Game, Set and Matchless ...

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Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Game, Set and Matchless ...

Game, Set and Matchless ... PDF Author:
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Pages : 202

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The Theater of Terrence McNally

The Theater of Terrence McNally PDF Author: Peter Wolfe
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476612587
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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This first book-length work on Terrence McNally shows how his decades in the theater have refined his thoughts on subjects like growing up gay in mannish, homophobic Texas, Shakespeare's legacy in contemporary drama, and the life-giving power of forgiveness. McNally believes that the ability to forgive--a challenge to even the most high-minded--confirms our humanity because the wrongs done to us usually don't deserve to be forgiven. The author shows how McNally's impeccable timing, his instinct for a good laugh line, and his preference for physical sensation and character over plot helps him reveal both what's important to his people and why his people are important. These revelations can shake up audiences while providing a great evening at the theater.

Bus & Coach

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Category : Bus lines
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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The Matchless Gene Rayburn (Hardback)

The Matchless Gene Rayburn (Hardback) PDF Author: Adam Nedeff
Publisher: BearManor Media
ISBN: 9781593938666
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 556

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This is the HARDBACK version. "I got interested in Gene Rayburn during the 1990s, when I was a teenager and I discovered a marvelous cable channel called Game Show Network. I'd been a fan of game shows my entire life, and I was excited about seeing all these shows that I just vaguely remembered from my early childhood. My biggest surprise was how obsessed I became with a show I had never heard of until I got Game Show Network; a show that was cancelled the same year I was born, funnily enough. It was a show called Match Game. Gene Rayburn, of course, was the host of Match Game, and I appreciated right away how different he was from other game show hosts. He was so hammy and mischievous and physical, and he fit the show he was hosting better than anybody I had ever seen hosting a game show. He and Match Game were absolutely made for each other. I think the biggest discovery I made was the way Gene just got repeatedly sidetracked during his career. He came to New York to become a star in musical theater. When he couldn't find work in musical theater, he wound up becoming a disc jockey. And after a decade of that, he decided to try being a television star. That didn't work out right away, so he took a job announcing a new show. Well, that turned out to be The Tonight Show. His career, right up to the end, was filled with little detours. Gene always wound up doing something besides what he was really trying to do. John Lennon was right and Gene was the proof; life is what happens when you're making other plans. The biggest pitfall I encountered was the dearth of materials from earlier in Gene's career. Because reruns weren't a consideration for so long, a considerable chunk of the man's work in television is just gone. Think about it-he's best remembered for the 1970s version of Match Game, a job that he started when he was 55 years old. So finding resources from earlier than that could be surprisingly tricky, but that made it all the more exciting when I finally did see the occasional kinescope or hear an audio recording. I think readers will enjoy #1, the memories, if they enjoy Match Game as much as I do, and #2, the surprises. Gene really had a remarkable career outside of that show. My hope for this book is that it makes that image on the TV screen a little more three-dimensional. Gene was very human, very flawed; he had his frustrations and disappointments like the rest of us." -- The Author

This is Your Brain on Sports

This is Your Brain on Sports PDF Author: L. Jon Wertheim
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ISBN: 0553447408
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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The executive editor of "Sports Illustrated" and a psychologist join forces to examine the behavior of those involved in professional sports, explaining how athletes can successfully put aside personal trauma on game day and why people love to root for aloser.

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair PDF Author:
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Category : Dressmaking
Languages : en
Pages : 786

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NewAfrican Life

NewAfrican Life PDF Author:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 508

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Golden Treasury Readers

Golden Treasury Readers PDF Author: Charles Maurice Stebbins
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Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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The Bulletin

The Bulletin PDF Author:
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Category : Sydney (N.S.W.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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American Lawn Tennis

American Lawn Tennis PDF Author:
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Category : Tennis
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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