Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
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- Create Date：2022-11-14 18:21:33
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Steve Martin
- ISBN：1250815290
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Reviews
Karlie Schaefer
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This was a fun （comic） book with tales from Steve Martin's life throughout his career。 He tells you stories about times he worked with other celebrities。 The little stories about each star were funny and the illustrations are fantastic。 A nice， quick read。 This was a fun （comic） book with tales from Steve Martin's life throughout his career。 He tells you stories about times he worked with other celebrities。 The little stories about each star were funny and the illustrations are fantastic。 A nice， quick read。 。。。more
Emily
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NUMBER ONE IS WALKING by Steve Martin is an illustrated memoir about the highlights， hilarious antics and moments of inspiration of his career in the world of entertainment， mainly movies and stand-up comedy。 The excellent New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss illustrates expertly Steve Martin’s wonderful moments of his days in the movie industry as well as other cartoons and single-panel “diversions”。 NUMBER ONE IS WALKING is entertaining and delightful， and will brighten one’s day anytime， anywher NUMBER ONE IS WALKING by Steve Martin is an illustrated memoir about the highlights， hilarious antics and moments of inspiration of his career in the world of entertainment， mainly movies and stand-up comedy。 The excellent New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss illustrates expertly Steve Martin’s wonderful moments of his days in the movie industry as well as other cartoons and single-panel “diversions”。 NUMBER ONE IS WALKING is entertaining and delightful， and will brighten one’s day anytime， anywhere！ I am truly amused and comforted by this book thanks to Celadon Books！ #NumberOneIsWalking#CeladonBooks 。。。more
Monnie
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If you want a truly unique coffee table book， here you go。 If you want a unique walk through the life of a comic （and musical） superstar， well， you get that here as well。 The cartoon-style graphics alone are incredible， and when coupled with insights by one of America's best-known （and arguably best-loved） entertainers， it just doesn't get much better。My description will be brief， simply because this is a book that's better seen than talked about。 Basically， it outlines the experiences of the in If you want a truly unique coffee table book， here you go。 If you want a unique walk through the life of a comic （and musical） superstar， well， you get that here as well。 The cartoon-style graphics alone are incredible， and when coupled with insights by one of America's best-known （and arguably best-loved） entertainers， it just doesn't get much better。My description will be brief， simply because this is a book that's better seen than talked about。 Basically， it outlines the experiences of the incomparable Steve Martin in motion pictures - he made 40 of them before， about 15 years ago， leaving that industry for， among other things， a successful other career in music （he's a banjo player extraordinaire）。 His recollections of the movie years include clever and witty depictions of "The Jerk，" "Three Amigos，" Roxanne" and more; I just named three of my favorites。 All are depicted in cartoon format with amusing， sometimes downright funny， narratives。 Also included are references to many of his well-known partners in the funny business， like Carl Reiner， Robin Williams and Diane Keaton。 The whole thing ends with "And Other Diversions，" an extensive series of cartoons。In short （which reminds me， his buddy and fellow comedian Martin Short is another who gets some page time here）， this is a very well-written and perhaps even better-illustrated book I think any student of comedy - and certainly any Martin fan - will enjoy。 It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words， but why settle？ This delightful book delivers the best of both。 Many thanks to the publisher， who sent me a hardcover pre-release copy to read and review。 。。。more
Kelly
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Number One is Walking is a quick read， mainly because it’s mostly comic strips with captions。 The book is actually a mostly fifty-fifty split between David Bliss doing comics that are supplemented by Steve Martin career highlights， combined with strips or individual panels done by Bliss that are （mostly） not related to Martin。 The Martin half of the book is definitely in line with his sense of humor， and readers and fans will enjoy it。 The unrelated cartoons are funny too， but looking at the tit Number One is Walking is a quick read， mainly because it’s mostly comic strips with captions。 The book is actually a mostly fifty-fifty split between David Bliss doing comics that are supplemented by Steve Martin career highlights， combined with strips or individual panels done by Bliss that are （mostly） not related to Martin。 The Martin half of the book is definitely in line with his sense of humor， and readers and fans will enjoy it。 The unrelated cartoons are funny too， but looking at the title and cover， I didn’t expect them to be such a large part of the book。 This means that readers expecting the whole book to be about Martin might end up feeling shorted （yes， it’s a comedy book and I couldn’t resist putting a joke of my own in the review）。 Some of the Bliss strips and panels I definitely enjoyed more than others， and Penny is collectively a winner in the Martin part， both for facts and funnies。 A complimentary copy of this book was provided by the publisher。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Olivia
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NUMBER ONE IS WALKING is a highly entertaining non-fiction book in graphic novel format。 It features Steve Martin's reflections on his time working in different movies， primarily told as if he is conversing with the illustrator （who also sometimes appears in the panels） and/or the dog。 It is told as almost a series of vignettes from different movies he worked on and encounters he had。 The second half of the book is a series of brief cartoons about a variety of topics， but almost turn it into a c NUMBER ONE IS WALKING is a highly entertaining non-fiction book in graphic novel format。 It features Steve Martin's reflections on his time working in different movies， primarily told as if he is conversing with the illustrator （who also sometimes appears in the panels） and/or the dog。 It is told as almost a series of vignettes from different movies he worked on and encounters he had。 The second half of the book is a series of brief cartoons about a variety of topics， but almost turn it into a collection of comics。This is a really delightful format， and the illustrator is quite talented。 The panels really bring Martin and his stories to life on each page， and it really makes this a fun book to pick up and read。 While you can read it from start to finish， it's absolutely a good coffee table book in that you can open it to any page and get a laugh without reading sequentially。 Each of these vignettes is well-chosen， and the comics at the end also contain some really humorous selections！The whole book is highly entertaining with plenty of room for laughs。 This was a most pleasant read， and I would definitely recommend picking it up for a light-hearted diversion。Please note that I received an ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Cheri
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