The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous: Stories from the Kennedy Center, the White House, and Other Comedy Venues:

For decades, Cappy McGarr has been in the room where it happens. With The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous, he'd like to invite you into that room, complete with his color commentary on the other folks inside. For the first time in print, Cappy reveals how the Mark Twain Prize was conceived, how it changed venues and networks, and even how it almost wasn't renewed after a controversial first outing with Richard Pryor. From there, Cappy pulls back the curtain for a behind-the-scenes look at ov...