Nothing's Sacred
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| Author | Lewis Black |
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| Publisher | Simon Spotlight Entertainment |
| Released | 2005/2006 |
| Pages | 217 |
Nothing's Sacred is the autobiography of comedian Lewis Black. It was published in 2005, and republished in 2006 (paperback edition). The 2006 publication contains new material and one of the plays he wrote during his "career" as a playwright. The book has also been released in audio CD format, narrated by Black himself. The book is narrated in the same fashion as Black's stand-up routines, with vulgar language, sarcasm, heavy emphasizes on certain words, and constant fits of rage.
The book primarily accounts Lewis' admiration for his seemingly eccentric family, his disregard for authority, his education (especially college), past habitual drug use, his perspectives on many current events (mostly political), and other real-life events such as his hitchhiking trip in Europe, or his late pet dog John-John. The book's layout is in chronological order. The book has no table of contents and a rather large page of acknowledgments. It also contains chronological photographs of Lewis as the book progresses.
Humor starts on the first page, with the dedication page reading, "This book is dedicated to all of my friends who helped me get where I am today--you know who you are...and when I find you I am going to kill you."
[edit] Excerpts From The Book
- "So many leaves, so little time. I will buy a leaf blower."
- "If there is a hell, it is modeled after Jr. High."
- "Just the memory of it makes me want to go to the bathroom."
- "I was lucky to have an animal like that as my owner."
- "Somehow, psychopaths always get service."
- "We are passing on a legacy of shit."
