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OMG: How I created the Universe, Adam, and Steve
In the ultimate celebrity memoir, The Last Testament , the Lord our God, King of the Universe, is ready to telleth-all. In the meantime, enjoy this freebie from How I Created the Universe, Adam, and Steve , which contains the first five chapters on the Creation of Adam and Steve (you read correctly) excerpted from The Last Testament .
400 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 11, 2011
About the author
David Javerbaum
21 books27 followersDavid Javerbaum (born David J. Javerbaum) is an American comedy writer, lyricist and librettist. Javerbaum was a former head writer and executive producer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His work for the program won 11 Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, two Peabody Awards and Television Critics Association Awards for both Best Comedy and Best News Show.
Some of his wellknown works are What to Expect When You're Expected: A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters (2009); The Last Testament: A Memoir by God, (2011); and The Book Of Bieb (2014). He also coauthored the show's textbook parody America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which sold 2.6 million copies and won the 2005 Thurber Prize for American Humor. The book spent a year in The New York Times Bestseller List (including 15 at #1) and was named Publishers Weekly's 2004 Book of the Year. He became a consulting producer at the start of 2009 and spent the next 18 months spearheading the writing of the book's sequel, Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race, which was released in September 2010; his co-production of its audiobook earned the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken-Word Album.
David Javerbaum is a graduate of NYU's Graduate School of Musical Theater Composition and Harvard University where he wrote for the humor magazine The Harvard Lampoon and served as lyricist and co-bookwriter for two productions of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Later he spent three years contributing headlines to The Onion, and is credited as one of the writers for Our Dumb Century.
Some of his wellknown works are What to Expect When You're Expected: A Fetus's Guide to the First Three Trimesters (2009); The Last Testament: A Memoir by God, (2011); and The Book Of Bieb (2014). He also coauthored the show's textbook parody America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which sold 2.6 million copies and won the 2005 Thurber Prize for American Humor. The book spent a year in The New York Times Bestseller List (including 15 at #1) and was named Publishers Weekly's 2004 Book of the Year. He became a consulting producer at the start of 2009 and spent the next 18 months spearheading the writing of the book's sequel, Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race, which was released in September 2010; his co-production of its audiobook earned the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken-Word Album.
David Javerbaum is a graduate of NYU's Graduate School of Musical Theater Composition and Harvard University where he wrote for the humor magazine The Harvard Lampoon and served as lyricist and co-bookwriter for two productions of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Later he spent three years contributing headlines to The Onion, and is credited as one of the writers for Our Dumb Century.
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May 28, 2013
Not bad. It is an excerpt from The Last Testament: A Memoir by God . It wasn't good enough for me to want to buy the full book though. If you're looking for a funny bible story, I would suggest instead Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
June 28, 2014
If only a 0 were possible. I wrote this on amazon and of course many were not fans of my review.
There are two types of non Christians. Those who respect chrstians and leave them in peace and those who attack and mock them.
I understand what the writers were trying to do....make fun of something millions believe in. Mission Accomplished. I understood some of the jokes, some were predictable, but to put yourself in Gods shoes and write something like this is wrong. It is books like this that make it hard for us Christians to be christian, there isn't a day that goes by where people don't attack my bible, attack my God and attack me for believing in Him. Books like this only brainwash people.
This book is simply mocking the God of the Bible, misinterpreting real biblical texts and humanizing God's power and abilities. (example: God not being able to see in the dark)
Phrases like "But I am God, all things are fakeable." I have no doubt each reviewer from websites and magazines etc share the same mocking attitude as the person who wrote the book. (rated 4 stars on amazon by 75 biblically uneducated people) Not to mention the writer ignored the 7th day. On top of misinterpreting biblical texts he leaves many out as well. But since those others argue his point, I can see why they were left out.
I learned something tho. As a christian author if I want to get published, get talked about by major markets, I have to do one simple thing....mock God. Sad isn't it?
That's all this book was about, bashing God. it's disgraceful and very disappointing. Had this David fellow talked to several pastors or whoever he would have had plenty of clarifications to his misinterpretations and doubts. But of course if you don't seek you wont find.
There are two types of non Christians. Those who respect chrstians and leave them in peace and those who attack and mock them.
I understand what the writers were trying to do....make fun of something millions believe in. Mission Accomplished. I understood some of the jokes, some were predictable, but to put yourself in Gods shoes and write something like this is wrong. It is books like this that make it hard for us Christians to be christian, there isn't a day that goes by where people don't attack my bible, attack my God and attack me for believing in Him. Books like this only brainwash people.
