Stand-Up or Die

Stand-Up or Die

Author: Andy de la Tour

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-01-14

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1849436665

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Originally part of the UK alternative comedy scene, Andy de la Tour spent many years on the circuit, performing with the likes of Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle and French and Saunders. After a 20-year break from stand-up he returned to New York City, the genre’s spiritual home, to start all over again in the back-rooms and dive bars of the Big Apple. This is one man’s journey through New York’s underground comedy scene. From ‘Rubber Bullets’ in lower Manhattan to the ‘Hot Tub’ in Brooklyn, Andy takes the stand. Can he make them laugh? Will New Yorkers stomach his outsider’s take on Obama, the Tea Party and 9/11? Andy’s a long way from home and dying is not an option.


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Download or read book Stand-Up or Die written by Andy de la Tour and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally part of the UK alternative comedy scene, Andy de la Tour spent many years on the circuit, performing with the likes of Rik Mayall, Ben Elton, Alexei Sayle and French and Saunders. After a 20-year break from stand-up he returned to New York City, the genre’s spiritual home, to start all over again in the back-rooms and dive bars of the Big Apple. This is one man’s journey through New York’s underground comedy scene. From ‘Rubber Bullets’ in lower Manhattan to the ‘Hot Tub’ in Brooklyn, Andy takes the stand. Can he make them laugh? Will New Yorkers stomach his outsider’s take on Obama, the Tea Party and 9/11? Andy’s a long way from home and dying is not an option.

Stand Up and Die

Stand Up and Die

Author: Frances Lockridge

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2018-03-20

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1504050452

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From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: The murder of a beautiful woman draws Captain Heimrich into a tangled web of secrets (The New Yorker). Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there’s no lead the intrepid investigator won’t follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . The quiet town of East Belford, New York, finds the entire ordeal of Virginia Monroe’s violent death quite shocking. The way the stranger—a young, recently discharged marine—claims to have stumbled across the girl’s naked and abused body seems odd indeed. After all, why was he walking down the lane in a town where he had no reason to be anyway? Captain Heimrich knows some things about Miss Monroe’s murder don’t quite fit, but despite pressure from the townsfolk and media, he’s not about to arrest Timothy Gates without a thorough investigation. As he gets to know the players in the case—including the victim’s jealous younger sister, rich invalid grandmother, and nervous fiancé—Heimrich starts to believe there’s more to the story. But if he doesn’t identify the culprit soon, another murder could be in East Belford’s future . . . Stand Up and Die is the 6th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.


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Download or read book Stand Up and Die written by Frances Lockridge and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the authors of the “excellent” Mr. and Mrs. North Mysteries: The murder of a beautiful woman draws Captain Heimrich into a tangled web of secrets (The New Yorker). Capt. M. L. Heimrich of the New York State Police may not have the flash of hard-boiled city detectives, but there’s no lead the intrepid investigator won’t follow until his every hunch is satisfied . . . The quiet town of East Belford, New York, finds the entire ordeal of Virginia Monroe’s violent death quite shocking. The way the stranger—a young, recently discharged marine—claims to have stumbled across the girl’s naked and abused body seems odd indeed. After all, why was he walking down the lane in a town where he had no reason to be anyway? Captain Heimrich knows some things about Miss Monroe’s murder don’t quite fit, but despite pressure from the townsfolk and media, he’s not about to arrest Timothy Gates without a thorough investigation. As he gets to know the players in the case—including the victim’s jealous younger sister, rich invalid grandmother, and nervous fiancé—Heimrich starts to believe there’s more to the story. But if he doesn’t identify the culprit soon, another murder could be in East Belford’s future . . . Stand Up and Die is the 6th book in the Captain Heimrich Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Stand Up and Die

Stand Up and Die

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0786043911

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The wild bunch known as the Jackals returns for another round of justice served cold, hard, and with as many bullets as it takes. National bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone are at it again . . . Johnstone. Making the West wilder. Some say bad luck comes in threes. And if you’re a bandit, bank robber, or bloodthirsty killer, that bad luck comes in the form of three hard justice-seekers known as the Jackals. Each of the Jackals has his own path to follow: Former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch is trying to protect a young Commanche from scalphunters. Retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan is dodging bullets in a prison breakout planned by the notorious Benteen brothers. And bounty hunter Jed Breen is bringing in one of the bank-robbing Kruger twins—while the other one’s out for his blood . . . Three Jackals. Three roads to justice. But when their paths cross near Arizona’s Dead River, they’ve got to join forces and face all of their enemies come hell or high water. They don’t call it Dead River for nothing . . . Live Free. Read Hard.


