Rickles' Book - by Don Rickles (Paperback)

About the Book

Told with great humor, outrageous anecdotes, and unusual candor, this memoir from a legendary comedian is intimate and hilarious.

Book Synopsis

Rickles' Book will make you love one of the great Americans of our time, Don Rickles.Why you need to buy Rickles' Book immediately: Rickles' Book will help you win friends and influence people. Rickles' Book will introduce you to all of his famous friends, from Frank Sinatra to Johnny Carson. Rickles' Book will help you lose weight. Rickles' Book will help you gain weight. Rickles' Book will improve your love life. Rickles' Book will make you cry (If your love life doesn't improve). Rickles' Book will make you laugh (If your love life does improve). Rickles' Book will make you love one of the great Americans of our time, Don Rickles. Rickles' Book will give you something to talk about at parties (If you're ever invited to parties). Rickles' Book, along with the Bible and War and Peace, will grace your bookshelf and upgrade your literary status. Rickles' Book will keep you up at night. Rickles' Book will put you to sleep at night. Rickles' Book will make you rich (If you treasure great humor).

Review Quotes

"What a terrific book. Honest, funny, down-to-earth. A helluva read." -- Larry King

About the Author

Don Rickles (1926-2017) was a comedian and actor. Born in Queens, New York, he rose to fame in the 1960s with his sharp wit and fearless brand of humor. Rickles became a fixture on late-night television, a beloved guest of Johnny Carson and David Letterman, and a regular performer in Las Vegas. Beyond stand-up, he enjoyed a successful acting career, appearing in films such as Kelly's Heroes and Casino, and voicing Mr. Potato Head in Pixar's Toy Story franchise.

David Ritz is a songwriter who has collaborated with stars like Janet Jackson and Marvin Gaye, as well as a renowned ghostwriter who has authored more than fifty books for some of the biggest stars in music: Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Lenny Kravitz, Joe Perry, Smokey Robinson, Don Rickles, and Willie Nelson, to name a few. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Essence, People, Art Connoisseur, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles with Roberta, his wife of nearly fifty years.