This book is simply mocking the God of the Bible, misinterpreting real biblical texts and humanizing God's power and abilities. (example: God not being able to see in the dark)
Phrases like "But I am God, all things are fakeable." I have no doubt each reviewer from websites and magazines etc share the same mocking attitude as the person who wrote the book. (rated 4 stars on amazon by 75 biblically uneducated people) Not to mention the writer ignored the 7th day. On top of misinterpreting biblical texts he leaves many out as well. But since those others argue his point, I can see why they were left out.
I learned something tho. As a christian author if I want to get published, get talked about by major markets, I have to do one simple thing....mock God. Sad isn't it?
That's all this book was about, bashing God. it's disgraceful and very disappointing. Had this David fellow talked to several pastors or whoever he would have had plenty of clarifications to his misinterpretations and doubts. But of course if you don't seek you wont find.
October 12, 2011
This was an excerpt---it was free and it was hilarious! I'm actually going to have to spend the cash and get the full size book 'cause I want to see how God feels about things other than Adam and Steve!!!
January 8, 2012
I laughed. I thought. What else can you ask of a book?
April 6, 2013
His tweets are funny but this just did not really work for me. Sort of funny in parts but mostly boring. Based on this sample I will more than likely not read "The Last Testament: A Memoir"
April 11, 2013
Very funny and witty. I really enjoyed it
May 6, 2013
What a hilarious few minutes read. Well written and expertly thought out. Definitely a book I want to buy and read in full, when I have the cash.
June 9, 2013
Only an excerpt; definitely calls for a person who isn't easily offended and can see the humor in it.
June 23, 2013
funny take on the bible and the creation of man/woman. this was free on Amazon and turned out to be just an excerpt from a longer book.
December 17, 2013
The Kindle version is just a sample - approximately 10 pages. I see some humor but it did not compel enough reason to buy the fuller version.
June 24, 2013
A bit predictable but there are some funny one liners. A harmless way to waste fifteen minutes.
April 26, 2017
Very quick read, took me roughly half an hour.
Very dry sort of humour which I enjoyed. I kind of wish it had been a little bit longer.
Looks like it's a teaser for a longer book, based on the God Twitter account. I would be tempted to get and read this because I liked this little taster.
Thought it was quite clever because you have to know what you're parodying well to parody it effectively. Even the layout with chapters and verses was good.
Might look out for some more funny little samplers to whet my appetite for the longer versions and to give me a little laugh first thing in the morning.
Very dry sort of humour which I enjoyed. I kind of wish it had been a little bit longer.
Looks like it's a teaser for a longer book, based on the God Twitter account. I would be tempted to get and read this because I liked this little taster.
Thought it was quite clever because you have to know what you're parodying well to parody it effectively. Even the layout with chapters and verses was good.
Might look out for some more funny little samplers to whet my appetite for the longer versions and to give me a little laugh first thing in the morning.
December 23, 2018
One slight puzzle about this book: it was clearly written by God (and is sold as such on Amazon), so why would God adopt the unconvincing pen-name 'David Javerbaum'? This fools nobody. Come on, God, don't be shy - you've written an entertaining book for once (it was about time - the Old and New Testaments have their points, but they really aren't all that funny), so don't hide behind a feeble pseudonym. Be a man (you did it once, you can do it again), and stand up and be counted (one, two, three; yes, there are three of this author, count them). And remember, when it comes to those signing sessions, 'God' is going to be a lot quicker to write than 'David Javerbaum'.
Where was I?
Oh yes. This is an entertaining book, which lets you in on the real stuff that didn't get into the Book of Genesis. It's light (I can almost hear its author saying, 'Let it be light'; and it was light), and very funny in places, and even when it isn't very funny, it's quite funny. And it's short, which is good. The OT and the NT, as I say, have their points, but they do go on a bit. God-as-David-Javerbaum is more succinct, and a good thing too.
Give this book a try. It won't take long, and it may make you laugh. And buying it will put you in God's good books, which has to be a good thing. After all, you don't want to suffer the same fate that awaits Charles Darwin and all those other evolutionists, do you? (You can read about that at the end of chapter 3.)
Nice one, God. Keep up the good work.
Where was I?
Oh yes. This is an entertaining book, which lets you in on the real stuff that didn't get into the Book of Genesis. It's light (I can almost hear its author saying, 'Let it be light'; and it was light), and very funny in places, and even when it isn't very funny, it's quite funny. And it's short, which is good. The OT and the NT, as I say, have their points, but they do go on a bit. God-as-David-Javerbaum is more succinct, and a good thing too.
Give this book a try. It won't take long, and it may make you laugh. And buying it will put you in God's good books, which has to be a good thing. After all, you don't want to suffer the same fate that awaits Charles Darwin and all those other evolutionists, do you? (You can read about that at the end of chapter 3.)
Nice one, God. Keep up the good work.
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