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America's favorite crypto-zoological hominid is hilariously recast as the modern-day everyman, struggling with eating disorders, casual cannibalism, pop culture, and philosophical quandaries ("Me once believe in good. Now, no. World go shit, just like Bigfoot screenwriting career").
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The Secret Life of Bigfoot Revealed!.......2007-07-21
Celebrity autobiography is a strange, unique genre unto its own. Maybe it's because most celebrities don't have a particular knack for writing, meaning that one of two things happen: they work with a ghostwriter who "cleans up" the language and makes the book sound nothing like the supposed author, or the celebrity writes it on their own and it's wonderfully incomprehensible, just like them. I think that's just one of the many reasons why Graham Roumieu's In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot is so utterly brilliant. You don't get much more of a dead-on parody than this.
Bigfoot's lived a long and troubled life, and at last he's ready to share the details. From his friendship with Koko the talking gorilla, to his time in Hollywood, to the tragic death of Denis, anything and everything is finally laid out in the open for all to see. Witness the rise and fall of an American icon. And, as an added bonus: poetry!
Roumieu writes In Me Own Words as a series of short essays by Bigfoot about his life, and it's hard to pick a favorite. Is it the tales of Bigfoot and Koko's friendship soon after Bigfoot's divorce where we learn about Koko's secret fetish? Or maybe it's Bigfoot talking about why he sold his condo and moved thanks to those evil squirrels and their slide whistles that they'd play all hours of the night. And then there's Denis... poor, poor Denis. Roumieu writes Bigfoot's voice as a beautiful combination of innocence and stupidity, and it's hard to not mentally generate a specific sound for the narration as the book moves on in strange and bizarre new directions. Each little anecdote is funny in its own right, but the combination of them all together makes In Me Own Words laugh-out-loud funny.
You can't talk about In Me Own Words without also mentioning Roumieu's gorgeous watercolor paintings. Roumieu paints Bigfoot as a hulking oaf, the perfect match to the character's writing. Each page is a combination of Bigfoot's hand-written scrawl and a matching illustration, from grinning squirrels to hamsters in toy cars. As strange as the writing in In Me Own Words gets, the illustrations are even more so. It's hard to not boggle at images of Bigfoot with his baseball cap and chains "chillin with [his] homies", or playing guitar in a rock band complete with long hair and flannel shirt. Roumieu's writing is near-perfect for In Me Own Words, but it's his art that completes the package into something truly unique.
In Me Own Words is one of those very rare books which is funny not once or twice, but every time you read it. Every time you pull the book out, you're going to start laughing, even stronger than before. It's just that good. Despite the holidays being two months away, if you're looking for that perfect gift for someone I know just what you need. Just buy two copies, because once you get a look at it you'll want to keep one for yourself.
big foot great.......2007-07-17
A sincere and honest look at Big Foot. The reader is left with a well rounded understanding of the Foot, not the usual tabloid hype. Text is enhanced by evocative drawings of Big Foot. Warning -this book is not for the humor challenged.
At Last...Me Soulmate!.......2007-06-21
Oh Bigfoot! You make me heart go pit-a-pat-pit-a-pat-pit-a-pat-pat-a-pat-pat-a-pat-pat-pat-pattaty-pat!
Where you be hiding? You so coy.
(Me shake finger at you.)
So brilliant with you words! So feisty (you naughty, naughty boy...that GOOD)! So sexy (big, stinky fella' do it for me every time)!
And you so sensitive (soul of poet you smash and eat with ketchup and side of horseradish)!
You be me private dancer any day.
Love!
Love!!!
Me say LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You call me? ;]
Worth Peeing-Your-Pants .......2007-05-11
If you like twisted humor and demented ranting, considered yourself apart of this new Bigfoot cult. Bigfoot writes and rambles about his everyday mishaps and experiences in life. Short like a childrens' book but not short on pee-your-pants laughter. This book might make a great coffee table book, something you'll wanna share with all your the little wierdos in your life. }(;D>
Read this out loud. I dare you........2007-05-02
My brother had both of the "Bigfoot" books out on his coffee table, and i picked this one up...'cause it didn't quite fit in with the usual art-books-on-the-coffee-table routine. He said, "Dude, open that to any page. Read it out loud." I got about two sentences out. Same thing on the next page, and the one after. Haven't laughed so hard since the "Shut Your %$# Face, Uncle @#$" song from the "South Park" movie. This book (and its partner, "Me Write Book") is that funny. Hell, the riff on Chewbacca is worth the cover price.
