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They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat Kindle Edition

by Lewis Grizzard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 226 ratings
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They Tore Out My Heart and Stomped That Sucker Flat, first published in 1982, has sold more than 100,000 copies. Without skipping a beat, one of America's favorite humorists, the late Lewis Grizzard, tells of the early stirrings of his wayward heart in the backseat of a '57 Chevy and the ominous murmurings that led him at age thirty-five to major surgery and the real answer to his question, "How much is this going to hurt?" In the process, he discovers all the ways a heart can break. Young love. Three marriages. His father's death. And why his entire future suddenly depended on a little pig. He tells the truth—the whole truth—the kind that has readers laughing through their tears. United Press International said, "It makes you feel good to know a person can face the tubes, wires, knives, and needles of major heart surgery and make you laugh about it—hilarious!"
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    NewSouth Books
  5. Publication date
    September 1, 2010
  6. File size
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Lewis Grizzard thinks funny. ― San Diego Union

It makes you feel good to know a person can face the tubes, wires, knives, and needles of major heart surgery and make you laugh about it. ― United Press International

We should be grateful to NewSouth for making this little book available, so we can again hear Grizzard’s sardonic and insightful voice. -- Don Noble ― First Draft

His funniest book ... it will strike a responsive chord in anyone who ever has come face-to-face with a gimlet-eyed surgeon who is about three payments behind on his Mercedes. ― Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Imagine Andy Rooney with a Georgian accent and a sense of humor. ― Houston Post

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His funniest book ... it will strike a responsive chord in anyone who ever has come face-to-face with a gimlet-eyed surgeon who is about three payments behind on his Mercedes.

Imagine Andy Rooney with a Georgian accent and a sense of humor.

It makes you feel good to know a person can face the tubes, wires, knives, and needles of major heart surgery and make you laugh about it.

Lewis Grizzard thinks funny.

We should be grateful to NewSouth for making this little book available, so we can again hear Grizzard’s sardonic and insightful voice.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F6GSYX5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NewSouth Books (September 1, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 576 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 106 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1588382583
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 226 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
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Sue J. Cauhape
5.0 out of 5 stars Grizzard Finds Humor in Heart Surgery
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2023
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This is the first Lewis Grizzard book I've read and if the rest of them are anything like this, I'm game. The man's writing is smooth and concise. He doesn't need to stretch for the joke; it just comes easy, like stories told while sitting on the porch on a warm summer night. How someone can describe heart surgery in such detail and find humor in it is miraculous. The balance between his emotions brings it out in sweet, understated tones.
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Sherri H.
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Lewis Grizzard
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2023
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An excellent take on the zipper surgery.
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Robbie H
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book to read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2020
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I liked the writing and the great and funny stories. It is too bad that he died so soon.
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Deborah
4.0 out of 5 stars You Just Might Smike
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2021
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I don’t think you have to be from the South to find this funny but you DO have to possess a sense of humor. I have always been a fan of Lewis Grizzard’s books. Don’t get me wrong, there are some sad bits too but you just might love the funny bits a whole lot more! I am rereading a few now.
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Robert G.
5.0 out of 5 stars A Funny, Yet Appropriate Satire!
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2021
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A friend loaned me his hard back copy, as I was in the queue for open heart surgery. I have never laughed so hard at what I was fearful of my upcoming surgery. This book got me past dreading it so I ordered this copy to give to my heart surgeon the day before surgery.
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h b gosnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for heart patients
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2013
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Terrific book. Lewis has a very humorous way of telling about his heart surgery and if you have had heart surgery you know that he has "been there". I pass a copy on to any friend that has had heart surgery to enjoy.
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LeAnne
5.0 out of 5 stars Lewis Grizzard is timeless!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022
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Lewis Grizzard is timeless! His insight is valid in today's world. He predicted todays events in many ways!
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S. Epling
5.0 out of 5 stars Gives you many laughs. Raises your spirits during a difficult time.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2020
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This book was bought for a friend who had just gone through open heart surgery. He was very happy to receive the book. My husband had already read the book when he had his heart attack years ago. He loved the book.
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G.B. J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny guy, alas no longer with us :-(
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2015
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Can't beat Lewis for a good fun read
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