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A Stand-Up Guy

Author : Michael Snyder
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310322774
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book A Stand-Up Guy written by Michael Snyder and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Stand-Up Guy

Author : Srulik Stein
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 059562216X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book The Stand-Up Guy written by Srulik Stein and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-11-14 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Standup Guy

Author : Stuart Woods
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 045146687X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Standup Guy written by Stuart Woods and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Making of a Stand-Up Guy

Author : Charlie Murphy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439150532
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Making of a Stand-Up Guy written by Charlie Murphy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Stand

Author : Stephen King
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307743683
Total Pages : 1474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book The Stand written by Stephen King and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Chronicles of a Stand-Up Guy

Author : Mickey Housley
Publisher : Chasing Kites Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780999735633
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Chronicles of a Stand-Up Guy written by Mickey Housley and published by Chasing Kites Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-19 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Funniest Guy in the Room: The Standup Comedy of Jesus of Nazareth

Author : Steve Case
Publisher : Apocryphile Press
ISBN 13 : 9781940671802
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (718 download)

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Download or read book The Funniest Guy in the Room: The Standup Comedy of Jesus of Nazareth written by Steve Case and published by Apocryphile Press. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Okay...so...we're going to send 13 guys on a three year journey to heal the sick and feed the hungry. One guy has a messiah complex. Another wanting to overthrow the government. One just questions everything anybody says. It will be a bunch of blue collar workers and on IRS agent. In any other book it would sound like another Hangover sequel. We call it the gospels. So many wonderful stories that have survived all these centuries and yet they seem devoid of humor. We're talking about 13 guys on a road trip. You can't tell me a contest didn't "break" out at least one time. The Funniest Guy in the Room takes old jokes and even older pictures and supposes what probably happened if we were willing to admit it. Jesus was the son of the being who created laughter in the first place. He understood joy better than any other human being who walked the face of this earth. Why is he so often portrayed as the morose teacher you hoped you didn't get in high school. It was the theologian GK Chesterton who said, "It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it. This book, puts it to the test." "Nearly made me blow goat's milk through my nose." -St Francis of Assisi "I demand space for rebuttal." -Satan (King of the Underworld and DMV offices.) "Yeah....yeah...he really wasn't all that funny." -Burt Christ (Brother) "Floral colors and lighter fabrics can bring the Spring to any room." -Tony Deangelo, Interior Motives (HG Network)

My Life as a Goddess

Author : Guy Branum
Publisher : Atria Books
ISBN 13 : 1501170236
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book My Life as a Goddess written by Guy Branum and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Smart, fast, clever, and funny (As f*ck!)” (Tiffany Haddish), this collection of side-splitting and illuminating essays by the popular stand-up comedian, alum of Chelsea Lately and The Mindy Project, and host of truTV’s Talk Show the Game Show is perfect for fans of the New York Times bestsellers Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling and We Are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby. From a young age, Guy Branum always felt as if he were on the outside looking in. From a stiflingly boring farm town, he couldn’t relate to his neighbors. While other boys played outside, he stayed indoors reading Greek mythology. And being gay and overweight, he got used to diminishing himself. But little by little, he started learning from all the sad, strange, lonely outcasts in history who had come before him, and he started to feel hope. In this “singular, genuinely ballsy, and essential” (Billy Eichner) collection of personal essays, Guy talks about finding a sense of belonging at Berkeley—and stirring up controversy in a newspaper column that led to a run‑in with the Secret Service. He recounts the pitfalls of being typecast as the “Sassy Gay Friend,” and how, after taking a wrong turn in life (i.e. law school), he found stand‑up comedy and artistic freedom. He analyzes society’s calculated deprivation of personhood from fat people, and how, though it’s taken him a while to accept who he is, he has learned that with a little patience and a lot of humor, self-acceptance is possible. “Keenly observant and intelligent, Branum’s book not only offers uproarious insights into walking paths less traveled, but also into what self-acceptance means in a world still woefully intolerant of difference” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). My Life as a Goddess is an unforgettable and deeply moving book by one of today’s most endearing and galvanizing voices in comedy.

Just a Guy

Author : Bill Engvall
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1429914246
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Just a Guy written by Bill Engvall and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be JUST A GUY? --A guy doesn't think before he speaks. --Eating and sleeping always come first. Always. --A guy may get married, but he doesn't have to like it. --It's tough to admit, but all guys are exactly the same. Blue Collar Comedy Star Bill Engvall is JUST A GUY. He's been one his whole life. He can't help it. He was born that way. And that makes him an expert on the subject. For the record, here's the official definition of a guy: A person who doesn't think before he speaks. He can't. He's not that deep. Because a guy has only three basic needs: eating, sleeping, and sex. That's it. JUST A GUY chronicles a lifetime in pursuit of those needs. In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, Bill Engvall takes you on the rollicking ride of his life, beginning with his childhood in Texas and adolescence in Arizona, becoming a fixture in local emergency rooms, the result of massive amounts of non-thinking behavior trying to impress girls or torture his sisters; to high school in Dallas where he dabbled in an array of truly odd jobs, learned the trombone, and came of age, all strangely connected; to college and his tenure as his fraternity's social chairman, where he masterminded a series of legendary parties and attempted to rescue his pet bird while the house was burning down (not his fault, honest); to following his dream as a standup comic and, gulp, singer; to his brief stint in children's theater while sharing the stage and the back of a van with the director's dog, and as a movie extra with forked tongue and cloth claws; to his bumbling and riotous courtship, then marriage to Gail, the love of his life; and, finally, fatherhood, where he remains, to this day, a well-meaning, but flawed parent. Through it all, Bill gamely stumbles along, struggling to maintain a façade of confidence and control. Far from a superhero, Bill Engvall is an everyday Everyman, the poster boy for normal. The result is JUST A GUY who is disarming, perceptive, wildly funny, and unexpectedly moving. JUST A GUY will make you laugh out loud and tug at your heart. Hopefully, not at the same time.

