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Brief Encounters

Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

by Dick Cavett ...

Reminiscences from the legendary talk show host: "Erudite and witty . . . Brief Encounters is very good and very funny." — Chicago TribuneOn his talk show, Dick Cavett welcomed leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comedy, and politics, and engaged them in conversation that made viewers feel like the discussion was taking place in their own living rooms. In Brief Encounters, ... Read more

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Reminiscences from the legendary talk show host: "Erudite and witty . . . Brief Encounters is very good and very funny." — Chicago TribuneOn his talk show, Dick Cavett welcomed leading figures from film, music, theater, literature, comedy, and politics, and engaged them in conversation that made viewers feel like the discussion was taking place in their own living rooms. In Brief Encounters,
... Read more

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Late-Night Talkers: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, The Cast of SNL, Dick Cavett, Tom Snyder, David Letterman, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson ...

Who needs sleep anyway? The men (and woman) who established a genre of television—comedy after dark—are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From pioneers Dick Cavett and Tom Snyder to the original meta-hosts David Letterman and Garry Shandling to contemporary keepers of the late-night flame Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel, these ... Read more

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Who needs sleep anyway? The men (and woman) who established a genre of television—comedy after dark—are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From pioneers Dick Cavett and Tom Snyder to the original meta-hosts David Letterman and Garry Shandling to contemporary keepers of the late-night flame Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel, these
... Read more
Talk Show

Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets

by Dick Cavett ...

The legendary talk show host's humorous reminiscences and pointed commentary on the great figures he has known, and culture and politics today.For years, Dick Cavett played host to the nation's most famous personalities on his late-night talk show. In this humorous and evocative book, we get to hear Cavett's best tales, as he recounts great moments with the legendary entertainers who crossed his ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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The legendary talk show host's humorous reminiscences and pointed commentary on the great figures he has known, and culture and politics today.For years, Dick Cavett played host to the nation's most famous personalities on his late-night talk show. In this humorous and evocative book, we get to hear Cavett's best tales, as he recounts great moments with the legendary entertainers who crossed his
... Read more

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All Is But a Beginning

Youth Remembered, 1881-1901

by John G. Neihardt ...

John Neihardt, celebrated for his cycle of epic poems about the American West and for Black Elk Speaks, was in his nineties when he wrote this engaging book about growing up in the Midwest. All Is But a Beginning describes the people and events instrumental in shaping his later distinguished career as a poet; historian, and authority on Indians. ... Read more

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John Neihardt, celebrated for his cycle of epic poems about the American West and for Black Elk Speaks, was in his nineties when he wrote this engaging book about growing up in the Midwest. All Is But a Beginning describes the people and events instrumental in shaping his later distinguished career as a poet; historian, and authority on Indians.
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Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales

by Roger Welsch ...

2017 Nebraska Book Award Nonfiction: FolkloreOne day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: “Why am I an only child?” His father’s answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. More narrative than simple jokes, and the product of multiple ... Read more

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2017 Nebraska Book Award Nonfiction: FolkloreOne day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: “Why am I an only child?” His father’s answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. More narrative than simple jokes, and the product of multiple
... Read more
Fields for President

by W.C. Fields ...

In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never a thought as to how they may be gracefully broken. ... Read more

$7.99 USD

In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never a thought as to how they may be gracefully broken.
... Read more
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A Christmas Story

The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film

by Jean Shepherd ...

Narrated by Dick Cavett ...

Unabridged

3 hours 34 min

A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox.The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical ... Read more

$8.99 USD

A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana—the book that inspired the equally classic Yuletide film and the live musical on Fox.The holiday film A Christmas Story, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American family’s typical
... Read more
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The

by Mark Twain ...

Narrated by Dick Cavett ...

Abridged

2 hours 3 min

One of the greatest of all American classic tales, Huck Finn can no longer stand his life at home so he fakes his own death. While camping, he discovers the runaway slave, Jim. Together, Huck and Jim travel down the mighty Mississippi River in a series of adventures with a cast of unforgettable characters. ... Read more

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One of the greatest of all American classic tales, Huck Finn can no longer stand his life at home so he fakes his own death. While camping, he discovers the runaway slave, Jim. Together, Huck and Jim travel down the mighty Mississippi River in a series of adventures with a cast of unforgettable characters.
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Oliver Twist

by Charles Dickens ...

Narrated by Dick Cavett ...

Abridged

2 hours 19 min

Oliver Twist is an orphan, born into the world of workhouses and poverty. Apprenticed at a young age, he runs away and finds himself with a curious collection of thieves, rogues and murderers. Tragedy and death are constantly at his heels. Oliver struggles with the burden of being a child and of being poor in industrial England. In this tale, Dickens shows that poverty breeds crime and that the ... Read more

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Oliver Twist is an orphan, born into the world of workhouses and poverty. Apprenticed at a young age, he runs away and finds himself with a curious collection of thieves, rogues and murderers. Tragedy and death are constantly at his heels. Oliver struggles with the burden of being a child and of being poor in industrial England. In this tale, Dickens shows that poverty breeds crime and that the
... Read more

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Talk Show

Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets

by Dick Cavett ...

Narrated by Dick Cavett ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

The legendary talk show host's humorous reminiscences and pointed commentary on the great figures he has known, and culture and politics todayFor years, Dick Cavett played host to the nation's most famous personalities on his late-night talk show. In this humorous and evocative book, we get to hear Cavett's best tales, as he recounts great moments with the legendary entertainers who crossed his ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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The legendary talk show host's humorous reminiscences and pointed commentary on the great figures he has known, and culture and politics todayFor years, Dick Cavett played host to the nation's most famous personalities on his late-night talk show. In this humorous and evocative book, we get to hear Cavett's best tales, as he recounts great moments with the legendary entertainers who crossed his
... Read more

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Raised Eyebrows, Expanded Edition

My Years inside Groucho’s House

by Steve Stoliar ...

Narrated by Steve Stoliar ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

Raised Eyebrows is the bittersweet story of the last years in the life of Groucho Marx, told by a young Marx Brothers fan who was fortunate enough to work for Groucho as his personal secretary and archivist, right inside Marx’s Beverly Hills home. In addition to getting to know his hero, the author was able to spend quality time with Zeppo, Gummo, Mae West, George Burns, Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, SJ ... Read more

$19.95 USD

Raised Eyebrows is the bittersweet story of the last years in the life of Groucho Marx, told by a young Marx Brothers fan who was fortunate enough to work for Groucho as his personal secretary and archivist, right inside Marx’s Beverly Hills home. In addition to getting to know his hero, the author was able to spend quality time with Zeppo, Gummo, Mae West, George Burns, Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, SJ
... Read more
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Brief Encounters

Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks

by Dick Cavett ...

Narrated by Dick Cavett ...

Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

A 2016 Grammy nominee for Best Spoken Word AlbumDick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday lifeIn 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, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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A 2016 Grammy nominee for Best Spoken Word AlbumDick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday lifeIn 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,
... Read more

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