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Zombie spaceship wasteland : a book / by Patton Oswalt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scribner, 2011.Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover edDescription: 191 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1439149089
  • 9781439149089
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Contents:
Ticket booth -- Punch-up notes -- We're playing snow fort -- Prelude to "The song of Ulvaak" -- The song of Ulvaak -- On a street in New Orleans -- Peter Runfola -- Wines by the glass -- Zombie spaceship wasteland -- Chamomile Kitten greeting cards -- A history of America from 1988 to 1996: as recounted by the three types of comedians I opened for while working clubs on the road -- The victory tour -- Those old hobo songs, they still speak to us -- I went to an MTV gifting suite and all I got was this lousy awareness of my own shallowness -- Mary C. Runfola explains her gifts.
Summary: Best known for his roles in the films "Big Fan" and "Ratatouille," as well as the hit show "The King of Queens," Oswalt has been amusing audiences for decades. Now he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual and lovable mind.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography Oswalt P. O86 Available 33111006325530
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Prepare yourself for a journey through the world of Patton Oswalt, one of the most creative, insightful, and hysterical voices on the entertain­ment scene today. Widely known for his roles in the films Big Fan and Ratatouille, as well as the television hit The King of Queens, Patton Oswalt--a staple of Comedy Central--has been amusing audiences for decades. Now, with Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual, and lovable, mindscape.

Oswalt combines memoir with uproarious humor, from snow forts to Dungeons & Dragons to gifts from Grandma that had to be explained. He remem­bers his teen summers spent working in a movie Cineplex and his early years doing stand-up. Readers are also treated to several graphic elements, includ­ing a vampire tale for the rest of us and some greeting cards with a special touch. Then there's the book's centerpiece, which posits that before all young creative minds have anything to write about, they will home in on one of three story lines: zom­bies, spaceships, or wastelands.

Oswalt chose wastelands, and ever since he has been mining our society's wasteland for perversion and excess, pop culture and fatty foods, indie rock and single-malt scotch. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland is an inventive account of the evolution of Patton Oswalt's wildly insightful worldview, sure to indulge his legion of fans and lure many new admirers to his very entertaining "wasteland."

Ticket booth -- Punch-up notes -- We're playing snow fort -- Prelude to "The song of Ulvaak" -- The song of Ulvaak -- On a street in New Orleans -- Peter Runfola -- Wines by the glass -- Zombie spaceship wasteland -- Chamomile Kitten greeting cards -- A history of America from 1988 to 1996: as recounted by the three types of comedians I opened for while working clubs on the road -- The victory tour -- Those old hobo songs, they still speak to us -- I went to an MTV gifting suite and all I got was this lousy awareness of my own shallowness -- Mary C. Runfola explains her gifts.

Best known for his roles in the films "Big Fan" and "Ratatouille," as well as the hit show "The King of Queens," Oswalt has been amusing audiences for decades. Now he offers a fascinating look into his most unusual and lovable mind.

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