Pure Drivel

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0306836572
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Book Synopsis Pure Drivel by : Steve Martin

Download or read book Pure Drivel written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brilliantly funny New York Times Bestseller! Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humorous riffs, Martin shows he is a master of the written word. From a re-imagining of the Schroedinger's Cat conundrum to a wild meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a skit entitled "I Love Loosely", in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and President Clinton, this collection by comic genius Steve Martin--some pieces of which have appeared in The New Yorker--is both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand.

Shopgirl

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0786871644
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis Shopgirl by : Steve Martin

Download or read book Shopgirl written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of our country's most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin has written a novella that is unexpectedly perceptive about relationships and life. Martin is profoundly wise when it comes to the inner workings of the human heart. Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus "selling things that nobody buys anymore . . ." Slightly lost, slightly off-kilter, very shy, Mirabelle charms because of all that she is not: not glamorous, not aggressive, not self-aggrandizing. Still there is something about her that is irresistible. Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of love--with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking. Filled with the kind of witty, discerning observations that have brought Steve Martin critical success, Shopgirl is a work of disarming tenderness.

The Pleasure of My Company

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401398804
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Pleasure of My Company written by Steve Martin and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Shopgirl comes the tender story of a troubled man who finds love, and life, in the most unexpected place. Daniel resides in his Santa Monica apartment, living much of his life as a bystander: He watches from his window as the world goes by, and his only relationships seem to be with people who barely know he exists. He passes the time idly filling out contest applications, counting ceiling tiles, and estimating the wattage of light bulbs. It is through Daniel's growing attachment to Clarissa, and to Teddy, that he finally gains the courage to begin to engage the world outside, and in doing so, he discovers love, and life, in the most surprising places. Filled with his trademark humor, tenderness, and out and out hilarious wordplay, The Pleasure of My Company is a tour de force sure to delight all of Steve Martin's fans.

The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 145551246X
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten. written by Steve Martin and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The funniest, most memorable Twitter messages from comedian and bestselling author Steve Martin, along with hilarious responses from followers. Steve Martin's uncanny ability to pack 140 characters with humor and wit has defined what it means to be a celebrity in today's world of social media. With over 8 million followers on Twitter (a number growing by the day), Martin's tweets have been covered by personal blogs, major news outlets, and everything in between. Funny illustrations complement Martin's insights on everything from celebrity culture to jury duty to Twitter itself. Perfect, light reading for your hectic commute, busy waiting rooms, or a lazy Sunday afternoon, this collection will delight avid followers and offline fans alike.

Born Standing Up

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847395848
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Born Standing Up written by Steve Martin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

On to Victory

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Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781555530730
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis On to Victory by : Bettina Friedl

Download or read book On to Victory written by Bettina Friedl and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1987 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plays of the 19th and 20th Centuries

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Two Ages

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691072265
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (722 download)

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Book Synopsis Two Ages by : S©ıren Kierkegaard

Download or read book Two Ages written by S©ıren Kierkegaard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After deciding to terminate his authorship with the pseudonymous Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Kierkegaard composed reviews as a means of writing without being an author. Two Ages, here presented in a definitive English text, is simultaneously a review and a book in its own right. In it, Kierkegaard comments on the anonymously published Danish novel Two Ages, which contrasts the mentality of the age of the French Revolution with that of the subsequent epoch of rationalism. Kierkegaard commends the author's shrewdness, and his critique builds on the novel's view of the two generations. With keen prophetic insight, Kierkegaard foresees the birth of an impersonal cultural wasteland, in which the individual will either be depersonalized or obliged to find an existence rooted in "equality before God and equality with all men." This edition, like all in the series, contains substantial supplementary material, including a historical introduction, entries from Kierkegaard's journals and papers, and the preface and conclusion of the original novel.

An Object of Beauty

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446573663
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book An Object of Beauty written by Steve Martin and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveliness. Her ascension to the highest tiers of the city parallel the soaring heights--and, at times, the dark lows--of the art world and the country from the late 1990s through today.

