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Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
ISBN: 9780393247879 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A celebrated scholar's rich account of Jewish humor: its nature, its development, and its vital role throughout Jewish history.
A celebrated scholar's rich account of Jewish humor: its nature, its development, and its vital role throughout Jewish history.
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124,80 zł |
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Screwball: The Life of Carole Lombard
ISBN: 9781626546257 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uninhibited, vivacious, and a startling talent, Carole Lombard was the darling of her day. Her wit and charm made her the social as well as artistic hub around which Hollywood revolved during the '30's. She was years before her time in her sophistication, and her independence established her as an oracle of the New Woman. She was an enchanting beauty and a great artist--the supreme comedienne during the high point of American film comedy. Uninhibited, vivacious, and a startling talent, Carole Lombard was the darling of her day. Her wit and charm made her the social as well as artisti... |
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118,29 zł |
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Judging a Book by Its Lover: A Field Guide to the Hearts and Minds of Readers Everywhere
ISBN: 9780062070142 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Leto is as funny as she is well-read; a delight for bibliophiles and wannabes alike." Lauren Leto, humor blogger and co-author of Texts from Last Night, now offers a fascinating field guide to the hearts and minds of readers everywhere. Judging a Book by Its Lover is like a literary Sh*t My Dad Says--an unrelentingly witty and delightfully irreverent guide to the intricate world of passionate literary debate, at once skewering and celebrating great writers, from... "Leto is as funny as she is well-read; a delight for bibliophiles and wannabes alike." |
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66,11 zł |
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Britain Had Talent: A History of Variety Theatre
ISBN: 9780230284593 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.
In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance ...
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489,18 zł |
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Soldiers of Song: The Dumbells and Other Canadian Concert Parties of the First World War
ISBN: 9781554588442 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The seeds of irreverent humour that inspired the likes of Wayne and Shuster and Monty Python were sown in the trenches of the First World War, and The Dumbells--concert parties made up of fighting soldiers--were central to this process. Soldiers of Song tells their story. Lucky soldiers who could sing a song, perform a skit, or pass as a "lady," were taken from the line and put onstage for the benefit of their soldier-audiences. The intent was to bolster morale and thereby help soldiers survive the war. The Dumbells' popularity was not limited to troop shows along the trenches....
The seeds of irreverent humour that inspired the likes of Wayne and Shuster and Monty Python were sown in the trenches of the First World War, and The...
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110,21 zł |
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Stasis Leaked Complete: The Unofficial Behind the Scenes Guide to Red Dwarf
ISBN: 9781908340061 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on interviews with the cast and crew, this book goes behind the scenes of the successful space comedy, Red Dwarf. With chapters on every episode, it reveals how the series was made, and tells the stories of what happened on and off set. Why did Holly leave? How did Cat lose his teeth? What happened when the writers split up? All these questions are answered, and more. With: Episode synopses Behind the scenes details on every episode Overviews of every series Quotes from cast and crew Stasis Leaked Complete reveals how the show was made, examines the ideas behind the episodes, and...
Based on interviews with the cast and crew, this book goes behind the scenes of the successful space comedy, Red Dwarf. With chapters on every episode...
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76,19 zł |
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Clown
ISBN: 9780230300149 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This rich collection of readings offers a wide-ranging and authoritative survey of clown practices, history and theory, from the origins of the word clown through to contemporary clowning. Covering clowns in theatre, circus, cinema, TV, street and elsewhere, the author's stimulating narrative challenges assumptions and turns orthodoxy on its head.
This rich collection of readings offers a wide-ranging and authoritative survey of clown practices, history and theory, from the origins of the word c...
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515,71 zł |
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How To Piss Off A Telemarketer
ISBN: 9781478186007 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you ever get frustrated with those pesky telemarketers who call at the worst of times and wont take no for an answer? If I could show you a way to get even with those pushy telephone agents and piss them off royally, would you be interested? Wouldn't you love to be equipped with creative and innovative defences the next time you are caught of gaurd and propositioned? This book was designed to educated, entertain and most of all show you How To Piss Off A Telemarkter
Do you ever get frustrated with those pesky telemarketers who call at the worst of times and wont take no for an answer? If I could show you a way to ...
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46,26 zł |
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101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults
ISBN: 9780897936521 / Angielski / Miękka / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults: A Smart Fun Book for Ages 5 and Up is the follow-up to Bob Bedore's popular 101 Improv Games for Children and Adults. This sequel takes us even deeper into the craft of improv -- the magical art of creating something out of nothing -- with all new games
Author Bob Bedore emphasizes how you can use improvisation, creativity, and teamwork any time, any place, to get your imagination flowing, win over a crowd, or be a wittier conversationalist. Actors and improv students will appreciate the author's fun, down-to-earth approach to... 101 More Improv Games for Children and Adults: A Smart Fun Book for Ages 5 and Up is the follow-up to Bob Bedore's popular 101 Improv Games ...
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88,16 zł |
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
ISBN: 9780399588174 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
Michiko Kakutani, New York Times - Newsday - Esquire - NPR - Booklist Trevor Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such... #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of...
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132,30 zł |
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Body Knowledge
ISBN: 9780199898015 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While female performers in the early 20th century were regularly advertised as dancers, mimics, singers, or actresses, they wove together techniques and elements drawn from a wide variety of genres and media. Onstage and onscreen, performers borrowed from musical scores and narratives, referred to contemporary shows, films, and events, and mimicked fellow performers. Behind the scenes, they experimented with cross-promotion and new advertising techniques and technologies to broadcast images and tales of their performances and lives well beyond the walls of American theaters, cabarets, and...
While female performers in the early 20th century were regularly advertised as dancers, mimics, singers, or actresses, they wove together techniques a...
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641,43 zł |
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Body Knowledge: Performance, Intermediality, and American Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780199898039 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While female performers in the early 20th century were regularly advertised as dancers, mimics, singers, or actresses, they wove together techniques and elements drawn from a wide variety of genres and media. Onstage and onscreen, performers borrowed from musical scores and narratives, referred to contemporary shows, films, and events, and mimicked fellow performers. Behind the scenes, they experimented with cross-promotion and new advertising techniques and technologies to broadcast images and tales of their performances and lives well beyond the walls of American theaters, cabarets, and...
While female performers in the early 20th century were regularly advertised as dancers, mimics, singers, or actresses, they wove together techniques a...
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147,93 zł |
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How Not to Grow Up : A Coming of Age Memoir. Sort of.
ISBN: 9780091932091 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Herring has a major problem. He's about to turn 40 and hasn't seen it coming. He's not married, doesn't have a proper job or 2.4 children. 'How Not to Grow Up' is the story of how a self-confessed perpetual 'big kid' deals with his fear of getting older.
Richard Herring has a major problem. He's about to turn 40 and hasn't seen it coming. He's not married, doesn't have a proper job or 2.4 children. 'Ho...
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86,80 zł |
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The Necessary Aptitude: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780091940492 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Next, Iapplied to work in the accounts department, a sealed room where women operated clattering machines like enormous typewriters. After I had catastrophically and erroneously applied all the wrong information to several trolley loads of documents and lumbered the staff with weeks of corrective work, I was shown the door by a tight-lipped manageress. I knew what was coming. Over the relentless, furious din of machinery, I lip-read the familiar words: "Lacks the necessary aptitude."" Pam Ayres' early childhood in Stanford in the Vale was idyllic in many ways, and typical of that... "Next, Iapplied to work in the accounts department, a sealed room where women operated clattering machines like enormous typewriters. After I had c... |
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66,30 zł |
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Britain Had Talent: A History of Variety Theatre
ISBN: 9780230284609 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.
In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance ...
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164,98 zł |
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Clown
ISBN: 9780230300156 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This rich collection of readings offers a wide-ranging and authoritative survey of clown practices, history and theory, from the origins of the word clown through to contemporary clowning. Covering clowns in theatre, circus, cinema, TV, street and elsewhere, the author's stimulating narrative challenges assumptions and turns orthodoxy on its head.
This rich collection of readings offers a wide-ranging and authoritative survey of clown practices, history and theory, from the origins of the word c...
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170,13 zł |
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
ISBN: 9780571081820 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two minor characters from Hamlet offer a novel view of the melancholy Dane.
Two minor characters from Hamlet offer a novel view of the melancholy Dane.
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56,09 zł |
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The Birthday Party
ISBN: 9780571160785 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding-house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare.
Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding-house by two strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nig...
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56,09 zł |
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Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
ISBN: 9780571244591 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beckett was one of the greatest and most influential literary figures of this century, and 'Waiting for Godot', now regarded as a classic of 20th-century European literature, is part of the standard repertoire in theatres around the world."
Beckett was one of the greatest and most influential literary figures of this century, and 'Waiting for Godot', now regarded as a classic of 20th-cent...
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56,09 zł |
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Three Stooges FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Eye-Poking, Face-Slapping, Head-Thumping Geniuses
ISBN: 9781557837882 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (FAQ). This entertaining and informative study of the Three Stooges focuses on the nearly 190 two-reel short comedies the boys made at Columbia Pictures during the years 1934-59. Violent slapstick? Of course, but these comic gems are also peerlessly crafted and enthusiastically played by vaudeville veterans Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp, and Joe arguably the most popular and long-lived screen comics ever produced by Hollywood. Detailed production and critical coverage is provided for every short, plus information about each film's place in the Stooges' careers, in Hollywood genre filmmaking, and...
(FAQ). This entertaining and informative study of the Three Stooges focuses on the nearly 190 two-reel short comedies the boys made at Columbia Pictur...
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101,39 zł |
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