false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643232m/165095.jpg 165095 4 So what do you expect from a celebrity autobiography? Tales of an impoverished childhood and an unappreciated early career? Angst-ridden revelation? In Jay Leno's take on the genre, tales have only one purpose--laughs. This is a book of jokey anecdotes and humorous stories marking the comedian's progress to the top. The persona of the young Leno is not so different and just as likable as the one appearing nightly on television. Whether it is his mother's advice, his teachers' complaints, or the awkward situations he finds himself in (for example, standing before an Orthodox Jewish audience who have been mistakenly led to expect a Yiddish storyteller) Leno always sees the funny side. 159404 1996 Leading with My Chin total:110|5:17|4:35|3:44|2:11|1:3| 110 382 133 17 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jul 29 07:50:40 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 29 09:58:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:36:04 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 19:38:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 18 15:36:22 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 15:36:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 21 03:44:04 -0800 2008 Fri May 16 02:03:48 -0700 2008
Not that his life is entirely downhill. On the contrary, he sh...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 20:17:24 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:19:31 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri May 01 09:10:05 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:11:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Jun 08 10:36:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 10:38:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Jul 02 11:10:36 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 11:15:42 -0700 2007 on the road as a stand-up comedian. One of my favorite bits is him talking about going to the White House with a ten thousand dollars on him.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 07:28:31 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 08:39:54 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jan 22 06:33:53 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 06:34:47 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jun 17 17:27:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 17:34:47 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Apr 10 15:30:28 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 15:31:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Wed Apr 30 18:38:20 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 18:38:51 -0700 2008 5 0 true false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Jan 17 15:53:08 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 15:53:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Sep 28 12:43:05 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 12:43:39 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jan 23 03:19:51 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 03:20:33 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Aug 19 16:41:25 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 16:41:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 01:34:38 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:34:38 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 23 14:17:51 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 14:17:51 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 21:14:48 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 21:15:31 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=165095