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 enlarge | Author: Don Rickles
Creator: David Ritz
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
List Price: $24.00
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 30156
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0743293053
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.7028092
EAN: 9780743293051
ASIN: 0743293053
Publication Date: May 8, 2007
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Condition: Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee.
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A Nice Guy! June 21, 2008
This is a sort of mini biography of Don Rickles. A collection of reminiscences arranged chronologically beginning with his childhood, the book is easy and fun to read. There are some laughs and some great anecdotes from the glory days of The Rat Pack. For example , the boys are in a steam room and Frank Sinatra tells Don "You're not getting enough publicity Don, the public needs to see more of you" So they grab a naked and struggling Rickles and carry him outside to the pool and leave him there in front of the shocked hotel guests.
We also get a nostalgic look back at what it was like for a young comic trying to make it in the 50's and 60's.
I saw Mr. Rickles at the MGM in Vegas in the late 90's. After the show was over , he came down from the stage and shook hands and talked a bit with people in the audience. I was one of the lucky ones who got to meet him. Really, a nice guy. If you can't see him in person, read this delightful little book and get to know one of the last of his era.
 Glad I Borrowed From Library April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Just finished reading Rickles' Book. Although "entertaining" and funny, I was mostly disappointed. All chapters very short, doubled spaced, many blank pages. The 239 pages could have been condensed to thirty-nine, with pictures. Glad I did not purchase this book and borrowed from local library.
 Don still hitting stride March 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. It's nice to read a book with a happy ending and that doesn't involve some evil dark side of a comedian. I believe if Don was born into today's generation he'd be twice the superstar. A man ahead of his time.
The best parts of the book are when he recalls his old acts and jokes. At least twelve times I laughed outloud. If I had to say something bad about this book it would be that we didn't get enough stories and jokes. Don was blessed to grow up in the amazing days of Vegas. I know he must have endless stories. A few more would have been welcome.
This book is a good read which will leave you smiling.
Good Book, easy read February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was very good. You get to see a side of Rickle's you don't normally see. The side that loves his mother, wife, and friends with all his heart. Every story is very interesting. It's crazy how many celebrities he is close friends with. It's not necessarily one of the funniest books I've read but if you like Rickles you will definitely enjoy this book.
Weak Output From The Mouth That Roars February 6, 2008
Funny and Entertaining? Not really.
Occasionally Amusing. Sure.
Interesting. Barely.
Do we learn something about Don Rickles?
We do, but the sketchiness he provides about himself is almost not worth the read. Lots of name-dropping, nickel-and-dime words a sixth-grader would appreciate...and plenty of unrelated one or two-page personal anecdotes he might call "Chapters." The handful of included photos are somewhat captivating (if for only the shots of the many show-biz names now passed) --Not a yawn, but it's also not a very deep or engrossing chronology. It is Rickles' "talentless to talented" story that gives us only a nebulous idea about how he made it big in comedy. It's unfortunate that The Hockey Puck* gives us only a surface outline of himself. Amid a myriad of described close encounters with family, big-time show-biz and sports figures, each could/should have been far more developed for a more complete, more interesting picture of "Mr. Friendly." Don't even wait for the paperback. Visit the library for Don's book.. -But expect some extremely light reading.
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*Courtesy of Don Rickles. The 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s.
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