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In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for
a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother
unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was
diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this devastating
barrage, Tig took her grief onstage. Days after receiving her
cancer diagnosis, she broke new comedic ground, opening an
unvarnished set with the words: 'Good evening. Hello. I have
cancer. How are you? Hi, how are you? Is everybody having a good
time? I have cancer.' The set instantly went viral, and was
ultimately released as Tig's sophomore album, Live, which sold one
hundred thousand units in just six weeks and was later nominated
for a Grammy. Now, the wildly popular star takes stock of that no
good, very bad year - a difficult yet astonishing period in which
tragedy turned into absurdity and despair transformed into joy. An
inspired combination of the deadpan silliness of her comedy and the
open-hearted vulnerability that has emerged in the wake of that
dire time, I'm Just a Person is a moving and often hilarious look
at this very brave, very funny woman's journey into the darkness
and her thrilling return from it.
A comprehensive list of many of the locations used in the TV series
'Lovejoy'. Locations in Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Essex.
Scratching the Surface: Adventures in Storytelling is a deeply
personal and intimate memoir told through the lens of Harvey
Ovshinsky's lifetime of adventures as an urban enthusiast. He was
only seventeen when he started The Fifth Estate, one of the
country's oldest underground newspapers. Five years later, he
became one of the country's youngest news directors in commercial
radio at WABX-FM, Detroit's notorious progressive rock station.
Both jobs placed Ovshinsky directly in the bullseye of the nation's
tumultuous counterculture of the 1960s and 70s. When he became a
documentary director, Ovshinsky's dispatches from his hometown were
awarded broadcasting's highest honors, including a national Emmy, a
Peabody, and the American Film Institute's Robert M. Bennett Award
for Excellence. But this memoir is more than a boastful trip down
memory lane. It also doubles as a survival guide and an instruction
manual that speaks not only to the nature of and need for
storytelling but also and equally important, the pivotal role the
twin powers of endurance and resilience play in the creative
process. You don't have to be a writer, an artist, or even
especially creative to take the plunge, Ovshinsky reminds his
readers. ""You just have to feel strongly about something or have
something you need to get off your chest. And then find the courage
to scratch your own surface and share your good stuff with
others."" Above all, Ovshinsky is an educator, known for his
passionate support of and commitment to mentoring the next
generation of urban storytellers. When he wasn't teaching
screenwriting and documentary production in his popular workshops
and support groups, he taught undergraduate and graduate students
at Detroit's College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University,
Madonna University, and Washtenaw Community College. ""The thing
about Harvey,"" a colleague recalls in Scratching the Surface, ""is
that he treats his students like professionals and not like newbies
at all. His approach is to, in a very supportive and
non-threatening way, combine both introductory and advanced
storytelling in one fell swoop.
The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year
by national treasure Bob Mortimer.'The most life-affirming, joyful
read of the year' - Sunday Times 'Winningly heartfelt' - The
Guardian 'A triumph' - Daily Mail Bob Mortimer's life was trundling
along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart
condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel
an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to
reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious
and moving memoir, And Away... Although his childhood in
Middlesbrough was normal on the surface, it was tinged by the loss
of his dad, and his own various misadventures (now infamous from
his appearances on Would I Lie to You?), from burning down the
family home to starting a short-lived punk band called Dog Dirt. As
an adult, he trained as a solicitor and moved to London. Though he
was doing pretty well (the South London Press once crowned him 'The
Cockroach King' after a successful verdict), a chance encounter in
a pub in the 1980s with a young comedian going by the name Vic
Reeves set his life on a different track. And now, six years on,
the heart condition that once threatened his career has instead led
to new success on BBC2's Gone Fishing. Warm, profound, and
irrepressibly funny, And Away... is Bob's full life story (with a
few lies thrown in for good measure.)
Helen Lewis' acclaimed memoir, A Time to Speak (Blackstaff Press,
Belfast, 1997), tells the story of the first thirty years of her
life in Czechoslovakia, from childhood to her professional training
as a choreographer and dancer. It also contains her devastating
account of Nazi persecution, of loss and suffering in the
Holocaust: Helen came very close to death. Maddy Tongue now
completes the story of this extraordinary woman who overcame
unimaginable suffering to become a creative force in Ireland. The
author's friendship with Helen lasted for more than fifty years. As
a dancer she performed in many of Helen's significant works.
Shadows Behind the Dance describes Helen's creative approach, her
struggle to overcome an Irish indifference to modern dance, her
pursuit of perfection and her unshakeable belief in humanity. In
Ireland today the presence of modern dance owes much to her
innovative teaching and practice. Shadows Behind the Dance is
supplemented with Chris Agee's 2002 interview with Helen, "An Irish
Epilogue", and a folio of Holocaust poems and drawings by Michael
Longley and Sarah Longley (who was a pupil of Helen's). Helen's
sons, Robin and Michael, have also written a Foreword. The book has
been generously funded through subscription by family, friends,
colleagues and admirers of the unforgettable Helen Lewis.
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