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{{Short description|2001 book by George Carlin}}
{{Infobox book 
| name          = Napalm and Silly Putty
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| translator    = 
| image         = Napalm silly putty.jpg
| caption       = Front cover
| author        = [[George Carlin]]
| illustrator   = 
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| country       = 
| language      = English
| series        = 
| subject       = 
| genre         = Humor
| publisher     = [[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Books]]
| release_date  = April 24, 2001
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| media_type    = [[Hardcover]]<br />[[Paperback]]<br />[[Audiobook]]
| pages         = 272 
| isbn          = 978-0-7868-6413-3
| dewey= 818/.5402 21
| congress= PN6162 .C276 2001
| oclc= 45446353
| preceded_by   = [[Brain Droppings]]
| followed_by   = [[When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?]]
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'''''Napalm and Silly Putty''''' is the third book written by comedian [[George Carlin]],<ref>[http://www.januarymagazine.com/nonfiction/napalmand.html January Magazine]</ref> published in 2001.

==Background==
This book contains much of Carlin's [[stand-up comedy]] material. The title derives from one of the observations in the book: Carlin finds it interesting that the same race can invent something as fun and innocent as [[Silly Putty]] and something as deadly as [[napalm]]&nbsp;— the two have many similar properties. The title is also an allusion to the type of thoughts that occupy his time, saying, "on one hand I kinda like it when a lot of people die, but on the other hand, I always wonder how many unused [[Frequent-flyer program|frequent-flyer miles]] they had."

==Reception==
The hardcover edition of ''Napalm and Silly Putty'' was on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for 20 straight weeks. The following year, the paperback edition was published. Both editions were published by [[Hachette Books#Hyperion Books|Hyperion Books]].

As of April 2002, the hardcover edition had sold over 375,000 total copies.

==Other versions==
The audiobook was released abridged in two parts: ''Napalm and Silly Putty'' in April 2001 and ''More Napalm and Silly Putty'' in April 2002. The audiobook received a [[Grammy Award]], Carlin's fourth, in February 2002. The audiobook edition was published by HighBridge Audio, an imprint of [[Recorded Books]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=BK-NjQZTG7UC&q=napalm+and+silly Google Books]

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[[Category:Books by George Carlin]]
[[Category:2001 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Comedy books]]
[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]]
[[Category:Hyperion Books books]]