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050 00 PN2287.K673|bA3 2005 
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100 1  Klein, Robert,|d1942- 
245 14 The amorous busboy of Decatur Avenue :|ba child of the 
       fifties looks back /|cRobert Klein. 
264  1 New York :|bTouchstone,|c[2005] 
264  4 |c©2005 
300    xix, 358 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    This book is about the adventures of a child who becomes a
       young man: how he thinks and dreams and lusts and fears 
       and laughs and handles adversity. From the beginning of 
       his distinguished career as a comedian, Robert Klein 
       established himself as a pioneer in observational humor 
       and razor-sharp routines that are infectiously funny. Now-
       -for the first time--Klein brings his trademark humor and 
       honesty to the printed page. In this portrait of a comic 
       as a young man, Klein takes us back to the people and 
       streets of his Bronx neighborhood, the eccentric cast of 
       characters in the Catskills hotels and bungalow colonies 
       where he worked, the college dorms where he received more 
       than an academic education, the 1964 World's Fair where he
       fell in love, New York City and Chicago in the 1960s as he
       developed his talent, and Los Angeles just as he was about
       to embark on a show business career. Throughout, Klein 
       reveals the hilarity of growing up and explores the 
       mysteries and his own foibles in sex and relationships.--
       From publisher description. 
600 10 Klein, Robert,|d1942- 
650  0 Comedians|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Actors|zUnited States|vBiography. 
994    02|bWHP