false 19838 231869 0553569155 9780553569155 115 <![CDATA[SeinLanguage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172940790m/231869.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172940790s/231869.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231869.SeinLanguage 3.60 875 Seinlanguage could easily be subtitled The World According to Jerry. First published in 1993, when Seinfeld the sitcom was establishing itself as the funniest half-hour on television, this is a collection of Jerry's musings on everything from relationships to shushing in movie theatres. Observational comedy may have reached epidemic proportions recently, but Jerry Seinfeld was, and is, the master of his domain.

"I will never understand why they cook on TV. I can't smell it. Can't eat it. Can't taste it. The end of the show they hold it up to the camera, 'Well, here it is. You can't have any. Thanks for watching. Goodbye.'"

Eons hence, scholars may ponder the mysteries of this book in the same way that they now ponder the fragments of Heraclitus. Until then, Seinlanguage will continue to provide guaranteed chuckles in a neat and tidy package. Kind of like Jerry himself. --Simon Leake

]]> 19838 3.79 2048 319 1993 770761 0380973545 9780380973545 139 <![CDATA[Letters from a Nut]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178210069m/770761.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178210069s/770761.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/770761.Letters_from_a_Nut 3.92 805 Letters from a Nut, a collection of crazed correspondence by Ted L. Nancy. The name is a pseudonym, perhaps for Jerry Seinfeld, who wrote the introduction. Seinfeld never comes clean, but the yocks sure sound like his material. And the letters have his prints all over them--who else would write the L.A. Lakers posing as a rabid fan who wears pants with a see-through back end, "for medical reasons"? Whoever wrote it, the book's a real lark. Where else can you meet "Pip, the Mighty Squeak," a man who gambles in a giant shrimp costume, or a corn that looks like Shelley Fabares? Only inside the fevered brain of Ted L. Nancy--whether he's Jerry Seinfeld or not.]]> 19937 3.90 1256 187 19838 3.79 2048 319 1997 35327 0312261551 9780312261559 12 <![CDATA[Extra Nutty! Even More Letters from a Nut!]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168587326m/35327.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168587326s/35327.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35327.Extra_Nutty_Even_More_Letters_from_a_Nut_ 3.83 121 19937 3.90 1256 187 19838 3.79 2048 319 2000 499181 0316706256 9780316706254 39 <![CDATA[Halloween (Byron Preiss Book)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175271799m/499181.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175271799s/499181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/499181.Halloween 4.14 125 Halloween. This nostalgic view of Halloweens past will ring true with everyone who remembers the trials and tribulations of trick-or-treating--from the stupid masks with thin gray rubber straps and cheap little staples to the humiliation of having to wear a winter coat over your store-bought Superman costume. Of course, the smart-alecky Seinfeld puts his own stamp on things in a voice that is so distinctly his: "Come on lady, let's go! Halloween, doorbells, candy, let's pick it up in there." He wants "name candy" only, make no mistake, and even trick-or-treats with an organizational cabinet on wheels, with drawers labeled "Crunchy Things," "Sour Things," "Rejects," etc. James Bennett's exaggerated, hilarious, expressive illustrations of the young Jerry (yes, it looks exactly like him) suit the over-the-top story to a T. Unusual child's-eye perspectives on parents (and friends up the sidewalk who won't wait up) add energy to a book that is already sugar-charged. Like Jerry's standup routines, Halloween focuses on the minutiae and will make you laugh even if you try to resist. (Ages 6 to adult) --Karin Snelson]]> 19838 3.79 2048 319 47011 3.99 156 45 2002 499181 0316706256 9780316706254 39 <![CDATA[Halloween (Byron Preiss Book)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175271799m/499181.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175271799s/499181.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/499181.Halloween 4.14 125 Halloween. This nostalgic view of Halloweens past will ring true with everyone who remembers the trials and tribulations of trick-or-treating--from the stupid masks with thin gray rubber straps and cheap little staples to the humiliation of having to wear a winter coat over your store-bought Superman costume. Of course, the smart-alecky Seinfeld puts his own stamp on things in a voice that is so distinctly his: "Come on lady, let's go! Halloween, doorbells, candy, let's pick it up in there." He wants "name candy" only, make no mistake, and even trick-or-treats with an organizational cabinet on wheels, with drawers labeled "Crunchy Things," "Sour Things," "Rejects," etc. James Bennett's exaggerated, hilarious, expressive illustrations of the young Jerry (yes, it looks exactly like him) suit the over-the-top story to a T. Unusual child's-eye perspectives on parents (and friends up the sidewalk who won't wait up) add energy to a book that is already sugar-charged. Like Jerry's standup routines, Halloween focuses on the minutiae and will make you laugh even if you try to resist. (Ages 6 to adult) --Karin Snelson]]> 19838 3.79 2048 319 47011 3.99 156 45 2002 499177 0060953039 9780060953034 3 <![CDATA[The Seinfeld Scripts: The First and Second Seasons]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175271790m/499177.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175271790s/499177.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/499177.The_Seinfeld_Scripts_The_First_and_Second_Seasons 4.27 30 We've followed their misadventures for nearly ten years on Thursday nights. Here, finally, are the scripts of the first two seasons that will take you back to the beginning of Seinfeld.

