The Complete Prose of Woody Allen

For the first time in one hardcover edition, here are three best-selling books by one of 20th century's greatest movie directors. Woody Allen is an American cultural icon -- funny, philosophical, and controversial in his work and personal life. In this side-splitting collection, containing Without Feathers, Getting Even, and Side Effects. the Academy Award-winning filmmaker explores subjects ranging from sleeplessness to the UFO menace. No Woolly fan will want to be without his hilarious ruminations on the moral and ethical predicaments of modern life. WITHOUT FEATHERS......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Selections from the Allen Notebooks......Page 8 Examining Psychic Phenomena......Page 14 A Guide to Some of the Lesser Ballets......Page 23 The Scrolls......Page 32 Lovborg's Women Considered......Page 38 The Whore of Mensa......Page 46 The Early Essays......Page 54 A Brief, Yet Helpful, Guide to Civil Disobedience......Page 60 Match Wits with Inspector Ford......Page 65 The Irish Genius......Page 73 Fabulous Tales and Mythical Beasts......Page 80 But Soft . . . Real Soft......Page 86 If the Impressionists Had Been Dentists......Page 90 No Kaddish for Weinstein......Page 97 Fine Times: An Oral Memoir......Page 104 Slang Origins......Page 111 GETTING EVEN......Page 117 Contents ......Page 118 The Metterling Lists......Page 119 A Look at Organized Crime......Page 127 The Schmeed Memoirs......Page 133 My Philosophy......Page 140 Yes, But Can the Steam Engine Do This?......Page 146 Death Knocks......Page 152 Spring Bulletin......Page 164 Hassidic Tales, with a Guide to Their Interpretation by the Noted Scholar......Page 171 The Gossage-Vardebedian Papers......Page 178 Notes from the Overfed......Page 187 A Twenties Memory......Page 193 Count Dracula......Page 198 A Little Louder, Please......Page 205 Conversations with Helmholtz......Page 213 Viva Vargas!......Page 221 The Discovery and Use of the Fake Ink Blot......Page 230 Mr. Big......Page 234 SIDE EFFECTS......Page 245 Contents ......Page 246 Remembering Needleman......Page 247 The Condemned......Page 254 The UFO Menace......Page 270 My Apology......Page 278 The Kugelmass Episode......Page 288 My Speech to the Graduates......Page 303 The Diet......Page 308 The Lunatic's Tale......Page 316 Reminiscences: Places and People......Page 325 Nefarious Times We Live In......Page 331 A Giant Step for Mankind......Page 337 The Shallowest Man......Page 346 The Query......Page 359 Fabrizio's: Criticism and Response......Page 370 Retribution......Page 377 Born in 1935, Allen Stewart Konigsberg (better known as Woody Allen) is today one of the most influential figures in cinema. He has written and directed such memorable films as and , and has acted in over 40 films. He is also the author of three books-- (1971), (1975), and (1980). brings these memorable titles together for one bumper collection--a must-have for Allen addicts. Brings together three hilarious pieces by America's comic genius: Without Feathers , a secret journal that addresses life's "big" questions; Getting Even , Woody as psychologist, historian, and philosopher; and Side Effects , Woody's take on UFOs and more.