As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men--one black and one white--took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it.Tim and Tom tells the story of that pioneering duo, the first interracial comedy team in the history of show business--and the last. Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen polished their act in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the ro...

Abundance is all around us yet many people are oblivious to it so they are never able to attain it. They are unable to manifest abundance and prosperity simply because they are not aware of the law of attraction and how it impacts their lives. The law of attraction states that every positive or negative event that happens with you was attracted by you. To attract abundance you have to be able to attract the right energy to you and around you. You have to know how to attract positivity inst...

Some of Today's Leading Black Voices—Including 3 Oscar® Winners, 23 Grammy® Winners, 8 Emmy® Winners, and 5 Golden Globe® Winners—Performing Today’s New International Version (TNIV)This ambitious and critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible is set to an original musical underscore performed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and a Hollywood-style sound design created by Technicolor Studios. Listen as the voices of Idris Elba, Blair Underwood, Taraji P. Henson, ...

Do you want happiness, wealth, loving relationships and overall success in life? Well, all of these are possible when you have the proper desire and intention. However, desire and intention alone are not enough to manifest what you want into existence. You must be able to paint a vivid mental picture of exactly what you want out of life. Creative visualization will allow you to do this. Creative visualization is a technique that enables you to use mental imagery and your imagination to cre...

"The Manifesting Abundance Bible stands as a beacon of transformative knowledge, a culmination of six extraordinary books, each a treasure trove of wisdom. This masterwork is not merely a book; it is a life-altering journey into the realms of self-discovery and universal truths.Immerse yourself in the profound insights of Tim Reid, who unlocks the mysteries of the Law of Attraction and the power of creative visualization and self-hypnosis. His teachings transcend t...

“Short’s endearing memoir is, of course, funny, but it’s also a rare thing: the tale of a genuine human being who’s thrived on planet Hollywood.” — Washington PostIn this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt celebrity memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the "comedian's comedian."Sho...

In a memoir by turns moving, tragic, and hilarious, Jerry Lewis recounts with crystal clarity every step of his fifty-year friendship with Dean Martin.They were the unlikeliest of pairs—a handsome crooner and a skinny monkey, an Italian from Steubenville, Ohio, and a Jew from Newark, N.J.. Before they teamed up, Dean Martin seemed destined for a mediocre career as a nightclub singer, and Jerry Lewis was dressing up as Carmen Miranda and miming records on stage. But...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America’s most beloved comedy show“The kind of biographical monument usually consecrated to founding fathers, canonical authors and world-historical scientific geniuses.”—The New York Times (Editors’ Choice)“Readers are treated to the Holy Grail for any journalist hoping to crack the show: a warts-and-all week in the life of SNL, where Morrison gets to see the...

James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (People).When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing t...

Outrageous, raw, and painfully funny true stories straight from the life of the actor, comedian, and much-loved cast member of The Howard Stern Show—with a foreword by Howard Stern.When Artie Lange joined the permanent cast of The Howard Stern Show in 2001, it was possibly the greatest thing ever to happen in the Stern universe, second only to the show’s move to the wild, uncensored frontier of satellite radio. Lange provided wha...

With his no-holds-barred delivery and unique worldview, Paul Mooney continues to stir anger, generate laughter, and provoke thought while attempting to tear down racial and social barriers through his juicy memoir about his years writing comedy with the likes of Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, the Wayans' Brothers, and Dave Chappelle.For more than forty years—whether writing for Richard Pryor and Saturday Night Live or performing stand-up to sold-out crowds arou...

The Instant #1 New York Times bestseller!How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the world's #1 bestselling author?·On the morning he was born, he nearly died.·His dad grew up in the Pogey– the Newburgh, New York, poorhouse.·He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell.·While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingl...