-martin-9780786885053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}