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Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
Michael Benson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the film's release, this is the definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, including the inside account of how director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke created... |
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The Punch
Noah Hawley - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback
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"Noah Hawley is one of our great young writers, able to balance breakneck plotting with real emotion, and with THE PUNCH he has struck gold.-- ANDREW SEAN GREER, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LESS "Noah Hawley really knows how to keep a reader turning the pages."--New... |
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Do You Mind If I Cancel?: (Things That Still Annoy Me)
GARY JANETTI - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Instant New York Times Bestseller"From "Family Guy" to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generations greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." -- The New York TimesFans of David Sedaris, Jenny Lawson, and Tina Fey ... meet... |
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Buseyisms: Gary Busey's Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
Gary Busey - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Words of wisdom and incredible life stories, told through Gary Busey's unique Buseyisms."What is a Buseyism? I take the letters that spell a word to create a definition for the word in the truth of its deeper, dimensional meaning. I weave in my personal anecdotes along with my musings... |
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Now That's Funny!: The Art and Craft of Writing Comedy
Peter Desberg - Square One
Format: Paperback
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There is a feeling of pure delight that comes from laughing out loud while watching a hilarious movie or a TV show. Yet as funny as these lines may be, they are the work of people you will never see. The magic behind any comedy hit begins when an idea is hatched in the mind of a comedy... |
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Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture–and the Magic That Makes It Work
Jesse David Fox - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture, The Millions, and Lit Hub"Comedy Bookchanges the way we talk about an art form that is more diverse and exciting than ever before." -- Seth Meyers "A sharp, loving, well written exploration and analysis of the art form that makes... |
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Shatner (Applause Books)
Michael Seth Starr - Applause
Format: Hardcover
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In the early months of 1966, a handsome, hardworking thirty-five-year-old Canadian-born actor named William Shatner was cast as Captain Kirk in Star Trek, a troubled, low-budget science-fiction television series set to premiere that fall on NBC. Star Trek struggled for viewers and lasted... |
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Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
Jeremy Asher Dauber - W. W. Norton & Company
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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Antoni in the Kitchen
Antoni Porowski - Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Antoni Porowski, the food and wine guru on Netflix's sensation Queer Eye, meets people where they live - literally. With appealing vulnerability, he shows cooks of all levels how to become more confident and casual in the kitchen. The verve and naturalness of his approach earned... |
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