Where Books Fall Open

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Publisher : David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9781567922516
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (225 download)

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Book Synopsis Where Books Fall Open by : Bascove Bascove

Download or read book Where Books Fall Open written by Bascove Bascove and published by David R. Godine Publisher. This book was released on 2006-12-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about books, about the pleasures, passions & rewards of reading, about authors who are dedicated to the act of writing and readers who are devoted to the joys of words in the right order. Funny, moving, and beautiful, it features an eclectic selection from some of the world's finest writers, as well as sixteen full-color paintings by artist and editor Bascove. Book jacket.

Conversations with Steve Martin

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1626743215
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Steve Martin written by Robert E. Kapsis and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conversations with Steve Martin presents a collection of interviews and profiles that focus on Martin as a writer, artist, and original thinker over the course of more than four decades in show business. While those less familiar with his full body of work may think of Martin as primarily the "wild and crazy guy" with an arrow through his head, this book makes the case that he is in fact one of our nation's most accomplished and varied artists. It shows the full range of Martin's creative work, tracing the source of his comic imagination from his early standup days, starting in the mid to late 1960s through the films he has written and starred in, and emphasizing his more recent creative outpourings as playwright, essayist, novelist, memoirist, songwriter, composer, musician, and art critic. “Standup is the hardest material in the world to write for someone else; it's like trying to condense 10 years of experience into 20 minutes of new material,” Martin says. But commenting on his fiction writing, he says. “I think you have to be able to find as a writer that state where you don't know what you're going to say or what the character is going to say or who the characters are. That's the biggest thrill of all. When you start to trust that subconscious thing and you don't censor yourself—just remember you can always throw it away that's when the good stuff comes out.” The selected materials consist not only of pieces focused primarily on Martin's writings, but also broader profiles and conversations that help explain Martin's development as a writer within the larger context of his many other accomplishments, talents, and performance skills.

Pocock & Pitt

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595362818
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Pocock & Pitt written by Elliott Baker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's a long time since I read a book that was so consistently enjoyable. The whole novel, while tough and disenchanted, increases your appetite for life." -Eastern Daily Press "A strange and comic odyssey, too complicated to summarize, but a joy to read." -Daily Telegraph "Pocock and Pitt is philosophical, witty and erudite, wise and exciting and one of the best novels I have read this year." -Irish Times "Elliott Baker is one of the wittiest of American authors. Quite rightly, this is a "one of a kind" fiction." -The Scotsman

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440625603
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List by : John Charles

Download or read book The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List written by John Charles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-07-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great reads for busy people. This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and nonfiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, women’s fiction and chick lit, Westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment.

Spark

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Publisher : Improbable Press
ISBN 13 : 1922904023
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (229 download)

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Book Synopsis Spark by : Atlan Merrick

Download or read book Spark written by Atlan Merrick and published by Improbable Press. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spark is all about encouragement, permission, it's about firing you up. Spark: How Fanfiction and Fandom Can Set Your Creativity on Fire hopes to help you believe that your fandom writing, drawing, podficcing - whatever you're creating right now - is, was, and ever shall be legitimate, important, and a fantastic way to expand your community, develop your skills, and above all help you find your voice in the world. Spark's more than forty essays and interviews from best-selling writers Anne Jamison, Claire O'Dell, Diane Duane, Henry Jenkins, KJ Charles, Lyndsay Faye, Sara Dobie Bauer, and many others discuss, encourage, and shout about how fic and fandom in all their glories can absolutely inspire you, set your creativity on fire - and change your world.

Neale's Monthly

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Neale's Magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
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Late for School

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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 044657466X
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Late for School written by Steve Martin and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting to school has never been quite this difficult--or hilarious. Celebrated writer and performer Steve Martin and dynamic artist C. F. Payne (illustrator of John Lithgow's children's books) have teamed up to tell a story of the adventure, danger, and laughs of the journey to school. Enclosed with the book is a CD of Martin on banjo and vocals, singing the book's story with a bluegrass twist. Undoubtedly a new classic for readers of all ages, Late to School is the perfect gift to be read--and listened to--again and again.