I'm Not Really Here

by Tim Allen and Tim Allen

Book Overview

The popular actor and comedian shares his observations on why things are the way they are while sharing his offbeat opinions about the meaning of life and his personal role in it. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786862572
• ISBN13: 9780733800634
• Release Date: November 1996
• Publisher: Hyperion
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A Very Deep Book by a Very Deep Man

This book is not as humourous as his first book, Don't Stand to Close to a Naked Man, but it shows a new side of the toolman. A side that is not shown in his show, any of his stand up comedy or in his first book. To show this side of himself, Tim Allen had to take a large step, and in doing so, he shows that he is more than a man's man. He shows that he's also a thinking man, and his world does not completely revolve around tools and cars, though they are a large part of his life. This book still has its humourous points, but has a much more serious tone overall. It is much more philosophical and deals with Quantum Mechanics, and it brings up some very large questions that we rarely deal with on a day to day basis. This book will not only make you laugh, it will also make you think.

Excellent, humorous.

One of the best books I've ever read, good book to read of humor fans

The Tool Man Delivers!

One word that describes this book best? Deep. Tim Allen talks about the meaning of life and if we're really here or not (So, now do you understand the title?). "I'm Not Really Here" isn't as funny as his first book, but it's a side of the tool man that you definitely don't see while watching "Home Improvement." Buy this book today!

I didn't buy this book because I thought it would be funny.

I don't normally buy books written by comedians, and I didn't buy this book so I could have a few chuckles. I bought it because two of the the quotes in the prelude are from The Dancing Wu-Li Masters. I bought it because I was curious as to what someone like Tim Allen would have to say about reality, especially if he had been reading all of those esoterical works that he mentioned, all of which I have read and find keen interest in. The comedic asides aren't always sidesplitting, but quickly slide by as the true focus of this book comes into sharper perception. I read this book in a single sitting. That is the highest complement I can bestow upon it.