I Didn't Ask to Be Born: (But I'm Glad I Was) [Hardcover]
- Author by Cosby, Bill
- Illustrator by Booth, George
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The world's most beloved funnyman is back with his first humor book since the bestselling "Cosbyology." In this hilarious new collection of observations, Cosby brings us more of his wonderful and wacky insights into the human condition that are sure to become classics. The doctor of comedy holds forth on everything from a game show contestant's confusing origins to a grandchild with a Godzilla infatuation, to his first love Bernadette, and many more delightful digressions.
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The world's most beloved funnyman is back with his first humor book since the bestselling "Cosbyology." In this hilarious new collection of observations, Cosby brings us more of his wonderful and wacky insights into the human condition that are sure to become classics. In the tradition of Fat Albert, Cosby introduces a host of new characters, including Peanut Armhouse and Old Mother Harold. Not since Mushmouth, Dumb Donald, Bucky, and the Cosby Kids has there been such a memorable cast.
Over the past century, few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby, Jr. His success spans five decades and virtually all media-remarkable accomplishments for a kid who emerged from humble beginnings in a Philly housing project.
The doctor of comedy holds forth on everything from a game show contestant's confusing origins, to a grandchild with a Godzilla infatuation, to his first love Bernadette, and many more delightful digressions.
Bill Cosby may not have asked to be born, but we're sure glad he was.
Over the past century, few entertainers have achieved the legendary status of William H. Cosby, Jr. His success spans five decades and virtually all media-remarkable accomplishments for a kid who emerged from humble beginnings in a Philly housing project.
The doctor of comedy holds forth on everything from a game show contestant's confusing origins, to a grandchild with a Godzilla infatuation, to his first love Bernadette, and many more delightful digressions.
Bill Cosby may not have asked to be born, but we're sure glad he was.
Reviews
- From Publishers Weekly
- Dealing with a defiant teen who refused to clean her room, claiming, "I didn't ask to be born," the 73-year-old Cosby replied, "Neither did I." In his first humor book since Cosbyology (2002) and his dietary digressions in I Am What I Ate (2003), Cosby's observational humor goes into high gear with clever commentaries on everything from erectile dysfunction and social networking to the Bible and bird feeders. He introduces new characters, Peanut Armhouse and Old Mother Harold, and he describes "the strangest flying thing I had ever seen": a blue jay, irritated by a squirrel on a bird feeder, gave it "a giant goosing." and the two went "airborne, with the blue jay's head and shoulders inside the orifice of the squirrel." A lengthy comical centerpiece about the Bible's missing pages is the book's best: "If I went to any of the seven networks and handed them Genesis and said, This guy has written a spec outline for a new show, ' they'd want to know where the characters are going to be in episode 89 and then pass on the whole project." Along with such topics as Native Americans, Cabbage Patch Dolls, and his love for the Universal horror films of the 1930s, he recalls events from his childhood and teen years, including his first date at age 15. George Booth's funny cartoon illustrations make a fine fit with these amusing essays, all written with the amiable and accessible lightweight lilt Cosby's eager readers expect. (Nov.) Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information.
- From Booklist
- At this point, Cosby may be as famous for his controversial social criticism as for his comedy. In this book, he returns to humor with a focus on the foibles of life and aging, parenting and family life, and recollections of youth. In remembrances of growing up in the projects of Philadelphia, he recalls the rough-and-tumble of the playground and sports, offering up characters as memorable as those from his Fat Albert cartoon series. His adolescent remembrances, including pretending to have a Miles Davis collection and dousing himself with cologne to impress a girl, recall his years on The Cosby Show. His observations on missing pages of the Bible with details of the Creation and how the whole project wouldn't have passed muster with television producers recalls his famous one-man dialogue between Noah and God. Cosby's observations are as quirky as ever, and very whimsical drawings add to the pleasures of this collection for fans of Cosby the comic. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Beloved funnyman Bill Cosby is back with his first humor book since the best-selling Cosbyology (2001).(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)
