William Frawley Books

Out of print book came quickly and condition was very good, service was quick. I will be back.

I loved this book! The entire time I listed to this book on cassette I felt I was hearing privileged information...yet Jess Oppenheimer shared his intellectual jewels freely as if they were common everyday thoughts. Well, for him, they were. What a genius. And what a witty, creative, generous, and responsible man! If he were alive I'd write him a fan letter.

This is an excellent informative book about the "I Love Lucy" show and a must have for any Lucy fan! The cd that is included is worth the price of the whole set alone. In the cd it includes hours of hilarious episodes from I Love Lucy and My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball, you will also receive lost scenes from the shows on the cd. I am not much of a reader but this book you just can't put down because it is so good and of course I love Lucy! The book doesn't look thick on the picture shown on Amazon but it is a nice thick paperback book and includes lots of wonderful pictures of the cast of I Love Lucy and fun information that you may have not of known about I love Lucy and how it became to be produced.

I THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMTIVE! IT WAS HILARIOUS AND I JUST COULDNT PUT IT DOWN. IT ONLY TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO READ IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING HOW IT TOLD ABOUT THE LIFE OF JESS OPPENHEIMER AS WELL AS THE LIFE OF LUCILLE BALL AND OTHER CAST MEMBERS FROM THE SHOW I LOVE LUCY. I REALLY LOVE THIS BOOK AND I THINK EVERY I LOVE LUCY FAN SHOULD READ IT!!!

I'd like to start with a clarification: this book is not a biography of Lucy, it is the creator's (Jess Oppenheimer) memoir. As such, there are many parts of the book that have nothing to do with Lucy, including episodes from Oppenheimer's childhood and young adult life.

However, this is still a GREAT book! It is well-written and full of entertaining annecdotes. "Laughs, Luck, and Lucy" follows Oppenheimer's slow rise to the top in the Hollywood radio industry. He describes Lucille Ball's program, "My Favorite Husband," which became the basis for "I Love Lucy." The book also includes some behind the scenes information about the making of "I Love Lucy."

The included audio cd is fun because it has clips from both "I Love Lucy" and "My Favorite Husband."

If you are only interested in information specifically about Lucille Ball, this might not be the book for you (try her autobiography, "Love, Lucy"). However, if you (like me) are fascinated with everything surrounding "I Love Lucy" and the Hollywood entertainment industry of the 1940s and 1950s, this is a great read!

I was hooked from the beginning. The characters are brilliant & entertaining, the language, rich & original. Even though Jacqueline is a bit frustrating at times, you can't help but love her!
It is a fantastic story with just enough twists to keep you guessing and the ending will not leave you disappointed.
If you enjoy a good story with a surprisingly good laugh, then this book is certainly one to consider.

I am a new George Frawley Fan. I am waiting for more of his works to be published
My mother suggested, after reading Racing Winds, to read it myself. I was hesitant, but decided to give it a try because she loved the book so much. What can I say but I am hooked on this writer now. I could not put this book down and read it in 3 days, which is very odd for me since I dont have the time to read so much. I wish he had more of his books published because I want to read more of his work. This book pulls you in from the beginning and doesn't let you go even at the end. You still want more. I recommend this book to anyone who knows how to read. Thanks mom for recommending it to me and thank you George for writing it. I want more!

This book is amazing. The numerous twists and turns kept me on my toes and completely enticed. The love scenes and the heroism caused me to fall head over heels in love with Damion Dexter. The author George Frawley is a talented author and I hope to find more books of his. xoxo

This book is amazing. All of the twists and turns kept me on my toes and completly enticed. The love scenes and heroism caused me to fall in love with Damion Dexter. I have recommended this book to everyone I know. Hopefully, I can find some other books by George Frawley. He is an excellent author.

This book was amazing. Its use of twists and forshadowing kept me enticed through out the book. The mixture of romance and action was exhilerating. I have to say the love scenes and heroism made me fall in love with Damion.

Highly recommended. Useful for many Indo-European languages.
Gives clear definitions and uses a lot of basic common sense in exposing many grammatical issues in true semantics.

He avoids speculations and theories which are so popular amongst younger "linguists". This is an excellent nuts-and-bolts tool for analyzing the meanings of various linguistic entities. He states that the method is in a decontextualized format, yet it is an easy step to integrate the analyses into a larger contextual framework. I really recommend his chapters on "Thematic Roles" and the one on "Aspect".

His writing is direct, clear and is not a style which seeks to try to impress the reader or inflate his ability. He uses a minimum of fancy linguistic symbols and diagrams, thus other scholars and laymen can read with clarity his profound and clear observations.

The hardbound edition is well made, though no statement is made as to the acidity of the paper used. It has 3 indexes, and a good bibliography. recommended by Gary S. Dykes.

The hardcover edition is a well made, smyth-sewn volume. The paper is probably not acid-free, nor is it ANSI certified. The price for the hardcover, is a bit steep, the paperback is a solid value.
To this reviewer, this work is a classic. Frawley, appears to have a good understanding of language and meaning, and he clearly presents this understanding in this work. Frawley recognizes the innateness of various aspects of language in humans (i.e. we are born with a special language ability) as opposed to being just products of an environment (per Skinner and many anthropologists).
The text is well laid out, and it moves from the introductory to the complex. It has all the proper indexes, and bibliography, and an index of the several hundred languages referred to. Frawley is not afraid to tackle complex issues (such as aspect, entities [in which he corrects numerous traditional errors -- like WHAT is a noun] and thematic roles). Each chapter is followed with a nice concise conclusion.
Recall that this is not just a general text on "semantics", rather it focuses upon LINGUISTIC semantics. Meaning is encoded in the grammar, and he prefers to evaluate it in a decontextualized approach. However, he does pay close attention to the syntactical relationships in the context of the text under review. He makes very clear many profound aspects of meaning! He also stimulates further study. A joy to read!
A great work, and very useful for a variety of language studies. Frawley addresses numerous language types (ergative/absolute, and nominative/accusative et cetera) and extracts numerous relevant examples. This work is also very educational, it teaches in an authoritative manner, yet in a manner not offensive to neophytes! A much needed text on the shelf of any linguist and those who work in language translation...

