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Chapters: Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis, Tom Kane, Jeff Wolfert, Ryan Horvath, Darren Lynn Bousman, John Lehr, Tara Dawn Holland. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 55. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. "Rob" Riggle, Jr., USMCR (born April 21, 1970) is an American Marine Corps officer, actor and comedian best known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 20062008, as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 20042005, and for his comedic roles in films such as The Hangover, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard and Step Brothers. Riggle was born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Overland Park, Kansas where he attended Shawnee Mission South High School. He later graduated from the University of Kansas in 1992 with a B.A. in Theater and Film and is a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He went on to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from Webster University in 1997. Riggle is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and served in Liberia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. He is currently a public affairs officer with the New York City Public Affairs unit and is a recipient of the Combat Action Ribbon. Riggle joined the Marines in 1990 after getting his pilot's license, intending to become a Naval Aviator, but left flight school in order to pursue his comedy career. He has referred to his military experiences on The Daily Show, often when acting as the show's "Military Analyst", sometimes stating he could kill any other member of the show. In August 2007, Riggle went to Iraq to report for The Daily Show as well as entertain the troops under the purview of the United Service Organizations. Riggle ... Read more

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Chapters: Paul Rudd, Dorothy Fuldheim, Morris Pashman, Nathan Rosenberg, Ernest Blood, Frankie Randall, John Barbata, Frankie Zak, Peter Wilhousky. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He primarily plays comedy roles, and is most well-known for his roles in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Knocked Up, Role Models, Clueless, and I Love You, Man, as well as portraying Mike Hannigan for two years in Friends. Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His parents, who emigrated from England, were Jewish, and Rudd had a bar mitzvah; his family's original surname, "Rudnitzky", was changed by his grandfather to "Rudd". Rudd's father, Michael, was an historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother, Gloria, was a sales manager at the television station KSMO-TV. Rudd was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. Rudd made his breakout performance in the 1995 film Clueless. Additional credits include Wet Hot American Summer, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The Cider House Rules, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Friends (in the recurring role of Mike Hannigan, who married Phoebe Buffay in 2004), The Object of My Affection, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. While he played the original Josh in Clueless, he returned to play the character of Sonny when the movie was adapted into a television show in 1996. Rudd's Broadway credits include The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997), Twelfth Night (1998), and Three Days of Rain (2006). He guest-starre...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=685608 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), published by Regent Media on February 27, 2007. The length of the article is 1139 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Big gay following: Paul Rudd: he's been the object of our affection since his breakthrough role in Clueless. Now, as the Friend in-law and 40-Year-Old Virgin veteran takes the lead in two high-profile romantic comedies, Paul Rudd proves he's still a total Baldwin.(Interview)
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor and screenwriter. He primarily plays comedy roles, and is most well-known for his roles in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Knocked Up, Role Models, Clueless, and I Love You, Man, as well as portraying Mike Hannigan for two years in Friends. Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from England; his family's original surname, "Rudnitzky", was changed by his grandfather to "Rudd". Rudd's father, Michael, was an historical tour guide who was formerly the vice president of World Airways, while Rudd's mother, Gloria, was a sales manager at the television station KSMO-TV. Rudd was raised in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended high school at Shawnee Mission West and college at the University of Kansas, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. ... Read more

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The newly constructed Aquatic Research City (The ARC) is an island-sized floating city. Financial restrictions halt the construction amid the final steps of the completion of this majestic structure. The brainchild of the project, James Maxwell-Baxter Senior, calls for drastic measures and one in the shadow of a prehistoric shark.Held in captivity for several years, the monstrous shark is due to be presented as the main attraction onboard the ARC, at a special congregation of public figures including the Governor of California. Unfortunately for all involved, the monstrous shark escapes leading to the disappearance of the son of a high profile figure from the Hawaiian community. The Hawaiian police become engrossed in the search, alongside the heir to the Baxter throne, James Maxwell-Baxter II aboard his yacht, The Daedalus II. Despite their efforts random attacks on marine life, a fatal attack on a BBC film crew and numerous attacks on humans ensue and all contribute to this edge of your seat thrill ride. Can the BBC team lead by Morgan Read, and the crew of the Wakinyan stop the monster before it's too late...? ... Read more

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Man versus a 45 foot titan & a must for all shark lovers.
You could say this rip-roaring yarn not only swims up and bites you on the arse but takes a big chunk out and then circles away before coming back and having another bite!
Morgan Read is the reluctant hero of the piece, a young man in the wrong place at the wrong time who collides head on with a shark of enormous proportions. Add to the mix a floating city, ruthless billionaires and a certain Governor of California and you have a monster of a hit.
This is a shark novel for the new generation and definitely worth a read.

