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Too Fat to Fish
When good-for-little stand-up comic Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was nothing short of a renaissance in the Stern universe The Stern juggernaut has never slowed since its 80s heyday, but Lange provided what Stern had yet to find all in the same place: a wit quick enough to keep pace with his own, a pathetic self-image to dwarf his own, a personal history both heartbreaking and hilarious, and an ingrained sense of self-sabotage that continually keeps things interesting. To Stern show listeners, when Artie Lange joined the cast in 2001, it was truly a great thing.
Since then, an entire mythology has evolved around Artie, from the serious to the absurd. There are fan sites devoted to monitoring his weight, his stand-up comedy gigs, his sports betting losses, and even his probable date of death.
A stand-up comic and actor whose resume includes the movies Dirty Work, Elf, Beer League, and the cult television show Mad TV, and who is a favorite guest on Letterman, Conan, and Kimmel, Lange is a natural storyteller with a bottomless pit of material. He grew up in a close-knit, working-class Italian family in Union, New Jersey, a maniacal Yankees fan who pursued the two things his father said he was cut out for–sports and comedy. Tragically, Artie Lange Sr. never saw the truth in that prediction: he became a quadriplegic in an accident when Artie was eighteen and died soon after. But as with every trial in his life, from his drug addiction to his obesity to his fights with his mother, Artie mines the comedy, pathos, and humanity in these events and turns them into classic bits.
True fans of the Stern Show will find Artie gold in these pages: hilarious tales that couldn’t have happened to anyone else. There are stories from his days driving a Jersey cab, working as a longshoreman in Port Newark, and navigating the dark circuit of stand-up comedy. There are outrageous episodes from the frenzied heights of his coked-up days at MAD TV and surprisingly moving stories from his childhood. But also in this volume are stories Artie’s never told before, including some that he deemed too revealing for radio.
Wild, shocking, and drop-dead funny, Too Fat to Fish is Artie Lange giving everything he’s got to give. And like a true pro, he never disappoints. .
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Just Mom and Me: The Tear-out, Punch-out, Fill-out Book of Fun for Girls and Their Moms (American Girl Library)
This book is full of fun things for girls to do with their moms, from the new to the tried and true. They can tear out and share the notes and gift coupons, test their knowledge of each other with checklists made for two, and get to know each other even better with games and activities that are sure to leave them giggling Tear-outs include quizzes, checklists, recipes, door hangers, bookmarks, notes, coupons, a photo frame, leaves for a family tree, CD case covers, and more..
Price: $4.94
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Paper Bouquet: Using Paper Punches to Create Beautiful Flowers
Cherry blossoms, forsythia, marigolds, and petunias: Who would have imagined you could recreate such gorgeous blooms with just paper and craft punches? You can—and this accessible new craft will appeal to anyone with a creative bent. Using her own original, unique techniques, Susan Tierney Cockburn offers 40 beloved flowers to make for decorating gifts and home décor. She teaches the simple basics, including paper manipulation, gluing, and coloring, and presents her flowers as colorfully as they’re found in nature. From A (Amaryllis) to Z (Zinnia), there’s a bountiful bouquet of blooms to choose from! Photographs document every step, and a visual template of the punches accompanies each flower. A dozen sample projects range from picture frames to wreaths. .
Price: $9.72
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Hurricane Punch
That lovable, under-undermedicated dispenser of truth, justice, and trivia is back with a vengeance—just as his cherished home state is about to take a beating from a conga line of hurricanes bearing down on the peninsula But as Serge and his burnout buddy Coleman go storm-chasing, bodies begin turning up at a disturbing rate, even by Florida standards. It looks like a serial killer is on the loose—another serial killer—which highly offends Serge's moral sensibilities. And he vows he'll stop at nothing to unmask his thrill-killing rival and make All Things Right—though Coleman's triathlete approach to the sport of polyabuse binging threatens to derail the mission more completely than the entire combined Sunshine State police community could ever hope to. .
Price: $3.50
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GURPS Basic Set: Characters, Fourth Edition
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GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns (4th Edition)
GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns combines information from the Third Edition GURPS Basic Set and GURPS Compendium II -- plus our new core setting, with infinite possibilities for timeline-hopping adventure! (You don't have to play in the core setting -- there isn't some game-altering metaplot -- but it's there if you want it.) This 240-page, full-color hardcover contains everything a GM needs to create and run a GURPS Fourth Edition campaign..
Price: $19.83
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Punch Your Art Out
Punch Your Art Out provides crafters and scrapbookers with unlimited, innovative punch art possibilities. Using paper punches, scissor tips and a little imagination, anyone can turn simple punched shapes into stunning works of art. Easy step-by-step instructions allow adults and kids alike to create crafts ranging from decorated scrapbooks and one-of-a-kind picture frames to beautiful handmade invitations, announcements or gifts. With color photos and a variety of projects, the possibilities are endless..
Price: $5.49
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One Good Punch
ASK ANYBODY AROUND East Scranton High School: Michael Kerrigan is almost too good to be true. Dedicated athlete, captain of the track team, editorial assistant (obituary writer) at the Scranton Observer, he's never been in trouble, and he doesn't associate with troublemakers. This is the most important track season of his life - and he's ready. That is, until the police find four joints in his locker. Soon Mike's seemingly perfect world is threatened, and with pressure coming from his parents, his childhood best friend, and his sort-of girlfriend, Mike is faced with a choice - a choice that will determine the kind of athlete, friend, and man he becomes..
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