Books with author Henry Holman

This hilarious new autobiography tells how advertising legend Henry Holtzman escaped the jungle of Brownsville, Brooklyn, for the zoo that was Madison Avenue in its “Golden Age.”“My mother cried when I was born, and they weren’t tears of joy. Years later I was told that I was covered in black hair, and she thought I looked like a monkey. My mother was always one for appearances.” So began Holtzman’s defiant and rollicking journey.A skinny kid with a wiseass attitude, he was a comical failure as a juvenile delinquent, but a spectacular success as one of advertising’s brightest stars.In Over My Head is filled with adventures and misadventures that are hilarious, frightening, dramatic, romantic, and psychedelic. It mirrors the tumultuous years of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, as Holtzman navigates his chaotic path upward, never once letting on that he’s in over his head.

This hilarious new autobiography tells how advertising legend Henry Holtzman escaped the jungle of Brownsville, Brooklyn, for the zoo that was Madison Avenue in its “Golden Age.”“My mother cried when I was born, and they weren’t tears of joy. Years later I was told that I was covered in black hair, and she thought I looked like a monkey. My mother was always one for appearances.” So began Holtzman’s defiant and rollicking journey.A skinny kid with a wiseass attitude, he was a comical failure as a juvenile delinquent, but a spectacular success as one of advertising’s brightest stars.In Over My Head is filled with adventures and misadventures that are hilarious, frightening, dramatic, romantic, and psychedelic. It mirrors the tumultuous years of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, as Holtzman navigates his chaotic path upward, never once letting on that he’s in over his head.

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Excerpt from The King's Mail, Vol. 1 of 3Whether such an occurrence ever did, or did not take place, matters little as far as a work of fiction is concerned, although, being native there and to the manner born, my fair in formant - and I am sure no one will question this fact - may be supposed to have a satisfactory knowledge of that portion of Sussex in which my story lies, and be possessed of certain hear say tales, facts, or scandals belonging to the district.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The King's Mail, Vol. 3 of 3It was not until after he had gained the far descending slope of the long Hog's Back, that he ventured to restrain his headlong speed, then striking through a country lane, turned to the right, and made his way in the direction of Farm ham. His horse had saved his life, and he caressed and patted it, leaning over its neck, talking in familiar tones, praising its speed, and vowing there was not another horse like him in all England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The King's Mail, Vol. 3 of 3It was not until after he had gained the far descending slope of the long Hog's Back, that he ventured to restrain his headlong speed, then striking through a country lane, turned to the right, and made his way in the direction of Farm ham. His horse had saved his life, and he caressed and patted it, leaning over its neck, talking in familiar tones, praising its speed, and vowing there was not another horse like him in all England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.