Featuring the first 17 episodes ever aired, The Seinfeld Scripts contains all the great lines that have kept us laughing for years: the pilot episode, "The Seinfeld Chronicles," where it all began; George introduces his importer/exporter altar ego Art Vanderlay in "The Stakeout"; Kramer becomes obsessed with cantaloupe in "The Ex-Girlfriend"; Jerry and George meet Elaine's dad in "The Jacket"; is Jerry responsible for a poor Polish woman's death when he makes "The Pony Remark"?; Jerry and Elaine decide to become intimate again in "The Deal"; what will George do when he is banned from the executive bathroom in "The Revenge"?; and Jerry, George, and Elaine wait for a table in "The Chinese Restaurant."

It's all here: the award-winning writing of Seinfeld, "the defining sitcom of our age". Created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld.

Elaine: My roommate has Lyme disease.
Jerry: Lyme disease? I thought she had Epstein-Barr syndrome?
Elaine: She has this in addition to Epstein-Barr. It's like Epstein-Barr with a twist of Lyme disease.


George: She calls me up at my office she says, "We have to talk."
Jerry: The four worst words in the English language.


Kramer: What a body. Yeeaaah...that's for me.
Jerry: Yeah and you're just what she's looking for, too--a stranger, leering through a pair of binoculars ten floors up.

]]> 19838 3.79 2048 319 1998 1009938 0752217518 9780752217512 0 <![CDATA[Sein Off: The Final Days of "Seinfeld"]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1009938.Sein_Off_The_Final_Days_of_Seinfeld_ 3.80 5 Julia: Elaine was someone who single women laughed at because she wrestled with her worst secrets and biggest fears. Let's face it, she embodied lots of problems. In fact she was a jerk. Anyone who chooses Elaine as a role model should be in therapy.

Jason: When people reflected on their own lives in comparison to George's, they felt pretty good. They could tune in and see it was far worse for this poor slob. In a sick way that was comforting.

Jerry: After nine years, how do you say good-bye to the experience, the people, the accomplishments? Emotionally, I just hoped not to get crushed, yet all the while I knew I would.

]]> 19838 3.79 2048 319 1998 829232 0140869336 9780140869330 0 <![CDATA[Im Telling You For The Last Time]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/829232.Im_Telling_You_For_The_Last_Time 3.75 4 19838 3.79 2048 319 1998 5961111 2351640624 9782351640623 0 <![CDATA[Le Monde selon Moi]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5961111.Le_Monde_selon_Moi 5.00 1 19838 3.79 2048 319 2733219 5.00 1 0 2008 7035322 0830065407 9780830065400 0 <![CDATA[More Letters from a Nut]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7035322-more-letters-from-a-nut 0.0 0 19938 0.0 0 0 19838 3.79 2048 319 2001