{"product_id":"this-is-a-book-paperback","title":"This Is a Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDemetri Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the renowned comedian, creator, star and executive producer\/multiple title-holder of Comedy Central's \u003ci\u003eImportant Things with Demetri Martin\u003c\/i\u003e comes a bold, original, and rectangular kind of humor book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Demetri's first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces (such as \u003ci\u003eProtagonists' Hospital\u003c\/i\u003e, a melodrama about the clinic doctors who treat only the flesh wounds and minor head scratches of Hollywood action heroes), as well as his trademark charts, doodles, drawings, one-liners, and lists (i.e., the world views of optimists, pessimists and contortionists), Martin's material is varied, but his unique voice and brilliant mind will keep readers in stitches from beginning to end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemetri Martin\u003c\/b\u003e rose to relative obscurity when he started doing stand-up comedy in New York City at the end of the 20th Century. Later he became a writer at \u003ci\u003eLate Night with Conan O'Brien\u003c\/i\u003e and then a regular performer on \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2003, Demetri won the Perrier Award at the International Fringe Festival for his first one-man show, \u003ci\u003eIf I\u003c\/i\u003e. He released a comedy album called \u003ci\u003eThese Are Jokes \u003c\/i\u003eand then created and starred in his own television series called \u003ci\u003eImportant Things with Demetri Martin\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His first stand-up comedy special, \u003ci\u003eDemetri Martin. Person\u003c\/i\u003e is considered by many to be his longest and only hour-long stand-up comedy special. Martin has appeared in movies as an actor, most recently in Steven Soderbergh's \u003ci\u003eContagion\u003c\/i\u003e and most lengthily in Ang Lee's \u003ci\u003eTaking Woodstock\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThis Is a Book by Demetri Martin\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller. Demetri has brown hair, and he is allergic to peanuts. You can find him at www.demetrimartin.com, at www.facebook.com\/demetrimartin, on Twitter @demetrimartin, and in various places in the actual physical world.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687378292799,"sku":"9780446539692","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/82efd74e84a1503cb544c93e5c7bc5b6.webp?v=1764978409","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/this-is-a-book-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}