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Publisher
Oliver Arts & Open Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
167 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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George Haskel, a retired professor of German literature, decides to found an institute to promote dullness, as a counterpoint to the hustling celebrity culture of contemporary America. The venture soon attracts a number of brilliant misfits, who transform the project into a political movement, the Authentic Party, that ultimately swells to 8 million members. Events begin to overtake George and his merry band, as luminaries such as Bill Maher, Woody...
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"While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first...
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English
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This program is read by the author.
How can a nation composed of states that range from Utah ("The church of states") to Vermont ("The state of relevant old people") possibly hang together? In Colin Quinn's new audiobook, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional tackles the condition of our union today.
Running state-by-state, from Connecticut to Hawaii, Quinn calls us out and identifies...
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English
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The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2012], p2012
Physical Desc
1 sound media player (ca. 3 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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English
Description
A collection of facts and informational tidbits from the satirical news organization includes data on the life stages of an aunt, places to commit suicide in Utica, New York, and the dimensions of a female bucket.
9) Tooken
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English
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Tooken is the official spoof of the Taken franchise. A parody of the Taken films and all things Liam Neeson. This wildly hilarious romp is laugh out loud funny and action packed..
10) Canadian Bacon
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English
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Watch as the civilized world teeters on the brink of anarchy in this hilarious comedy about the New World Order. Beset by falling approval ratings and a sagging economy, a desperate U.S. president and his closest advisors launch a campaign to turn America against its most unlikely enemy - Canada. However, Bud Boomer, an overly patriotic Niagara Falls sheriff and his band of misfit deputies actually invade Canada and set off a series of comedic events...
11) Utopia
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English
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Utopia (1516) is a work of political satire by Thomas More. Published in Latin while More was serving as Privy Counsellor under King Henry VIII, the text is stylized as a true account of a new civilization discovered in the New World by traveler Raphael Hythlodaeus. While there have been varying interpretations of Utopia over the centuries, it is most consistently regarded as a work of political philosophy in the tradition of Plato's Republic that...
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English
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In a mockumentary that satirizes the pilot season of the television industry, a documentary team follows the adventures of a young NYC comedienne as she attempts to get a TV pilot made in LA. While she goes largely unnoticed, her ex-boyfriend is discovered and becomes a hot new icon.
14) Casino Royale
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English
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In this spoof, the heads of the allied spy forces call Sir James Bond out of retirement to fight the power of SMERSH.
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English
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"Award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow wields a whip-smart, satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few abysmal years in politics. With lacerating wit, he takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen...
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Publisher
Threshold Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Greg Gutfeld is back with a hilarious essay collection about how he destroyed the mainstream late night landscape of heavyweights and became host of the #1 late night show in all of television. With his signature wit and whip-smart humor, Greg reveals never-before-told stories of his upbringing and early career, what it's like going head-to-head with the liberal media, and what it took to flip the script on the comedy landscape. How did the former...
18) Nature girl
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Passionate and willful Honey Santana is taking rude, gullible telemarketer Boyd Shreave and his less than enthusiastic mistress, Eugenie Fonda, into the mangroves of Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands for a gentle lesson in humility. What Honey doesn’t know is that she’s being followed by her obsessed former employer, Piejack, and her still-smitten ex-husband, Perry, with their protective and wise-beyond-his-years twelve-year-old son, Fry. And when...
19) Stan Helsing
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English
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This ultra-hip comedy in the tradition of 'The Naked Gun' and 'Airplane' stars Keenan Ivory Wayans in an action-adventure filled with screwball gags and side-splitting one-liners.
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