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A Boy Named Shel : The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein by Lisa Rogak (2007, Hardcover)

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Few authors are as beloved as Shel Silverstein. His inimitable drawings and comic poems have become the bedtime staples of millions of children and their parents, but few readers know much about the man behind that wild-eyed, bearded face peering out from the backs of dust jackets.In A Boy Named Shel, Lisa Rogak tells the full 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 with his unstoppable energy and never-ending wit.His boundless creativity brought him fame and fortune - neither of which changed his down-to-earth way of life - and his children's books sold millions of copies. But he was much more than "just" a children's writer. He collaborated with anyone who crossed his path, and found success in a wider range of genres than most artists could ever hope to master. He penned hit songs like "A Boy Named Sue" and "The Unicorn." He drew cartoons for Stars & Stripes 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. Drawing on wide-ranging interviews and in-depth research, Rogak gives fans a warm, enlightening portrait of an artist whose imaginative spirit created the poems, songs, and drawings that have touched the lives of so many children - and adults.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312353596
ISBN-13
9780312353599
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59775065

Product Key Features

Book Title
Boy Named Shel : the Life and Times of Shel Silverstein
Author
Lisa Rogak
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.7in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Ps3569
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Advance Praise for "A Boy Named Shel" "I didn't think any biography could do justice to one of the few honest-to-goodness geniuses of our time, a walking paradox who wore a cloak of complexity and elusiveness, but Lisa Rogak has done an exemplary job of it."---Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop "Shel Silverstein...was a genius in a dozen genres, the last of the real Renaissance men. He loved life and lived it more intensely than most of us dare to dream. There's a surprise on every page as Lisa Rogak tells the whole untold story of this truly fabulous character."---Dr. Demento, syndicated radio personality, Advance Praise for A Boy Named Shel "I didn't think any biography could do justice to one of the few honest-to-goodness geniuses of our time, a walking paradox who wore a cloak of complexity and elusiveness, but Lisa Rogak has done an exemplary job of it."---Otto Penzler, The Mysterious Bookshop "Shel Silverstein...was a genius in a dozen genres, the last of the real Renaissance men. He loved life and lived it more intensely than most of us dare to dream. There's a surprise on every page as Lisa Rogak tells the whole untold story of this truly fabulous character."---Dr. Demento, syndicated radio personality
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2007-028110
Dewey Decimal
818/.5409 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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3 out of 5 stars
by djaykelJul 20, 2021
Part of story.
The book is well written but she left out a lot of facts. For example that Shels books and poems were banned for years. That’s significant. She was careful not to paint him in a negative light, which is fine but not entirely accurate.
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by thekctoddoftune...Jan 25, 2016
Shel's biography
If you're a fan of the man and his music, then you will enjoy reading how it all started for him, making him the artist he became. Interesting life and body of work.
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