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DJing For Dummies
ISBN: 9781118937280 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. DJ like a pro--without skipping a beat
The bestselling guide to spinning and scratching is back If you've ever spent hours in your bedroom with two turntables and an earful of tracks that sound off-beat or out of key, DJing For Dummies is the go-to guide for taking your skills to the next level. Inside, John Steventon, a successful club DJ, walks you through the basics of mixing, the techniques and tricks you need to create your own DJ style and how to make DJing work for you. Covering both digital and old-school vinyl-based instruction, this guide covers all the... DJ like a pro--without skipping a beat
The bestselling guide to spinning and scratching is back If you've ever spent hours in your bedroom ... |
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97,50 |
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Restoration Comedy, 1660-1670: A Catalogue
ISBN: 9781934844755 / Angielski / Miękka / 594 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The present work is set in the context of a long-term venture: The Restoration Comedy Project, launched by a research team at the University of Seville, Spain, in 1995. This book provides an objective, detailed view of all Restoration comedies, based on the descriptive and quantitative information obtained from an analysis of the plays, taking into account the different aspects of their production, and their dual nature as literary and performance texts. Hence the following elements are considered: title-page, performance details, editions, prefatory matter, dramatic structure, genre,...
The present work is set in the context of a long-term venture: The Restoration Comedy Project, launched by a research team at the University of Sevill...
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405,54 |
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Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film
ISBN: 9780748698042 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How does comedy in film attempt cultural criticism? How does cinema use its own visual technology to reflect on and critique its power within both politics and visual culture?
Comedy and Cultural Critique in American Film addresses these questions in detail as it argues for the centrality of comedy in film as a means of staging cultural criticism. Focusing on the powerful and sustained shifts in visual culture that cinema helped to generate, foster and question in the twentieth century, it examines the issues of technology that allow film comedies to engage in self-reflexive cultural... How does comedy in film attempt cultural criticism? How does cinema use its own visual technology to reflect on and critique its power within both pol...
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153,98 |
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The Boss of It All
ISBN: 9781783191390 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A critically acclaimed, smart and fast-paced comedy about faked identities and explosive office politics, adapted from Lars von Trier's cult classic film.
The boss of an IT company is secretly selling up. To save face he hires Kristoffer, an actor, to take the blame. Thrown in at the deep end, the hapless actor gets more than he bargained for. In an office of misfit staff, he faces an unexpected dilemma; to sell off the company or try and save his new-found friends. Through 40 years of making and touring exceptional and original theatre, New Perspectives has established itself as the... A critically acclaimed, smart and fast-paced comedy about faked identities and explosive office politics, adapted from Lars von Trier's cult classic f...
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48,73 |
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New York Burlesque: Photographs by Roy Kemp
ISBN: 9780764346873 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roy Kemp's previously unpublished burlesque portfolio presents thirty-nine dancers performing in authentic clubs and backstage settings in 1950s New York. This nostalgic collection includes nearly 250 never-before-seen black and white and colour photographs of well-known dancers, including Tempest Storm, Liz O'Leyar, Murine, Rita Gable, and Princess Domay, as well as other sultry performers, quite famous in their heyday. Kemp's talents as a photojournalist provide a fresh perspective on the lives of burlesque performers in this golden era. An artist as well as an investigator, Kemp created...
Roy Kemp's previously unpublished burlesque portfolio presents thirty-nine dancers performing in authentic clubs and backstage settings in 1950s New Y...
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164,25 |
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Wingman and Skittles
ISBN: 9781474222006 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dad wasn't angry. As I started to cry. Wingman is a new father-son comedy from Fringe-First winner Richard Marsh. Mum's dead. Annoyingly, dad's not. After twenty years apart, can father and son say goodbye to mum without saying hello to each other? This achingly funny story reminds us that no matter how bad life is, family can make it worse. Wingman received its world premiere at the Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh, on 30 July 2014, directed by Justin Audibert, before transferring to the Soho Theatre... Dad wasn't angry. As I started to cry. Wingman is a new father-s... |
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61,56 |
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What if Sweat Smelled Like Chocolate?: The Ponderings of a Wandering Mind
ISBN: 9781499786644 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Like many stay-at-home moms, I have an "explore-the-world" mind. I have learned that an imagination is a wonderful thing when doing day-to-day mundane chores like laundry and cleaning toilets. My imagination has often led me to questions ranging from fantastical (#190. What if you could choose your dreams before you went to sleep?) to world-changing (#1216. What if the memory of everyone on Earth was suddenly erased?). Sometimes my mind even meanders to downright weird places (#55. What if humans had no cartilage in their noses or ears?) Peppered with celebrity quotes about imagination, What...
