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Jon
Freidman
Rejected: Tales of the Failed, Dumped, and Canceled
978-0-345-50096-0 | $14.00 |
Villard | TR
Whether sacked, dumped, dissed or dismissed,
we've all been there. Based on the cult hit comedy show, "The
Rejection Show," Rejected immortalizes the personal
stories of some of the most successful faces in Hollywood—as
well as emerging comedy writers—in one volume that most
definitely makes the cut.
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Carol
Leifer
When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win
978-0-345-50296-4 | $25.00 |
Villard | HC
Comedy legend and former Seinfeld writer
Carol Leifer takes on the aging process—and wins—while
telling hilarious stories about herself; her Long Island childhood;
her late, beloved father, the inveterate teller of dirty jokes;
and her 87-year-old mother, who is still a practicing psychologist.
978-1-4000-6801-2 | $30.00 |
Random House | HC
Another anthology of humor writing from The
New Yorker on the heels of the successful Fierce
Pajamas, containing a range of styles and contributors,
from S.J. Pereleman and Woody Allen to David Sedaris and Simon
Rich.
Trevor
Paglen
I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to be Destroyed
by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World
978-1-933633-32-9 | $22.95 |
Melville House | HC
In a work that combines ingenious journalism
and bizarrely encoded art, author / photographer / investigator
Trevor Paglen uncovers sixty never-before-seen-in-public military
patches that reveal a bizarre secret world of the American military.
Brian
Preston
Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee: Adventures in Martial
Arts from the Shaolin Temple to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
978-1-58394-268-0 | $17.95 |
Blue Snake Books | TR
What happens when a self-styled wuss sets out
to earn a black belt? Author Brian Preston’s trek takes
him from a kung fu school in his hometown in Canada, to the storied
Shaolin Temple in China, back to Canada to meet Brazilian Jujitsu
legend Royce Gracie, and on to Vegas and the Ultimate Fighting
Championship. Me, Chi, and Bruce Lee expertly blends
a lively travelogue, a droll riff on the “innocent abroad”
theme, and an informative introduction to global martial arts.
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