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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: And a Thousand Cocktails

Mike Stangle · Pocket Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM 20TH CENTURY FOX Two reckless but lovable all-American bros make a strong case for maturing slowly through their outrageous yet enlightening misadventures across this great country of ours.My brother and I are looking for wedding dates for our cousin's...
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Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

Danny Katch · Haymarket Books
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback

The election of Donald Trump has sent the United States and the world into uncharted waters, with a bigoted, petty man-child at the head of the planet's most powerful empire. Danny Katch indicts the hollowness of the US political system that led to Trump's rise and puts forward...
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Movies That Mattered: More Reviews from a Transformative Decade

Dave Kehr · University Of Chicago Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Dave Kehr's writing about film has garnered high praise from both readers and fellow critics. Among his admirers are some of his most influential contemporaries. Roger Ebert called Kehr "one of the most gifted film critics in America." James Naremore thought he was "one...
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Conversations with McCartney

Paul Du Noyer · The Overlook Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The intimate portrayal of one of the most famous men in music, more than half of which is in McCartney's own words.In June 1989, Paul Du Noyer was contacted by Paul McCartney's office in London. They asked him to interview the star; McCartney and Du Noyer had met once before and enjoyed...
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Thomas S Hischak · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 430
Format: Hardcover

What do Babes in Arms, Beau Geste, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Only Angels Have Wings, and Young Mr. Lincoln all have in common? They are all classic films released in the same year, but none of them received Academy Award nominations for best picture. Why? In that same year,...
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Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982

Phil Marcade · Three Rooms Press
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Punk Avenue: The New York City Underground 1972-1982 is an intimate look at author Paris-born Phil Marcade's first ten years in the United States where drifted from Boston to the West Coast and back, before winding up in New York City and becoming immersed in the early punk rock scene....
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The Mother of All Questions: Further Reports from the Feminist Revolutions

Rebecca Solnit · Haymarket Books
Pages: 180
Format: Print book

Praise for Men Explain Things to Me:"It's a fraught time to be female in America (or should I say fraught-er) , and Rebecca Solnit's Men Explain Things to Me is the most clarifying, soothing, and socially aware document I've read on the topic this year." - Lena Dunham,...
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Lady of the Dance: The Choreographer Who Helped Michael Flatley Conquer the World

Marie Duffy · O'Brien Press
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover

The autobiography of Irish dancing legend Marie Duffy, who has been Michael Flatley's right-hand woman for twenty years. She has trained more world champions than any other teacher and works tirelessly to promote Irish dance and culture internationally. In this honest and entertaining...
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Girl Up: Kick Ass, Claim Your Woman Card, and Crush Everyday Sexism

LAURA BATES · Touchstone
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback

Already an international bestseller, this empowering survival guide provides no-nonsense advice on sex, social media, mental health, and sexism that young women face in their everyday life - from one of the emerging leaders in the feminist movement.They told you that you need to be thin...
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You're On an Airplane: Subtitle TK

Parker Posey · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Parker as your seat companion, perhaps? Parker's irreverent, hilarious, and enchanting memoir gives you the incredible opportunity. Full of personal stories, whimsical how-tos, recipes, and beautiful...
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Destiny Signature Series Strategy Guide

BradyGames · BRADY GAMES
Format: Print book

YOUR HERO. YOUR STORY. YOUR LEGEND:. Now is the time, Guardian. Arm yourself to defend the last safe city on Earth. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system and reclaim what was lost. Use your light to fight our enemies and push back the darkness. Though many challenges stand in your...
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The Art of Alien: Isolation

Andy McVittie · Titan Books
Format: Hardcover

The Art of ALIEN: ISOLATION is a high-end art book featuring over 300 images from the latest game in the critically and commercially acclaimed Alien franchise. Taking players back to the survival horror atmosphere of the first film, ALIEN: ISOLATION features Amanda Ripley as the hero trying...
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Peter O'Toole: The Definitive Biography

Robert Sellers · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

Peter O'Toole was supremely talented, a unique leading man and one of the most charismatic actors of his generation. Described by his friend Richard Burton as "the most original actor to come out of Britain since the war," O'Toole was also unpredictable, with a dangerous edge...
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The Dharma of The Princess Bride: What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships

Ethan Nichtern · North Point Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An engagingly contemporary approach to Buddhism -- through the lens of an iconic film and its memorable charactersHumorous yet spiritually rigorous in the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and The Tao of Pooh, drawing from pop culture and from personal experience, The Dharma...
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