Like many stay-at-home moms, I have an "explore-the-world" mind. I have learned that an imagination is a wonderful thing when doing day-to-day mundane...
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39,98 |
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Menopoly
ISBN: 9781500237264 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A parody about the Grim reality of dating in the techno-age. Meet the characters of my life....the Hose Dragger, Pistol Packer, Bi Polar Man and many more
A parody about the Grim reality of dating in the techno-age. Meet the characters of my life....the Hose Dragger, Pistol Packer, Bi Polar Man and many ...
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47,99 |
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Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies: From Anarchy to Mockumentary
ISBN: 9781442243644 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Film comedy has been around as long as cinema itself. Over the years, particular forms of the genre have emerged, evolved, and spawned other branches of comedy. While these subgenres may vary in their approach to humor, all of them have the same goal: amusing audiences. In Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies--From Anarchy to Mockumentary, Michael V. Tueth examines some of the most enjoyable comic movies of all time. Beginning with the anarchic romp Duck Soup (1933), each chapter explores a specific subgenre through a representative film. Along with the Marx Brothers' classic, other...
Film comedy has been around as long as cinema itself. Over the years, particular forms of the genre have emerged, evolved, and spawned other branches ...
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146,34 |
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Best Nigerian Adult Jokes, Riddles and Insight Vol. 1: (Laugh, Laugh, Laugh Till you Forget Yourself, Get thoughts and Reason things, kill Hypertensio
ISBN: 9781500628208 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,00 |
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Robin Williams - When the Laughter Stops 1951-2014
ISBN: 9781784183004 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A thoughtful look at the brilliant life and tragic death of a comedy icon At midday on August 11, 2014, much-loved comedian Robin Williams was pronounced dead at his California home. From "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Jumanji," and "Aladdin" to "Good Will Hunting" and "Dead Poets Society," Robin Williams brought laughter and deep joy to a generation. He was sparklingly funny, a lightning-fast improviser, and a wonderful comic. But what touched millions of people was the warmth and compassion he exuded. The deeply tragic manner in which he took his own life has come as a shock to the world and caused...
A thoughtful look at the brilliant life and tragic death of a comedy icon At midday on August 11, 2014, much-loved comedian Robin Williams was pronoun...
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50,40 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
ISBN: 9781500346836 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious persona in order to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humor, though some were cautious about its...
The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's T...
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31,82 |
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Do these Gloves Make my Ass Look Fat
ISBN: 9781500809850 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do these Gloves Make my Ass Look Fat? is Christina Oxenberg's collection of funny, punchy short stories and anecdotes which chronicles the life of the eccentric author. Scenes and scenarios revolve around her experiences in her adopted home of Key West, Florida & her hometown of New York City, and its environs.
Do these Gloves Make my Ass Look Fat? is Christina Oxenberg's collection of funny, punchy short stories and anecdotes which chronicles the life of the...
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72,00 |
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Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand Up Comedian
ISBN: 9781783191680 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What would you do if everyone in the world hated you?
Would you run? Would you fight? Or would you try to make them laugh? Donald Robertson has no mates and he isn't funny. But with guidance from his new mentor Gary, he hopes that this is all about to change. Donald Robertson Is Not A Stand Up Comedian is a darkly comic coming of age story that explores the need to belong and deconstructs the brutal role that humour can play in society. What would you do if everyone in the world hated you?
