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42) Mark Twain
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at Mark Twain's life and career.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mike Birbiglia never wanted to be a father. In fact, there are seven very specific reasons he never wanted a kid, including his aversion to sticky surfaces and his less-than-ideal genes: he's had Lyme Disease, a bladder tumor, diabetes, and dangerous sleepwalking, to name a few. Not to mention the fact that Mike generally doesn't think people (including himself) are really all that great. Then Mike's wife, poet Jen Hope Stein, becomes infected with...
44) Mark Twain
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"A biography of writer Mark Twain, describing his life, his major works, and the legacy of his writing"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Missouri Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The second volume of Gary Scharnhorst's three-volume biography chronicles the life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens between his move with his family from Buffalo to Elmira (and then Hartford) in spring 1871 and their departure from Hartford for Europe in mid-1891. During this time he wrote and published some of his best-known works, including Roughing It, The Gilded Age, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Tramp Abroad, The Prince and the Pauper, Life on...
47) Theft by finding
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
For nearly four decades, David Sedaris has faithfully kept a diary in which he records his thoughts and observations on the odd and funny events he witnesses. Anyone who has attended a live Sedaris event knows that his diary readings are often among the most joyful parts of the evening. But never before have they been available. Now, Sedaris brings listeners his favorite entries. From deeply poignant to laugh-out-loud funny, these selections reveal...
Series
Jumping frogs volume 4
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"After spending most of his twenties pursuing a career as a literary agent, John Hodgman decided to try his own hand at writing. Following an appearance to promote one of his books on The Daily Show, he was invited to return as a contributor. This led to an unexpected and, frankly, implausible career in front of the camera that has lasted to this very day, or at least until 2016. In these pages, Hodgman explores the strangeness of his career, speaking...
Publisher
No Whining Productions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"This docu-comedy follows Chonda as she takes the audience on an emotional roller-coaster ride descending to the depths of dark despair and rising to the heights of victory propelled by laughter, perseverance and faith."--Container insert.
Author
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
More than just the story of a literary career, Mark Twain's Own Autobiography is securely anchored in the writer's relation to his family. His memories of his beloved wife Livy and daughter Susy -- what they meant to him as a husband, a father, and an artist -- constitute a poignant self-portrait. At the same time, this text draws on Twain's immense autobiographical writings for some of his best comic anecdotes, such as those that recall his rambunctious...