Behind the Curtain: An insider's view of Jay Leno's Tonight show by Berg, Dave - 2014

Gretna: Pelican Publishing Company, 2014. Hardcover. Fine copy in fine dust jacket; like new copy; boards have a slight bump to head of spine at the cover joint; else all is like new; clean dust jackets and board; pages are clean, crisp, bright and free of marks and creases; edges of pages are clean; binding is tight and square./fine. Octavo in brown boards in black dust jacket with Leno on the cover; illus.; 272 pp., 23 cm. In English. Signed by author on half-title page; Contents: James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno -- Funny is funny -- The dangerous art of booking guests -- Guests -- The real reality show -- Gets I didn't get -- Spying on Dennis Rodman in Nashville -- John F. Kennedy Jr., the favorite guest -- Mr. Sitting President -- Political moments -- News people -- Sports greats -- The audience -- Jay Leno's garage -- Trying times -- The future. Dave Berg spent 18 years as Jay's co-producer. "Weaving what happened on the stage with what went on behind the scenes, the narrative features the show's most legendary moments such as Arnold Schwarzenegger's shocking political announcement, Hugh Grant's game-changing mea culpa, and the historic booking of Barack Obama as the first sitting president ever to appear on a late-night program." -jacket.