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"If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right." -- Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the situation comedy The Bill Cosby Show, in 1969. He was one of the major characters on the children's television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby has also acted in a number of films.

During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in what is considered to be one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Show, which aired eight seasons from 1984 to 1992. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an upper-middle-class African-American family. He also produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings. He starred in the sitcom Cosby from 1996 to 2000 and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things for two seasons.

He has been a sought-after spokesman, and has endorsed a number of products, including Jell-O pudding, Kodak film, Ford, Texas Instruments, and Coca-Cola, including New Coke. In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included him in his book, the 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 1976, Cosby earned a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts. For his doctoral research, he wrote a dissertation entitled, "An Integration of the Visual Media Via 'Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids' Into the Elementary School Curriculum as a Teaching Aid and Vehicle to Achieve Increased Learning".

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Total Books: 124
I Didn't Ask to Be Born
2012 - I Didn't Ask to Be Born [But I'm Glad I Was] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780892969227
ISBN-10: 0892969229
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

I Didn't Ask to Be Born
2011 - I Didn't Ask to Be Born [But I'm Glad I Was] (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780892969203
ISBN-10: 0892969202
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
 7

Come On People On the Path from Victims to Victors
2007 - Come on People on the Path From VIctims to VIctors (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781595550927
ISBN-10: 1595550925
Genres: Health, Fitness & Dieting, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 19

I Am What I Ateand I'm frightened  And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy
I Am What I Ateand I'm Frightened And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy
Friends of a Feather One of Life's Little Fables
2003 - Friends of a Feather One of Life's Little Fables (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780060091477
ISBN-10: 0060091479
Genres: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 1

Kids Say the Darndest Things
1999 - Kids Say the Darndest Things (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780553581263
ISBN-10: 0553581260
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 5

Little Bill 09  The Day I Was Rich
1999 - Little Bill 09 the Day I Was Rich [level 3 - Little Bill] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590521734
ISBN-10: 059052173X
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 5

Congratulations Now What A Book for Graduates
1999 - Congratulations Now What a Book for Graduates (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780786865727
ISBN-10: 0786865725
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Humor & Entertainment, Engineering & Transportation
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 21

My Big Lie
1999 - My Big Lie [Little Bill] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590521611
ISBN-10: 0590521616
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 2

One Dark and Scary Night
1999 - One Dark and Scary Night [Little Bill for Beginning Readers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590514767
ISBN-10: 0590514768
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 3

Kids Say The Darndest Things
1998 - Kids Say the Darndest Things (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780553110432
ISBN-10: 0553110438
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
 5

Money Troubles
1998 - Money Troubles [Little Bill] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590956239
ISBN-10: 059095623X
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 3

Shipwreck Saturday
1998 - Shipwreck Saturday [Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590956208
ISBN-10: 0590956205
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

The Best Way to Play
1998 - The Best Way to Play [A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590956178
ISBN-10: 0590956175
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 13

The Meanest Thing to Say
1997 - The Meanest Thing to Say [Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590956161
ISBN-10: 0590956167
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 19

The Treasure Hunt
1997 - The Treasure Hunt [A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590956185
ISBN-10: 0590956183
Genres: Children's Books, Substores
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 10

The Meanest Thing to Say Little Bill Books for Beginning Readers
1997 - The Meanest Thing to Say Little Bill Books for Beginning Readers (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780590137546
ISBN-10: 0590137549
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1

Childhood
1992 - Childhood (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780425134764
ISBN-10: 0425134768
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 5

Childhood
1991 - Childhood (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780399136474
ISBN-10: 0399136479
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 13

Love and Marriage
1990 - Love and Marriage (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780553284676
ISBN-10: 0553284673
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 33

I Am What I Ate and I'm Frightened [And Other Digressions from the Doctor of Comedy] (Hardcover)