List Price: $14.00Amazon.com's Price: $11.90 You Save: $2.10 (15%)as of 11/20/2009 22:38 EST
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9780553385731
ISBN: 0553385739
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: September 02, 2008
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: September 02, 2008
Studio: Bantam
Features:
Related Items:
Alternate Versions: Click to Display
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
Seinlanguage could easily be subtitled The World According to Jerry. First published in 1993, when Seinfeld the sitcom was establishing itself as the funniest half-hour on television, this is a collection of Jerry's musings on everything from relationships to shushing in movie theatres. Observational comedy may have reached epidemic proportions recently, but Jerry Seinfeld was, and is, the master of his domain.
"I will never understand why they cook on TV. I can't smell it. Can't eat it. Can't taste it. The end of the show they hold it up to the camera, 'Well, here it is. You can't have any. Thanks for watching. Goodbye.'"
Eons hence, scholars may ponder the mysteries of this book in the same way that they now ponder the fragments of Heraclitus. Until then, Seinlanguage will continue to provide guaranteed chuckles in a neat and tidy package. Kind of like Jerry himself. --Simon Leake
Product Description:
Seinfeld. For more than 33 million viewers, the Emmy Award-winning television show has become a Thursday night ritual. Even though the show has ended, Jerry Seinfeld's distinct brand of humor can still be yours.
In his #1 New York Times bestselling book, SeinLanguage, Jerry Seinfeld has captured on the page his views on topics ranging from Raisinettes to relationships, from childhood to cop shows, and from parents to power suits. This must-have book for all fans—and who isn't a fan?—remains available in both paperback and hardcover.
From the Paperback edition.
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
Found a used copy of this, many years after the fact, and thought I'd give it a try. I've never been a fan of Seinfeld the comedian or "Seinfeld" the sitcom, although I've at least started to grudgingly admit that he can be funny sometimes...maybe by accident.
The few laughs I got from this book seemed to be accidental, anyway..but there were still enough to rate two stars...just barely!
As Seinfeld might have observed, 'It's like the jokes were invited to a party for all the other funny jokes, but the not-funny jokes crashed the party. You could almost imagine a guy at the door saying, 'OK, one-liners over there, riddles, this way, shaggy-dog stories, yeah, come on in, you're good...vaguely humorous observations? I don't see you on my list...''
Classic example of a guy who already had more than enough money trying to cash in even more.
Rating:  -
SeinLanguage met my expectations for being a funny book. At times, the jokes are quite funny that I had to pause before I can gather my thoughts again. However, some of the jokes are stale while there are jokes that are already familiar because it was used in the beginning of the TV show Seinfeld where Jerry Seinfeld would do a routine stand-up comedy. At least they bring good memories for me because I am constantly reading the joke and remembering how he did it in live. There are a few jokes in the book that were written, but honestly, the punchline would have been easily delivered if done orally. One good example is the Chalk-Outline joke where Jerry would do this imitation of the dead guy. That was a really good one. Of any, although there are jokes as equally as good, my favorite of his is one with the Ginsu Knife. Now, let me tell you, I did see the commercial when it first aired, and when I saw the knife cutting the shoe into half, it was the most absurd, bizarre moment I've experienced while watching a commercial like that. I thought that it was a stroke of genius right there. Somebody actually thought of the idea about using the knife to cut the shoe into half, somebody else actually allowed it to be filmed, and somebody else actually did let it be part of the final copy of the commercial. And it got aired for the purpose of selling the knife! Anyway, I am glad that Jerry Seinfeld pointed this out and used it for a joke because I thought that I was the only one who felt this way. All in all, SeinLanguage is a funny book that can be enjoyed, but personally, I prefer the shows more because they have the Kramer effect.
Rating:  -
I was very happy with the shipping time, and the quality of book for such a low price. I would order from munny_zoo again.
Rating: -
Very fast delivery... book was mailed in the exact condition it was stated... will definitly be purchasing from this seller in the future.
Rating: -
Its so funny you can read it in a few hours. I hope Seinfeld writes another book because this one is very funny. I definetly recommend this book, it can make a good gift.
|
