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Adam Sandler is currently one of the hottest actors (and recording artists) around, with a string of recent smash films, including, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, and The Waterboy. His summer 1999 release, Big Daddy continues his streak.How did Sandler go from a Cosby Show walk-on to film superstar? Find out in this revealing biography which chronicles every phase of Sandler's rise to the top.It is the first comprehensive biography of one today's most successful comedy stars. ... Read more

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Adam's biggest fan says this book is a must have for any fan
I have spent my life since I first saw adam trying to make myself as funny and cool as he is. Well when I read this book it let me know a lot of things I didn't know about adam. I reccomend this for any fan. Whether you are also one of his biggest fans like me or just a small fan you'll probably like it.

Adam Sandler is a god
Adam Sandler is my idol. He has been for a while. I own every movie and have posters and every cd of his and 2 books. This one is awesome. I only gave it 4 stars though because i don't anymore unathourized biography iwant a full fledged Adam Sandler autobiography. I shall leave you with thisthough... This book is a must have for the smallest ot the largest (me)Sandler fan. ... Read more

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Only Adam
Who here is a huge fan of Adam Sandler? Well find out everything you need to know about one of Americas favorite comedians. All Adam All the Time!

Sandler
This is the greatest book of all time.If you ever wanted to read a book,it's this one.Buy it nowwwww!!!

A great summary of the life of Adam Sandler.
This book, Adam Sandler: Not Too Shabby, is a great look at the life of Adam Sandler.Starting in his days as a child, this book tell mosteverything in the life of this crazy movie star's life.Revealed inthis book are alot of the secrets behind Adam's movies.Not only do youlearn about Adam, you also get to learn about some of his co-stars from hismovies.This easy-to-read book is great for all ages but I wouldn'trecommend it unless you like Adam Sandler and his movies.

I learned stuff about Adam that I never knew before!!!!!!!!!
This is the best book I ever read.I like all of his movies. adam is my idol. I own the CD "What the Hell Happened To Me!". I almost laughed my ** off. My favorite track is "TheGoat".

Zabba-doo Mr. Salem for writing this book!!!
I really liked this book. i m 12 and i thought that it was easy to read and to the point. The pics were great along with the captions. The book taught me a lot about Adam Sandler. I am a big fan of his so i want to knowas much as i can about him. This book showed someparts of Adam that mostpeople don't see. The real people who knew him talked a lot in this bookand your get a real feel that your really know how he was and is now. Ithink it was a really good book. ... Read more

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From the comedy clubs of New York to his big break on "Saturday Night Live" to block-buster films like "Big Daddy" and "Little Nicky" Adam Sandler has left America howling in their seats and peeing in their pants. Sandler has emerged as the decade's most unstoppable comedic-and the ladies love him!But how many people know the story behind this lovable comedic prodigy's ascent to fame? Bill Crawford takes you back to Sandler's childhood in a small New Hampshire Town, where his stand-up routines were always hits with his classmates but not necessarily the teachers! When Adam left his small town to take on the big city at New York University, it wasn't always easy, Sandler performed as a street musician crooning Springsteen songs to commuters, but he was destined to succeed.From his long friendship with then college classmate Tim Herlihy, who went on to co-write all Sandler's movies, to being discovered by Dennis Miller and eventually becoming America's funnyman, Bill Crawford looks behind the headlines and tabloid tales to shed new light on this decade's comedic darling. ... Read more

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Reveiwer: Big Zach NOT A KIDS REVIEW although I am a kid!
This was a great book! Adam sandler is my 2nd favorite actor. He is one of my greatest inspirations. This taught me a lot about him. He did not have a sad story like Jim Carrey but he is still a great person. This book was written very well and is one of the greatest books I have ever read!

Informative Biography
Adam Sandler is, to put it simply, my favorite actor. I don't know if it's his crazy mind and jokes or what, but everything that I have seen him in has made me laugh my pants my off. Due to my fondness of Mr. Sandler I decided that I would read a biography on him. There were a handful of books written on this talented man, and I'm glad that I picked this one. Crawford here presents facts and stories about Adam Sandler and ties everything together to make a fun filled read that will be thoroughly enjoyed.

The book opens up with a bit on Sandler's family life and some basic biographical information, such as where he grew up and some information on his childhood. After this there are chapters on his "Saturday Night Live" career, his movies, his CD's, and a plethora of other things. Movies such as "Happy Gilmore" and "Billy Madison" are touched upon here. There are plot summaries and many stories about things on the makings of the movies, such as tid bits on the actors and actresses and things about the production. All of the CD recordings that Adam has done are summarized here and there is even some information on specific songs.

Bill Crawford does what a skilled author doing a biography should do. He makes facts fun and interesting to read. But even more inmportantly, though, is that he carefully writes about Adam as a person. He shares information about his family life and hos friends that were made over the years. There is also information here on Sandler's love interests as well. And behind all of the money and fame, Crawford writes how this actor really acts for the love of the art and to please his fans.

