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Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler is a woman on a mission. She's smart, sassy and not afraid to speak her mind. From an early age Chelsea knew exactly what she wanted and even in the trickiest of situations, she's never one to pass up an opportunity. Like the time she convinced her third-grade class she was shooting movies with Goldie Hawn on location in the Galapagos just to get them to like her, or when she spent the night in a women's prison, contemplating an affair with the inmate who killed her own sister. Chelsea, it seems, has done it all, and a whole lot more... Any mishaps along the way just spur Chelsea on further. Whether she is being dry-humped by a sumo masseur, dumped by her Big Red experiment or kicked out of a London restaurant with her pants down, Chelsea is always armed with an unshakeable disregard for rules and is incapable of leading a quiet life. "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" is an entertaining memoir-in-stories that will have you rolling around with...

Larry Garrison, Wallace Wang

Provides the expert advice you need to get your big break! Jump-start your career and land that paying part From preparing for auditions to finding an agent, the acting business is a challenging and competitive field. This indispensable guide is what every aspiring actor needs to get a foot in the door. Discover how to market yourself, choose a dynamic head shot, create a stellar acting resume, join unions, and pay the bills while you pursue your acting dreams. The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

David Levy

Both experienced and aspiring animation professionals will find Directing Animation a comprehensive and entertaining guide to understanding the director’s creative role in managing the entire animation process. An animation director doesn’t simply direct animation. He or she directs people who animate and must be equally able to relate to the crew, producers, writers, creators, and clients. Readers will learn how to:-- direct commercials, TV series, feature films, and Web features and series -- land their first big directorial break-- create realistic schedules and pipelines-- assemble the best crew for any job-- motivate animators and crew members-- give constructive feedback and notes-- maintain good relationships with producers, creators, writers, and network executives In addition to over eighty photographs and illustrations, Directing Animation includes insider tips and firsthand experience from animators, directors, and producers, revealing the best ways to manage the production...

Craig Conley

In this fourth volume containing 100 one-of-a-kind diagrams, eccentric visionary Professor Oddfellow continues his offbeat "Forgotten Wisdom" series. Entries include: Toast Is Never Attractive Mathematics of Attraction Why Is the Earth Round? Everyone's a Diacritic The Secret of Glimpsing Eternity What the Social Networking Sites Dare Not Tell You The Punctuational Theory of Evolution Why Pan Means Bread Idiosynchronous Orbit This book makes a perfect gift for wordplay enthusiasts, armchair linguists, intellectuals, pseudo-intellectuals, or anyone with a sly sense of humor.

Jess K. Alberts, Thomas K. Nakayama, Judith N. Martin

For today's busy student, we've created a new line of highly portable books at affordable prices. Each title in the Books a la Carte Plus program features the exact same content from our traditional textbook in a convenient notebook-ready, loose-leaf version – allowing students to take only what they need to class. As an added bonus, each Books a la Carte Plus edition is accompanied by an access code to all of the resources found in one of our best-selling multimedia products. Best of all? Our Books a la Carte Plus titles cost less than a used textbook! Human Communication in Society is intended for the survey of Human Communication course. This is the course that covers multiple subfields of communication and presumes little if any public speaking assignments. Based on feedback of over 2,000 students who class tested the manuscript and over 100 faculty reviewers, Human Communication in Society is the only text to show how the interplay between the individual and society impacts...

Chris Robinson

While visiting Japan, animation writer Chris Robinson gets lost. As he drifts through Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Kyoto he happens upon a number of mysterious figures including Bob Dylan, Haruki Murakami, Sumo wrestlers, Big Bird and, by good chance, many famous Japanese animators -- both living and dead. Each of these characters takes Robinson into a deep, dark, mysterious world of Japanese animation that does not include Godzilla, Akira, Anime, Manga, or Hasao Miyazaki. This inventive and unusual study rewrites the history of Japanese animation looking at the work of Atsushi Wada, Taku Furukawa, Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita, Maya Yonesho, and many more.

