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The Devils Legacy is about how evil finds a way into the soul of some people perpetuating generations of more evil. Adolf Meistermanns evil burns the very life out of his employees, wife and most of his children yet he is powerless, seemingly, to stop it. Evil kills in many ways as we find out in The Devils Legacy. Can it, will it stop with the next generation? Peggy Cramers novella manuscript, The Devils Legacy, was picked from over 1000 participants...
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One of America's funniest comedians, Carl Reiner, tells of a young man's frustrations as a machinist's helper who tries to break into show business. The semi-autobiographical novel details the bumpy journey as the aspiring actor tries to extricate himself from his overly protective parents - and his two girlfriends. Enter Laughing is a heart-warming, laugh-out-loud, and relatable story of a young man with love in his heart and greasepaint on his face...
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Meet the Silly family-Willie, Millie, Lilly, and Billy-and their silly neighbors, relatives, and friends in this lyrical romp of storytelling. Inspired by his grandson, Hollywood legend and award-winning director and comedy writer Carl Reiner weaves a whimsical tale of family fun. Read by the author, this recording highlights fun rhymes, tongue-twisting tales, and hilarious characters that will make children everywhere giggle with delight.
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This is the story of Bronx-born David Kokolovitz and his hilarious experiences with sex, Shakespeare, and the South Pacific. In search of an acting career, New Yorker David ends up living in the Deep South where he lands his first job at a southern Shakespeare repertory company. Just as the hazards of too-tight tights and too-long soliloquies become too much for him, World War II conveniently breaks out and he moves on to entertain the troops. It...
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In this much-anticipated sequel to Tell Me a Scary Story-Carl Reiner's first children's book-odd beams of light come from nowhere, along with oodles of goopy goo, memorable characters, and mysteries for kids to solve. As the story becomes scarier, Reiner pauses to ask if he should proceed, "Or is it too scary?" That's for kids to decide! Here's a fun story with delicious thrills and scary stuff that children will ask for again, and again.
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More than once, friends of Carl Reiner said, "You ought to write those things down." And at the age of eighty, Carl finally did. In this funny and engaging memoir, Reiner recounts his show business life in short comic takes. After answering an ad for free acting classes, he forsook a budding vocation as a machinist for an acting career. Reiner recalls the highlights of the succeeding decades: his first sweaty audition - impersonating a dog impersonating...
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Eleven-time Emmy Award winner and icon of American comedy, Carl Reiner, performs a sweet, wry, and whimsical collection of two dozen multi-dimensional short stories- some true and others merely tales. Included in this collection are stories about a man too handsome for his personality, a lifetime bond that is created by a football accident, and a widower's nostalgic trip to the live chicken market. Together they represent the poignant,...
8) What Is Man?
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A dialogue between a Young Man and an Old Man regarding the nature of man. It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserts that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objects, and asks him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.
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Penniless and downtrodden at the loss of his wife and one of his daughters, Samuel Clemens turned to writing. The short stories and essays in Letters from the Earth find Clemens-under the pseudonym of Mark Twain-at perhaps his most quizzical and questioning state ever. Written as diary entries, Twain penned a series of letters from the point of view of a dejected angel on Earth who observes the many curious natures of man. These pieces, gathered by...
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It was the triumph and the tragedy of his life. As a producer, he had reached the pinnacle of success; there was nowhere else to go. In this biography, noted Hollywood chronicler Bob Thomas reveals the stormy career of a shrewd, self-confident intellectual whiz kid who today personifies the image of a studio head during the Golden Age of movies. It tells of the women Selznick loved and the fortunes he amassed and lost; of the great stars he made and...
11) Just So Stories
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From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works.
How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
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Generations of believers in hope and goodwill have made Valentine Davies' Miracle on 34th Street a treasured part of their holiday traditions. Millions of copies of this award-winning story have sold since its first publication in 1947, delighting readers of all ages. A facsimile edition of the book is now faithfully re-created, offering a new generation--and fans of the original--the beauty of the classic 1940s design. Details of how the book came...
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Hot in Cleveland volume 20
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On the day of Elka and Fred's wedding, Melanie, Victoria and Joy wake up surrounded by passed-out frat boys, then piece together what happened the night before.
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Hot in Cleveland volume 4
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With her trial for possessing stolen goods approaching, Elka is advised by her handsome lawyer Kirk to act senile, as Melanie, Victoria, and Joy compete for his affection.
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Hot in Cleveland volume 9
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Victoria tries to win over the difficult kids of a man she likes, Elka is resistant to wintering in Florida with Max, and Melanie and Joy volunteer at a senior center.
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Rose Marie's rise to fame began at the age of four with her own NBC radio show. As she grew, she went from the stages of Vaudeville to the bright lights of Vegas, to some of the most iconic television shows. But it's not just credits like The Dick Van Dyke Show and Hollywood Squares that make her life so memorable. Characters like Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel, and Jerry Lewis all played a part in this woman's story of fame, love, tragedy, and success....
17) Rogers, B.: Musicians Of Bremen (the) / Stern, A.: The Fairy's Gift / Kubik, G.: Gerald Mcboing-B
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In the late 1950's, a fresh style of standup comedy emerged tackling previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, politics, and drugs. Here are those comedians who took the big risks years ago and paved the way for today's crop of maverick comics. From the legendary Mel Brooks, to the irreverent Andy Kaufman, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and Bob Newhart, experience some of comedies most legendary comedians, and their ground breaking acts!