The writing in this biography is clear and easy to follow, making for a quick and informative read. This biography is not one that is long and drags, giving pointless information on frivolous things, this will deliver the important information on Mr. Sandler. At the end of this biography there is a complete bibliography and list of Adam's television appearances, movies made, and CD's recorded. This is one biography that will not disappoint.

Happy Reading!

adam sandler or is it?
of corse everyone loves adam sandler,but not all the book about him are to love.adam sandler;america's comedian by bill crawford seems well 'safe'.I as well as other people want to know the true about adam and this is not the place to find it.so yes on a scale of one to five i give this book a three. Because the writing was ok (and i mean ok).we aren't little kids mr. crawford.If you what to know about adam get this book but if you what more... ... Read more

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Adam Sandler has become a superstar doing what he thinks is funny, first as a class clown and nightclub comedian, and then on Saturday Night Live, hit films and bestselling albums. Playing a goofy but lovable loser, Sandler is actually a writer, actor, producer, and musician who's loyalty to his close-knit group of coworkers has taken him to the highest level of success. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on March 18, 2007. The length of the article is 1005 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Happy Gilmore gets heavy; Adam Sandler shoulders a serious role as a man mourning the loss of his family in the 9/11 attacks.(Movies - Articles)
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People Magazine Back IssueNovember 30, 1998Featuring Prince Charles on the coverAdam Sandler Waterboy ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on July 8, 2002. The length of the article is 472 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sandler just isn't himself.(Reviews)(Review)
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This digital document is an article from Risk & Insurance, published by Axon Group on October 15, 2003. The length of the article is 1654 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: In bytes we trust.(technology)
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Date: October 15, 2003
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Great for the true PTA fan
I love being able to read P.T. Anderson's shooting scripts. His films are fabulous. I believe one of the negative reviewers partially misses the point when harping on the misspellings, the rambling monologues andhow PTA's scripts are saved by the actors. The whole point of a script is that it is the first rough draft -- the framework -- upon which a movie is built. Of course there are going to be improvements between the script and the final product. The reason to buy this, or any, shooting script is to see how the project evolved from script to screen. In the case of Punch-Drunk Love -- much more so than Boogie Nights or Magnolia -- it's fascinating to find that almost every important scene was tweaked, sometimes in a major way, before this wonderful film reached the screen. ... It's a great chance to get some insight into the stages of the creative process of one of America's finest directors. ... BOTTOM LINE: Does this book have all the bells and whistles of the Boogie Nights and Magnolia shooting scripts? NOPE. Is it essential for the PTA fan? YUP.

P.T.'s Masterpiece
One of my new favorites, "Punch-Drunk Love" is a unique and spectacular story about a man who doesn't know how the face the world around him.That man is Barry Egan.He has seven sisters who have verbally abused him since he was little, causing him to, now all grown up, get into violent outbursts.Barry's a quiet and shy guy, but if his button is pushed things can get out of control.He meets Lena, a very strange and peculiar girl herself.Love falls upon these two, but Barry's even facing more problems after being blackmailed by a phone-sex operator.But when all else fails, he knows that he has a love in his life in this very oddball and dark comedy.

I'm glad they came out with a script version of the film that you can buy.Paul Thomas Anderson has written a magnificent picture that's so easy to relate to , it's scary.The stuff that occurs you can see happening in real life.It's realistic and surreal at the same time.

This is the shooting script, on blue, pink, and yellow colored pages that symbolize when the revisions were made.Technical terms such as camera angels are included as well since it is a shooting script.Even little changes are mentioned as well.I love the dialogue that was written and you can tell that P.T. had Sandler in mind for the part, because nobody else would've been able to pull it off.While it's not your typical comedy, I thought it was hilarious.It pretty much follows the movie, although some things aren't there or changed due to changes that occurred during the shooting.It's pretty much all there for the most part.

"Punch-Drunk Love: The Shooting Script" is a great purchase for anyone who loved the film.It may not had been the most popular movie to come out of 2002, but it's #2 on my list.The pages fly by with ease, and when you're done with it you want to read it again.I can't wait for this movie to come out on DVD.I'm counting the days.A spectacular script for a spectacular film.

