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| Bill Hicks: Agent of Evolution | 
 enlarge | Authors: Kevin Booth, Michael Bertin
Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 35696
Media: Paperback
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.2
ISBN: 0007198302
EAN: 9780007198306
ASIN: 0007198302
Publication Date: April 3, 2006
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Condition: 2006 edition, first thus AND vfirsdt printing. Two hairline spine creases, edgetan. Sent immediately.
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 Agent of Evolution February 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having loved Bill Hicks for some time, and after reading other biographies of him, as well as his own scripts, I decided to read this book and was not disappointed. There is a depth to Bill's life that you see from the topics of his comedy but that gets lost in his more controversial jokes. This book shows you the other side to Bill and you realise his humour comes from an intelligent (which we already knew), almost spiritual place. It is fascinating to see how he developed his comedy and how he experimented and grew in his life. Told from the point of view of his best friend and peers, you feel that this is a very open and intimate portrayal. This is a great read about a great man. I wish he was here to comment on America and the world now!
 dissapointing-even if true December 29, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't really know why I dislike this book so much, it's pretty badly edited but that's really not something that would bother a real fan of Bill. His infinitely insightful stand-up routines and philosophy have genuinely changed my outlook on life for the good, and I'm certain he touched many other lives across the world. So when a biography appeared ready to tell us the story of his life; how a backward southern baptist boy became effectively a progressive philosopher of collective unconscious, I jumped at the chance.
I may be naive but I always felt words of such magnitude would come from a
real special person- this book perceives Bill as a drug taking loser who never fully confronted his demons, just as deluded as the next guy but just so happened to turn his blind raging ego on the government. So maybe I don't like this book because it perceives one of my heroes as someone I would usually deride. Maybe it's truth maybe it's pissed off bandmates putting bias on stories long-gone, either way it wavered my love of what I thought was Bill Hicks.
It fails to explain any of his actions, any of this book could be stories from just any drug user, for example when explaining his experiences of meditation all he does is focus on getting mashed on 'shrooms, nothing about how these experiences changed Bill's outlook on life. It's snapshots of his life- it looks like Bill will always remain an enigmatic mystery.
Agent of Evolution March 24, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Having loved Bill Hicks for some time, and after reading other biographies of him, as well as his own scripts, I decided to read this book and was not disappointed. There is a depth to Bill's life that you see from the topics of his comedy but that gets lost in his more controversial jokes. This book shows you the other side to Bill and you realise his humour comes from an intelligent(which we already knew), almost spiritual place. It is fascinating to see how he developed his comedy and how he experimented and grew in his life. Told from the point of view of his best friend and peers, you feel that this is a very open and intimate portrayal. This is a great read about a great man. I wish he was here to comment on America and the world now!
five stars is not enough December 18, 2006
You know you are reading a good book when the narrative pulls you in and are fully engaged in its story ."Agent of evolution"the biography of comedian Bill Hicks,written by his life long friend Kevin Booth fully succeeds in giving an emotive roller coaster ride of Hicks's life. A very personel and candid account indeed. The authors friendship with hicks started at school and remained close throughout,until his untimely death. Booth was clearly best qualified to write the comics life story.The visits to the brothels for some carnal pleasures had me laughing out aloud,and bills drunken/drug fuelled behaviour,the parties, long nights, well its a long list but Booth does not shy away from telling it all. there is no sweet and sugary treatment in this biography,its warts and all, and i hazard a guess that the author may have found the writing of some sections in this book a somewhat carthartic process.The inclusion of Hicks's many friends and associates who's accounts of him works well in shaping the form and tone of this biography,as many contributers are interconnected to one degree or another with booth and hicks, and helps to give a fuller picture of the comedian.The aptly named" Agent of evolution" was such an enjoyable and revealing read and anyone familiar with hicks's work, will find this book to be an absolute gem.
a beautiful book about a beautiful man June 5, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bill Hicks gone too soon and only truly appreciated after he had left this plane to spread the word in what we hope is another dimension for needy than our own.
Kevin Booth his life-long compadre writes this deeply moving biography through interviews and anecdotes by his loved ones. A wonderfully easy read about an uneasy man. You don't want to finish the book as you know how desperately sad it will end.
A highly recommended read.
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