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| Author | : Charlie Murphy |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2009-12-01 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 1439150532 |
As one of the most popular performers on Comedy Central’s mega-hit The Chappelle Show, Charlie Murphy—older brother of comedy legend Eddie Murphy—shares his passion for comedy and tells his true Hollywood stories in this juicy and highly entertaining memoir. Once described by Chris Rock as “Eddie Murphy on acid,” Charlie Murphy has achieved fame as a recurring performer on the critically acclaimed, three-time Emmy-nominated cult sensation Chappelle’s Show on Comedy Central. Celebrated in particular for his “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” skits, featuring hilarious renditions of Rick James and Prince, Murphy now recounts many of the actual stories that inspired these popular sketches in vivid and comical detail in Doing Time: The Making of a Stand-Up Guy. With his flare for storytelling and his distinctive and fearless voice, it’s no wonder that Charlie Murphy has been the subject of many featured stories in numerous magazines, including GQ, Essence, Rolling Stone, and he was recently listed as one of the Hottest People to Watch in Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List.” Featuring outrageous misadventures as part of his younger brother Eddie’s entourage, and hysterical encounters with numerous celebrities, Doing Time: The Making of a Stand-Up Guy is a fascinating and wildly funny chronicle from one of the most talented comedians today.
| Author | : Stuart Woods |
| Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-10-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 045146687X |
Stone Barrington’s newest client brings mayhem in his wake in this “edge-of-your-seat adventure”* in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. After giving some legal advice to a walk-in client, Stone Barrington thinks he’s done with the man. But several people are keenly interested in John Fratelli’s activities and how they relate to a long-ago crime...and some of them will stop at nothing to find the information they desire. On a hunt that leads from Florida’s tropical beaches to the posh vacation homes of the Northeast, Stone finds himself walking a tightrope between ambitious authorities and seedy lowlifes who all have the same prize in their sights. In this cutthroat contest of wills, it’s winner-takes-all—and Stone will need every bit of his cunning and resourcefulness to be the last man standing.
| Author | : Michael Segell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Man-woman relationships |
| ISBN | : 9780375502279 |
This is a book about men. masculinity that works.
| Author | : Srulik Stein |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 226 |
| Release | : 2008-11-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 059562216X |
The Berkley Building Company's office closes on week-ends. So when Rose Shapiro arrives for work on Monday morning June 20, 1966, she has to unlock the door to gain entry. She finds her boss, Max Robbins-dead-the apparent victim of a heart attack. At the funeral home because bruises are found on Max's body, the Medical Examiner performs an autopsy. He opines that Max did die of a heart attack, but one caused by powerful blows to his solar plexus. So who killed Max? Crude, black-sheep son of real estate mogul, Sam Robbins, Max wasn't short of enemies. The police discover evidence that David Lev, Max's boyhood friend and lawyer was the last person to see Max alive. David, normally unflappable, borders on panic. He turns for help to his ex-mobster cousin, Jack Lerner, once head of Detroit's infamous Purple Gang, whose criminal activities teenaged David abhorred and which embarrassed him. With input from Chick Marcus, another childhood friend of David and Max, Jack makes the problem go away. Max's killer is never discovered. Thirty-eight years later, Chick, only survivor of the trio, eighty and frail, but with perfect recall tells us who killed Max and why.
| Author | : Mickey Housley |
| Publisher | : Chasing Kites Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2018-05-19 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780999735633 |
For every comedian you enjoy watching on HBO and Netflix, there's a thousand more hilarious individuals clawing and scratching for a chance to flash across your television screen. It doesn't matter if it's on Comedy Central or The Discovery Channel. Pulling from his personal "man diary" Mickey Housley shares anectdotes from his journey as a stand-up comedian. From proud moments like winning contests to embarassing moments like getting punched in the chest after a show. Mickey details his growing pains in compelling, insightful fashion, making him a guy you can both easily learn from and cheerfully root for. If you ever wondered what it takes for a comedian to establish a sustainable career in comedy, Chronicles of a Stand-up Guy delivers the goods and then some.
