The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z!
STEVE MARTIN is a celebrated writer, actor, and performer. His film credits includeThe Jerk,Father of the Bride,andThe Spanish Prisoner,as well asRoxanne,L.A. Story, andBowfinger, for which he also wrote the screenplays. He is the author of the playPicasso at the Lapin Agileand of the bestselling collection of comic piecesPure Drivel,as well as the bestselling novellasThe Pleasure of My CompanyandShopgirl, which was made into a popular movie. His work appears frequently inThe New Yorkerand theNew York Times.He lives in Los Angeles.ROZ CHAST's cartoons have been appearingin The New Yorkersince 1978. Her work also has appeared in many publications, includingScientific American,Travel & Leisure, theHarvard Business Reviewas well as many others. She has also published several cartoon collections, illustrated children's books, and designed CD covers, book jackets, and theater posters. Her most recent book isTheories of Everything(Bloomsbury, 2006). She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and currently resides in Connecticut.