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  That's Not Funny - How the Right...

  Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz

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  A 2022 Best Comedy Book, Vulture 
   
   
   
  "Why do conservatives hate comedy? Why is there no right-wing Jon Stewart?" These sorts of questions launch a million tweets, a thousand op-eds, and more than a few scholarly analyses. That's Not Funny argues that it is both an intellectual and politically strategic mistake to assume that comedy has a liberal bias. Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx take listeners—particularly self-described liberals—on a tour of contemporary conservative comedy and the "right-wing comedy complex." 
   
   
    
  In That's Not Funny, "complex" takes on an important double meaning. On the one hand, liberals have developed a social-psychological complex—it feels difficult, even dangerous, to acknowledge that their political opposition can produce comedy. At the same time, the right has been slowly building up a comedy-industrial complex, utilizing the irony-laden media strategies of liberals such as Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, and John Oliver to garner audiences and supporters. Right-wing comedy has been hiding in plain sight, finding its way into mainstream conservative media through figures ranging from Fox News's Greg Gutfeld to libertarian podcasters like Joe Rogan. That's Not Funny taps interviews with conservative comedians and observations of them in action to guide listeners through media history, text, and technique.

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  Arnold Schwarzenegger - The...

  Trivia Hub

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  ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER 
  THE ULTIMATE TRIVIA AND CURIOUS FACTS COLLECTION 
    
  CREATED BY TRIVIA HUB 
    
  Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and bodybuilder. He began weightlifting at 15 and became Mr. Universe at 20. He is considered one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. His bodybuilding career led to fame in Hollywood action films such as Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. He was the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. He was nicknamed the "Governator" during his political career. He has been a champion for environmental issues, creating the first cap on greenhouse gas emissions. His life is detailed in his autobiography, Total Recall. 
    
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  Arnold Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at the age of 15 and by 20, he had already won the Mr. Universe title. He would later go on to win the Mr. Olympia title seven times and is considered one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. 
    
  Schwarzenegger's father, Gustav, was the local chief of police who joined the Nazi Party in 1938 and served as a military policeman in World War II. He was wounded in the Battle of Stalingrad and discharged in 1943 after contracting malaria. 
    
  Growing up, Schwarzenegger said that his parents were very strict, and he experienced what he described as "child abuse" at the hands of his father. He said his father would pull his hair and hit him with belts, and that this experience made him a rebel. 
    
  At school, Schwarzenegger was an average student and struggled with reading, and was later diagnosed with dyslexia. He was known for his "cheerful, good-humored, and exuberant" personality.

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  Soothing Sounds for Dogs - Music...

  Music Therapy for Dogs

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  Is your dog anxious when you’re away?
   
  
   
  Does your pup whine as you leave, chew your favorite things, or follow your every move around the house? These could be signs of separation anxiety — but now, help is here.
   
  
   
  This time-tested audio pack is specially designed to soothe stressed dogs and protect your home in the process. Each track is between 30 minutes and 2 full hours long, with no sudden changes or skips — just a consistent, calming soundscape.
   
  
   
  Blending solfeggio frequencies, dog-friendly melodies, and gentle nature sounds, this thoughtfully crafted collection delivers proven calming effects for anxious canines.
   
  
   
  Relax your dog. Reclaim your peace. Let the music do the rest.

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  Hello? Who Is This? Margaret? -...

  Dani Alpert

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  Dani Alpert is an expert on the fortitude and delusion required to pursue childhood dreams that just won’t drop dead. Her stories are a case study in the human spirit’s tenacity and its unwavering ability to keep going in the face of crushing rejection. For many years, she toiled in the entertainment business, where the only responses she received were “Almost,” “So close,” or “Not quite.” Humor was the life vest that kept her afloat. A comedic look at blind ambition, stubborn optimism, and perseverance, Hello? Who Is This? Margaret? delivers tales of universally awkward, misunderstood, and human failings through wit, pop culture, and Dani's losses and wins (mostly losses). Her humor, sometimes dark and distorted but always self-aware, is a salve for the messiness and absurdities of life. Dani's candid essays speak to the hopeful in all of us. Some of Dani’s stories dive into the bowels of childhood, the creative psyche, and the birth of an aspiring Broadway baby. Other tales explore crippling adult fears and self-doubt, and what happens when the ingénue becomes a member of AARP. Whether she’s describing her bumpy road trying to get a foothold in Hollywood, her retail adventures shopping for gas masks during COVID, or her idiotic decision to vacation at a romantic couple’s resort after a heart-wrenching breakup, Dani provides gentle shoves—inspiration wrapped in cautionary tales—for anyone still chasing their dreams but feeling stuck.

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  Bengal Lancer

  Francis Yeats-Brown

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  When Francis Yeats-Brown set off in 1905 to take up a commission in the British Indian Army, little did he know how deeply he would fall in love with the culture of India and her spiritual traditions. Between duties with his regiment, and enjoying the off-duty life of an officer – polo and hunting, ponies and dogs – he would disappear in search of a guru to lead him in the essentials of yoga, meditation and Hindu mysticism. Yeats-Brown proves himself brave, funny and self-deprecating, such good company that we do not care that ultimately he never found the spiritual master he searched for, nor won the unattainable woman he desired. It is his idiosyncratic journey to establish some kind of truth, and the world he shows us on the way, that beguiles.

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  Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses...

  Melvin "Bird Man Mel" Toellner,...

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  As popular as birdhouses are, many are designed with aesthetics in mind, rather than the bird's preferences and needs. Not so for the projects in Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses. Lifelong birder Mel "Bird Man Mel" Toellner and pro woodworker Matt Maguire walk readers step-by-step through 15+ projects for safe birdhouses that birds find conducive to their natural nesting habitats. They begin with a comprehensive introduction to why birdhouses are so important, and why the birdhouses should be created with specific birds in mind like bluebirds, wrens, chickadees, owls and even bats! With additional sections on distribution maps, detailed plans, mounting instructions, and tips on attracting birds to your yard, it has everything you need to create a successful backyard haven for your winged friends.

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