Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

209 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
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In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in his own words, the story of “why I did stand-up and why I walked away....

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Moods

funny 81%
reflective 62%
lighthearted 53%
informative 39%
inspiring 38%
emotional 21%
hopeful 13%
relaxing 9%
adventurous 5%
sad 3%
dark 1%

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medium 39%
slow 8%

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