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[Dick Cavett] · Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks ↠ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks We tag along as Cavett spends an afternoon with Stan Laurel at his modest apartment in Los Angeles, spars with Muhammad Ali at his training camp, and comes to know a young Steve Jobswho woos him to be Apple's first celebrity pitchman. He also offers piquant commentary on contemporary politics, the indignities of travel, the nature of comedy writing, and the utter improbability of being alive at all.On his talk show, Cavett welcomed the leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comed
| Title | : | Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805099778 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-14 |
| Language | : | English |
Cavett is fascinating to listen to - Go for the AUDIOBOOK edition! Steve Ramm First a note of explanation. Amazon groups all reviews of boooks (both print and audio of the same title) together. So note which format is being reviewed. This is a review of CD Audio version which comes on 7 CDs). Now on to my reviewI've been a big fan of Dick Cavett since is daytime talk show on ABC - followed by late night shows on ABC and then PBS. In fact, just a few weeks ago I reviewed a great DVD from PBS Home Video titled Dack Cavett's Watergate that I recommended in my review of that product).Cavett was what I . "Fun, interesting, and intelligent" according to Debra Allen. I've enjoyed Dick Cavett through assorted talk shows and other aspects of his career for more years than either of us would care to do the math on but I had never read one of his books. I'm sorry it took me so long to get around to doing that because I thoroughly enjoyed both this book and the other one I got (Talk Show) and I'll probably do a search to see what other books of his I can find. He's not everyone's taste (Who is?) but I found his stories to be full of wit, intelligence, and, where appropriate, humor.Stop lol. Kindle Customer said Interesting but self-absorbed and pedantic. I thought I might not be so harsh as to pile on these last two criticisms (only two so why interject last), but I think the author needs a reminder that his prose is a bit annoying even when it's interesting. I enjoyed the book nonetheless and expect Mr. Cavett to deliver a retort that might set me straight about his unusually high grasp of language and its various nuances. Go get'em, Dick.
We tag along as Cavett spends an afternoon with Stan Laurel at his modest apartment in Los Angeles, spars with Muhammad Ali at his training camp, and comes to know a young Steve Jobswho woos him to be Apple's first celebrity pitchman. He also offers piquant commentary on contemporary politics, the indignities of travel, the nature of comedy writing, and the utter improbability of being alive at all.On his talk show, Cavett welcomed the leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comedy, and politics, and engaged them in conversation that made viewers feel that the disc
Cavett remembers working as a gag writer for famed comedians and recalls the Broadway badinage and smart repartee that marked the well-regarded Dick Cavett Show.” Kirkus Reviews“In the late 1960s to mid-1970s the Dick Cavett Show was a late-night TV destination. “A welcome sequel to Talk Show, Dick Cavett covers a lot of ground in a collection of erudite and witty piecesBrief Encounters is very good and very funny, at times pointed, but always engaging.” The Chicago Tribune“Brief Encounters looks back on Dick Cavett's time with some of the biggest names of the 20th century. Cavett was known as a literate, erudite interviewer who loved wordplay, but who didn't take any guff from his guests… Most notabl
He is the author of Talk Show and the coauthor of Cavett and Eye on Cavett, and he writes an online opinion column for The New York Times. He lives in New York City and Montauk, New York.. Dick Cavett was the host of The Dick Cavett Show on ABC and PBS, and he also hosted talk shows on the USA, HBO, and CNBC cable networks. He appears frequently on stage, screen, and new media,
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