Download or read book All Jokes Aside written by Raymond Lambert and published by Agate Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2016 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1990s, legendary Chicago comedy club All Jokes Aside catapulted some of the biggest names in the business to the national stage: Jamie Foxx, Mo'Nique, Chris Rock, Steve Harvey, and Dave Chappelle, just to name a few. Behind the operation was Raymond Lambert, a 29-year-old investment banker who left a six-figure salary and a promising career on Wall Street to open the comedy club. Lambert channeled his experience in the cutthroat financial industry into what became the preeminent black comedy showcase in Americaand then he lost it all. All Jokes Aside: Stand-Up Comedy Is a Phunny Business is the wildly entertaining story of Lambert's journey, a behind-the-scenes look at the world of show business, and an inspiring tale for any dreamer and would-be entrepreneur. In 2012, Lambert released the documentary film Phunny Business, which profiles his iconic club through interviews with many of the club's most famous alumni. The film was met with worldwide acclaim and has since been nationally syndicated on Showtime and has sold more than 50,000 copies. All Jokes Aside provides an even deeper look into Lambert's successes and failures, as well as the lessons he learned from running America's one-time preeminent black comedy showcase. In the late 1980s, with a degree from Morehouse College and an MBA from University of Virginia's Darden School under his belt, the young Lambert had one more thing going for him: he was being mentored by legendary investment banker Chris Gardner, famously portrayed in an Oscar-nominated performance by Will Smith in the 2006 movie The Pursuit of Happyness. The only problem was that Lambert still felt unfulfilled. So on August 9, 1991, with no experience running a comedy club, Lambert and business partner James Alexander borrowed money from Alexander's mother and opened All Jokes Aside on Chicago's South Side. For a decade, All Jokes Aside was an often-unheralded "star factory" that nonetheless made an indelible impression on American pop culture. The club gave crucial early exposure to major talents, many of whom are now headliners of Hollywood's top box-office blockbusters. All Jokes Aside is chock-full of cautionary tales both humorous and dramatic, intimate details on the early careers of today's star performers, and tangible guidance on how to build a business. Lambert's storytelling is funny, insightful, and brutally honest. Whether you are looking for business advice or an uproarious good time,All Jokes Aside is a much-needed history of black entertainment and an uplifting personal memoir of stepping out into the spotlight.

Download or read book All Kidding Aside written by Macy Blake and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building houses for a pack of orphans might lead one griffin to find his heart's home.Victor Eastaughffe knows three things for a fact: -He does not have a mate.-He does not like children.-His duty is to his griffin clan. When Victor meets Orsen Riggs, a scruffy bear shifter, and little Gus, an orphaned red panda cub, his orderly, structured world becomes messy and chaotic. All the things he once held true suddenly don't make sense. Asked to help the Smith pack navigate the difficult world of shifter politics, Victor realizes he might not know himself as well as he thought. Magic is in the air, and it's making him long for things he never wanted before. But duty comes before all else, even at a price Victor no longer wants to pay

Download or read book Moose All Kidding Aside written by Desi Northup and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only ALL MOOSE joke book. Moose - Moose - and more MOOSE. If it walks like a moose, smells like a moose, talks like a moose - It must be a MOOSE.

Download or read book English Idioms and Phrases Dictionary written by Daniel B. Smith and published by Daniel B. Smith. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Idioms are expressions that cannot be understood from their individual words alone, and the English language is full of them—and so is this dictionary: 4,800+ English idioms and phrases with example sentences included for you so as to understand them all. This is the essential idioms dictionary if you want to talk like a native speaker—or just find out more about the colorful phrases you hear and say every day.

Download or read book Moose written by Desi Northup and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only ALL MOOSE joke book. Moose - Moose - and more MOOSE. If it walks like a moose, smells like a moose, talks like a moose - It must be a MOOSE.

Download or read book Empathy For Strangers written by Joe Jelikovsky Edited by Sidni Louise "Appleseed" Myles and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-26 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This memoir collage is an amazing collection of poetry, short stories and historical documents written by, for and about Joe Jelikovsky. Now in his mid 80's, Joe lived through, fought in, survived and healed from the Korean War. This personal, heart felt and in-depth story is authentic and will make you think about a man who was willing to give his life for people he never knew and the true meaning of Empathy For Strangers.

