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Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind
Alex Stone · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians.As he navigates this quirky and occasionally... |
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The book of (even more) awesome
Neil Pasricha · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: eBook : Document : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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IT ONLY GETS AWESOMER Neil Pasricha presents a brand-new collection of things that make you go AWESOME!... When a baby falls asleep on you The first couple hours of the road trip The smell of Play-Doh The sound of snow crunching under your boots |
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Ali in Wonderland
Ali Wentworth · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Mix 1 oz. Chelsea Handler, 1.5 oz. Nora Ephron, finish with a twist of Tina Fey, and you get Ali in Wonderland, the uproarious, revealing, and heartfelt memoir from acclaimed actress and comedian Ali Wentworth. Whether spilling secrets about her quintessentially WASPy upbringing (and her delicious... |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete and Annotated...All the Bits
Luke Dempsey · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Complete and annotated ed edition
Format: Hardcover
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Every script, every episode of the innovative, hilarious, and absurd Monty Python's Flying Circus, one of the most influential television series of all time, is include here, plus hundreds of annotations, behind-the-scenes stories, interviews, and more, as well as photographs, drawings,... |
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Brain Droppings
George Carlin · Hyperion; 1st edition
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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With nearly 20 albums, two Grammys, two Cable ACE awards, and more HBO specials sunder his belt than anyone else, George Carlin is more popular than ever. Now, for the first time, Carlin has prduced a book of original humor pieces, Brain Droppings. Filled with thoughts, musings, questions,... |
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Are You Anybody: A Memoir
Jeffrey Tambor · Crown/Archetype
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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It's rare that an actor embodies even one memorable character over the arc of a career. Jeffrey Tambor has managed to create three, beginning with Hank "Hey Now!" Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, the series created by Garry Shandling, Jeffrey's first mentor in television. He went... |
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Beat the Reaper: A Novel
Josh Bazell · Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.Pietro... |
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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
Julie Andrews · Hyperion
Pages: 339
Format: Print book
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Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she has never told the story of her life before fame. Until now. In Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Julie takes her readers on a warm,... |
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The Château: A Novel
PAUL GOLDBERG · Picador
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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"We have proverb in Florida...You know why it's good to be on beach?"Bill smiles, but says nothing. He wants the guy to keep talking."Because on beach you are surrounded by idiots on only three sides.""And on the remaining side you have what?" asks Bill."Sharks..."Paul... |
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Fowl Weather
Bob Tarte · Algonquin Books; First Edition edition
Pages: 306
Format: Hardcover
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In Bob Tarte's home, pandemonium is the order of the day, and animals literally rule the roost—thirty-nine of them at last count. Whether it's the knot-tying African grey parrot, or the overweight cat who's trained Bob to hold her water bowl just above the floor, or the nightmarish... |
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Bobby Rydell: Teen Idol On The Rocks: A Tale of Second Chances
Bobby Rydell
Format: Paperback
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At seventeen, Bobby Rydell was the face of American Bandstand - the kid from Italian South Philly with the smoothest voice, the highest pompadour, and the sweetest smile. And there were those hits: "Wild One," "Volare," and "Forget Him," to name a f |
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Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night
Jason Zinoman · Harper
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman delivers the definitive story of the life and artistic legacy of David Letterman, the greatest television talk show host of all time and the signature comedic voice of a generation.In a career spanning more than thirty years, David Letterman redefined... |
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