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Like many reclusive celebrities, Big Foot is misunderstood. In his touching memoir Me Write Book he wants to set the record straight, proving that although heÂ's larger, hairier, and more foul-smelling than most of us, heÂ's really not so different underneath.
Only the most coldhearted among us could look on without compassion as this hirsute Everyman struggles bravely with casual cannibalism, Pringles potato crisps, embarrassing moments with peach Schnapps, the desperate loneliness of personal ads, and philosophical quandaries.
Readers will never forget the plaintive voice from the wilderness that howls from every page of this searing, intimate account of a man-beast in the promised land.
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Candid look at a life of fame.......2007-10-14
Very interesting look at Bigfoot's highs and lows. Before Lins, Brit, and Paris there was Bigfoot and he makes their toughest times look like a walk in the park.
Bigfoot give me big distraction.......2007-07-31
Big long office summer day in cube broken up by big funny sexy memoir by Bigfoot. Bigfoot is big everything...Big Author, big cranky ego deck, big Syosset whore, big heart, big hand big penis. He make work day shorter in a longer way...more laughs, more fun, more work not done today big frick'n work job must be worked on more tomorrow because of this big Bigfoot distraction of words. I cried a lot..go to potty twice thinking of Big's big memoir...I can't go too much crazy thoughts because of this big memoir in my little head. Very Big and Good. Read it 5 times before you make big judgment.
Me read book. Me cant stop talk like Bigfoot.......2007-07-23
Me read book,Me have humor. Me read, me no talk normal now. People no read book think me no education..
one of the best memoirs I've ever read!.......2007-06-27
I found this book to be interesting, funny and, at times, riveting. A must-read!
Please no Tease!.......2007-06-17
Bigfoot Oh Bigfoot!
Why you no call?
Me wait and wait by phone...
OK. So you bigshot Bigfoot now.
Make appear on "Inside Actor Studio" with James Lipton.
Everybody love famous, handsome, artsy-fartsy Bigfoot.
Write brilliant, avant-garde children story. Make reader cry and sob and think about life.
Like that big deal.
Me give you heart and you smash!
You still stink like out-house (NOT compost...who you kid?)!
Real Bigfoot not need make posing.
Think about.
Not ever forget Baja.
Call me.
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Me and Bigfoot (Western Americana Book)
Les Smith
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- Too much about people and not enough about travel
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- Such an interesting life!
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What Am I Doing Here?
Bruce Chatwin
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This is the last of Bruce Chatwin's works to be published while he was still alive (he penned the introduction in 1988, a few months before he died). It's a collection of Chatwin gems--profiles, essays, and travel stories that span the world, from trekking in Nepal and sailing down the Volga to working on a film with Werner Herzog in Ghana and traveling with Indira Gandhi in India. Chatwin excels, as usual, in the finely honed tale.
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In this text, Bruce Chatwin writes of his father, of his friend Howard Hodgkin, and of his talks with Andre Malraux and Nadezhda Mandelstram. He also follows unholy grails on his travels, such as the rumour of a "wolf-boy" in India, or the idea of looking for a Yeti.
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Too much about people and not enough about travel.......2007-02-23
Chatwin's stories of Africa, Nepal and Afghanistan of the 1980s were all very riveting, but there were many more essays about his obscure friends I had no interest in. I especially liked his write-up of the civil war he experienced in a small African country. But because this book was mostly a profile of his friends, I only give it three instead of four stars.
The Master Stylist.......2004-12-23
This is Bruce Chatwin's dying opus. He edited the pieces in What Am I Doing Here (a quote from one of Rimbaud's letters, writing home from Egypt) whilst weak, fevered and dying from AIDS in 1988. It is the first and best of the collections of Chatwin's shorter writings, composed of articles written when writing for the Sunday Times Magazine in the early 1970s, other newspaper articles, Granta contributions and other miscellaneous pieces.
