Steve Allen

A comedian, song writer, television producer, skeptic, playwright, author, disk jockey, game show host, social activist, actor, and all-around Renaissance Man, Allen will probably be best remembered as the creator of the TV talk show. Allen invented the chat/variety show format in 1953 as the first host of NBC's Tonight Show (later hosted by Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and now Jay Leno). As a musician, Allen is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific modern song writer, with more than 4,000 songs published. He wrote 53 books, starred as the lead character in The Benny Goodman Story, and recorded 49 record albums. True author Randy Cassingham was proud to take over Skeptic magazine's "Dumbth" column, based on Allen's book of the same name. "Steverino" Allen died October 30 at his son's home in Encino, Calif., of an apparent heart attack. He was 78. From This is True for 29 October 2000 Suggestions for further reading: Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow Book) by Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin Amazon Price: $12.23 Customer Review: I truly love reading this book to kids. Don't Laugh At Me never gets old with kids. Why? Because of the powerful message behind the illustrations and words - love and respect one another.   Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism Amazon Price: $16.49 Customer Review: This book was a consistent re-hashing of the same process that has plagued the Southern-Baptist convention for years. It is a poorly written caricature of the views of Calvinism (and I am not even a 5-Point Calvinist). The way that the classic stance...   Financial Risk Management: A Practitioner's Guide to Managing Market and Cred... by Steve L. Allen Amazon Price: $63.00 Customer Review: Allen's book is absolutely phenomenal. Most of the risk management books out there are too technical to be of any practical use. Allen truly focuses on the practice of risk management and gives us insights on how to be a truly good risk manager. Trad...   Passalong Plants by Steve Bender, Felder Rushing Amazon Price: $16.50 Customer Review: Currently, I'm on my third copy of Passalong Plants. The first two were loaned out to fellow Southern gardeners and when their reactions were so enthusiastic, I gifted the books to them and bought myself another one (on Amazon, of course). Being a ...   Doing Naturalistic Inquiry: A Guide to Methods by David A. Erlandson, Professor Edward L. Harris, Barbara L. Skipper, Steve D. Allen Amazon Price: $72.08 Customer Review: This hands-on book turns the highly theoretical world of qualitative inquiry into a doable approach to research in all areas of social science. I have found its methods to be extremely useful and easy to implement.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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