John Lithgow
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"A memoir as finely crafted as one of Lithgow's performances."
-Steve Martin
Emmy Award-winner John Lithgow presents a charming, witty, and revealing memoir about his family, his work, and his life in Drama-an intimate story of insights and inspirational reflections from one of America's most beloved actors. Lithgow pays tribute to his father, his greatest influence, and relives his collaborations with renowned performers and directors including...
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"Following the great success of his New York Times bestseller DUMPTY, comes award-winning actor and national bestselling author John Lithgow's next book of satirical poetry chronicling Trump and his administration--with poems of the impeachment and beyond"--
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"Award-winning actor and bestselling author John Lithgow wields a whip-smart, satirical pen in this poetic diatribe chronicling the last few abysmal years in politics. With lacerating wit, he takes readers verse by verse through the history of Donald Trump's presidency, lampooning the likes of Betsy DeVos, Anthony Scaramucci, Scott Pruitt, Paul Manafort, Trump's doctors, and many others. Illustrated from cover to cover with Lithgow's never-before-seen...
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"While the Trump Era was rife with corruption and abuse of power, it was nothing new. Through Lithgow's cutting humor, you will read about a rogues' gallery of villains that came before Donald J. Trump, powerful men and women who were corrupt, venal, criminal, adulterous, racist, or just plain disgusting. With dark and lyrical stories from across American history, you will learn about long-forgotten figures and bad actors of today, including the first...
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This unique package provides a one-of-a-kind poetry experience from one of today's most beloved performers. John Lithgow has compiled an outstanding collection of memorable poetry and has gathered his famous friends to read them. The wide variety of carefully selected poems in this audio book provide the perfect introduction to reel in those who are new to poetry, and for poetry lovers to experience beloved verses in a fresh, vivid way. Read by John...
6) Bark, George
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George likes to please his mother, but when she tells him to bark he says "meow" and "quack-quack" and "oink" and "moo" - until she takes him to the vet, who finally figures out what's going on with George. Or does he? Children will roar with laughter at this funny, silly story, told by the master of foolishness and farce.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 22
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Dick and Mary are invited to a reception for a new professor, and Mary asks Dick to try not to act so weird. Mary says that Dick and his family are the "Addams Family." Dick asks August if he seems weird to her, and when she answers in the affirmative, he goes ballistic. Dick tells the other aliens that it's obvious that they're not fitting in. From now on, they must be statistically average.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 3
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When Dick smashes the Rambler into a tree, Mary assumes that he's insured, but he isn't. He pretends he has the same agent as Mary and when the agent drops by, Dick is annoyed to discover that it's necessary to buy the insurance before the accident. But when Dick rents a car, he falls in love with it.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 26
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Mary's doing a promotional video for the university directed by Aubrey Pitman, one of Dick's students, and Dick's upset that he wasn't asked to participate. When the guy she's been dating doesn't show up as promised, Nina accepts Harry's offer to drive her to the dentist to have her wisdom teeth extracted.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 11
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Dick and Mary visit Rita, a psychic. Dick scoffs that the whole thing's a rip-off until the psychic says that Dick and Mary are from two different worlds.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 7
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The aliens give Tommy a big send-off to college that includes two cases of beer and a fake ID. But as he's leaving, Sally and Harry get ready to interview his replacement.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 14
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Mary confides to Dick that Chancellor Stevens seems to be avoiding her, while both Dick and Mary observe that he's spending a lot of time with Judith. When Mary doesn't get the memo about a re-scheduled meeting, she is even more apprehensive about what's going on.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 15
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The aliens follow some Venusians into the restroom and are immediately whooshed into the Venusians' lair below, captured and tied up. There they encounter Prell and Sally, who appears to be brainwashed, and the others. Prell informs the aliens of the Venusians' intention to loot the planet by hypnotizing all the men to do their bidding.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 11
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Dick discovers that Mary is seeing a therapist and freaks out that she may be talking about him. Meanwhile, Tommy plans to take Alissa to a hotel on Valentine's Day to lose his virginity. And Don gives Sally a Valentine's card, teasingly telling her that it's from a secret admirer.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 5
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Dick arrives at the doctor's office to take his first physical but gets frightened and leaves before it starts. Dick tells the other aliens, who are getting ready for their Halloween festivities, that he couldn't go through with the physical.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 17
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When Nina leaves Dick's grade reports on the computer and he has no idea how to retrieve them, it's clear that he's a physics professor who is computer illiterate. Dick can't accept that he, a superior being, can't operate a computer. He returns his old computer to the electronics store and insists that it's broken.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 21
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The Big Giant Head and Vicki arrive unexpectedly, and it's immediately clear that the honeymoon is over. The BGH insists that Dick take him out clubbing that night in spite of the fact that Dick has already made plans with Mary.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 10
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Tommy tells Dick he'd like to meet a woman closer to his real age, someone like Angie Dickinson. He goes to Mary's to return her magnifying glass that Dick has broken, and Mary observes how immature Dick is. They start talking and are immediately engrossed in a discussion about the Aztecs. Their mutual attraction is obvious.
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3rd Rock From the Sun volume 20
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George shows up at Mary's office announcing that he's left her mother again and asking if he can sleep on Mary's hide-a-bed. Mary invites the aliens over for dinner, and Sally finds George charming; she's fascinated by his WWII stories when everyone else is falling asleep.