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Download or read book Stand Up and Die written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wild bunch known as the Jackals returns for another round of justice served cold, hard, and with as many bullets as it takes. National bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone are at it again . . . Johnstone. Making the West wilder. Some say bad luck comes in threes. And if you’re a bandit, bank robber, or bloodthirsty killer, that bad luck comes in the form of three hard justice-seekers known as the Jackals. Each of the Jackals has his own path to follow: Former Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch is trying to protect a young Commanche from scalphunters. Retired cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan is dodging bullets in a prison breakout planned by the notorious Benteen brothers. And bounty hunter Jed Breen is bringing in one of the bank-robbing Kruger twins—while the other one’s out for his blood . . . Three Jackals. Three roads to justice. But when their paths cross near Arizona’s Dead River, they’ve got to join forces and face all of their enemies come hell or high water. They don’t call it Dead River for nothing . . . Live Free. Read Hard.

Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die

Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die

Author: Daniel Sloss

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0525658149

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One of this generation's hottest and boldest young comedians presents a transgressive and hilarious analysis of all of our dysfunctional relationships, and attempts to point us in the vague direction of sanity. Daniel Sloss's stand-up comedy engages, enrages, offends, unsettles, educates, comforts, and gets audiences roaring with laughter—all at the same time. In his groundbreaking specials, seen on Netflix and HBO, he has brilliantly tackled everything from male toxicity and friendship to love, romance, and marriage—and claims (with the data to back it up) that his on-stage laser-like dissection of relationships has single-handedly caused more than 300 divorces and 120,000 breakups. Now, in his first book, he picks up where his specials left off, and goes after every conceivable kind of relationship—with one's country (Sloss's is Scotland); with America; with lovers, ex-lovers, ex-lovers who you hate, ex-lovers who hate you; with parents; with best friends (male and female), not-best friends; with children; with siblings; and even with the global pandemic and our own mortality. In Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die, every human connection gets the brutally funny (and unfailingly incisive) Sloss treatment as he illuminates the ways in which all of our relationships are fragile and ridiculous and awful—but also valuable and meaningful and important.


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Download or read book Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die written by Daniel Sloss and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of this generation's hottest and boldest young comedians presents a transgressive and hilarious analysis of all of our dysfunctional relationships, and attempts to point us in the vague direction of sanity. Daniel Sloss's stand-up comedy engages, enrages, offends, unsettles, educates, comforts, and gets audiences roaring with laughter—all at the same time. In his groundbreaking specials, seen on Netflix and HBO, he has brilliantly tackled everything from male toxicity and friendship to love, romance, and marriage—and claims (with the data to back it up) that his on-stage laser-like dissection of relationships has single-handedly caused more than 300 divorces and 120,000 breakups. Now, in his first book, he picks up where his specials left off, and goes after every conceivable kind of relationship—with one's country (Sloss's is Scotland); with America; with lovers, ex-lovers, ex-lovers who you hate, ex-lovers who hate you; with parents; with best friends (male and female), not-best friends; with children; with siblings; and even with the global pandemic and our own mortality. In Everyone You Hate Is Going to Die, every human connection gets the brutally funny (and unfailingly incisive) Sloss treatment as he illuminates the ways in which all of our relationships are fragile and ridiculous and awful—but also valuable and meaningful and important.

Never Die

Never Die

Author: Rob J. Hayes

Publisher: Rob J. Hayes

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13:

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Winner of the 2019 BookNest award. Ein is on a mission from God... The God of Death. Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to Ein, an eight-year-old boy, to render the judgement of the reaper. He can't do it alone, but luckily the world is full of travelling heroes. There's only one catch: In order to serve him, they must first die. Never Die is a stand alone story set in the award-winning Mortal Techniques universe. It’s a sword & sorcery adventure filled with samurai, shinigami, heroes, and vengeful spirits.


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Download or read book Never Die written by Rob J. Hayes and published by Rob J. Hayes. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 BookNest award. Ein is on a mission from God... The God of Death. Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to Ein, an eight-year-old boy, to render the judgement of the reaper. He can't do it alone, but luckily the world is full of travelling heroes. There's only one catch: In order to serve him, they must first die. Never Die is a stand alone story set in the award-winning Mortal Techniques universe. It’s a sword & sorcery adventure filled with samurai, shinigami, heroes, and vengeful spirits.

