Letters from the Earth is a collection of short stories written during a downtrodden period in Twain's life and published posthumously. Here we see Twain on a somewhat personal level. Penniless and having just lost his wife and one of his children, Twain turns to writing about God, Christianity, and the many curious natures of man. This collection was so controversial that his daughter prohibited its publication until 52 years after his death.

Product Description: An illuminating view of the world as seen through the tinted lens of Hollywood’s most important chronicler of entertainment newsand show business. Variety is not only a fascinating look at the history of entertainment as reported by the world’s most highly regarded commentator of show business news, it is also a history of American popular culture and a record of the influence and confluence of art, life, and Hollywood...read more

A perennially popular comedian presents a collection of good-natured and playful short stories and anecdotes that offer a unique and fanciful blend of wisdom, fun, nostalgia, and sentiment. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: The incomparable Carl Reiner's first children's book Tell Me a Scary Story was a hit when it appeared in 2003. Here at last is the sequel to the New York Times bestseller, complete with a CD read by Mr. Reiner himself. Young scary-story lovers will squeal with delight as they follow the second adventure of a young boy and his monster-creating neighbor...read more

Product Description: Successful romance novelist Nat Noland has just had his cage severely rattled. After receiving an email directly from God, he just can't seem to get anywhere with his new novel. In Just Desserts, the grand poobah of American comedy Carl Reiner will have you holding your sides like never before...read more

Product Description: Successful romance novelist Nat Noland has just had his cage severely rattled. After receiving an email directly from God, he just can't seem to get anywhere with his new novel. In Just Desserts, the grand poobah of American comedy Carl Reiner will have you holding your sides like never before...read more

Product Description: Heres the chance youve been waiting for, you comedic mastermind, you: an opportunity to collaborate directly with the funnyman himself, Carl Reiner. In CARL REINERS NOVEL BEGINNINGS, the grand poobah of American comedy has written the beginnings of twenty-seven separate novels, with one goal in mind: to have you (thats right, you) spin the rest of the tale into a full-length book...read more

Product Description: Over 100 years ago, Kipling brought the children of the world Just So Stories -- his fanciful tales of the peculiar and exotic. Tales like How the Leopard Got His Spots and The Elephant's Child answer questions only children would ask and answer them in a way only children would believe...read more

In his semi-autobiographical, laugh-out-loud novel, Carl Reiner details a young man's frustrations as he works as a machinist's helper and tries to break into show business. Along the bumpy path, the aspiring young actor tries to extricate himself from his overly protective parents -- and his two girlfriends -- and eventually lands an acting gig with a small theater troupe. Human, funny, and relatable, Enter Laughing is a warm tale of a young man with love in his heart and greasepaint on his face that guarantees to have everyone exit laughing.

A little boy has an adventure in the scary basement of his mysterious new neighbor, Mr. Neewollah.

Follows the misadventures of a hard-working writer who struggles to pen his own version of Genesis, attends psychiatric counseling, and learns that he may have a twin sibling.

A two-thousand-year-old man visits an elementary school and answers questions from a teacher and students, in a picture-book variation of the authors' classic skit, and includes a CD with the comedians performing their text.

Product Description: In a priceless collection Grammy nominee (Letters from the Earth)and Twain aficionado Carl Reiner introduces a sampling of Twain's shorter works, drawn from his many speeches, lectures, and letters. Some of the topics Twain covers are: How to Tell A Story, his private history of how he came to write his most popular tall tale, The Jumping Frog of Cavaleras County; On the Decay of the Art of Lying, his humorous reflection on what he considered a dying art form; My First Lie and How I Got Out of It, a reminiscence from his childhood days in Missouri; the hilarious Answers to Correspondents, drawn from his voluminous letters back and forth to fans; Concerning the Jews, Twain's very strong condemnation of anti-Semitism, My Debut as a Literary Person, a serious reflection on an incident from his riverboat captain days and how the experience inspired him as a writer in terms of story-telling, detail, and point of view; and An Encounter With An Interviewer (the interviewer loses)...read more

Product Description: In a priceless collection Grammy nominee (Letters from the Earth)and Twain aficionado Carl Reiner introduces a sampling of Twain's shorter works, drawn from his many speeches, lectures, and letters. Some of the topics Twain covers are: How to Tell A Story, his private history of how he came to write his most popular tall tale, The Jumping Frog of Cavaleras County; On the Decay of the Art of Lying, his humorous reflection on what he considered a dying art form; My First Lie and How I Got Out of It, a reminiscence from his childhood days in Missouri; the hilarious Answers to Correspondents, drawn from his voluminous letters back and forth to fans; Concerning the Jews, Twain's very strong condemnation of anti-Semitism, My Debut as a Literary Person, a serious reflection on an incident from his riverboat captain days and how the experience inspired him as a writer in terms of story-telling, detail, and point of view; and An Encounter With An Interviewer (the interviewer loses)...read more

Product Description: In a priceless collection Grammy nominee (Letters from the Earth)and Twain aficionado Carl Reiner introduces a sampling of Twain's shorter works, drawn from his many speeches, lectures, and letters. Some of the topics Twain covers are: How to Tell A Story, his private history of how he came to write his most popular tall tale, The Jumping Frog of Cavaleras County; On the Decay of the Art of Lying, his humorous reflection on what he considered a dying art form; My First Lie and How I Got Out of It, a reminiscence from his childhood days in Missouri; the hilarious Answers to Correspondents, drawn from his voluminous letters back and forth to fans; Concerning the Jews, Twain's very strong condemnation of anti-Semitism, My Debut as a Literary Person, a serious reflection on an incident from his riverboat captain days and how the experience inspired him as a writer in terms of story-telling, detail, and point of view; and An Encounter With An Interviewer (the interviewer loses)...read more

The award-winning actor and director recalls the major events in his life through a series of short stories including 'Sidney Bechet and His Jazz Band Meet Franz Kafka,' 'The Birth of the 2000 Year Old Man and His Attending Midwives,' and 'Mary Tyler Moore Made Me Quake.' Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

The award-winning actor and director recalls the major events in his life through a series of short stories, including 'Sidney Bechet and His Jazz Band Meet Franz Kafka' and 'Mary Tyler Moore Made Me Quake.'

Original radio broadcasts from the Golden Age of Yiddish radio (1930-1955) provide a look into Jewish immigrant culture during the first half of the 20th century, with searing dramas, swinging music, news programs, advice and game shows, man-on-the-street interviews, commericals, and shtick. Translations performed by a cast including Carl Reiner, Eli Wallach, and many others.

A perennially popular comedian presents a collection of good-natured and playful short stories and anecdotes that offer a unique and fanciful blend of wisdom, fun, nostalgia, and sentiment. (view table of contents)

In a reprise of the comic routine the pair made famous on television in 1950, the 2000-Year-Old-Man offers his off-the-wall, slightly behind-the-times opinions on such matters as religion, taxes, and fried foods. Reprint.