Tuesday, August 22, 2017

The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy By :Kliph Nesteroff

The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American ComedyThe Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love this type of book, jumping deep into the histories of things I love. I always had a deep love of all things comedy and Mr. Nesteroff does an excellent job covering the history of the artform from its beginnings to current day.

I rounded up to 4 from 3.5 however, here's why. Comedy, although being a broad subject, Mr. Nesteroff glossed over alot of stuff. He gives short shift to several artists, which I don't know if I can blame him due to the length of directions the topic can go in, BUT..I didn't like that. Then, there was a LOT of focus on the negative aspects, the sex, the violence, the substance abuse..again, I am sure it makes for a more entertaining story, but really? is it that necessary?

That being said, wonderful history of the funny men and women in comedy, I recommend it.

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Calcio: A History of Italian Football By: John Foot

Calcio: A History of Italian FootballCalcio: A History of Italian Football by John Foot
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I am still deep into my current obsession with the beautiful game and I decided to jump off into some leagues I knew nothing about.

This is a well written, very informative and complete history of football in Italy. I consumed it and enjoyed every page. Now I definitely know why I am drawn to the sport. It has by far the most passionate, most diverse, just outright wild and awesome fanbase.

If you have any love of soccer, football, whatever you call it in your neck of the woods, this history is for you. Deepen your base and expand your mind, you won't be disappointed.

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