This compendium, arguably more than any of his other travel books and novels, gives a good insight into the complex and fascinating life Chatwin lived, always in pursuit of the bizzare, the exotic, the beautiful and a good story. Chatwin's writings cover themes as dispirate as travel, art, politics, people and literature. Always discussed in a terse, erudite style that became his trademark. The breadth and depth of Chatwin's knowledge is incredible, thus these writings are not the most accessible. Some appreciation of art history, literature and anthropology for example is necessary to comprehend some of the more esoteric pieces in the collection.
Readers who give Chatwin the time will be able to unravel a wealth of brilliantly illuminated stories. From personal tales about family members, meetings with fabulously well connected and artistic people - such as George Costakis the Soviet art collector and Madeline Vionnet the French dressmaker, descriptions of his travels to far flung places - Patagonia, Afghanistan, China, searching for yeti in the Himalayas - the list goes on, one never fails to marvel at the rich tapestry that comprised Chatwin's life. Certainly, he lived a life about as far from the mundane as it is possible to get.
How did Chatwin manage to constantly encounter such fascinating and varied people and draw out their stories? Part of the reason lies in his connections from his days working as Sotheby's, another explanation lies in his innate charm that seduced men and women all over the world. Also it should be remembered that Chatwin was frequently liberal with the truth in order to tell a story that fitted with his own remarkable perception of the world and its inhabitants. At times he put the fictional process to work in odd instances - his biographical piece on the artist Howard Hodgkin for instance has been declared innacurate by Hodgkin himself, and this as explained in the bibliographical note was published as a 'portrait of the artist' to accompany the catalogue for the Tate Gallery exhibition 'Howard Hodgkin's Indian Leaves'! How did Chatwin get away with it? The truth will probably never fully out, but I would recommend Nicholas Shakespeare's excellent biography 'Bruce Chatwin' for readers interested in finding out more about Chatwin's life.
As a final note, I agree with the opinion of Salman Rushdie that the four short pieces at the end of the book 'Tales of the Art World', written in the last year of Chatwin's life are among the best he ever wrote. Four final drops of genius that Chatwin left before departing this world.
Rocks and diamonds.......2004-07-16
Whether its following the insufferable Kinski through the jungles of Ghana, tracing the Von Daniken lines through the deserts of Peru or climbing after the mythical Yeti in the Nepalese Himalaya, Bruce Chatwin takes you to the strangest places and introduces you to the oddest folks. In 'What Am I Doing Here,' his hodge-podge collection of stories, travelogues, and portraits, Chatwin once again shows his talent for bringing the odd, the exotic and the extreme to light. Where else could one learn about such unknowns as Soviet art collector, George Costakis or South African composer, Kenneth Volans? During his world-wide wanderings, Chatwin met with more than his share of eccentrics and rescued them from oblivion with the magic of his pen. While one often wonders why we should know about these places and characters, it is Chatwin's masterfully wrought prose and storytelling gifts that keep you reading on. While many pieces skirt the periphery of eccentricity and will only appeal to hardcore Chatwinophiles, his best work centers around the more well-known. His biographical sketches of André Malraux and Ernst Jünger brim with sharp insights and intriguing facts. When it comes to giving you a taste of place, his river journey down the Volga does more in 20 pages then most travel writers achieve with 200. But his tour de force is his scathing and trenchant analysis of the demise of French Algeria in 'The Very Sad Story of Salah Bougrine.' Sad and savage at the same time, it explains the labyrinthian chaos of France's Vietnam better than any history book I've ever read.
Like in all his works, the line between fact and fiction is near impossible to discern, but in the end, it doesn't really matter as Chatwin creates sublime pictures with his words. It's not surprising that this ex-Sotheby's employee and art-fanatic sought to recreate with his pen what others have done with the brush. Often deemed a master storyteller, Chatwin was even more the master of the vignette. Brilliantly colored worlds of exotic people and places all dashed onto the page with a tightly-controlled pen. The best of these leave you with a zesty aftertaste, full of inspiration and quirky knowledge, while the weaker---most of the so-called 'stories' of the collection---often leave you hanging for more, searching for a point.
