{"product_id":"9781626814554","title":"Not Quite the Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere the art of improvisation meets the art of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Colin Mochrie is a comedic and creative force to be reckoned with. Therefore, this book is a literary force to be reckoned with. If you are too lazy for reckoning, just read this book and everything will work out nicely.\" —Brad Sherwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Colin Mochrie is devastatingly handsome, perilously smart, and smells like warm maple syrup. Step inside his hilarious and complex mind, and abandon all hope.\" —Aisha Tyler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the improv game First Line, Last Line, Colin Mochrie of Whose Line is it Anyway? fame, puts a unique spin on works of classic literature. Taking the first line and last line from classic books and poems, Colin recasts these familiar stories in his own trademark offbeat style:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA verbose coyote becomes the star of A TALE OF TWO CRITTERS\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIshmael is a struggling actor hunting for a good hair day in MOBY\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA rainy day at home becomes a zombie-killing adventure in THE CAT AND MY DAD\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMighty Casey strikes out again in CASEY AT THE BAR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThese stories, and many more, prove that no literary masterpiece is too big, or too small, for the improvisational comedy treatment.\u003cp\u003e\"I adore Colin Mochrie. I think he is brilliant, so talented AND a dear sweet man. Also, he's funny as well and a good kisser!\" —Florence Henderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love Colin. I love his voice. I love his lips. I love his eyeballs. His pecs. And the rest of him. I'm going to Paris with him soon.\" — Richard Simmons\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diversion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051626053872,"sku":"9781626814554","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626814554_p0.jpg?v=1763864738","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626814554","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}