Seven Dirty Words The Life and Crimes of George Carlin

Name: Seven Dirty Words The Life and Crimes of George Carlin
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ISBN: 9780306818295

ISBN-10: 0306818299

ISBN-13: 9780306818295

Edition: 2010

Authors: James Sullivan

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InSeven Dirty Words, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred. A critical biography,Seven Dirty Wordsis an insightful (and, of course, hilarious) examination of Carlin's body of work as it pertained to its cultural times and the man who created it, from his early days as a more-or-less conventional comedian to his stunning transformation into the subversive comedic voice of the emerging counterculture. Sullivan also chronicles Carlin's struggles with censorship and drugs, as well as the full-blown renaissance he experienced…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 6/8/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.034



Warm-up



Heavy Mysteries



Class Clown



Attracting Attention



Values (How Much is That Dog Crap in the Window?)



The Confessional



Special Dispensation



Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television



Wasted Time



America the Beautiful



Squeamish


Kicker


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index