But maybe Chatwin wrote them with just that intention in mind: that there is no point, no underlying theme that might glue these disparate pieces into one congruent whole. Instead, one should revel in the chisled and stark sentences that hide much behind their austere exterior. Chatwin lures you in with his deceptively simple prose, then opens up a world full of rich imagery and insight.
If you are looking for an armchair escape to faraway lands, or for encounters with strange figures, then take a chance on Chatwin and dive into a world where you too will soon ask, 'What Am I Doing Here?'
Very enjoyable.......2003-03-09
I wasn't familiar with Bruce Chatwin when my girlfriend gave me this book for Christmas. I really like his casual, captivating style. I doubt that he was able to write anything that I wouldn't find interesting.
Such an interesting life!.......2002-12-12
I've always thought to myself that when I'm getting close to death and I look back on my life, there's one thing I'll want. At this point, I don't particularly care about money, or love, or having kids or anything like that. But when I die, I want to look back on what I did throughout life, and think: Holy cow. My life was so INTERESTING!
When Bruce Chatwin died in '88, there is no doubt that he fulfilled that same goal. His life was undeniably fascinating, and this book is snippets of it. 35 stories, each concerning different people or places, and all of them are riveting.
Chatwin covered an incredible amount of ground throughout his life, and the book gives one a minor snapshot of some of those places. It feels like someone were interviewing him about his life, and just asked the broad question: So, what were your favorite experiences?
I lacked the necessary background in art history to fully appreciate a lot of his stories (he being an art connoisseur), but even with little to no knowledge of such things, Chatwin's book was fascinating; he makes you care about what he cares about, whether you did before or not.
When I finished the book, I put it down and immediately wanted another one just like it. Undoubtedly Chatwin had more stories to tell, but the general public will have to be satisfied with his own self-selected highlights from a fascinating life.
I really can't recommend this book highly enough, especially for people who like to travel, or particularly like art or history.
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Struggling to discern God's call is not uncommon. Many people wrestle with understanding what God has planned for them. Here I Am solves part of the mystery by distinguishing between one's shared vocation and particular life stations. Stations include jobs, situations, and relationships, and they change often. But vocation, for Christians especially, remains the same-to apply faith as caretakers of God's world. Here I Am explains how to be caring followers of Jesus in every station of life. It offers practical ways to strive for excellence, celebrate leisure, nurture community, and cultivate a legacy. This book is for students, those seeking satisfaction in their work, and anyone seeking a renewed sense of God's call. They will discover how to care about and for the world, participating in God's renewal of all things.
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Helpful Guide.......2006-06-27
I found this book to be extremely helpful in determining priorities in my life. Schultze does an excellent job at getting to the heart of the matter, as well as convicting the reader to examine the meanings of community, vocation, leisure, etc. As a recent college graduate, I find that this book helped me realize that finding a place in this world means more than finding a career.
Great Read.......2006-06-06
I read this book to prepare for a post-graduate job search. The vocational advice is wise and useful. I really enjoyed the calling that Schultze emphasizes when looking for a vocation. All jobs are opportunities to serve if we learn to have our hearts and minds in the right places. I recommend this book not only for college and post graduate readers, but for anyone searching to recharge their passion for serving others and God.
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So what's going on in your life? Everything calm and kick-back? Relaxed and easy? Got it all under control? Yeah, I know. Gimme a break! It's like "what planet are you from, Bozo?" So just why the heck are we going through what we're going through? Why are we having these weird things happen to us? What's with this "supernatural" stuff anyway? And what's with most of the rest of the world? Is everybody just goofy? In just over 50 pages, Gene offers several possible answers to some of life's biggest questions. Answers that can make a world of difference in how you view life -and how much you enjoy the time you're spending on this old earth. Here's your best opportunity ever to learn some of the "Secrets of Life". Don't pass it up. It can make all the difference in the world!
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PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.......2007-07-14
I would have given 0 stars if that were possible and wish I could get my money back. This book is all of 51 pages with 20+ pages wasted on "graphic" quotes or "drawings" used as filler. The content of the book shares nothing new, perceptive or inspiring in any way. Even at $6, it is a waste of $5.98.
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The Alien Book of Truth: Who Am I? What Am I Doing? Why Am I Here?
