| A Chip Off the Old Black Contributor(s): Black, Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550175106 ISBN-13: 9781550175103 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 818.540 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.35" W x 9.2" (1.14 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Arthur Black's voice is unmistakable on the radio and on the page. His is the voice of reason, with a generous helping of funny; the voice that scolds us for our universal human quirks, but who says it with the tone and words that make us laugh out loud at ourselves and our neighbours. A Chip Off the Old Black, Black's latest collection of stories, will knock a sense of humour into any reader, boasting nearly a hundred tales featuring everything from yarnbombing to Bambi, from Black's love of the Farmer's Almanac to his loathing of snowmobiles and his . . . problem . . . with David Suzuki. With a talent for ranting, minus the malice, Black sticks up for the chocolate-covered marshmallow confection of New Zealand-- the politically-incorrect Eskimo candies. Those inclined to kvetching--a Yiddish word describing the tendency to complain persistently about everything--may just reconsider after reading A Chip Off the Old Black. After all, as Black demonstrates, it's far more enjoyable to take the opportunity to laugh. |
Contributor Bio(s): Black, Arthur: - Arthur Black is one of Canada's best-known humorists, and one of only two living writers to have won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times. A former host of the CBC radio program, Basic Black, and the author of a syndicated newspaper column, Black is now permanently transplanted to Salt Spring Island, BC. |