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Title: Congratulations! Now What?: A Book for Graduates by Bill Cosby ISBN: 0-7868-6572-5 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 05 May, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.04 (23 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Funny Enigma -- A Book For... Whom?
Comment: A quick perusal of the widely varied reviews on Amazon.com shows this book has polarized those who read it into two groups: those who laughed and those who didn't. Both points of view are, in this case, quite valid.
One of the major "problems" with this book might be the title. This is, in fact, NOT a book FOR graduates. It IS a book ABOUT graduates from a parent's point of view. The point of view is very important, because it has everything to do with the prism through which the humor is presented. A been-there-done-that parent sees the world very differently from their green-as-grass new grads. A new grad who has yet to pay a rent check to Attilla The Hun can't possibly know what that's like, therefore the reference will be unfunny, maybe even a little scary. Therefore, I wonder if the title choice wasn't made by a publisher marketing suit who hadn't read the book...
Nonetheless, the book still isn't one of Mr. Cosby's strongest efforts. Doubtless, this book would be far funnier in audio format with Mr. Cosby as the reader, as his vocal inflections can paint word pictures worth 1,000 additional words. Unfortuneately, I was left with my own, quite unfunny internal voice that had me smiling alot but never laughing aloud.
I would not recommend giving this as a graduation present to your 22-year-old grad fresh out of the dorms, but their parents might enjoy it.
Rating: 1
Summary: pessimistic and unrealistic
Comment: This book has nothing positive and uplifting to tell college graduates. Rather it depresses them. I read it as I will graduate in January and Cosby seems to think you don't learn anything in college. He also seems to assume all students are stupid and incapable of even simple things. He also puts down liberal arts colleges. I would not read this if you want to be inspired after you finish college, only if you want to be depressed.
Rating: 1
Summary: pessimistic awful book
Comment: This book has nothing positive and uplifting to tell college graduates. Rather it depresses them. I read it as I will graduate in January and Cosby seems to think you don't learn anything in college. He also seems to assume all students are stupid and incapable of even simple things. He also puts down liberal arts colleges. I would not read this if you want to be inspired after you finish college, only if you want to be depressed.
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Title: Love and Marriage by Bill Cosby ISBN: 0553284673 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Time Flies by Bill Cosby ISBN: 0553277243 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Cosbyology: Essays and Observations From the Doctor of Comedy by Bill Cosby ISBN: 078688813X Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 13 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Fatherhood by Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint ISBN: 0425097722 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Kids Say the Darndest Things by Bill Cosby ISBN: 0553581260 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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