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The Anthology Part 1

Garth Brooks · Pearl Records
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The first five years were filled with high adventure, with dreams coming true, with new friendships beginning and old friendships growing. Most of all, though, the years were filled with music being made. We thought about songs night and day, chased the things. I was surrounded by songwriters,...
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The Book of Formation

ROSS SIMONINI · Melville House
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

This debut novel - told in interviews - spans 20 years in the rise and fall of the charismatic leader of a seductive self-help movement.In the 1990s, a talk show host leads the "personality movement," an integrative approach to radical self-transformation. Mayah, the movement's...
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The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus: The Mathematics of Christmas

Thomas Oleron Evans · The Overlook Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The perfect stocking stuffer for mathophiles -- math has never been merrier. How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list? What equations should you use to decorate the Christmas tree? Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner -- shimmying...
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Mastering Stand-Up: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian

STEPHEN ROSENFIELD · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

This entertaining and sharply written guide - for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers - examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C.K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman,...
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You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump

ALEC BALDWIN · Penguin Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Political satire as deeper truth: Donald Trump's presidential memoir, as recorded by two world-renowned Trump scholars, and experts on greatness generally "I have the best words, beautiful words, as everybody has been talking and talking about for a long time. Also? The best...
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Naked Lunch

William S Burroughs · Grove Press; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs...
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Random Illustrated Facts: A Collection of Curious, Weird, and Totally Not Boring Things to Know

MIKE LOWERY · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Trivia meets its match. Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by rabbits? Or that the Mars Rover sang itself "Happy Birthday"? How about the odd ingredient Civil War soldiers used to make coffee? From Jupiter's diamond showers to why pirates wore eye patches to the delightful...
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Road Dog: Life and Reflections from the Road as a Stand-up Comic

Dov Davidoff · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Road Dog is comedian, actor, and writer, Dov Davidoff's unflinching memoir told through reflections of twelve months on the road. Davidoff travels across the country from college campuses to local theaters doing stand-up comedy and telling it like it is. He's been known to wax poetic...
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Wild and Crazy: Photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

PAUL JOYNSON-HICKS · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The funniest photographs of wildlife from around the world collected here in one must-have book that is perfect for animal lovers of all stripes.When the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced a contest for the funniest animal photo, they received entries from all over the world....
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Waiting for the Punch: Words to Live by from the WTF Podcast

MARC MARON · Flatiron Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"I'm British, so I'm medically dead inside, but even I can't help but open up whenever I talk to Marc. He uses his honesty like a scalpel, cutting himself open in front of anyone he's talking to, and in doing so, invites you to do the same. " -- John Oliver Each...
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