About this title: As star and co-creator of "The State" and a regular on VH1's I Love the 80s series, Black has earned a stellar reputation for his sardonic, straight-faced humor. "My Custom Van" is his debut collection of hilariously irreverent essays.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781439153536ISBN:1439153531
Description: New in new dust jacket. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 236 p. Audience: General/trade. PLEASE NOTE: NOT A PAPERBACK, HARDCOVER EDITION. Might have some shelf wear. Fast shipping! Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416964056ISBN:1416964053
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Description: Very Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Previous owner's label removed from front fly leaf, otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781439153536ISBN:1439153531
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416964056ISBN:1416964053
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Edition: First Edition 1st Ptg
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416964056ISBN:1416964053
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Date Published: 2008-07-15
ISBN-13:9781416964056ISBN:1416964053
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416964056ISBN:1416964053
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781416964056ISBN:1416964053
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"At first, as I read each essay in this book, I thought, "That's not funny...that's not funny either...nor is that funny..." but somewhere around the halfway point of the book my thought was transformed (perhaps bewitched) as was my vagina, and I realized that Michael Ian Black has approximately the same "type" of sense of humor that I have, and by "type" I mean "few people will think that I am funny but I will always know that I am." This is when I also realized that this book is sort of funny. If I am lying, may I be strangled with my own pants and made to eat people bacon., in whichever order you prefer."
"I have been trying to finish this book for at least the last 8 mos. It's a collection of short stories that are supposed to be funny. They are so dry that I have a hard time finding any humor in them at all. I am a sucker for comedy and this just doesn't cut it for me. I don't know if I'll be able to finish it."
"Once again I feel it is difficult to find a book by a stand-up comedian to be that funny. I am a fan of Black and loved his stuff on The State, and I would probably love his stand-up but it is just tough for his material to have the same impact in a book. There were a couple points where I saw a title to one of his essays that would get me excited but then the material itself I just didn't find that funny. I enjoyed his take on the Chicken Dating Service and the opposing takes of the football coaches at halftime of a blowout, but overall it was just ok. Will this deter me from continuing to try to read books written by comedians? No."
"I was gonna give it one star as a joke, but I just couldn't. This collection of essays by Black brought a smile, and some big laughs to my face. He sure isn't politically correct. He sure isn't clean. He's hilarious as hell. Some of my favorites include: the unicorn break-up, his joining a jug band, some of his erotic fiction, and the drawbacks of getting a perm at the age of 12. I also learned a lot about how to party from this book. Thank you Michael Ian Black. You so richly deserve that important book award for this very important book."
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