A boy named Shel the life and times Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein's drawings and comic poems are bedtime staples of millions of children, and biographer Rogak tells the story of a life as antic and adventurous as any of his creations. A man with an incurable case of wanderlust, Shel kept homes on both coasts and many places in between--and enjoyed...
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Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A boy named Shel : |b the life and times Shel Silverstein / |c Lisa Rogak. |
| 246 | 1 | 4 | |a Life and times of Shel Silverstein |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Shel Silverstein |
| 250 | |a 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, |c 2009. | ||
| 300 | |a xiv, 239 p., [8] p. of plates : |b ill. ; |c 21 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-219) and index. | ||
| 504 | |a "List of Shel Silverstein's work": p. 221-223. | ||
| 520 | |a Shel Silverstein's drawings and comic poems are bedtime staples of millions of children, and biographer Rogak tells the story of a life as antic and adventurous as any of his creations. A man with an incurable case of wanderlust, Shel kept homes on both coasts and many places in between--and enjoyed regular stays in the Playboy Mansion. Everywhere he went he charmed neighbors, made countless friends, and romanced almost as many women. Much more than "just" a children's writer, he collaborated freely and found success in a wider range of genres than most artists ever attempt. He penned hit songs like "A Boy Named Sue," and got his big break with Playboy. He wrote experimental plays and collaborated on scripts with David Mamet. With a seemingly unending stream of fresh ideas, he worked compulsively and enthusiastically on a wide array of projects up until his death in 1999. --From publisher description. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- 1: Boy named Shel -- 2: Wild life -- 3: No grown-ups -- 4: Different dances -- 5: Drain my brain -- 6: Underwater land -- 7: Lifeboat is sinking -- 8: Empty room -- 9: Song & stories -- 10: I'm checking out -- Notes -- List of Shel Silverstein's work -- Acknowledgments -- Index. | |
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