General & Miscellaneous Entertainment Biography, Marriage, Marriage - General & Miscellaneous

Everything and a Kite

Name: Everything and a Kite
Author: Ray Romano
ISBN: 9780553580372

by Ray Romano

Write a review

Overview

In a books that is at once laugh-out-loud funny and all-too-true to life, comedy-talent-turned-television-star Ray Romano goes home again, revealing that the source of his inspiration is heritage, hearth and family. As did his stand-up comedy and his present, top-rated CBS-TV program, Romano draws on his real-life experience as a husband, a father, a father of twins, a son with parents living very very close, and a brother, to make readers laugh and laugh harder.

Synopsis

People - Michael Lipton

. . .[S]cattered throughout are tantalizing glimpses of the real Romano. . . .Who knows? Perhaps in his next book, he might favor us with a full-fledged Romano a clef.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Log in to write one.

Editorials

Michael Lipton

. . .[S]cattered throughout are tantalizing glimpses of the real Romano. . . .Who knows? Perhaps in his next book, he might favor us with a full-fledged Romano a clef.
—People

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Star of the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, the amiably bemused Romano here puts his stand-up act on the page, and--despite a few dull patches--remains amusingly down-to-earth. The title refers to one of his kids' birthday requests, and the Queens-raised, Italian-American comic can mine the family/kids/guyhood comedy lode with the best of 'em. "Bugs are simply our jurisdiction," Romano says of men and the marriage contract and the task of killing creepy-crawlies, while parents could use a "nap pressure gauge" to monitor their child's consciousness. How often does a guy with four kids have sex? Well, "the next day I pay my estimated tax." Most of Romano's shtick seems believable, and even the stuff that clearly stretches--like his taking off his pants to keep alert while driving--seems in character. Romano's "proud history of accumulated neuroses" apparently gives him the perspective to appreciate the concept that "your happiness peaks at three," as when his daughter daydreams about... candy. Major ad/promo; simultaneous BDD audio cassette and CD. (Nov.)

Library Journal

Laughs from Romano, star of CBS-TV's "Everybody Loves Raymond."

Michael Lipton

. . .[S]cattered throughout are tantalizing glimpses of the real Romano. . . .Who knows? Perhaps in his next book, he might favor us with a full-fledged Romano a clef. -- People Magazine