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Preston Bailey, Marie Timell

"A party planner to the stars offers guidance to the earthbound on creating the perfect celebration, from designing the ideal lighting to choosing the best floral arrangements. Lavishly photographed by Roger Dong and Alex Kirkbride, this book gives readers glimpses into Matt Lauer's red-themed wedding reception and the sumptuous anniversary party for Oprah's magazine, O-content that's fun for brides-to-be and celebrity voyeurs alike. While it's unlikely that many of Bailey's readers will have the resources to plant atmospheric rows of 20-foot birch trees (as Joan Rivers did for the wedding of her daughter, Melissa), there are simpler, more down-to-earth tips to be found in this book: the pictures may feature the stupendously lavish, but the text offers tips for somewhat smaller budgets. Both reassuring and inspiring, Bailey details ways to maximize party space, outlines the divergent effects of candlelight and electric light, gives useful suggestions for designing an event to...

Craig Conley

In this combined third and fourth volume containing over 200 one-of-a-kind diagrams, eccentric visionary Professor Oddfellow continues his offbeat "Forgotten Wisdom" series. Entries include: Tea Bag Depreciation; Sweden Exists Only in Fine Weather; The Deep Structure of a Backhanded Compliment; The Wrong Side of Zero; A Freudian Slip Knot; While Rabbits Multiply, Dust Bunnies Divide; Everyone's a Diacritic; The Secret of Glimpsing Eternity; What the Social Networking Sites Dare Not Tell You. This book makes a perfect gift for wordplay enthusiasts, armchair linguists, intellectuals, pseudo-intellectuals, or anyone with a sly sense of humor.

Chapters: Det Norske Samlaget, Kunnskapsforlaget, Idut, Aschehoug, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Tiden Norsk Forlag, Universitetsforlaget, Pax Forlag, Baneforlaget, Jippi Comics, J.w. Cappelens Forlag, Cappelen Damm, Fram Forlag. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Det Norske Samlaget is a Norwegian publishing house founded on 24 March 1868 with the aim to promote and publish books in landsmal. One of the founders and first chairman was Hagbard Emanuel Berner; he remained chairman until 1877. Det Norske Samlaget is now divided into two institutions: a literature organization, Litteraturselskapet Det Norske Samlaget, which is a culturally-focused political-interest organization, and the publishing portion, Forlaget Det Norske Samlaget, which since 1978 has been a non-profit foundation and is responsible for...

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Glen Van Ekeren

The second volume of the ultimate reference for anyone preparing to speak in public. Includes hundreds of audience-tested anecdotes, stories, and quotes covering a variety of approaches within each topic and a broad range of subjects.

The Mad Catologist

Attend the Acatemy to learn mouselicious cat lingo using The Mad Catologist s Illustrated Dictionary, Book One, an inventive collection of words (with a catitude!) that postures squarely in the humor genre. In this companion book to The Mad Dogologist's Illustrated Dictionary, Book One, the author captures the idiosyncatic nature of language, all the while teasing felinguists with words of disputed origins that spark curiosity. Living with a kneadmeister, a sofaloaf, or a nipaddict? Ever been witness to groomercidal or hamsterical behavior? Pounce on this book; become a catnoisseur of the written word! Subject: PETS-CATS/HUMOR. Audience: Primarily adults and ages 14 up. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to animal rescue organizations and shelters (nationwide).

Christie Davies

The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is based on use of archives and other primary sources, including old and rare joke books. Davies makes detailed comparisons between the humor of specific pairs of nations and ethnic and regional groups. In this way, he achieves an appreciation of the unique characteristics of the humor of each nation or group. A tightly argued book, The Mirth of Nations uses the comparative method to undermine existing theories of humor, which are rooted in notions of hostility, conflict, and superiority, and derive ultimately from Hobbes and Freud. Instead Davies argues that humor merely plays with aggression and with rule-breaking, and that the form this play takes is determined by social structures and intellectual traditions. It is not related to actual conflicts between groups. In particular, Davies convincingly argues that Jewish humor and jokes are neither uniquely nor...

Russell Ash

The best book you'll ever own! Why is 13 unlucky? How do astronauts go to the toilet? What are the most dangerous jobs? Who had hiccups for 68 years? Where is there a cockroach museums? Amaze your friends and family with hundreds of astonishing facts, figures and lasts!