Vegas comedy: laughs in tough times - Los Angeles Times

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Vegas comedy: laughs in tough times - Los Angeles Times

Vegas comedy: laughs in tough times
Los Angeles Times, CA - 5 hours ago
It's George Wallace, a comedian now in his fifth year entertaining crowds on the Las Vegas Strip. It's a Saturday night in August, a traditionally slow …

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Going Ferrell - Irish Times


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Going Ferrell
Irish Times, Ireland - 1 hour ago
He's the quiet man of the comedy blockbuster whose deadpan humour has won him countless fans. Now Will Ferrell is set to star in the feelgood film of the …
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Kids activities - Los Angeles Times

Kids activities
Los Angeles Times, CA - 5 hours ago
Giggle Gaggle and Detention Span Stand-up, improv and sketch comedy by young performers. Presented by Joy Theatre. Raven Playhouse, 5233 N. Lankershim Blvd. …

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Hume in 90 Minutes

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Hume in 90 Minutes
“Well-written, clear, and informed, they have a breezy wit about them.
I find them hard to stop reading.”New York Times

“Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”Wall Street Journal

Hume reduced philosophy to ruins: he denied the existence of everythingexcept our
actual perceptions themselves. I alone exist, he argued, and the world is nothing more
than part of my consciousness. Yet we know that the world remains, and we go on as
before. What Hume expressed was the status of our knowledge about the world,
a world in which neither religion nor science is certain.

In Hume in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Hume’s
life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence
in the world. The book also includes selections from Hume’s work, a brief list of suggested
readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Hume within his
own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. A Somerset Maugham prize winner, he has written books on history, philosophy, and travel as well as five novels. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Observer (London) and the Irish Times. He lives and writes in London.

Earphones Awards recipient Robert Whitfield was born in England and worked for the BBC for ten years as a radio news announcer and also worked as a narrator for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London. In addition to narrating for Blackstone Audiobooks, he involves himself in numerous stage-acting projects in the United States and Europe.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
ISBN: 0-7861-3988-9
Normal Price: $19.95
Download Price: $9.95

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Schopenhuaer in 90 Minutes

Friday, May 9th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

“Well-written, clear, and informed, they have a breezy wit about them.
I find them hard to stop reading.”New York Times

“Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”Wall Street Journal

Schopenhauer, the “philosopher of pessimism,” makes it very plain that he regards
the world and our life in it as a bad joke. But if the world is indifferent to our fate, it
doesn’t thwart us on purpose. The world’s faade is supported by what Schopenhauer
calls the Universal Will, blind and without purpose. This Will brings on all our misery and
suffering; our only hope is to liberate ourselves from its power and from the trappings of
individualism and egoism that are at its mercy.

In Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of
Schopenhauer’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand
his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Schopenhauer’s writings,
a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that
place Schopenhauer within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. A Somerset Maugham prize winner, he has written books on history, philosophy, and travel as well as five novels. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Observer (London) and the Irish Times. He lives and writes in London.

Earphones Awards recipient Robert Whitfield was born in England and worked for the BBC for ten years as a radio news announcer and also worked as a narrator for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London. In addition to narrating for Blackstone Audiobooks, he involves himself in numerous stage-acting projects in the United States and Europe.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
ISBN: 0-7861-4071-2
Normal Price: $19.95
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