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A syndicated columnist and humorist reflects on his thirty-fifth year of life, recalling the upheaval and devastation of his open-heart surgery
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About the Author:
Lewis Grizzard, Jr., was an American writer and humorist known for his commentary on the American South. Although he spent his early career as a newspaper sportswriter and editor, becoming the sports editor of the Atlanta Journal at age 23, he was much better known for his humorous newspaper columns in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a popular stand-up comedian and lecturer.
Review:
"Lewis Grizzard thinks funny." ―San Diego Union
"Imagine Andy Rooney with a Georgian accent and a sense of humor." ―Houston Post
"It makes you feel good to know a person can face the tubes, wires, knives and needles of major heart surgery and make you laugh about it." ―United Press International
"His funniest book ... it will strike a responsive chord in anyone who ever has come face-to-face with a gimlet-eyed surgeon who is about three payments behind on his Mercedes." ―Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"We should be grateful to NewSouth for making this little book available, so we can again hear Grizzard’s sardonic and insightful voice." ―Don Noble, First Draft
"Imagine Andy Rooney with a Georgian accent and a sense of humor." ―Houston Post
"It makes you feel good to know a person can face the tubes, wires, knives and needles of major heart surgery and make you laugh about it." ―United Press International
"His funniest book ... it will strike a responsive chord in anyone who ever has come face-to-face with a gimlet-eyed surgeon who is about three payments behind on his Mercedes." ―Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"We should be grateful to NewSouth for making this little book available, so we can again hear Grizzard’s sardonic and insightful voice." ―Don Noble, First Draft
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- PublisherWarner Books
- ISBN 10 9994359509
- ISBN 13 9789994359509
- BindingPaperback
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