The Shroud Of The Thwacker

Author : Chris Elliott
Publisher : Miramax Books
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1401360114

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The Shroud of the Thwacker by Chris Elliott Pdf

Known to millions for his television and film roles, Chris Elliott is one of the most beloved comedians of his generation. With his novel The Shroud of the Thwacker, Elliott delivers a laugh-out-loud parody that will delight mystery lovers as well as his devoted fans. Set in New York City in 1882, the story hilariously chronicles the adventures of police chief Caleb Spencer and his two cohorts, Evening Post reporter Liz Smith and mayor Teddy Roosevelt, as they unravel the mystery of the world's first (and most bizarre) serial killer: Jack the Jolly Thwacker. The elusive Thwacker dresses his victims in outlandish costumes, leaves behind taunting poetry, and leads the authorities on a wild chase through New York streets and landmarks (complete with gas-powered wooden cell phones, carriages, gaslights, and the original Original Ray's Pizzeria). In a bizarre twist, Chris Elliott himself joins the action, using time travel and historical documents to uncover the Thwacker's identity. With a wink and a nod to Patricia Cornwell, The DaVinci Code, and Caleb Carr's mysteries, Elliott does for the historical crime genre what Douglas Adams did for science fiction in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Author : Chris Elliott
Publisher : Weinstein Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781602860322

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Into Hot Air by Chris Elliott Pdf

Now in paperback: For decades the world has credited renowned explorer Sir Edmund Hillary with being the first person to reach the peak of Mount Everest. But was he? Evidence to the contrary arrives one day on the doorstep of Chris Elliott--an anonymous package that contains the diary of his Great Uncle Percy Brackett Elliott, an adventurer (and raving loony) who mysteriously disappeared decades ago while climbing Everest. The diary seems to indicate that Percy--not Hillary--was the first person to reach the peak. By retracing Percy's journey, Chris believes he will be able to uncover the mystery behind his disappearance and perhaps once and for all determine who was really the first person to summit Everest.

Author : Chris Elliott
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101600719

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The Guy Under the Sheets by Chris Elliott Pdf

"This hugely entertaining pack of lies reads like a Woody Allen essay from the New Yorker."—David Pitt, Booklist Is Chris Elliott a highly successful and beloved comedian—or a slightly dim-witted notalent from a celebrity family who managed to convince a generation of disillusioned youth that he was funny? From a ghastly childhood on the posh Upper East Side to his fi rst job entertaining mobsters with his Judy Garland impersonation, Th e Guy Under the Sheets is packed with countless episodes from the life of a mediocre artist who somehow faked his way to the top—of semi-moderate fame and fortune. Woven throughout the ctional fun in Elliott's memoir are wonderful real-life anecdotes that will delight many new readers and loyal fans alike. "The arc of [Elliott's] career remains unique and inspiring . . . that he blazed a trail for Arrested Development and Community and all the other freaky, convention- outing TV comedies."—Grantland

Author : John Sellers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416592464

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The Old Man and the Swamp by John Sellers Pdf

I have nothing against snakes, provided that they’re hundreds of miles away from me. And I have nothing against my dad, given the same set of conditions. In a fit of questionable judgment, consummate indoorsman John Sellers tags along on a journey to search for snakes with his eccentric, aging father—an obsessive fan of Bob Dylan, a giver of terrible gifts, a drinker of boxed wine, a minister- turned-heretic, and, most importantly, the self-designated guardian of the threatened copperbelly water snake. The quest is their fumbling attempt to reconnect. Decades of bitterness, substance abuse, acrimonious divorce, and divergent opinions about personal hygiene have conspired to make the two estranged. Sellers has just begun to develop a new appreciation for the American wilderness, and all the slithering creatures that populate it, when his father’s deteriorating health thwarts their mission and disturbs their tentative peace. Determined to finish what they started, he ventures back into the swamp— alone, but more connected to his dad than ever. With big-hearted humor and irreverence, The Old Man and the Swamp tells the story of a father who always lived on his own terms and the son who struggled to make sense of it all.

Author : John Coyne
Publisher : Ace Books
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1987-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0441762255

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The Shroud by John Coyne Pdf

Troubled by strange visions, Father James, a young priest, undergoes regression therapy and discovers memories that go back to Biblical times

Author : C. Elliot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1989-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0440501792

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Daddy's Boy by C. Elliot Pdf

Author : John Evangelist Walsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258375613

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The Shroud by John Evangelist Walsh Pdf

The Authoritative And Dramatic Account Of The Most Remarkable Relic In The Christian World.

Author : A. C. Cobble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947683322

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Remove the Shroud by A. C. Cobble Pdf

Author : Norm Macdonald
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781443414319

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Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald Pdf

Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible #1 bestselling memoir of the Canadian actor, gambler, and raconteur, and one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time. A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year As this book’s title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life—more or less—from his origins on a farm in the backwoods of Ontario and an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search to his account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live—until he was fired because a corporate executive didn’t think he was funny. But Based on a True Story is much more than just a memoir; it’s the hilarious, inspired epic of Norm’s life. In dispatches from a road trip to Las Vegas (part of a plan hatched to regain the fortune he’d lost to sports betting and other vices) with his sidekick and enabler, Adam Eget, Norm recounts the milestone moments, the regrets, the love affairs, the times fortune smiled on his life, and the times it refused to smile. As the clock ticks down, Norm’s debt reaches record heights, and he must find a way to evade the hefty price that’s been placed on his head by one of the most dangerous loan sharks in the country. As a comedy legend should, Norm peppers these pages with classic jokes and long-mythologized Hollywood stories. This wildly adventurous, totally original, and absurdly funny saga turns the conventional “comic’s memoir” on its head and gives the reader an exclusive pass inside the mad, glorious mind of Norm Macdonald.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1286 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UVA:X030048035

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Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Melvil Dewey,Richard Rogers Bowker,L. Pylodet,Charles Ammi Cutter,Bertine Emma Weston,Karl Brown,Helen E. Wessells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 844 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UOM:39015081489638

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Library Journal by Melvil Dewey,Richard Rogers Bowker,L. Pylodet,Charles Ammi Cutter,Bertine Emma Weston,Karl Brown,Helen E. Wessells Pdf

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCSD:31822034958819

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781408102572

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Anagram Solver by Bloomsbury Publishing Pdf

Anagram Solver is the essential guide to cracking all types of quiz and crossword featuring anagrams. Containing over 200,000 words and phrases, Anagram Solver includes plural noun forms, palindromes, idioms, first names and all parts of speech. Anagrams are grouped by the number of letters they contain with the letters set out in alphabetical order so that once the letters of an anagram are arranged alphabetically, finding the solution is as easy as locating the word in a dictionary.

Author : Harold Robbins,Junius Podrug
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765357909

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The Shroud by Harold Robbins,Junius Podrug Pdf

Robbins's art investigator Madison Dupre is up to her neck in plots and conspiracies--and has been framed for the most audacious art theft in history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1426 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015066121404

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Book Review Index by Anonim Pdf

Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.