Meet the Mertzes: The Life Stories of I Love Lucy's Other Couple Not what I was expecting. The book mostly contains information easily found on the internet. Goes into way too much detail in listing Bill and Vivian's movie credits, etc. and doesn't have a whole lot of info about their personal lives.

Interesting read, but the same theme of "Vivian disliked Bill" and "Bill disliked Vivian" kept repeating over and over without giving out too many details. I like real juicy, gossipy insiders view but this only skimmed the surface of the two actor's relationships to one another. The book mostly focused on the two individually rather than both of them together. You get a detailed description of Bill and Vivian's acting careers and how they evolved, which in my opinion, wasn't that interesting. I had to skim over a lot of pages because it just wasn't that insightful. "Next Bill went to this play. Then he went to that play. Then this one. etc. etc." Come on, give us the scoop! :) So that's why I only rated it 2 stars. I'm a huge I Love Lucy fan, but this book doesn't even have a reserved spot on my bookshelf. I'm selling it, anyone interested? Like new condition!

While it sometimes summarizes too much, it gives a lot of insight into the lives of Vivian and Bill. This is the only book to learn about the interesting life of Bill Frawley. If you read The Other Side of Ethel Mertz, the book will seem repetitive.

This book had so much useless information I could barely get through it. What a waste of paper! I have loved watching the Mertzes on I Love Lucy, so I bought this book to learn a bit more about them. Well, with the info that is in the book, that task could have been accomplished in 10 pages. Instead there is a lot of useless, BORING, information that no one cares about. Furthermore, It paints such ugly pictures of both of those people. I am sorry I every bought this rag. If you love Lucy & the Mertzes, you will honor them by NOT purchasing this book!

Great book for all I Love Lucy fans. These are 2 people you can't find on the biography website. Enjoyed the book very much. I Love Lucy would have not been the same without Fred and Ethyl. No one could have played the parts as well as William Frawley and Vivian Vance. A must read book.

My employer loaned me this book, not with the recommendation that it was a stellar read, but with an expression that clearly told me that she regretted wasting the $20 for it.

I could not get past the first 10 pages. The dialog is stilted, formulaic, and unrealistic, and the author seems to have mistaken utter confusion for mystery. Cliches run rampant, the plot is rushed, and little time is given for character insight.

Now, perhaps you are thinking I didn't give the author time to develop plot and characters. However, a good author should be able to portray why a set of parents would appear loving though upset on page one, then suddenly become cruel and indifferent on page three. Honestly, I don't think I rushed my judgment. The author rushed his characters.

Also, explain to me why his first book, Racing Winds, has nine reviews, three of which were submitted by the same person, two submitted by people with the same last name and from the same location. And all five of these reviews list the book as being five star material.

Join a writing group, attend some workshops, Mr. Frawley. There are excellent resources in your area.

This book was well written and executed. The first time I read it I couldn't put it down. As far as reading it again goes, it has great re-readability

I had met the author during the Christmas holidays at a local bookstore and after speaking with him I purchased a copy for my wife. I just got around to reading it and wished I wouldn't have waited so long. The story is amazing with how it is described and moves along so quickly. Definitely a quick read as you don't want to put it down. Most of this is set in Boulder, CO and being a Denver native it is easy to picture the area he is writing about. Truly terrifying, suspenseful and bewitching. I would love to see a movie version as the script has already been written as the book itself. Definitely recommended.

I've just finished the book - WOW! Mr. Frawley's wordsmithing is definitely on a higher level than most. The sceens are very descriptive, bringing the story to life. The history is well researched and knowledgable. All of this comes together to create a story so believable that the reader finds real emotions stirring within them. Well done!

Although the idea was great, I don't think the execution was all that great. It took me several months to get through it. The first hundred pages were not engaging. It just wasn't what I was expecting.

Oh, the memories! I watched it when I was little, I watched it when I was in college, I watch it any time I can. Great Episode - two stellar stars!

Hands down one of the best episodes of the series starting out one of the best story lines of the series. Probaby best because it's the begining of the Hollywood adventure though the not the actual beginig of the story arc. It's also nice to see, in the stock and out door shots, how L.A. looked back then as opposed to now. Those were the glory days of hollywood and that adds to the over-all depth and enjoyment of the show.

I hope you have as much fun watching it as I do.

Yes, this is the episode when Lucy and Ethel attempt to keep up with the assembly line of chocolates, while Ricky and Fred destroy the kitchen.

Well worth the price of admission---this episode was hilarious! Also a good experience downloading video, worked as advertised and fabulous video quality even on big screen TV set. Really is DVD quality but make sure you have a high speed connection as it takes 10 min or more to download even on a fast connection---file size is 500-600 MB so also make sure you have a big disk! Great for media center PCs.

I love, love, LOVE Lucy but this service is horrible therefore I am giving the one star rating. It took FOREVER to download using their device and I am on a high-speed connection! They have a great selection of shows and movies which I would love to purchase, but if one little half hour show like I Love Lucy takes over an hour to download I shutter to think of what an entire feature film would be like. Amazon needs to greatly improve this service.

In this book, Frawley links Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of the mind with the computational mind in cognitive science. He presents an in-depth exploration of the development of linguistics and how it relates to the nature of the mind. He explains that we not only have a language of thought, but also a language for thought. This book is designed to challenge our beliefs on thinking, not to give easy answers.