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Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
Jeremy Asher Dauber · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A celebrated scholar's rich account of Jewish humor: its nature, its development, and its vital role throughout Jewish history. In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter.... |
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So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know
Retta · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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In her hilarious book of essays, Parks and Recreation star Retta shares the stories that led to her success in Hollywood.In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know, Parks and Recreation star Retta takes us on her not-so-meteoric rise from roaches to riches (well, rich enough that... |
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Animal Farm (Barron's Book Notes)
George Orwell · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback
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Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers. |
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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
George Carlin · Hyperion; 1st edition
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations. Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus... |
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My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir through
GUY BRANUM · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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In the vein of New York Times bestsellers Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby, a collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays by the popular stand-up comedian, alum of Chelsea Lately and The Mindy Project, and host of truTV's Talk Show... |
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Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
James McBride · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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National Book Award winner James McBride goes in search of the "real" James Brown after receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth. His surprising journey illuminates not only our understanding of this immensely troubled, misunderstood, and complicated soul... |
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The Soundtrack of My Life
Clive Davis · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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In The Soundtrack of My Life, music legend Clive Davis recounts an extraordinary five-decade career in the music business, while also telling a remarkable personal story of triumphs, disappointments, and encounters with some of the greatest musical artists of our time, from Bob Dylan and Paul... |
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Alfred Hitchcock
Peter Ackroyd · Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pages: 276
Format: Print book
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A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Alfred Hitchock, the master of suspense. Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would... |
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Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitched Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery
Herbie J Pilato · Taylor Trade Publishing; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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Based on author Herbie J Pilato’s exclusive interviews with Elizabeth Montgomery prior to her death in 1995, Twitch Upon a Star includes insider material and commentary from several individuals associated with her remarkable life and career before, during, and after Bewitched, including... |
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The Seagull
ANTON CHEKHOV · Theatre Communications Group
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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"Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English." - New YorkerThe Seagull as you've never read it before, this brand new edition includes passages that were omitted from the widely-known version of the play originally performed at the Moscow... |
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