I'm dreaming of a black Christmas / Lewis Black.

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I'm dreaming of a black Christmas

Author

Black, Lewis, 1948- author.

Description

178 pages ; 21 cm

Call #

817 Black

Summary

'Tis the season -- Thanksgiving -- The hooker at Rockefeller Center -- Christmas morning : the sun rises on our hapless but (somewhat) hopeful hero -- It is better to (guilt) give ... -- Christmas Day, 11:07 a.m. : dashing through the shower, losing my mind along the way -- The carol from hell -- We interrupt this book to bring you a major catastrophe -- Christmas Day, high noon : if clothes make the man, then why don't we all dress like Jesus? -- Christmas Day, l:00 p.m. : away in a manger, no crib for a bed ... are you kidding me? -- Christmas Day, 1:15 p.m. : and a child shall lead them to a toy story -- Meditations of a Jewish Santa -- Christmas Day, 1:45 p.m. : here come the old giftless Jew! -- Christmas Day, 2:00 p 500 calories, not counting the three bottles of wine -- Christmas 5:30 p.m. : if it's really over the river and through the woods, I'm not going to make it -- Christmas Day, 6:00 p.m. : outeating the Christians ; or, is a 10,000-calorie dinner too much? ; Christmas Day, 11:45 p.m. : another Christmas comes to an end, and our hero (obviously not quick on the uptake) learns a lesson -- An abnormal appendix : the chairman's USO holiday tour. From the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic "New York Times"-bestselling author and "The Daily Show" regular comes a ferociously funny book about his least-favorite holiday: Christmas.

Subjects

Christmas

ISBN #

9781594485428

ID #

1646696

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Summary/Annotation -> From Lewis Black, the uproarious and perpetually apoplectic New York Times -bestselling author and Daily Show regular, comes a ferociously funny book about his least favorite holiday, Christmas. Christmas is supposed to be a time of peace on earth and goodwill toward all. But not for Lewis Black. He says humbug to the Christmas tradtitions and trappings that make the holiday memorable. In I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas , hisnbsp;hilarious and sharply observed book about the holiday, Lewis lets loose on all things Yule. It's a very personal look at what's wrong with Christmas, seen through the eyes of "the most engagingly pissed-off comedian ever."* From his own Christmas rituals#151;which have absolutely nothing to do with presents or the Christmas tree or Rudolph#151;to his own eccentric experiences with the holiday (from anbsp;USO Christmas tour to playing Santa Claus in full regalia),nbsp; I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas is classic Lewis Black: funny, razor-sharp, insightful, and honest. You'll never think of Christmas in the same way. *Stephen King

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