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Heckle: Notes from the Peanut Gallery
NOTES FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY is the first authoritative, comprehensive book on the art of heckling. HECKLE covers the history of heckling - the act of speaking out in disagreement - and takes the reader through its influences on sports, politics, and entertainment. Written with humor, this lively book is for those of us in the public eye or those interested in audience behaviour. HECKLE will appeal to athletes, politicians, performers, and anyone who is a fan. Those in occupations like teaching and business will also learn from the many lessons found in HECKLE .
312 pages, Paperback
First published October 31, 2012
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April 23, 2014
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I enjoyed this very much. To be honest, I never thought much about heckling before seeing this book and had no idea how prevalent it is so many areas of our culture. Now that I think about it, as a corporate trainer, I was heckled (and had to heckle back) quite a bit during my days of presentations and training classes.
Although I have met the author, only once, I would know from reading Heckle that he is an educator and is passionate about open discourse, independent thinking and individual freedom of expression.
Heckle is full of anecdotes and sound bytes about heckling in sports arenas, comedy clubs, the classroom, the political arena and every day life, with some historical references thrown in to show that heckling is not a new phenomenon.
I think he does an excellent job of showing how much a part of our culture heckling is and makes an excellent case for showing how it is different from bullying.
Schultz represents the heckler as intelligent, quick-witted with the knack of timing that equals our most talented stand up comedians.
Heckle is informative and entertaining and has made me look at, what seem to be, random and off the cuff comments, both received and given, in a new light.
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/2031236
I enjoyed this very much. To be honest, I never thought much about heckling before seeing this book and had no idea how prevalent it is so many areas of our culture. Now that I think about it, as a corporate trainer, I was heckled (and had to heckle back) quite a bit during my days of presentations and training classes.
Although I have met the author, only once, I would know from reading Heckle that he is an educator and is passionate about open discourse, independent thinking and individual freedom of expression.
Heckle is full of anecdotes and sound bytes about heckling in sports arenas, comedy clubs, the classroom, the political arena and every day life, with some historical references thrown in to show that heckling is not a new phenomenon.
I think he does an excellent job of showing how much a part of our culture heckling is and makes an excellent case for showing how it is different from bullying.
Schultz represents the heckler as intelligent, quick-witted with the knack of timing that equals our most talented stand up comedians.
Heckle is informative and entertaining and has made me look at, what seem to be, random and off the cuff comments, both received and given, in a new light.
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