| Author | : Stephen King |
| Publisher | : Anchor |
| Total Pages | : 1474 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307743683 |
A monumentally devastating plague leaves only a few survivors who, while experiencing dreams of a battle between good and evil, move toward an actual confrontation as they migrate to Boulder, Colorado.
| Author | : Michael Snyder |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 446 |
| Release | : 2011-08-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0310322774 |
In his third novel, author Michael Snyder delivers another honest, authentic, and intriguing plot carried along by quirky characters whose actions and reactions still manage to look and sound like the rest of us. It is often said that every good joke contains some basic truth. In A Stand-Up Guy, aspiring comedian Oliver Miles puts that axiom to the test when he revamps his comedy act by filling it with darkly personal truths about friends and family. But, as the edgy humor begins to attract more attention, the young comic's personal life gets more complicated. When he realizes he has managed to turn the two women he cares about most into props for his act, he wonders if his honesty on-stage is making him dishonest in life. Despite the sobering reality of his world off stage, the laughter and the success is intoxicating, even for a stand-up guy. A Stand-Up Guy is a real story about real people struggling with life's rights and wrongs. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys a uniquely-woven relational drama threaded with a little mystery and delivered with a lot of humor and insight.
| Author | : Steve Martin |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2008-09-04 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1847395848 |
Steve Martin has been an international star for over thirty years. Here, for the first time, he looks back to the beginning of his career and charmingly evokes the young man he once was. Born in Texas but raised in California, Steve was seduced early by the comedy shows that played on the radio when the family travelled back and forth to visit relatives. When Disneyland opened just a couple of miles away from home, an enchanted Steve was given his first chance to learn magic and entertain an audience. He describes how he noted the reaction to each joke in a ledger - 'big laugh' or 'quiet' - and assiduously studied the acts of colleagues, stealing jokes when needed. With superb detail, Steve recreates the world of small, dark clubs and the fear and exhilaration of standing in the spotlight. While a philosophy student at UCLA, he worked hard at local clubs honing his comedy and slowly attracting a following until he was picked up to write for TV. From here on, Steve Martin became an acclaimed comedian, packing out venues nationwide. One night, however, he noticed empty seats and realised he had 'reached the top of the rollercoaster'. BORN STANDING UP is a funny and riveting chronicle of how Steve Martin became the comedy genius we now know and is also a fascinating portrait of an era.
| Author | : Michael Calomino |
| Publisher | : Publishamerica Incorporated |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2005-11 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781413779851 |
A Stand Up Guy, a novel which combines the humor and poignancy of childhood with the disturbing realities of the criminal underworld, tells the story of Vinny Castelli and Ray Bonavita, two young Italian-Americans growing up in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Under the tutelage of Vinny's Uncle Benny, a notorious gangland chieftain, Vinny and Ray become involved in organized crime. Ray, who is volatile by nature, becomes increasingly violent and unpredictable, and eventually Vinny is called upon to murder his closest friend. Painfully honest, humorously frank, A Stand Up Guy captures the essence of criminality while debunking the romantic myths surrounding the Mafia lifestyle.
| Author | : Matt Parker |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2021-01-19 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0593084691 |
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN ADAM SAVAGE BOOK CLUB PICK The book-length answer to anyone who ever put their hand up in math class and asked, “When am I ever going to use this in the real world?” “Fun, informative, and relentlessly entertaining, Humble Pi is a charming and very readable guide to some of humanity's all-time greatest miscalculations—that also gives you permission to feel a little better about some of your own mistakes.” —Ryan North, author of How to Invent Everything Our whole world is built on math, from the code running a website to the equations enabling the design of skyscrapers and bridges. Most of the time this math works quietly behind the scenes . . . until it doesn’t. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Math is easy to ignore until a misplaced decimal point upends the stock market, a unit conversion error causes a plane to crash, or someone divides by zero and stalls a battleship in the middle of the ocean. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the bizarre ways math trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.