This is a self published novel and I must hold my hands up to the fact that there are errors with grammar and tenses etc, but the novel was published to the best of my abilities and by those who assisted me. Do not less these deter you from the fact that the feedback I have received so far has been of a positive manner. I simply want to be noticed and then proceed with a sequel. Enjoy the read, that's what it is all about after all folks!

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The Tribeca Film Festival brings together film lovers from around New York City and around the world to watch and discuss the newest U.S. and international independent and studio films. In addition to the film program is the Tribeca Talks panel series that includes one-on-one discussions with influential filmmakers. This publication is a collection of transcripts from the Tribeca Talks panels of 2002 and 2003. Featured are documents from nine panels, including: New York, New York: A Movie Maker's Muse with Martin Scorsese, Jay Cocks, and Richard Prince, moderated by Nick Davis; In Love, in the Movies with Lauren Bacall, James Harvey, Paul Rudnick, and Jennifer Westfeldt, moderated by Nora Ephron; What's So Funny? Laughter in the Movies with Jay Roach, Paul Rudnick, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone, moderated by Lisa Birnbach; and Actors on Acting with Roger Bart, Edie Falco, Helen Hunt, Holly Hunter, and Paul Rudd, moderated by Peter Bart.

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Great Leonard characters
The array of tasty characters Elmore Leonard creates in book after book is truly astounding, and he outdoes himself in TISHOMINGO BLUES.The use of a stunt diver, Civil War reenactors, and Dixie Mafiosi keeps the twists coming.My only criticism is the meandering plot.I've heard that his method of writing is to create the characters and let them loose to see how they interact, but this time I think they got away from him a bit.The unfolding of the story isn't as crisp as it is in most of his other books, but don't let that stop you from reading TISHOMINGO.Even lesser Leonard is a whole lot better than most other writers' best.

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I was surprised to read that Paul Rudd was reading this audio version of Tishimungo Blues.I fell in like with Rudd, the last season of Cheers, when he played Phoebe's boyfriend.I know he's made some major movies since then...Anyway I guess he did this when he was a struggling actor.He is very good!This is only the third novel I've "heard" by Leonard so can't judge it by the full range of his work, but it wasn't my favorite.He does create some memorable characters, namely the too-ccol-for-school Detroit drug dealer, Robert Taylor.It sounds like Leonard had a lot of fun writing Robert and Rudd does such a good performance that it had me laughing out loud.

The plot is complicated and I got lost in the mess of characters, even though, again Rudd does a heroic job in creating different voices for the crazy bunch.I wonder how he did it...and I hope they paid him well!

As others have said, this isn't Leonard's best but it has some good moments.I don't think I would have enjoyed reading the print version; if Rudd hadn't kept me laughing I might not have finished it.Three and a half stars.

Lamest Leonard Ever
I'm a big Leonard fan, but this piece of crap is far from his ususal standard.The intro to the main character, Dennis, piques your interest, and placing him in Tunica, MS with its' gambling and assorted lowlifes brings the plot forward.But it falls apart quickly, with Dennis being let off with a warning after witnessing a murder.Leonard is a master of character development, but outside of Dennis, there is none.Charlie, the former baseball pitcher, is a bore.The character of Verniece has no development, or place in the plot, at all.We get to meet the local bad guys, who maintain interest for a while.But then Leonard goes completely off in a new direction with the introduction of new lowlifes, Robert (and later his pals).The plot (such as it is) meanders around, going nowhere, for a long while, then devolves into the basics of what will be the action, Confederate re-enactment of a Civil War battle.It turns out that Robert and his bad guys want to take over the drug trafficking from Arlen and his worse lowlifes (they are worse because they are also racist).Robert is shown as some kind of genius because he uses psychological wiles to "control" what is going to happen.Slowly (and I do mean slowly) both sets of bad guys try to set up the others for a real-life shootout during the re-enactment.By this time it is hard to care about any of the characters (and hard to keep many of them straight).By the last 40 pages or so, I was so bored I didn't even care if I finished the book, but I did, glancing quickly to see if anything of interest was going to happen (trust me, nothing does), I skimmed the last few chapters and read the last page to find out how things turn out.

