{"product_id":"me-of-little-faith-more-me-less-faith-paperback","title":"Me of Little Faith: More Me! Less Faith! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLewis Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do we believe? And for God's sake \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the thorny questions that Lewis Black, the bitingly funny comedian, social critic, and bestselling author, tackles in his new book, \u003ci\u003eMe of Little Faith\u003c\/i\u003e. And he's come up with some answers. Or at least \u003ci\u003ehis \u003c\/i\u003eanswers. In more than two dozen essays that investigate everything from the differences between how Christians and Jews celebrate their holidays, to the politics of faith, to people's individual search for transcendence, Black explores his unique odyssey through religion and belief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up as a nonpracticing Jewish kid near Washington, D.C., during the 1950s, Black survived Hebrew school and a bar mitzvah (barely), went to college in the South during the tumultuous 1960s, and witnessed firsthand the unsettling parallels between religious rapture and drug-induced visions (even if none of his friends did). He explored the self-actualization movements of the 1970s (and the self-indulgence that they produced), and since then has turned an increasingly skeptical eye toward the politicians and televangelists who don the cloak of religiouos rectitude to mask their own moral hypocrisy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat he learned along the way about the inconsistencies and peculiarities of religion infuriated Black, and in \u003ci\u003eMe of Little Faith \u003c\/i\u003ehe gives full vent to his comedic rage. Black explores how the rules and constraints of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. Hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why--in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To put it as simply as I can,\" Black writes, \"this is a book about my relationship with religion, where my--dare I say it?--spiritual journey has taken me...what it's meant and not meant to me, and why it makes me laugh.\" By the end of \u003ci\u003eMe of Little Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll be a convert.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLewis Black\u003c\/b\u003e is the hugely popular and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, stand-up comedian, actor, and playwright. Besides appearing regularly on \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e (in his own segment, \"Back in Black\"), he has written and starred in a string of successful HBO and Comedy Central specials and one-man Broadway shows. He's won a Grammy, an Emmy, and an American Comedy Award. Born near Washington, D.C., Black graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.02 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758561296672,"sku":"9781594483776","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d2cf860b6a09f2dfcc725302395698b6_2cf63d60-e213-4b31-ba8d-6aec401523e2.webp?v=1780129267","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/me-of-little-faith-more-me-less-faith-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}