Napalm and Silly Putty

Napalm and Silly Putty
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Author(s)	George Carlin
Language	English
Genre(s)	Humor
Publisher	Hyperion
Publication date	April 24, 2001
Media type	Hardcover Paperback Audiobook
Pages	272
ISBN	978-0-7868-6413-3
OCLC Number	45446353
Dewey Decimal	818/.5402 21
LC Classification	PN6162 .C276 2001
Preceded by	Brain Droppings
Followed by	When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?

Napalm and Silly Putty is a 2001 book by comedian George Carlin.

Background

This book contains much of Carlin's stand-up comedy material. The title derives from one of the observations in the book: Carlin finds it interesting that the same race can invent something as fun and innocent as Silly Putty and something as deadly as napalm - the two have many similar properties. The title is also an allusion to the type of thoughts that occupy his time, saying, "on one hand I kinda like it when a lot of people die, but on the other hand, I always wonder how many unused frequent flyer miles they had."

Reception

The hardcover edition of Napalm and Silly Putty was on the New York Times Bestseller List for 20 straight weeks. The following year, the paperback edition was published. Both editions were published by Hyperion.

As of April 2002, the hardcover edition had sold over 375,000 total copies.

Other versions

The audiobook was released abridged in two parts: Napalm and Silly Putty in May 2001 and More Napalm and Silly Putty in 2002. The audiobook received a Grammy award, Carlin's fourth, in February 2002. The audiobook edition was published by Highbridge Audio.