Download or read book There s Only One Dixie Deans written by Dixie Deans and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-10-08 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dixie Deans is a true Celtic legend. Between 1971 and 1976, he scored 132 goals in 184 games and was part of the great Celtic team that swept to nine consecutive Scottish league titles and dominated a golden era of the national game. Dixie cemented his status in football folklore by becoming the first Scottish player to hit hat-tricks in two cup finals, but he is remembered just as much for the special bond he struck with the fans - ties that remain as strong today, exactly 40 years after he first signed for Celtic from Motherwell. Now Dixie, a member of the Celtic Hall of Fame, opens his scrapbook of memories on a lifetime of adventures in the beautiful game of football. From the struggle of growing up in a one-parent family to losing his beloved mother just as his career was starting to blossom, to playing under the legendary Jock Stein, and alongside the likes of Dalgleish, Macari, McNeill and Connolly, Dixie recalls the tumultuous days of a roller-coaster career at the very pinnacle of Scottish football. This is a fascinating story, at times uplifting, heartrending, inspiring and haunting, proving that there really is only one, inimitable, Dixie Deans.

Download or read book The Rosenberg Letters written by Michael Meeropol and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1994. Compiled and transcribed from 1950-1953, this book contains the letters of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg during their prison correspondence with surrounding text written and edited by one of their sons. Meeropol states their belief that a complete edition of these letters would be useful for people interested in gaining as full an understanding as possible of the Rosenbergs as human beings.

Download or read book Norfolk and Western Magazine written by Norfolk and Western Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Eli written by Charles F. David and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this book are wrapped around fiction. The characters are like most Americans, proud and willing to die for what they believe is the best country on earth. In the book ELI, the characters are put to the test. The U.S. has been attacked with nuclear weapons and is on the brink of collapse. Old enemies attack and try to take us down. The world sits by and takes it all in. Modern warfare sometimes takes a backseat to the way this new war is fought. The way men fight reverts back a hundred years.

Download or read book Home Front Soldier written by Richard Aquila and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1999-03-25 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHOICE 1999 Outstanding Academic Title While other collections of letters and memoirs from World War II have dealt with upper-class individuals, officers, or college-educated people, Home Front Soldier is the first to explore the life of an ordinary, working-class, first-generation American. This gripping story of a young soldier, Philip L. Aquila, and his Italian American family during the Second World War includes a detailed introduction, providing historical context to the more than 500 letters that this sergeant wrote to his family back home in Buffalo, New York. Like an epistolary novel, the letters offer an intimate personal history of how a large immigrant family with four sons in the military coped with the daily traumas of World War II. Each of the major and minor plots relates to larger questions in American social history of the 1930s and 1940s, offering fresh insights about family history, gender relations, ethnic and immigration history, and everyday life on the home front. The book also fills a gap in military history by providing detailed information about soldiers stationed in the United States during the war.

Download or read book A Labor of Love written by James Young and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A LABOR OF LOVE; Weaving Your Own Virgin Birth on the Loom of Life continues the metaphysical mediation of life, once again featuring Christo Sahbays, the itinerant metaphysician who infills with heart wisdom, igniting inspiration in those who have ears and want now to hear, and eyes who want now to see. This second entry in the author's new MY SPIRITUAL AWARENESS SERIES is a heartfelt extension of its predecessor that takes the reader to the divine Essence each is in order to encourage letting go of, or forgiving, those childhood images that are the warp upon which our history has been woven time and again. When the freedom to just be what we always have been, are, and always will be quickens our Spirit, we come at last to embrace our own divinity, which then leads us to embrace the divinity all of life so beautifully just Is. This second offering in the MY SPIRITUAL AWARENESS SERIES stems from the first--. A third in the series, KEYS TO THE DOOR OF TRUTH; Metaphysical Musings of a Born-Yet-Again, leads to future writings that will deal with such topics as the metaphysical meaning of Jesus and his disciples, the Sermon on the Mount, some of the various "newfound" Gospels, and those portions of the remaining three Gospels that do not replicate the content of the Gospel of John--all placed in a practical perspective.

