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The Book of Leon

By: Leon Black, JB Smoove - contributor, Iris Bahr
Narrated by: Leon Black
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2018 Audie Award Finalist for Humor

Everyone's favorite houseguest who never left, Leon Black (played by award-winning comedian JB Smoove from HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm), drops his wisdom and good-bad advice for the masses. Learn the secrets Larry David has gleaned from the Falstaff of television. Live your best Leon. Bring the ruckus.

Aristotle. Gandhi. Lao Tzu. Dr. Ruth.

Amateurs.

For centuries, bespectacled dorks have pored over the scrolls of the ancients, read tea leaves, and looked to the stars for philosophy, wisdom, and advice. While some people have probably offered good advice, and others offer bad advice, Leon is here to offer his brand of good-bad advice. These are the musings of a master genius spitting out the secrets of the universe - to help you become just like him.

Be forewarned: in opening this audiobook and Leon's mind, you need to be prepared for straight talk. The kind of unfiltered blunt straight talk that pounds on your door; invites itself in; makes itself at home; helps itself to your food, your security pass code, and your expensive organic beet juice; and finally makes itself comfortable on that twin bed in your guest room. All the while you think you're helping it - but really it's helping you help yourself!

Because that's how this book doozit.

Leon Black: He ain't wrong...he just ain't right.

©2017 Leon Black & Iris Bahr (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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Funny!!

Leon words of wisdom will help you be a man and aware of your life!!

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The Book of Leon

Well done performance. Quite a bit of humorous stories and advice in the book. The best two were Chip Tooth, TN and the cruise concept for black folks.

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Absolutely hilarious

Loved this one,funny from beginning to the end. Shared a lots of funny but interesting stories. should do other and books as well, listening to Jim just cracks me up.

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Hilarious

True Philosophies of a funny man, hysterically ridiculous. just awesome and interesting. top notch fun

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Incredible

Leon Black is never wrong and always Confident! Hilarious, if you love Curb your enthusiasm, you will love this book.

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Tears of Laughter.

I'm not the appropriate age or gender to enjoy listening to this book. 70 & female. However, when I wasn't laughing out loud I was grinning from ear to ear. I listened while I walked and must have looked ridiculous.
I want more! It was like 5 hours of Stand Up. All new material.
I love me some Leon!

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great listen

J.B Smooth is hilarious and now I have to watch curb your enthusiasm to actually see Leon Black

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JB deserves a Pulitzer or something like it.

JB SMOOVE IS A GENIUS. HE KNEW THAT WE NEED LEON'S ADVICE. Seriously, the best thing I've ever heard, straight out of Leon's mouth. Thank you JB. Its brilliant. People are seriously looking at me because I have on headphones and I'm laughing out loud uncontrollably. Genius.

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Funny coz it’s true

Good mood lifter. Leon (JB Smoove) a genuine word artist , and cracks me up every time.

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Philosophical Magic!

I was both riveted and highly comedically entertained. JB is a comic genius! Leon is true to the character on “Curb”. They say you should always create a fully fleshed out character you play in TV and movies. JB has taken that to a level beyond belief.

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