The problems with Tishomingo Blues are several: No character development; an incredibly lame plot; uniteresting characters; more information than you'll ever want to know about civil war re-enactment; a late introduction of a love interest that is piss-poor; SLOOOOOOW action.

But the worst part of this book is what Leonard in the past has done so well is missing, making his main character, even though a lowlife, interesting, compelling and likeable (think Chili Palmer in "Get Shorty").Dennis is none of these things, especially likeable.Instead he comes off as a disinterested, what's happening to me kind of nudnik.

Save yourself the time and money and skip this installment of Leonard.

a study in cool restraint
A less over-the-top story than many Leonard books, this book is a study in cool, both on the part of the author and the main character. Leonard's rhythm is perfect, creating an effortless, casual tone that any writer knows is truly hard work to pull off. Likewise, his protagonist is cool as ice - he has to be to make those death-defying dives - without being an implausible super-hero. No, Leonard shows just the right level of restraint in his storytelling. Readers looking for another Get Shorty may be disappointed, but those interested in the literary equivalent of a long cool drink will find this a refreshing read.

The Man Delivers
That Elmore Leonard has kept writing the same kind of novels for over 40 years is impressive. What's amazing is that, far from losing a step or getting stale, he's finding new ways to deliver the goods.

At one level, 2002's "Tishomingo Blues" is another story about a guy who more or less wanders blindly into the midst of a deadly game. But the setting, the characters, and a surprisingly dense thicket of a plot all conspire to surprise even the most jaded of Dutch's readers, while entertaining most everyone else.

Dennis Lenahan is a professional high diver who routinely plunges from 80 feet in the air into a tub of water that looks more like a half-dollar coin from Lenahan's perspective. When Lenahan executes one such dive after witnessing the murder of his vagrant assistant at a Mississippi casino and resort, it impresses an onlooker named Robert Taylor, a Detroit drug-runner who wants to break into the Dixie Mafia.

Taylor's hardly what you'd call a level customer, but his admiration for Lenahan is genuine. "How many people you know can do what he does?" he asks his lady, Anne.

"He ever saw what you get into he'd die of fright," Anne replies.

Dennis gets a good look when Robert decides to make him his partner, whether Dennis wants to or no. Robert is the kind of guy who talks up his great-grandfather being lynched for talking to a white woman, then makes a point of being a Civil War re-enactor - for the South, riding for Nathan Bedford Forrest, no less. Or at least the guy who is acting the part of Forrest, and who also is connected to the Dixie Mafia in a big way. Watching Robert push buttons like he does is to feel Dennis's dilemma about staying on the right side of the law.

It's the same with Leonard. He sets up a great story with an assortment of odd characters, an offbeat premise, and tangy dialogue. There's even a nice use around the theme of crossroads, as Robert tells Dennis the story of how bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil for the gift of music (and never looked back, as Taylor tells it), while the big payoff takes place around the reenactment of Brice's Crossroads, Forrest's greatest victory. The "blues" of the title thus refer both to music and the color uniform Dennis unhappily finds himself in as the bad stuff goes down.

"Tishamingo" fades toward the end a bit as things pan out a bit pat, including a shoehorned romance for Dennis. But the moral ambiguity at the story's center remains firm, providing both the most entertainment and lingering food for thought in this dense but never dull book.

Leonard readers may notice the Indian pitcher Chickasaw Charlie Hoke also appears in Leonard's other 2002 book, "When The Women Come Out To Dance", in the short story bearing his name. Another short from that collection, "Fire In The Hole", details the story of what happened to the Temple of the Cool and Beautiful J.C., a storefront church and marijuana clearinghouse Robert tells Dennis about here.

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