Download or read book Break When I m Dead written by Christian "Opus" Lawrence and published by Scout Media. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Networking is key. Stop worrying about protecting your little circle or clique & start realizing that whatever you put out there comes back to you. Think small, stay small. Expand your circle as much as you can. The more you help & do for others, the more you find success in more ways than one, also from within. It’s a simple concept, but so many people do not see or understand this. The world would be a better place if we did & acted this way all together and every day.” - Opus Break When I’m Dead chronicles Opus and his trials and tribulations through touring, recording, and writing music, as well as his stint as a reality show star and the journey of being a father through an uncertain era of politics and a pandemic. Journey along with Opus to discover some of his unusual life and personal events, as well as a shocking family tree.

Download or read book Brief written by Joseph McCormack and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get heard by being clear and concise The only way to survive in business today is to be a lean communicator. Busy executives expect you to respect and manage their time more effectively than ever. You need to do the groundwork to make your message tight and to the point. The average professional receives 304 emails per week and checks their smartphones 36 times an hour and 38 hours a week. This inattention has spread to every part of life. The average attention span has shrunk from 12 seconds in 2000 to eight in 2012. So, throw them a lifeline and be brief. Author Joe McCormack tackles the challenges of inattention, interruptions, and impatience that every professional faces. His proven B.R.I.E.F. approach, which stands for Background, Relevance, Information, Ending, and Follow up, helps simplify and clarify complex communication. BRIEF will help you summarize lengthy information, tell a short story, harness the power of infographics and videos, and turn monologue presentations into controlled conversations. Details the B.R.I.E.F. approach to distilling your message into a brief presentation Written by the founder and CEO of Sheffield Marketing Partners, which specializes in message and narrative development, who is also a recognized expert in Narrative Mapping, a technique that helps clients achieve a clearer and more concise message Long story short: BRIEF will help you gain the muscle you need to eliminate wasteful words and stand out from the rest. Be better. Be brief.

Download or read book Modern Jewish Cooking written by Leah Koenig and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a leading voice of the new generation of young Jewish Americans who are reworking the food of their forebears, this take on Jewish-American cuisine pays homage to tradition while reflecting the values of the modern-day food movement. In this cookbook, author Leah Koenig shares 175 recipes showcasing fresh, handmade, seasonal, vegetable-forward dishes. Classics of Jewish culinary culture—such as latkes, matzoh balls, challah, and hamantaschen—are updated with smart techniques, vibrant spices, and beautiful vegetables. Thoroughly approachable recipes for everything from soups to sweets go beyond the traditional, incorporating regional influences from North Africa to Central Europe. Featuring a chapter of holiday menus and rich color photography throughout, this stunning collection is at once a guide to establishing traditions and a celebration of the way we eat now.

Download or read book The Venture Alchemists written by Rob Lalka and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We once idolized tech entrepreneurs for creating innovations that seemed like modern miracles. Yet our faith has been shattered. We now blame them for spreading lies, breaking laws, and causing chaos. Yesterday’s Silicon Valley darlings have become today’s Big Tech villains. Which is it? Are they superheroes or scoundrels? Or is it more complicated, some blend of both? In The Venture Alchemists, Rob Lalka demystifies how tech entrepreneurs built empires that made trillions. Meta started as a cruel Halloween prank, Alphabet began as a master’s thesis that warned against corporate deception, and Palantir came from a campus controversy over hateful speech. These largely forgotten origin stories show how ordinary fears and youthful ambitions shaped their ventures—making each tech tale relatable, both wonderfully and tragically human. Readers learn about the adversities tech entrepreneurs overcame, the troubling tradeoffs they made, and the tremendous power they now wield. Using leaked documents and previously unpublished archival material, Lalka takes readers inside Big Tech’s worst exploitations and abuses, alongside many good intentions and moral compromises. But this story remains unfinished, and The Venture Alchemists ultimately offers hope from the people who, decades ago, warned about the risks of the emerging Internet. Their insights illuminate a path toward more responsible innovations, so that technologies aren’t dangerous weapons but valuable tools that ensure progress, improve society, and enhance our daily lives.