Born Standing Up

Author : Steve Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847395848
Total Pages : 198 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 198 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.

The Liberal Redneck Manifesto

Author : Trae Crowder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501160400
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Liberal Redneck Manifesto written by Trae Crowder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Liberal Rednecks--a three-man stand-up comedy group doing scathing political satire--celebrate all that's good about the South while leading the Redneck Revolution and standing proudly blue in a sea of red. Smart, hilarious, and incisive, the Liberal Rednecks confront outdated traditions and intolerant attitudes, tackling everything people think they know about the South--the good, the bad, the glorious, and the shameful--in a laugh-out-loud funny and lively manifesto for the rise of a New South. Home to some of the best music, athletes, soldiers, whiskey, waffles, and weather the country has to offer, the South has also been bathing in backward bathroom bills and other bigoted legislation that Trae Crowder has targeted in his Liberal Redneck videos, which have gone viral with over 50 million views. Perfect for fans of Stuff White People Like and I Am America (And So Can You), The Liberal Redneck Manifesto skewers political and religious hypocrisies in witty stories and hilarious graphics--such as the Ten Commandments of the New South--and much more! While celebrating the South as one of the richest sources of American culture, this entertaining book issues a wake-up call and a reminder that the South's problems and dreams aren't that far off from the rest of America's"--

Dad Is Fat

Author : Jim Gaffigan
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0385349068
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Dad Is Fat written by Jim Gaffigan and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim Gaffigan never imagined he would have his own kids. Though he grew up in a large Irish-Catholic family, Jim was satisfied with the nomadic, nocturnal life of a standup comedian, and was content to be "that weird uncle who lives in an apartment by himself in New York that everyone in the family speculates about." But all that changed when he married and found out his wife, Jeannie "is someone who gets pregnant looking at babies." Five kids later, the comedian whose riffs on everything from Hot Pockets to Jesus have scored millions of hits on YouTube, started to tweet about the mistakes and victories of his life as a dad. Those tweets struck such a chord that he soon passed the million followers mark. But it turns out 140 characters are not enough to express all the joys and horrors of life with five kids, so he's now sharing it all in Dad Is Fat. From new parents to empty nesters to Jim's twenty-something fans, everyone will recognize their own families in these hilarious takes on everything from cousins ("celebrities for little kids") to growing up in a big family ("I always assumed my father had six children so he could have a sufficient lawn crew") to changing diapers in the middle of the night ("like The Hurt Locker but much more dangerous") to bedtime (aka "Negotiating with Terrorists"). Dad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.

The Mafia Encyclopedia

Author : Carl Sifakis
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816069891
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Mafia Encyclopedia written by Carl Sifakis and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 500 alphabetical entries provide information on the people, places and events associated with the Mafia.

Guns and Garlic

Author : Frederic D. Homer
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780911198379
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (983 download)

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Download or read book Guns and Garlic written by Frederic D. Homer and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With the appearance of Homer's study, it is no longerpossible to base any serious work about organized crime on the superficialdebate over whether or not this set of activities is dominated by one or moreparticular ethnic groups," writes political scientist Michael A.Weinstein in his introduction. Homer removes the study of organizedcrime from the realm of sensationalism and ethnic chauvinism, and places it inthe context of contemporary American social structure. He reviews prevalentmyths and hypotheses about organized crime and critically analyzes them in theframework of contemporary organization theory. In this context, organized crimeis analyzed in its economic, political, ethnic, and social class dimensions. Thisbook will pose a dilemma for American citizens, Weinstein concludes: "Will wechoose to ease our consciences by pretending that organized crime is an anomalyin American society to be eliminated by punitive action against particulargroups, or will we recognize that criminal matrices functionally interlock withmany other aspects of everyday life? Only the latter recognition will permit usto make a free decision about how we will act with respect to organized crime." Listed among the outstanding books of 1974 by both AmericanScholar and Society, Guns and Garlic is a recommended selection of the NationalCriminal Justice Reference Center, a division of the Law Enforcement AssistanceAssociation of the United States Department of Justice.

Hot Prospect

Author : Julie Kistler
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 1460372050
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Hot Prospect written by Julie Kistler and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago cop Jake Calhoun is used to playing by the rules. But that's all for nothing when he's forced to team up with civilian insider Zoë Kidd, posing as romantic honeymooners at a resort. Flaky Zoë has no real job, reads tarot cards and claims to be psychic—not exactly "marriage" material for Jake. But her pert little body—and the cozy bedroom—has him constantly thinking about s-e-x. Zoë's never met anyone like sexy, blue-eyed Jake. Okay, he's got too many rules and is far too straight, but his karma is calling out to her. And she's determined to help play detective on this quirky case, despite his protests. But as they maintain their cover as loving newlyweds, it's harder and harder to stop thinking about s-e-x. The prospects for them slipping under the covers are heating up!

Humble Pi

Author : Matt Parker
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593084691
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Humble Pi written by Matt Parker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #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.

The Warmup Guy

Author : Bob Perlow
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 145562151X
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book The Warmup Guy written by Bob Perlow and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: