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Reborning
ISBN: 9780573700668 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Art and life become disturbingly interchangeable when a sculptor of baby dolls meets a woman desperate to recreate the past. This dark comedy takes an unsettling look at work, latex, and the power of creation.
Nominee 2011 Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award, Best Original Script Art and life become disturbingly interchangeable when a sculptor of baby dolls meets a woman desperate to recreate the past. This dark comedy takes an...
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66,99 zł |
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Precious Little
ISBN: 9780573700842 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brodie, a gifted linguist, learns unsettling news about the baby she carries. Unable to get comfort from her girlfriend, she finds it in the two least likely sources imaginable: the elderly speaker of a vanishing language...and a gorilla at the zoo. Madeleine George's irreverent and charming new play reveals the beauty and the limits of human language.
Brodie, a gifted linguist, learns unsettling news about the baby she carries. Unable to get comfort from her girlfriend, she finds it in the two least...
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66,99 zł |
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A Philosophy of Comedy on Stage and Screen: You Have to Be There
ISBN: 9781350004511 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As far as we know, only human beings have a sense of humour - although chimps might laugh when tickled, and dogs respond similarly in play, Seth McFarlane's fan-base is comprised exclusively of humans. Whilst animals and robots might feature as prominent characters in our favourite comic movies, shows and stand-up routines, we have no reason to suspect that their real-life brethren get the joke. Drawing on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, Shaun May attempts to address this issue - suggesting that there is something distinctive about human beings which grounds our ability to make... As far as we know, only human beings have a sense of humour - although chimps might laugh when tickled, and dogs respond similarly in play, Seth Mc... |
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176,25 zł |
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Venice Beach No Apology
ISBN: 9781482696455 / Angielski / Miękka / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's a fine romance. It was a day and night on the beach when she turns forty. "This is foreplay, my friend. Did you know the feeling one gets straddling across that seat? It is the physical entailment, those simple directions from brain to feet, and an appreciation of the eloquent character of Venice Beach with no apology. This echoes in my head as I cross from the Bike Path over to the main Oceanfront Walk ever so mindful of those who are standing before me and flagging me down. Someone else wants my attention."
It's a fine romance. It was a day and night on the beach when she turns forty. "This is foreplay, my friend. Did you know the feeling one gets straddl...
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64,30 zł |
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The North Plan
ISBN: 9780573700491 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a ruthless faction seizes power in Washington, Carlton Berg, a bureaucrat for the State Department, runs off with the new regime's top secret enemies list. Unfortunately for Carlton, the chase has come to an end in a police station in the Ozarks town of Lodus. With a pair of DHS agents on the way, Carlton's last hope is in the people around him: an unsympathetic police chief, an ambivalent administrative assistant, and fellow prisoner Tanya Shepke, a motor-mouthed recidivist who's turned herself in for drunk driving and thinks Skynyrd should be on the new money. The revolution starts...
After a ruthless faction seizes power in Washington, Carlton Berg, a bureaucrat for the State Department, runs off with the new regime's top secret en...
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66,99 zł |
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Things My Mother Taught Me
ISBN: 9780573700897 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Olivia and Gabe are moving into their first apartment together. They've just packed up all of their belongings and driven halfway across the country, to start a new life together in Chicago. Their moving day doesn't go exactly as planned, though, and things become slightly more complicated when all of their parents show up to help Can a two bedroom apartment contain all of the love, laughs, worry and wisdom that's about to happen? This brand new comedy from the author of "Nana's Naughty Knickers" takes a generational look at relationships, and how sometimes parents are passing their best...
Olivia and Gabe are moving into their first apartment together. They've just packed up all of their belongings and driven halfway across the country, ...
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66,99 zł |
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Judith of Bethulia
ISBN: 9780573700941 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Imagine the outrageous Mae West in a Cecil B. DeMille biblical epic. Judith, a beautiful, wealthy young widow, is reviled by her own people as a gold digging adventuress. When her ancient city of Bethulia is facing brutal annihilation, Judith, wearing her most glittering finery, slips into the enemy camp, seduces and ultimately decapitates the ruthless General Holofernes. This wild homage to the Hollywood movie epic is the latest trip to the cinematic past by the author of "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom" and "The Divine Sister. "
Imagine the outrageous Mae West in a Cecil B. DeMille biblical epic. Judith, a beautiful, wealthy young widow, is reviled by her own people as a gold ...
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66,99 zł |
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Jack, the Prince of Ireland
ISBN: 9780874406696 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is it true what they say about "The Luck of the Irish?" Do leprechauns, rainbows with pots of gold and magical shamrocks really exist? Join Jack, the youngest son of the King of Ireland, on his quest to find out Jack was never thought to be brave or heroic, certainly not like his two older brothers who were very much favored by their father. But Jack finds his own strengths as he opens his eyes and ears to those around him. When a Wise Old Man offers him a golden shamrock, he quickly learns that its magical powers bring him whatever he NEEDS. It is only when this shamrock is suddenly lost,...
Is it true what they say about "The Luck of the Irish?" Do leprechauns, rainbows with pots of gold and magical shamrocks really exist? Join Jack, the ...
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58,59 zł |
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"Dream Of A Blacklisted Actor" And 2 Comedies Of The Silent 50's
ISBN: 9780615634159 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three plays of the McCarthy period in America. "May Day,"about four youth who go to work in an auto plant to help bring Socialism to America, a comedy. "Defense of Taipei,"a white and a black TV actor trapped in A Kafkaesque TV studio, plus with their wives at home. Comedy. "Dream Of A Blacklisted Actor" Ex-movie star and his family find the joys of isolation when his name goes on the lists.Drama
Three plays of the McCarthy period in America. "May Day,"about four youth who go to work in an auto plant to help bring Socialism to America, a comedy...
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61,74 zł |
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Oar Locks for Lunch: A pessimist, optimist and a fickle lemming trapped in a dinghy...
ISBN: 9781490438337 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The S.S. Atlantis has been hit by a typhoon and has sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. There are three survivors, Fester the ships pessimistic mechanic, Eve the Captains evangelical optimistic daughter, and Smith a kindhearted fickle passenger from the ship. They are stuck in a dinghy, without food or water and slip in and out of surrealistic dreams. Will they survive? Or, will they end up killing each other?
The S.S. Atlantis has been hit by a typhoon and has sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. There are three survivors, Fester the ships pessimistic m...
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26,42 zł |
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My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall
ISBN: 9780007450145 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the story of the British music hall.
Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell th...
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74,20 zł |
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What really makes people laugh? In order to answer this question, Steve Jacobi decided to perform in six comedy clubs across the UK, charting his material and the audience reaction along they way. This book is the story of his masochistic and often hilarious journey.
What really makes people laugh? In order to answer this question, Steve Jacobi decided to perform in six comedy clubs across the UK, charting his mate...
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84,79 zł |
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Beyond a Joke : Inside the Dark World of Stand-up Comedy
ISBN: 9780099558279 / Angielski / Miękka / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is not a normal person who wants to go onstage and make thousands of strangers laugh every night--this celebration of comedy by a veteran comedy critic is also a story of lives lived to excess A look at one of the modern world's most dominant and compelling art forms, this book would not be complete without covering comedy's dark side. Homing in on the scandals that have surrounded some of light entertainment's biggest stars, the book tells it as it is, featuring quotes from those that were there at the time. It reveals how the devoted laughter of fans never seemed to be enough for... It is not a normal person who wants to go onstage and make thousands of strangers laugh every night--this celebration of comedy by a veteran comedy... |
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84,79 zł |
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Life and Laughing: The bestselling first official autobiography from Britain’s biggest comedy star
ISBN: 9780141045672 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by Michael himself, 'Life and Laughing' is packed with gags and tells of his quite extraordinary upbringing and rise from debt-ridden obscurity to superstardom.
Written by Michael himself, 'Life and Laughing' is packed with gags and tells of his quite extraordinary upbringing and rise from debt-ridden obscurit...
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64,30 zł |
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The Life of Lee
ISBN: 9780718156190 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye. But he was not always such a roaring success. 'The Life of Lee' is an utterly hilarious and very moving autobiography charting his ups and downs on the way to the top.
Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye. But he was not always such ...
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54,40 zł |
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The Immortal Comedy: The Comic Phenomenon in Art, Literature, and Life
ISBN: 9780739109199 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is the first attempt to think philosophically about the comic phenomenon in literature, art, and life. Working across a substantial collection of comic works author Agnes Heller makes seminal observations on the comic in the work of both classical and contemporary figures.
This book is the first attempt to think philosophically about the comic phenomenon in literature, art, and life. Working across a substantial collecti...
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535,55 zł |
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The Immortal Comedy: The Comic Phenomenon in Art, Literature, and Life
ISBN: 9780739112465 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Immortal Comedy is the first book to "think" philosophically about the comic phenomenon in general. Although author Agnes Heller had written a book that is both deeply scholarly and meditative on the subject of the comic form in film, literature, and life her writing is eminently approachable. In both its subject and style, Immortal Comedy is a seminal book. In it, Heller takes us on a journey through theories of comedy beginning with classical thought. She then detours through foundational political thinkers who refer to, for instance, laughter and power. We are also introduced to modern...
Immortal Comedy is the first book to "think" philosophically about the comic phenomenon in general. Although author Agnes Heller had written a book th...
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222,71 zł |
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Look Back in Hunger
ISBN: 9780755355259 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jo Brand is one of Britain's funniest and best-loved comedians. With a sharp eye for the absurd and in her own unique voice she tells her story for the first time with wit, candour and a wonderful sense that life can be ridiculous, but there's always a funny side.
Jo Brand is one of Britain's funniest and best-loved comedians. With a sharp eye for the absurd and in her own unique voice she tells her story for th...
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54,40 zł |
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Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down
ISBN: 9780755355280 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the huge success of 'Look Back In Hunger', this second volume of Jo Brand's enthralling life story is fantastically diverse and laugh-out-loud funny.
Following the huge success of 'Look Back In Hunger', this second volume of Jo Brand's enthralling life story is fantastically diverse and laugh-out-lo...
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54,40 zł |
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Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy
ISBN: 9780878300747 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how to improve and perfect your work. Much more than a how-to manual Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy is the most detailed and comprehensive book on the subject to date.
In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how ...
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181,29 zł |
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