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  Bad Moon

  Anthony Bruno

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  A gangster runs his empire from behind the walls of an asylum in this witty crime thriller: “Bruno’s novels have been total pleasure” (People).   Mobster or mental case? That’s the question at the heart of FBI agents Mike Tozzi and Cuthbert Gibbons’s latest case. Sal Immordino, incarcerated in a psychiatric institution, is actually plotting his comeback with the help of his sister (the nun) and a serial-killer-in-training. Bodies are piling up—and Gibbons and Tozzi have to throw out the rule book to keep Immordino off the throne . . . .   “The climax, set at a big Mafia funeral, is hilarious . . . This series dazzles with fast, intricate plotting, terrific characters and humor.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Andrea Hoffman Goes All In

  Diane Cohen Schneider

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  Andrea Hoffman is an overeducated, underemployed, and unmotivated recent 
  college graduate until a harrowing robbery blasts her out of her funk and 
  into a job in the finance world of early-1980s Chicago. At first, it seems like a bad fit.  
  But the world of finance has its own weird charm, and she grows increasingly 
  fascinated by the strange language of trading, the complexity of the stock market, 
  and her colleagues, who navigate it all with ruthless confidence. Even though she 
  has two strikes against her - Jewish and female- Andrea’s quick wit 
  and strong work ethic propels her into an actual sales job and her career takes off. 
  But this is the Wall Street of the eighties, and along with making a lot more money, 
  Andrea adopts a new, fast life of cocktails, cocaine, and casual sex. Drunk on her 
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  Jack Benny - Master of Satire

  Original Radio Broadcast

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  Do you relish the ridiculous? Get ready for realms of absurdity only possible with radio comedy! Here's a selection of some of Jack's best sketches, parodies, and far-fetched fables -- with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, and a few surprise guests (including Humphrey Bogart)!The play's the thing! Whether it's a lush romance, a leather-pounding western drama, a hard-boiled detective thriller, or a tale of rip-roaring adventure, you can count on Jack Benny to turn it sideways and make it funny!Episodes Include: Murder in the Movies 12-04-38; Snow White and The Seven Gangsters 01-08-39; Hound of the Baskervilles 06-11-39; Stanley and Livingstone 10-22-39; The Women 11-05-39; Murder On The Bay Bridge 01-28-40; The Frightwig Murder Case - Part One 01-25-42; The Frightwig Murder Case - Part Two 02-01-42; Algiers 10-24-43; From Camp Muroc, California 01-23-44; The Fiddler 10-20-46; Buck Benny Rides Again 03-05-50; The Gold Rush of '49 09-24-50; Murder At The Racquet Club 12-10-50; All Hands On Deck 04-20-52; Garden of Evil 10-03-54

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  Brief Encounters - Conversations...

  Dick Cavett

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  Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday life.In Brief Encounters, the legendary talk show host Dick Cavett introduces us to the fascinating characters who have crossed his path, from James Gandolfini and John Lennon to Mel Brooks and Nora Ephron, enhancing our appreciation of their talent, their personalities, and their place in the pantheon. We tag along as Cavett spends an afternoon with Stan Laurel at his modest apartment in Los Angeles, spars with Muhammad Ali at his training camp, and comes to know a young Steve Jobs—who woos him to be Apple's first celebrity pitchman. He also offers piquant commentary on contemporary politics, the indignities of travel, the nature of comedy writing, and the utter improbability of being alive at all. 
  On his talk show, Cavett welcomed the leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comedy, sports, and politics, and engaged them in conversation that made viewers feel that the discussion was taking place in their own living rooms. Jimmy Fallon, the new host of The Tonight Show, has called him "a legend and an inspiration" and has written a foreword that makes clear the debt that today's talk show hosts owe to Dick Cavett. Brief Encounters opens the door on how Cavett's mind works and what it is like to live in his world. 
  To spend a few minutes, or an hour, or even a whole evening with Dick Cavett is an experience not to be missed, and now there's no reason to deny yourself. Settle in, and enjoy the conversation!A Macmillan Audio production.

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  World's Greatest Sleuth! - A...

  Steve Hockensmith

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  In 1893, the Amlingmeyer boys venture forth from the west in response to a summons from Otto's ("Big Red") publisher-they are to come to Chicago immediately, to the World's Columbian Exposition, and compete with some of the most famous detectives in the world. Set to coincide with the closing days of the first World's Fair and the publication of the story revealing the death of Sherlock Holmes, Gustav ("Old Red") will be competing for the title of World's Greatest Sleuth! Hating train travel and cities, the real draw is the chance to meet up again with the intriguing and elusive Diana Corvus. But the competition has barely begun before there is a murder in "the White City"-the organizer of the contest is discovered face down in the Mammoth Cheese from Canada-and from there, the game is really afoot.

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  Fobbit - A Novel

  David Abrams

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  An Iraq war comedy that “is everything that terrible conflict was not: beautifully planned and perfectly executed; funny and smart and lyrical; a triumph” (Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life).   Fobbit ’fä-bit, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011). Pejorative.   In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, Fobbit, a New York Times Notable Book, takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad’s Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield—where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy.   Darkly humorous and based on the author’s own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.   “This novel nails the comedy and the pathos, the boredom and the dread, crafting the Iraq War’s answer to Catch-22.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

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