The Jackals

The Jackals

Author: William W. Johnstone

Publisher: Pinnacle

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0786043881

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Johnstone. Keeping the west wild. FATE BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. IT MAY ALSO SEND THEM STRAIGHT TO HELL. Alone, these justice fighters are dangerous enough. Together they’re a wild bunch known as the Jackals. Now, national bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone are turning them loose . . . With Apaches on the prod, ex-cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan, bounty hunter Jed Breen, and ex-Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch take shelter in a West Texas way station—along with a hot-as-a-pistol female bound for the gallows, a spiteful newspaper editor, and a coward with $50,000 who promises them five grand if they’ll deliver his blood-soaked stash to his wife. Turns out, Indians might be the least of the problems for the trio, soon to be known as the Jackals. The loot’s stolen property of the vengeful Hawkin gang, and these prairie rats are merciless, stone-cold killers. And the brother of the man the woman killed wants to butcher her himself rather than watch her swing. McCulloch, Keegan, and Breen are ready for a showdown—but the Jackals may not live to spend that $5,000. Live Free. Read Hard.


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Download or read book The Jackals written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnstone. Keeping the west wild. FATE BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. IT MAY ALSO SEND THEM STRAIGHT TO HELL. Alone, these justice fighters are dangerous enough. Together they’re a wild bunch known as the Jackals. Now, national bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone are turning them loose . . . With Apaches on the prod, ex-cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan, bounty hunter Jed Breen, and ex-Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch take shelter in a West Texas way station—along with a hot-as-a-pistol female bound for the gallows, a spiteful newspaper editor, and a coward with $50,000 who promises them five grand if they’ll deliver his blood-soaked stash to his wife. Turns out, Indians might be the least of the problems for the trio, soon to be known as the Jackals. The loot’s stolen property of the vengeful Hawkin gang, and these prairie rats are merciless, stone-cold killers. And the brother of the man the woman killed wants to butcher her himself rather than watch her swing. McCulloch, Keegan, and Breen are ready for a showdown—but the Jackals may not live to spend that $5,000. Live Free. Read Hard.

The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy

The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy

Author: Patrice A. Oppliger

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-04-10

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 3030372146

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This book focuses on the “dark side” of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who perform comedy, join together to contemplate the paradoxical relationship between tragedy and comedy and expose over-generalizations about comic performers’ troubled childhoods, addictions, and mental illnesses. The book is divided into two sections. First, scholars from a variety of disciplines explore comedians’ onstage performances, their offstage lives, and the relationship between the two. The second half of the book focuses on amateur and lesser-known professional comedians who reveal the struggles they face as they attempt to hone successful comedy acts and likable comic personae. The goal of this collection is to move beyond the hackneyed stereotype of the sad clown in order to reveal how stand-up comedy can transform both personal and collective tragedies by providing catharsis through humor.


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Download or read book The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy written by Patrice A. Oppliger and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the “dark side” of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who perform comedy, join together to contemplate the paradoxical relationship between tragedy and comedy and expose over-generalizations about comic performers’ troubled childhoods, addictions, and mental illnesses. The book is divided into two sections. First, scholars from a variety of disciplines explore comedians’ onstage performances, their offstage lives, and the relationship between the two. The second half of the book focuses on amateur and lesser-known professional comedians who reveal the struggles they face as they attempt to hone successful comedy acts and likable comic personae. The goal of this collection is to move beyond the hackneyed stereotype of the sad clown in order to reveal how stand-up comedy can transform both personal and collective tragedies by providing catharsis through humor.

Dinosaurs Stand Up Before They Die

Dinosaurs Stand Up Before They Die

Author: Paul Dengel

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-06-26

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0557516943

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This is a father's journal of the early years in the lives of his three children -- and of the funny, sad, profound and moving moments of fleeting childhood. They are children no longer, but once they were all under six and earnestly, and often hilariously, trying to figure out the big world before them.


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Download or read book Dinosaurs Stand Up Before They Die written by Paul Dengel and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-06-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a father's journal of the early years in the lives of his three children -- and of the funny, sad, profound and moving moments of fleeting childhood. They are children no longer, but once they were all under six and earnestly, and often hilariously, trying to figure out the big world before them.

Last Lecture

Last Lecture

Author: Perfection Learning Corporation

Publisher: Turtleback

Published: 2019

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781663608192

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Download or read book Last Lecture written by Perfection Learning Corporation and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Differentiate Or Die

Differentiate Or Die

Author: Jack Trout

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2000-03-23

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Now that product differences are rapidly and easily copied, or are perceived to be minimal, differentiating a company's products and services from the competition has become key to corporate survival. Marketing guru Jack Trout delivers a practical guide for businesses on developing powerful differentiation strategies.


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Download or read book Differentiate Or Die written by Jack Trout and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-03-23 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that product differences are rapidly and easily copied, or are perceived to be minimal, differentiating a company's products and services from the competition has become key to corporate survival. Marketing guru Jack Trout delivers a practical guide for businesses on developing powerful differentiation strategies.