P.T. ANDERSON'S SCRIPTS ROCK!
Paul Thomas Anderson, writer-director of the absorbing Sundance fave HARD EIGHT (1997), the brilliant, sprawling 70s epic BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) and the utterly enthralling, 3-hour mosaic of pain, sickness, death and loneliness in the San Fernando Valley MAGNOLIA (1999), returns to form yet again with his utterly bizzare and very fascinating sounding 90 minute dark romantic "comedy" PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002). The film stars Adam Sandler and Emily Watson as two nearly insane people. Sandler plays Barry Egan, a lonely businessman (his only friend seems to be a co-worker named Lance, played by Anderson comic relief fave and ensemble lover Luis Guzman) with 7 abusive sisters. Watson plays Lena Leonard, a quirky young Englishwoman who is one of his sister's (Mary-Lynn Raksjub--love her!) friends from work. They get (jokingly) set up on a blind date (I believe they meet first, then go for dinner), and love is in the air. He plans to buy lots and lots (and lots yet again) of pudding for a chance to win frequent flier miles in a contest. This will lead to a Hawaii trip that would go right, but Barry's depressing recent past stands in the way. He was conned upon calling a phone sex line (to a woman named Georgia)--seems she wants more money than he should have to pay and this leads to a dangerous group of Utah thugs coming to the Valley to collect for their sleezy pimp leader (played by the great Philip Seymour Hoffman, the only actor yet to be in all 4 P.T. Anderson pictures). This all combines to what sounds like one of the best new films of the fall season, and possibly one of the best of the year. Ebert and Roeper loved it and it was a hit at many film festivals it attended. Sounds great. Anderson's script is shorter than MAGNOLIA's 194 pages or BOOGIE NIGHTS' 152, and even his debut HARD EIGHT'S (no script published yet--the running time was 101 minutes!). This (literal) change of pace for the Altman-Scorsese-Demme-influenced young auteur promises a "joy ride" of epic proportions, if not length. His scripts (including this) are published as "Shooting Scripts". This means it's gone through some changes since the "Reading Draft(1st draft)", but Anderson thinks visually, directs very much in that vein, and has been known to write very much like that. His scripts contain much camera description and as little scene description as possible. As he said in the BOOGIE NIGHTS script book introduction, "I've come to realize that my function as a director is to be a good writer...My obligation as a director is to deliver the actors a good script, thus making my job as a director describable as 'hanging out' and watching them go. No good actor needs direction beyond 'Let's do another one' and 'Keep it simple.'...There is no flour and sugar...this is a script written for actors. An actor does not need a full description of their character...This is how most screenplays are written... This sort of thing must be written by writers who have no interest in meeting or socializing with actors. If you have written this and you can find an actress to play this part, as described, you will have a bad actress. Actors do not need this, they don't want it. Don't give it to them; they will not read it anyway. This is writing for studio executives. Studio executives do not make movies. They pretend that they make movies. This is a script written for the people who really make the movie, people who physically put it into existence, and all they need are the facts. Pure and Simple." This is a philosophy that is rare and much needed in Hollywood and Independent Cinema nowadays...Scripts rely too much on the "telling" of a story and not enough on the "making" of a story. People who know where their story is going before they pick up a pen, type one letter, or even think of an idea, will never write a great screenplay that way. You have to let it unfold for you and for the audience...

P.T. ANDERSON'S SCRIPTS ROCK!
Paul Thomas Anderson, writer-director of the absorbing Sundance fave HARD EIGHT (1997), the brilliant, sprawling 70s epic BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) and the utterly enthralling, 3-hour mosaic of pain, sickness, death and loneliness in the San Fernando Valley MAGNOLIA (1999), returns to form yet again with his utterly bizzare and very fascinating sounding 90 minute dark romantic "comedy" PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (2002). The film stars Adam Sandler and Emily Watson as two nearly insane people. Sandler plays Barry Egan, a lonely businessman (his only friend seems to be a co-worker named Lance, played by Anderson comic relief fave and ensemble lover Luis Guzman) with 7 abusive sisters. Watson plays Lena Leonard, a quirky young Englishwoman who is one of his sister's (Mary-Lynn Raksjub--love her!) friends from work. They get (jokingly) set up on a blind date (I believe they meet first, then go for dinner), and love is in the air. He plans to buy lots and lots (and lots yet again) of pudding for a chance to win frequent flier miles in a contest. This will lead to a Hawaii trip that would go right, but Barry's depressing recent past stands in the way. He was conned upon calling a phone ... line (to a woman named Georgia)--seems she wants more money than he should have to pay and this leads to a dangerous group of Utah thugs coming to the Valley to collect for their sleezy ...andleader (played by the great Philip Seymour Hoffman, the only actor yet to be in all 4 P.T. Anderson pictures). This all combines to what sounds like one of the best new films of the fall season, and possibly one of the best of the year. Ebert and Roeper loved it and it was a hit at many film festivals it attended. Sounds great. Anderson's script is shorter than MAGNOLIA's 194 pages or BOOGIE NIGHTS' 152, and even his debut HARD EIGHT'S (no script published yet--the running time was 101 minutes!). This (literal) change of pace for the Altman-Scorsese-Demme-influenced young auteur promises a "joy ride" of epic proportions, if not length. His scripts (including this) are published as "Shooting Scripts". This means it's gone through some changes since the "Reading Draft(1st draft)", but Anderson thinks visually, directs very much in that vein, and has been known to write very much like that. His scripts contain much camera description and as little scene description as possible. ... ... Read more

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Unauthorized biographies of both Adam Sandler and Mike Myers in a flip-book format. ... Read more