Would you run? Would you fight? Or would you try to make them laugh? Donald Robe... |
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59,83 |
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Masterclass: Writing Comedy
ISBN: 9781473602182 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "
?Masterclass: Write Great Comedy will reveal to both beginners and experienced writers the distinctive features that mark out comedy from other forms of creative writing. Having identified these, it will help you then to unlock your inner anarchist, and explore the different elements of comedy, using a combination of practical exercises, insight and creative inspiration. Whatever your preferred comic genre, you will find guidance on everything from wordplay and visual humour to plots, comedy characters and different styles. A section on performance will help you to hone... "
?Masterclass: Write Great Comedy will reveal to both beginners and experienced writers the distinctive features that mark out comedy from o... |
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76,97 |
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A Cura
ISBN: 9781502736352 / Portugalski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Peca de teatro que conta o encontro entre um psicanalista que esta desenvolvendo tese onde acreditar que vai realizar a Cura Gay e Antonio, rapaz com serios desvios sexuais que no fundo, bem no fundinho, sao mais comicos do que tragicos. A Cura nao e um texto de auto ajuda, mas rir de nos mesmos e meio caminho andado para resolvermos nossos problemas. Entao, desejo que esse texto tenha esse efeito curativo, com a vantagem de ser bem mais barato e menos demorado que um tratamento psiquiatrico."
Peca de teatro que conta o encontro entre um psicanalista que esta desenvolvendo tese onde acreditar que vai realizar a Cura Gay e Antonio, rapaz com ...
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22,01 |
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Lies My Mother Never Told Me
ISBN: 9781909136458 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A.F. Harrold's comic genius is very much to the fore in his latest collection of poetry as he utilises his considerable poetic dexterity to beguile, charm, dazzle and amuse. Harrold details his extensive collection of literary memorabilia, muses on life, love and the absurdity of cardboard boxes, and warns of the dangers of precariously balanced pianos. Hilarious though it is, do not underestimate the calibre of the poetic talent that rather cleverly delivers that laughter. A.F. Harrold's comic genius is very much to the fore in his latest collection of poetry as he utilises his considerable poetic dex... |
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72,04 |
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Working to Laugh: Assembling Difference in American Stand-Up Comedy Venues
ISBN: 9780739189559 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For decades, stand-up comedy has been central to the imbrication of popular culture and political discourse, reshaping the margins of political critique, and often within the contexts of urban nightlife entertainment. In Working to Laugh: Assembling Difference in American Stand-Up Comedy Venues, James M. Thomas (JT) provides an ethnographic analysis of urban nightlife sites where this popular form of entertainment occurs. Examining the relationship between the performance, the venue, and the social actors who participate in these scenes, JT demonstrates how stand-up venues function as both...
For decades, stand-up comedy has been central to the imbrication of popular culture and political discourse, reshaping the margins of political critiq...
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429,24 |
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Crazy Janitors
ISBN: 9781496947369 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cathy and Rick are the owners of a janitorial company. Their employees are ruining homes and annoying their employers. Janitor Fat John eats the oysters, a treat for Mrs. Schmitt's daughter. In another house, Fat John was chased out with ripe tomatoes. Stale Kronchy, who starts shooting at Rick, is chasing Rick in the freeway. Stale was held by a fat black policewoman who kept forting, shouting, and slapping Stale while the wind blows away her wig. The janitorial company's owner Rick is making love to Christine when Cathy, his wife, is calling him, and she hears Christine moan "Oh little hot...
Cathy and Rick are the owners of a janitorial company. Their employees are ruining homes and annoying their employers. Janitor Fat John eats the oyste...
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76,88 |
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Mad Movies with the LA Connection
ISBN: 9781593937775 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shirley Temple possessed by demons? Danny Kaye singing like Michael Jackson? Are the characters in Night of the Living Dead planning a party? There's nothing wrong with your television set. It's Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection, the television show that ran from 1985-1989 in the wee hours of the night. Founded in 1977, The L.A. Connection is still going strong with sketch comedy, improv and "mock dubbing" of movies and television. Author Mike White (Impossibly Funky: A Cashiers du Cinemart Collection) looks at the history of The L.A. Connection and their many projects from Flicke of the...
Shirley Temple possessed by demons? Danny Kaye singing like Michael Jackson? Are the characters in Night of the Living Dead planning a party? There's ...
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85,17 |
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