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Man Who Turned Back the Clock Hardcover - 1995

by Steve Allen


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Actor, comedian, song writer, and author, the versatile Steve Allen has shared his very special brand of entertainment with audiences the world over. His penetrating wit and widsom allows us to laugh at ourselves while thinking about some of the serious issues of our time.
Drawn from life's raw materials and his own fertile imagination, The Man Who Turned Back the Clock is a delightful yet provocative collection of short stories as only Steve Allen could write them. This wide-ranging assemblage includes 31 tantalizing tales. In addition to the title story, readers will find "The Humor Strike"; "It's Nice to See You Again"; "The Day the Jews Disappeared," addressing anti-Semitism; "The Sunday Morning Shift," focusing on the scandals of money-grubbing evangelists; "The Jensen Theory," which takes a look at racism; "The Girls on the Tenth Floor;" Allen's whimsical "Point of View"; and many more. Readers will find in some the surprising twists and turns of an "O.Henry" yarn. This collection is funny, it's thoughtful, it's vintage Steve Allen!

From the rear cover

In this fascinating collection of his unique tales, Steve Allen, America's premier humorist and one of the true Renaissance men of our time, reveals the breadth of his writing talents as he weaves a compelling array of stories about fields as diverse as comedy, religion, politics, racial prejudice, homosexuality, sex, love, murder, and - well, the human predicament generally, which he perceives as essentially tragic. Some of his stories are chuckle-aloud funny, others are emotionally sensitive or shocking and disturbing.

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  • Title Man Who Turned Back the Clock
  • Author Steve Allen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 350
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books, New York
  • Date 1995-09-01
  • ISBN 9781573920025 / 1573920029
  • Weight 1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.31 x 6.25 x 1.21 in (23.65 x 15.88 x 3.07 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95020054
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 08/14/1995, Page 72

About the author

Steve Allen (1921-2000) was known as television's renaissance man. He authored more than fifty books and composed over 8,500 songs. Allen was the creator and original host of the Tonight Show and the award-winning PBS series Meeting of Minds. You can learn more about this legendary entertainer by visiting his official Web site at SteveAllenonline.com.
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