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Get the Summary of Kyle Scheele's How to Host a Viking Funeral in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "How to Host a Viking Funeral" by Kyle Scheele is a narrative about the author's personal journey of self-discovery and letting go of the past. Scheele decides to mark the end of his twenties with a Viking funeral, constructing a massive cardboard ship to symbolize the transition. Despite initial skepticism from his...
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Get the Summary of Tom Segura's Id Like to Play Alone Please in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Tom Segura's book "I'd Like to Play Alone, Please" offers a candid look into his life, family, and career as a comedian. His father, a retired Marine Corps Captain, is known for his abrupt social exits and explicit discussions about his digestive health, while his mother, a Peruvian immigrant, is polite yet direct. Tom's...
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Get the Summary of Dave Itzkoff's Robin in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Robin" by Dave Itzkoff is a comprehensive biography of Robin Williams, tracing his life from a lonely childhood in Michigan to his rise as a comedic genius and his tragic death. Williams grew up in a wealthy family, with a practical father and a whimsical mother, both of whom influenced his complex character. Despite frequent relocations...
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Get the Summary of Jerry Seinfeld's Is This Anything in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Jerry Seinfeld's book "Is This Anything?" chronicles his journey from a child enamored with comedy to a stand-up comedian performing weekly and refining his craft. He reminisces about his early fascination with comedy, inspired by watching "The Ed Sullivan Show" and later by the stand-up scene in New York City. Seinfeld's philosophy...
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Get the Summary of Richard Ayoade's Ayoade on Top in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Ayoade on Top" by Richard Ayoade is a detailed critique of the 2003 film "View from the Top," starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Ayoade humorously likens reading his book to an airplane journey, as he delves into the film's narrative and its personal impact on him. He describes his meticulous preparation for watching the film and defends...
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Get the Summary of Joey Coco Diaz's Tremendous in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Tremendous" chronicles the tumultuous life of Joey Coco Diaz, from his troubled youth in New Jersey to his rise as a stand-up comedian. Orphaned at sixteen, Diaz's early life was steeped in drug abuse, crime, and violence, influenced by his Cuban immigrant mother's illegal gambling operations and his stepfather's criminal background....
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Get the Summary of Keenan Thompson's When I Was Your Age in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Kenan Thompson's memoir, "When I Was Your Age," chronicles his journey from a child growing up in Georgia to a celebrated comedian on "Saturday Night Live" (SNL). Thompson shares anecdotes from his unconventional childhood, his early admiration for Nickelodeon, and his breakthrough in show business with "All That." He recounts...
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#1 There are not many great humor writers in the world. It is one of the most difficult and challenging of all the literary crafts. To write humor that is funny, you must first find a good joke, then re-tell it in your own words.
#2 To write humor, you must first understand what makes people laugh. There are many theories as to why people laugh, and they all provide...
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Get the Summary of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Save the Cat" by Blake Snyder is a comprehensive guide for screenwriters on crafting a successful screenplay. It emphasizes the importance of a clear and engaging logline that includes irony, a vivid mental image, audience targeting, cost considerations, and a compelling title. Snyder categorizes films into ten distinct genres, each...
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Get the Summary of Charlamagne Tha God's Black Privilege in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Black Privilege" by Charlamagne Tha God is a candid memoir and self-help guide that explores the author's journey from a small town in South Carolina to becoming a successful media personality. Charlamagne shares his experiences growing up in Moncks Corner, where he was exposed to both the local drug trade and the rich cultural...
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Get the Summary of Ari Herstand's How To Make It in the New Music Business in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Ari Herstand's "How To Make It in the New Music Business" offers a comprehensive guide for musicians navigating the complexities of the industry. He emphasizes the importance of passion over fame, authenticity, and personal satisfaction in music. Success is redefined as self-sufficiency rather than superstardom,...
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Get the Summary of Sanford Meisner's Sanford Meisner on Acting in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Sanford Meisner on Acting" chronicles the teachings and philosophy of Sanford Meisner, a revered acting instructor at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. Born to Hungarian Jewish immigrants, Meisner turned to acting despite his father's wishes, influenced by his solitary childhood and...
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Get the Summary of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Trevor Noah's Born a Crime (2016) recounts the comedian's childhood in South Africa during and after apartheid, focusing in particular on his relationship with his mother, Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, whose own independence and character shaped Noah's perceptions and choices.
When Patricia was 22, she decided...
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Get the Summary of Mary Rodgers & Jesse Green's Shy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Shy" is the memoir of Mary Rodgers, co-written with Jesse Green, chronicling her life from a musically enriched childhood to her multifaceted career as a composer, author, and arts philanthropist. Mary grew up in a household where her father, a dedicated composer, and her mother, a creative inventor, nurtured intellect and music...
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Get the Summary of Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights in 20 minutes.
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Original book introduction: I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to...
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Book Preview: #1 Mary Davies was born in London in 1665. She was the heiress to what would become some of the most valuable land in the world. She was married at the age of twelve to a Cheshire landowner nine years her senior.
#2 Mary's great-great uncle, Hugh Audley, was a lawyer who made his fortune as a usurer. He died in 1662, and six months after the birth of his daughter, Mary,...
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Get the Summary of Chrissy Metz with Kevin Carr O'Leary's This Is Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: When This Is Us debuted in fall 2016, a divided America embraced a show that celebrates human connection. The critically acclaimed series became America's most watched-and most talked about-network show, even building on its fan base in the drama's second season. As Kate Pearson, Chrissy...
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Get the Summary of Michael Eric Dyson's Jay-Z: Made in America in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: JAY-Z: Made in America is the fruit of Michael Eric Dyson's decade of teaching the work of one of the greatest poets this nation has produced, as gifted a wordsmith as Walt Whitman, Robert Frost and Rita Dove. But as a rapper, he's sometimes not given the credit he deserves for just how great...
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Get the Summary of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley's Elvis and Me in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Elvis and Me" is the personal memoir of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, chronicling her life and relationship with Elvis Presley. The book begins with the somber news of Elvis's death, reflecting on their deep bond despite their divorce. Priscilla recounts her conservative upbringing, her parents' influence, and the revelation...
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Get the Summary of Dave Quinn's Not All Diamonds and Rose in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Not All Diamonds and Rose" by Dave Quinn chronicles the inception and evolution of "The Real Housewives" franchise, delving into the personal and professional lives of the women involved. The book begins with the dispute over who was the original Housewife, crediting Jeana Keough as the inspiration for the show. The casting...
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