Joseph Iannuzzi:Cooking on the Lam
- Taschenbuch 2005, ISBN: 9780743269803
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New York U. S. A.: Andrews Mcmeel Publishing. As New 2002. Softcover. Marfree, later prtg superclean; couple turned pps, no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails… Mehr…
New York U. S. A.: Andrews Mcmeel Publishing. As New 2002. Softcover. Marfree, later prtg superclean; couple turned pps, no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours. ; 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches; 282 pages; \nBook Description The search for the perfect funny tidbit on virtually any topic can start and finish by letting your fingers do the walking through a copy of The Funny Pages. This fresh 304-page collection assembles quips from the country's top comedians of the last three decades. Cataloged and alphabetized by subject, it puts the well-timed joke or zinger just a flip of a page away. O George Carlin on the Death Penalty: "You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans. "o Jay Leno on Politics: "The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver. "o Rita Rudner on Shopping: "Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly, and they always say the same thing: 'This looks much better on. ' On what? On fire?"o Denis Leary on Geography: "I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed-off people can live in one place and get it over with. "When it comes to identifying good jokes and funny observations, few are more qualified than author Judy Brown. There's plenty to laugh at and reflect on in The Funny Pages. Whether you're a speechwriter, student, businessperson, or someone who just appreciates great humor, you're sure to find what you're looking for in this humor-reference book and joke collection rolled into one. \nHa! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! , Nov 22, 2004 \nBy J. Guild (Toronto, Canada) - \nThere are Joke Books, and there are Joke Books. All in all this one is pretty good. It is, however, somewhat different in a few ways. It has 1, 473 jokes by 330 different comedians. One thing good about the book is that the author has included a brief note about each comedian at the end of the book. This is good, since many of the names were obscure or unknown to me. The jokes are arranged by subject, which is good and common in most joke books. It does not, however, give an index by comedian. This is not so good; and would be a good idea to note beside the comedians name in the appendix, the pages on which their jokes appear; this is normally provided. \nThe jokes selected seem to come mainly from recent TV shows and Sitcoms; though not exclusively. They are almost all one-line statement jokes as opposed to story jokes like, "Did you hear the one about..?" \nI get the impression that most of the jokes are written by writers and there is little or no personality associated with the comedian who tells it. Roger Dangerfield's are an exception as his material "belongs"to him. This is also true of Twain and Skelton. It seems that today , most entertainment is written by someone for someone else and thus lacks the personal touch or individuality that you get when material is self-created. \nBunker, Gleason Myron Cohen, Lewis and Martin were not included; but Fields, Paulson, Skelton , Twain and Hope were; I wonder why. \nAt least the author ignored the foul-mouthed stuff that is so common with stand-up comics today on the Comedy Networks , and the book is better for it. It doesn't take bad language to make good humor; Twain, Gleason, Skelton, Dangerfield, Bunker and Mark Russell are proof of that. \nLike I said, the jokes chosen seem to be mainly West Coast, Late Night Show , TV Sitcom type and little or no Hillbilly, Country Bumpkin, Irish or Jewish Humor, Military, Insults, Dumb Blondes, etc. \nI sure hope this is not an indication of how far wacky ideas of Political Correctness has gone. \nI doubt that Mark Twain, Hal Roach, Myron Cohen ever told tales to hurt anyone. They put forth humor; not agendas. ., Andrews Mcmeel Publishing, 2002, 5, Simon & Schuster, 2005. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Fine. First edition with full number line. Ex-library book with a couple of library marks, otherwise the text is clean and unmarked. 145 pages.Like The Mafia Cookbook, this is a cookbook with a story. It's about how Joe Dogs, whose testimony sent more high-ranking mafiosi to the slammer than that of any other federal witness, set out on a trip through small-town America, a million miles from Vegas, Miami Beach, Rao's Restaurant, Little Italy, and Tony Soprano country, trying to keep one step ahead of the Gambino crime family members who were determined to whack him and causing confusion, heartache (but never heartburn), and dismay to the federal marshals who were in charge of relocating him in the heartland and who didn't think Joe should be cooking up Italian food for all sorts of strangers or identifying himself with his beloved Yorkie or visiting New York City or enjoying himself with attractive women.Joe Dogs, being who he is, did all these things and more and writes about them with wit, savage humor, and an unerring eye for detail and the good story, even when the joke is on him. Along the way, he teaches the reader how to cook such mob favorites as Veal Francese, Tuscan Bean Crostini, Broccoli Rabe, Chicken a la Andrea, Fettuccine Alfredo, Filet Mignon Oscar, Insalata con Genoa, Clams Oregano, Filet of Red Snapper Italian Style, Linguine with White Clam Sauce, Mushrooms Stuffed with Crabmeat, Pasta Primavera with Shrimp, plus a meat loaf to die for, and many non-Italian dishes and desserts, all of them based on food you can buy at any supermarket anywhere in the United States.You don't know how to cook? Fuhgedaboutit! These recipes are foolproof.What's more, they're quick -- you can cook up these meals in a hurry with one eye on the driveway just in case a black late-model SUV with tinted windows happens to turn up and you have to eat and run. If you want to eat like Tony Soprano at home, without fuss or shopping in specialty stores or taking a course in Italian cooking, Joe Dogs is your man. This is the book to have on hand, in which Joe Dogs Iannuzzi, former Gambino crime family mobster and author of The Mafia Cookbook, tells the vivid story of his life on the run and of the "can't fail" recipes for great Italian dishes whose ingredients can be bought in a small-town supermarket when you're a thousand miles from an Italian grocery store in Little Italy and couldn't go there anyway since there's a contract out for you. These are meals you can't refuse.MY04, Simon & Schuster, 4<
