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81) Rag Tale
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Rag Tale is a romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids. ''Behind every picture there's a story...'' Set in the coke and caffeine fuelled world of tabloid newspapers, where political foolishness makes sensational headlines.
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"Rotzig und respektlos, sexy und sentimental, spannend und politisch unkorrekt." - Frank Goosen
Die Omma ist eine Ruhrpottikone. Sie war mal Wirtschafterin im Puff, bis sie den brutalen Zuhälter nicht mehr ertragen und ihn kurzerhand mit einer Flasche Korn erschlagen hat. Als die Mitzi, ehemalige Prostituierte und enge Vertraute der Omma, plötzlich stirbt, bricht die Omma alle Zelte in Essen ab und zieht zu ihrer Enkelin Bianca. Nach Berlin-Kreuzberg....
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Cassanova Canto is a struggling actor who fits none of today's social stereotypes. She is a 5'7", blonde, blue-eyed Cuban-American who has fallen in love with a woman, while still married to her husband. Throw in a famous Spanish soap star mother, a homophobic sister, a yogi therapist, and a naked guy, and her dilemma takes a riotous unexpected twist. Leaving the audience pondering: Can you be a free-spirited, sexually fluid, pansexual, bisexual,...
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Coming to the Stage volume 2
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In the second episode of Season 4, Host Andy Kindler brings Emily Maya Mills and Yedoye Travis to the stage. Emily discusses the sometimes awkward transition of becoming a stepmom, while Yedoye discusses the casual racism he encounters on a daily basis. Meanwhile, Mr. Microphone sits down for an interview with Todd Bridges.
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Coming to the Stage volume 3
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English
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Host Andy Kindler welcomes Erica Rhodes and Kyle Clark to the stage on the third episode of the season. Erica finds the humor in her dad's MS diagnosis, while Kyle discusses how Taco Bell can be categorized as avant-garde art. Mr. Microphone tries pitching "Drumline: Unplugged" to an unimpressed Nick Cannon.
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Deutschland hat eine Obergrenze für Asylsuchende eingeführt, ganz Europa ist bis weit nach Nordafrika hinein abgeriegelt. Jenseits der Sahara entstehen riesige Lager, in denen Millionen von Flüchtlingen warten, warten, warten. So lange, dass man in derselben Zeit eigentlich auch zu Fuß gehen könnte, wäre das nicht der sichere Tod.
Als die deutsche Starmoderatorin Nadeche Hackenbusch das größte dieser Lager besucht, erkennt der junge Lionel...
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Kinder sind was Wunderbares. Noch schöner ist nur ein Hühnerhof, findet Johann König und holt sich eine Schar aufgeregtes Federvieh ins Haus. Dabei hat er mit drei Kindern ja eigentlich schon genug Arbeit. Vor allem, weil sie während der Seuchenjahre nicht nur gefüttert, gesäubert und befriedet, sondern auch noch unterrichtet werden mussten. Also die Kinder, nicht die Hühner. Hier erzählt er, gewohnt trocken und lakonisch, wie er Lockdown,...
88) 35 and Ticking
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35 AND TICKING centers around the lives of Victoria, Zenobia , Clevon, and Phil--all friends approaching the age of 35 and struggling to build the families they've always dreamed of. While Zenobia (Nicole Ari Parker, Soul Food, Brown Sugar) is still looking for a man, Victoria (Tamala Jones, Castle, One on One) is married to a man who doesn't want children. Clevon (Kevin Hart, Not Easily Broken, 40 Year-Old Virgin), meanwhile, is too geeky to get...
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LA is a beast. A city that swallows most with its glamour and glitz.
Not Sarah Fuller though.
Stubborn and relentless, Sarah refuses to be changed by her surroundings. Often, she takes a cynical approach, judging the world around her, though never taking anything too seriously.
Thrown back into the dating arena in her late thirties, Sarah encounters brand new challenges.
Readers will laugh out loud at the adventures and mishaps this sassy protagonist...
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Coming to the Stage volume 4
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The fourth episode of Coming To The Stage features Barbara Gray and Danny Soloman, hosted by Andy Kindler. They discuss everything from dating in LA to being the weird kid in grade school. Meanwhile, Mr. Microphone struggles with his own joke writing.
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Coming to the Stage volume 5
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Growing up listening to hip-hop with parents in a small town in India and facing difficulties living with long hair as a man are just two of the hilarious topics covered by Neel Nanda and Anto Chan in this episode of Coming To The Stage hosted by Andy Kindler. Meanwhile, Mr. Microphone travels to Hollywood Boulevard to get a taste of Hollywood.
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Coming to the Stage volume 1
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English
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In the Season 4 premiere, host Andy Kindler introduces Feraz Ozel & Kelly Landry! They explore such topics as gym bros and cat ladies. Meanwhile, Mr. Microphone asks Doug Stanhope why he didn't mention him in his book, Digging Up Mother.
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Coming to the Stage volume 6
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English
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In the season finale of Coming To The Stage, Jamie Loftus takes the mic to describe the time she unintentionally ran away from home, while Cory Loykasek gives the audience his reason for lying about his age. Mr. Microphone works long hours at the office.
95) Ride
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When her son (Brenton Thwaites) drops out of school in New York, Jackie (Academy Award-winner Helen Hunt) will drop everything to follow him to California to seek out her son, and maybe even a fresh start of her own. With help from her limo driver (David Zayas) and an expert surfer (Luke Wilson), Jackie learns to find herself in ways she never before thought possible in this hilarious and touching film about a mother, her son, and so much more.
96) Night Creeps
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Night Creeps is the first of two books, followed by Night Creeps 2. Things go crazy in the small town of Parmissing Valley when aliens not only build a mutant army but create hybrids to assist them. When bodies start turning up, Sheriff Lamar Whittington and Deputy Johnny Watkins attempt to solve the mystery, and it becomes complicated when they realize they are dealing with aliens, mutants, AND hybrids. Lamar left a big city for the simple life in...
97) Underbelly Blues
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A cowardly rapper tells a redneck about a mysterious briefcase and a large amount of cash that sets into motion a series of bumbling events that will inevitably involve much of the L.A. underworld and may just bring down corporate America.
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This book lays out an action plan with some room for improvisation. Will we have the courage to act? Kicking the proverbial can down the road feels easy in the moment but can lead to devastating consequences. The point of a system redesign is to acknowledge we have a broken monetary system, that has drifted far away from serving "We the People". There is a growing recognition, even within the Federal Reserve, that something is wrong. The needed actions...
99) David & Layla
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Vanguard
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Can a modern-day Romeo and Juliet follow their hearts and blast through centuries of religious animosity, or will their cultural differences and their headstrong families keep them apart forever?
"Earnest, frequently funny comedy..."--Variety
"Cross cultural romance with a positive message."--Los Angeles Times
100) The ex hex: a novel
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"Vivienne Jones handled the biggest break-up of her life the way that any witch would: vodka, bubble baths, and a curse on her ex. That was nine years ago. Now Rhys Penhallow, descendant of the town's founders, breaker of hearts and still irritatingly gorgeous, is back. Rhys has returned to the quaint town of Graves Glen to recharge the ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival. But when his every move results in calamity, Vivi...
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