{"product_id":"self-amused-a-tell-some-memoir-hardcover","title":"Self-Amused: A Tell-Some Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Funt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a lifetime doing TV's original reality show, \"Candid Camera,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as experiences from an insane number of odd jobs, Self-Amused offers laughs, loves and \"Candid Camera\" secrets, with zero universality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Funt is surely the only person to ever be profiled in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e while also writing for \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and at the same time selling copies of \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e on street corners. He was an award-winning journalist at ABC News, launched a national magazine that reached 1.5 million circulation-and also sold birthday cakes, dried flowers and restaurant placemats on which he printed news reports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the advice of lawyers, Peter argued a case on Court TV. He foolishly hit Cybill Shepherd with a four-layer cake, and sat next to Clint Eastwood on a private jet as Clint cuddled a baby pig. He spent a day with Mickey Mantle and painted a billboard on a highway outside Denver. Peter's bookkeeper stole $250,000 and his house was twice burglarized. He's rescued three cats and one crow, kidnapped a baby deer, and battled raccoons. Dad Allen Funt once painted Peter white from head to toe and had him pose as a Roman statue in an art gallery. He also ordered Peter to hang from a 10-foot ceiling so people might think they were in an \"upside-down room.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter says he's most proud of an award from a plumbing supply company, declaring the famous slogan \"Smile, you're on Candid Camera\" the most popular graffiti above restroom urinals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONUS: \u003c\/strong\u003e Self-Amused comes with a free download of 15 \"Candid Camera\" sequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47411455656114,"sku":"9780578916620","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/673435c622bfb4fc9469a4a3762c3a76.webp?v=1778300357","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/self-amused-a-tell-some-memoir-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}