Jim Norton
3) Ulysses
Author
Language
English
Description
Serialized first in the Little Review in 1918 and published first in Paris in 1922, although its censorship for obscenity in America and England were not lifted until the mid-1930s. In terms of its story it defies abridgement or explanation except that it all takes place on one day, 16 June 1904, or Bloomsday, which was the anniversary of Joyce's first walk with his beloved Nora Barnacle. It (very) loosely follows the episodes of Ulysses from the...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times"-bestselling author, comedian, and radio personality Norton delivers his uncensored and controversial brand of humor, in this brutally honest and blisteringly funny collection of rants about everyone he hates--from Derek Jeter to Heather Mills.
5) Funny pains
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In a height of the #MeToo movement, feminism, and the infiltration of stand-up comedy by the politically correct, the life and times of courageous comedian Wendi Starling is examined.
6) The boy
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family's eight-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son twenty years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta's worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually...
8) Comedian
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Follows Jerry Seinfeld and Orny Adams as they navigate their way through the cutthroat world of New York's comedy clubs, each working toward the ultimate goal of an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. For Seinfeld, hitting the clubs is a way of proving himself after his years of sitcom success; for the up-and-coming Adams, nightly stand-up routines are an avenue to bigger and better things, preferably comedy festivals, talk show appearances,...
10) Driving lessons
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Evangelical Christian do-gooder, Laura Marshall fills her home with down-and-out boarders. Laura's shy teenage son, Ben, lands a job tending to self-proclaimed "Dame" Evie Walton, an over-the-hill actress with the mouth of a drunken sailor and an insatiable lust for life. The battle for Ben's soul begins as Evie shanghais Ben away from his repressive roots and transforms him from a boy to a man.
11) The eclipse
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Michael Farr (Ciarán Hinds), a teacher raising his two kids alone since his wife died two years earlier, has been seeing and hearing strange things late at night. He isn't sure if he is having nightmares, or if he's experiencing a haunting. Working as a volunteer for an international literary festival, he is assigned to Lena Morelle (Iben Hjejle), an author of books about ghosts and the supernatural. Establishing a rapport with one another, Michael...
12) Dubliners
Author
Language
English
Description
"For the centennial of its original publication, an irresistible Graphic Deluxe Edition of one of the most beloved books of the 20th century Perhaps the greatest short story collection in the English language, James Joyce's Dubliners is a vivid and unflinching portrait of "dear dirty Dublin" at the turn of the twentieth century. These fifteen stories, including such unforgettable ones as "Araby," "Grace," and "The Dead," delve into the heart of the...
13) Oyster farmer
Publisher
HomeVision
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An enterprising young man robs a fish market and mails the cash to a secluded, close-knit community of oyster farmers. When it goes missing, he suspects it was found by one of his neighbors.
17) Port authority
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Conor McPherson is one of the leading figures in Irish contemporary drama. His look at life in a village pub, The Weir, was premiered in Dublin and then ran for over a year in the West End and Broadway. Port Authority was his next play. Three Dublin men of differing ages simply telling their stories to the audience. It is a spare document, but the wit, insight and pathos so skilfully woven by this major dramatist makes it unforgettable. A major recording...
