{"product_id":"true-story-9780743291354","title":"True Story","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone considering a career in stand-up comedy should read this book, then consider something else, because all this great stuff is over.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Jerry Seinfeld\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the funniest novels since John Kennedy Toole's \u003ci\u003eA Confederacy of Dunces.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Crisp, funny, bitter and wise....Bill Maher really knows stand-up comedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Steve Allen\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the novel I would have written about stand-up comedy if I was a sick egghead like Bill Maher.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Roseanne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Act You're Not Good Enough to See \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore Green, Asshole \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a Living Hell, but It's a Living \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShow Me the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, and Somewhere There's a Guy Who's Tired of Fucking Her\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGood Evening, Ladies and Geniuses \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLove Is When You Don't Feel Shitty After You Come\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Work Isn't Bad -- but the Hour! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo Set, No Hamburger \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoyalty Is a One-way Street \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Nice-Ass Act of 1980 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou Better Be a Winner in This Business, Because if You're Not, It's Shit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Easy to Do Great, It's Hard to Be Great \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Opportunity Knocks, All Some People Do Is Complain About the Noise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople: The Problem That Won't Go Away \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI Dreamed I Went to See Mort Sahl, and He Was Doing Dog-and-Cat Material \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen You Can't Light the Joint, You're Stoned Enough \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Power of Negative Thinking \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sweet Stench of Success \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The Future Isn't What It Used to Be \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767966662999,"sku":"9780743291354","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780743291354.jpg?v=1758715722","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/true-story-9780743291354","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}