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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Catalog: Book Release date: 2007-11-20 Media: Audio CD Format: Audiobook, Unabridged Number of pages: 5 Ean: 9780743569729 Book Isbn: 0743569725  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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 Written on October 1, 2008 Summary: Refreshingly candid & heartfelt With a number of hit movies under his belt, it's almost easy to forget that Steve Martin first earned fame doing stand-up comedy. In the late 1970's he was selling out large arenas, appearing regularly on Saturday Night Live and the Tonight Show, and spinning platinum comedy albums excerpted from his act. He made it look easy and was wildly successful until he walked away in the early 80's. In this book, he takes a look back at the path that led him toward all that fame. While he begins with childhood, he limits himself to events that were formative to his career. The narration is honest and concise. Whether he talks about failures in himself or others, he adopts a matter-of-fact tone that deftly avoids dips into self-pity or bitterness. As the book continues, we learn all of his major stepping stones from Disneyland to the Bird Cage theater at Knotts Berry Farm, and so on. Martin traveled a winding road to stand-up success and is brutally honest about how much he had to learn for so long early in his career. Yet, with each step, you can see the progress as he figures out how to create his own unique comedy voice and make it work. There are many things that could be said in favor of "Born Standing Up." From my perspective the most important are these two. First, I felt like I knew Steve Martin better when I finished reading than when I started. That may seem an obvious result of any biography but it can only be said if the author is genuinely candid. The second thing is that I both like and respect him more as a result. Not because he paints a perfect picture of himself, but because he is honest about his shortcomings and how he dealt with them. It was a true pleasure to spend this time in his company and I hope he writes a sequel someday covering the experiences of his movie career. Written on September 14, 2008 Summary: Good Read!! I've been a fan of Steve Martin's since I was a little girl. My mom had the extreme pleasure of seeing him perform his stand up at Universal Studios in the 70's. (opening act was the Blues Brothers) He has always been, to me, full of wonderful humor and as an author is absolutley superb. He is definatley a man of many talents and it shows in his acting, writing, banjo playing, etc. This book was a very intersting peek into the great mind of Mr. Martin's.  Written on September 8, 2008 Summary: Boring I will agree with others that Steve Martin knows how to write. But, I am sorry, I thought this book was painfully boring. Written on September 8, 2008 Summary: Big Laughs, Big Heart I adore Steve Martin's work. I grew up watching his brilliantly nonsensical movies informed by classic literature and art. I revel in his physical comedy, and I had a good time watching Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Don't tell anyone, but as kids, my brother and I watched Three Amigos more than Sesame Street, and Lucky Day was our favorite. I didn't know why until I read this book. If you want to know more about the history of American stand up comedy and its transition from stages to screen, or Disneyland, or magic shops, or Orange County, California, there's plenty for you in this book. And there's so much more. Martin shares his journey to stardom - which turns out to be a series of peaks and valleys, gaining elevation with each iteration. Of course, his self-deprecating humor is where it all starts: "persistence is a great substitute for talent" he tells us. And I enjoyed the stories about how he developed and tested material. The real message of the book comes through in Martin's own self-awareness. He writes about his anxiety attacks, his brilliant strategy for handling hecklers (which I will be using in a meeting tomorrow!), his rocky relationship with his father, the healing powers of Carl Reiner, and what is was like to be with each of his parents as they died. If you only read a few pages (come on, read the whole book!), read the first and last chapters. In the first chapter, you'll hear a clearly-defined writer's voice that is recognizably Steve Martin's, distilling the details of the book into refined, compact punches of truth. In the final chapter, you'll read a little about his resolution with his parents. And if you read the chapters in between, you'll know a little more about how a person makes the journey from an isolating childhood to exchanging words of love with his father as a man. If he's willing to share, I hope to learn more about the post-stand up years in the next book. I couldn't put this book down. It was an easy read - I bought it yesterday morning and am writing this review tonight. I think I continue to delight in Steve Martin's work because it exemplifies something he said of Carl Reiner in the book: "He had an entrenched sense of glee." Written on September 5, 2008 Summary: I love this book. I never knew much about Steve Martin's life before besides the standup albums, the SNL, movies, etc... This book tells a lot about his life behind those scenes of comedy and if your a Steve Martin fan, it makes for a humorous yet touching read. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2007-11-20 | 2007-10-23 | 2007-10-09 | 2008-05-27 | 2008-10-07 | 2008-10-14 |
| Media | Audio CD | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Format | Audiobook, Unabridged | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of pages | 5 | 64 | 240 | 352 | 704 | 688 |
| Ean | 9780743569729 | 9780385516624 | 9780446580502 | 9780767925365 | 9780060937997 | 9780812975116 |
| Book Isbn | 0743569725 | 0385516622 | 0446580503 | 076792536X | 0060937998 | 0812975111 |
| Reading level | - | Ages 4-8 | - | - | - | - |
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