A Carlin home companion : growing up with George
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
ISBN
9781250058256, 1250058252
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | BIO 791.4 CARLIN K. | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 791.45 CAR BIOGRAPHY | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 792.7092 CAR | On Shelf |
Calumet City Public Library - Adult Biography | BIOGRAPHY CARLIN | On Shelf |
Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Biography | BIO/CARLIN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- United States -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Carlin, George.
Carlin, Kelly, -- 1963-
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
Television producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Carlin, George.
Carlin, Kelly, -- 1963-
Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
Fathers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.
Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
Television producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250058256, 1250058252
Notes
Description
"Truly the voice of a generation, George Carlin gave the world some of the most hysterical and iconic comedy routines of the last fifty years. From the "Seven Dirty Words" to "A Place for My Stuff," to "Religion is Bullshit," he perfected the art of making audiences double over with laughter while simultaneously making people wake up to the realities (and insanities) of life in the twentieth century. Few people glimpsed the inner life of this beloved comedian, but his only child, Kelly, was there to see it all. Born at the very beginning of his decades-long career in comedy, she slid around the "old Dodge Dart," as he and wife Brenda drove around the country to "hell gigs." She witnessed his transformation in the '70s, as he fought back against--and talked back to--the establishment; she even talked him down from a really bad acid trip a time or two. Kelly not only watched her father constantly reinvent himself and his comedy, but also had a front row seat to the roller coaster turmoil of her family's inner life. But having been the only "adult" in her family prepared her little for the task of her own adulthood. All the while, Kelly sought to define her own voice as she separated from the shadow of her father's genius. With rich humor and deep insight, Kelly Carlin pulls back the curtain on what it was like to grow up as the daughter of one of the most recognizable comedians of our time, and become a woman in her own right. This vivid, hilarious, heartbreaking story is at once singular and universal-it is a contemplation of what it takes to move beyond the legacy of childhood, and forge a life of your own"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Carlin, K. (2015). A Carlin home companion: growing up with George (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carlin, Kelly, 1963-. 2015. A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Carlin, Kelly, 1963-. A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George St. Martin's Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Carlin, Kelly. A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up With George First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2015.
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