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The first impetus of this study happened when I was nine years old. I came home waving a Sunday School paper and asked, "Mama, what was the Word?" "Word? What word?" "You know, Our lesson says, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God'". "Oh," she laughed. The Word was God. It tells you right here," she pointed. "The Word was God." I thought about that but I wasn't satisfied. Certain that there was some secret or esoteric meaning in the Word, I began a long, long train of thought. There was another meaning there beside just God, there was a duality, the Word and God. So began a lifetime of questioning and study.
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- Great Novel about Vietnam!
- This book is fantastic!!!
- "A real page turner."
- "I laughed, was shocked and touched."
- At peace with our nations past
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What Am I Doing Here?
Jim Kesey
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Publications
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"What Am I Doing Here?" is a story that takes an otherwise terrifying event in American History that is familiar to all Veterans and brings it into a realm of understanding for the families of those who were there. Kesey weaves a suble but perfectly orchestrated humor through an environment of chaos.
Vietnam in early 1965 was just a place on a map. On a foggy morning of March 8th our reluctant hero, Marine Lt. Dusty Kohl, was shocked to find himself standing on a sandy beach north of Danang, Vietnam with a lei around his neck.
You are given a rare look into what it was like to spend a tour in Vietnam. You will follow Lt. Kohl's comedy of errors that brought him to that beach in Danang. You will see both the humor and the grim horror of war. This novel is not just a war story but a uniquely written insight into the life of a young Marine who finds himself in a situation where he has no control. As each day passes, time tests fate. Is Kohl going to make it home to his young wife and family? Does God have a plan or is it just dumb luck who lives and who dies? Or is there something else in store for Kohl? Survival means more than just staying alive.
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Great Novel about Vietnam! .......2006-06-06
Not every book about Vietnam deals with that war like the author Jim Kesey has. He treats us to a wonderful and amusing storyline in his first novel, "What Am I Doing Here?" Jim is truly a gifted wordsmith. He uses his words to paint for us an interesting and at times, a very humorous tale about a not so funny place in time of our history. The book may remind some readers of other novels that have successfully pulled off this type of genre like, Catch-22 and M.A.S.H.
The book makes for a great weekend read. It is one of those, action adventure, books that do not take the subject too seriously. It delivers lots of action but it also allows you to get to know each character in the story. The reader will feel connected with each of them. I fully recommend this book even for non-veterans to read.
This book is fantastic!!!.......2002-05-05
Yes, my name is Pete Peterson (the name of one of the main characters in the book). This book is fantastic!!! It is the most unique book I've read on the war in Vietnam. Although I was not there, I believe Jim Kesey's story tells it as it really was in Vietnam. Mr. Kesey's writing style is captivating and makes you want to just keep going once you start into the book. I believe this book would make a great movie. Read it, you'll be glad you did.
"A real page turner.".......2002-03-01
I enjoyed "What Am I Doing Here?" so much. I started reading it and found that I couldn't put it down until I finished. I would like to see Jim Kesey write another book about Dusty Kohl. I read some parts to my husband who was in Chu Lai, Vietnam also but he told me to quit because it hit too close to home for him. After all those years he still suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. "What Am I Doing Here?" has helped me understand what my husband experienced.
Mel Sigle, Hebo, OR
"I laughed, was shocked and touched.".......2002-01-08
I really appreciated "What Am I Doing Here?" I feel that my knowledge of Vietnam, the war and the men over there has been enlarged.
I laughed, I cried, was shocked, touched and generally charged up over the whole book.
I think the next one should be about Kohl and his grandfather. That was really good stuff and I would like to read more.
I remember someone saying that "there's nothing to writing a book if you can keep the blood, sweat and tears from clogging up the typwriter." You did it and it shows.
At peace with our nations past.......2001-12-25
Most of us who experienced the southeast asian experience of the 60s and 70s are reluctant to review the absurity of war. Mr. Kesey's highlighted recolection is at minimum theraputic. More than just another well written book, WHAT AM I DOING HERE, actually evoked the long forgotten smell of; combat, brotherhood, suffering, and fear. At times I wanted to stop reading but foud myself drawn to the books ability to steer me to inner peace. I suspect Mr. Kesey will be a carpal tunnel candidate very soon.
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