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    <body><![CDATA[if you've been wondering how bill murray managed to stage a comedic comeback but not steve martin, then you're just not looking in the right place. martin's humor is still sharp as ever. it's just been in written form for the last decade. my favorite essay in this one is &quot;times new roman announ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9532023">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>&quot;Pure Drivel&quot; is pure fun. Comedy is a funny thing (well, duh), either you laugh or you do not; you can’t fake it. And if you are into Steve Martin, as I have been since he was that wild-and-crazy-guy with the arrow through his head, then this book will not disappoint. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65657683">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is almost 10 years old, but I ran into it at the library.  I’m a sucker for Steve Martin, so perhaps you’ll take this with a grain of salt.  I laughed my fool head off.  It’s a collection of short pieces that originally appeared in the New Yorker and New York Times Magazine and a cou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65192180">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Steve Martin wears all sorts of hats. The most annoying thing about this is that he looks great in all types of hats. You know that ski-hat that looks like it gives you dreadlocks? That's the banjo. Steve Martin looks great with that hat on - he's an amazing banjo player(I play the banjo...and look ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63254701">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is funny!  But, then again, I love Steve Martin. My favorite bit is &quot;Sledgehammer.&quot;]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[  I really enjoy Steve's humor, both on film and on paper, but I felt that this book was no where near the quality of his regular hilarity. Although I do not want this to seem as though I feel he has no talent, quite the contrary. I think Steve Martin is one of the most gifted people of his generati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48977180">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[For the person who doesn't mind poking fun at intellectualism while simultaneously indulging in it...<br/><br/>This book (as well as Cruel Shoes) is a great book to have around if you want to read a short story here or there.  Perfect for traveling. <br/><br/>Books like this, though, kind of mak...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80824019">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't waste your time. The title is supposed to be funny and let the reader know that there isn't supposed to be anything serious or anything even tied to reality in the book. But still, it was really just drivel. It's a lot like Woody Allen's book The Insanity Defense. Again, don't waste your time.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53934739">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just visited my folks at a hotel in Laguna Beach and with little else to read I picked up this in their guest lounge and started to thumb through it. It's basically what you'd expect, only funnier. A collection of essays that were at one point featured in the New Yorker Magazine. I found myself la...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23064088">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of funny essays (most of which appeared in The New Yorker), plus a few pieces that are more heartfelt. The collection will appeal especially to writers, as several of the essays (including the title piece) touch on writing and authorship with sharp, sardonic wit.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As most great comedians tend to be, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Steve Martin" title="Steve Martin">Steve Martin</a> is a wordsmith. He was off his game more often than expected, but this is almost a vanity publication for him. One of the perks of being famous is that publishers will put your words in print (e.g., the previous Pope's and Jack Palance's books of poet...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19575184">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh My Gosh!! This is THE WORST book I have ever read! I do not know why I even finished it - but I kepr hoping for something funny or good to happen and it never did. The title fits. DO NOT waste your time or money on this one!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I like Steve Martin's comedy and I've enjoyed his novels, but this book didn't do it for me.  I just didn't find it very funny or even interesting.  I didn't even read the last couple of essays, and I rarely quit a book before the end.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book. I relax so much listening to it. Bacause I have audiobook. I wonder why there is no choise to choose audiobooks as well? I can rely to some of Stevie Martin’s jokes. I find it amazing. :-))]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Sadly, aptly named. I really wanted to like this book. I like Steve Martin and consider him an intelligent comedian. But I couldn't get the humor of this at all...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as hilarious as Martin's THE PLEASURE OF MY COMPANY, but a good read nonetheless. Got it on CD and listened to it during a boring road trip. I enjoyed it very much.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So freakin' funny that I got it on tape as well. I have a horrible memory, but there are a few pieces from this that will remain with me always.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Terrible! If you want to read something really good by Steve Martin, read his autobiographical book, Born Standing Up. It's great, and this is not.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very funny, as Steve Martin always is! Each goofy story is just a few pages so this is a great book for those who like a ite-size read.]]></body>
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