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Steve Martin
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Simon & Schuster Audio (CD)

Tori Spelling
sTORI Telling
by Simon Spotlight (Hardcover)

Jeffrey Hatcher, Mitch Albom
Tuesdays with Morrie
by Dramatists Play Service, Inc. (Paperback)

Groucho Marx
The Groucho Letters: Letter From And To Groucho Marx
by Da Capo Press (Paperback)

No personage is too big, no nuance too small, no subject too far out for Groucho’s spontaneous, hilarious, and ferocious typewriter. He writes to comics, corporations, children, presidents, and even his daughter’s boyfriend. Here is Groucho swapping photos with T. S. Eliot (”I had no idea you were so handsome!”); advising his son on courting a rich dame (”Don’t come out bluntly and say, ’How much dough have you got?’ That wouldn’t be the Marxian way”); crisply declining membership in a Hollywood club (”I don’t care to belong to any social organization that will accept me as a member”); reacting with utmost composure when informed that he has been made into a verb by James Joyce (”There’s no reason why I shouldn’t appear in Finnegans Wake. I’m certainly as bewildered about life as Joyce was”); responding to a scandal sheet (”Gentleman: If you continue to publish slanderous pieces about me, I shall feel compelled to cancel my subscription”); ...

John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (Play) (DPS Acting Edition)
by Dramatists Play Service Inc (Paperback)

Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.

Salman Rushdie
Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children: Adapted for the Theatre by Salman Rushdie, Simon Reade and Tim Supple (Modern Library Paperbacks)
by Modern Library (Paperback) (Release Date: 2003-02-18)

Valerie Bertinelli
Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
by Free Press (Paperback)

George Orwell
Animal Farm
by Nick Hern Books (Paperback)

Miyako Kanamori
Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves
by HP Trade (Paperback)

Easy to make...easy to love! Sock and Glove presents thirteen delightful softy projects that are quick to make-and certain to amuse and delight. Full of individuality and mischief, these stuffed creations are all pieced together from ordinary socks, gloves, and mittens. Step-by-step illustrations and instructions make it easy to craft and dress a whole menagerie, including monkeys, elephants, piglets, bunnies, and even an insouciant fish. Endearing to adults and children alike, these whimsical creatures make perfect gifts and inspiring companions.

David Cote
Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical
by Hyperion (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2005-10-26)

Wicked is not just a musical, it is a phenomenon. Every week 15,000 people pack New York+s Gershwin Theatre to see the show. The most successful musical on Broadway in 2004, Wicked is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. It tells the story of Elphaba, the headstrong Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the good witch, growing up in the Land of Oz. The show has cast a spell on fans, many of whom return for second and third viewings. In 2005, the show begins an extensive tour across the United States and Canada, hitting major cities such as Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and many more.This beautifully packaged, whimsical keepsake is designed to resemble the Grimmerie, an ancient book of spells that Elphaba uses in the show. Wicked: The Grimmerie offers fans a behind-the-curtains peek at the musical, profiles of the cast and creative team, and inside stories, with full-color photographs throughout. Some of the ...

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