{"product_id":"2940148871798","title":"Lenny Bruce: The Myth of Free Speech","description":"In 1964, Lenny Bruce was riding high. His underdog, idealistic humor took on every American icon and sacred cow, from capitalism to organized religion to sexual mores. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollege kids adored him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnknown to him, the New York City Police Department had planted undercover vice squad detectives in his audience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter both performances, Lenny Bruce was handcuffed, led away from the stage, and taken into police custody. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe charge:  Using obscene words during his act. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOvernight, Bruce found himself in professional exile, with almost every nightclub in the country blacklisting him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn August 3, 1966, police and press surrounded his Hollywood Hills home.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLenny Bruce was found lying naked on his tiled bathroom floor, trousers below his knees, dead of a drug overdose.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a brief series of no-nonsense vignettes and snapshots, Philip Dossick provides a first-rate account of this tragic chapter in Bruce's life, and of the brilliant comic that changed the face of comedy forever.","brand":"The Vancouver Day Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108902748400,"sku":"2940148871798","price":3.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148871798_p0.jpg?v=1763709099","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148871798","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}