How to talk dirty and influence people is an autobiography by lenny bruce an american satirist and comedian who died in 1966 at age 40 of a drug overdose at the request of hugh hefner and with the aid of paul krassner bruce wrote the work in serialized format for playboy in 1964 and 1965. How to talk dirty and influence people doesnt catch bruces charisma and vaguely sinister electricity no book could but it is an interesting lively read bruce was one of the first performers to usher in the new more honest more permissive and more indulgent brand of american art. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for how to talk dirty and influence people an autobiography by lenny bruce english at the best online prices at ebay free shipping for many products. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for how to talk dirty and influence people an autobiography by bruce lenny at the best online prices at ebay free shipping for many products. After reading lenny bruces autobiography how to talk dirty and influence people i realized that everything i have ever loved about poundstone or carlin and their genre of hilarity actually began