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Dirty! Dirty! Dirty!

Of Playboys, Pigs, and Penthouse Paupers An American Tale of Sex and Wonder

by Mike Edison ...

A wild and uncompromising history of four infamous magazines and the outlaws behind them, Dirty! Dirty! Dirty! is the first book to rip the sheet off of the sleazy myth-making machine of Hugh Hefner and Playboy, and reveal the doomed history of Hefner’s arch rival, Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, whose messiah complex and heedless spending — on a legendary flop of a movie paid for with bags of ... Read more

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A wild and uncompromising history of four infamous magazines and the outlaws behind them, Dirty! Dirty! Dirty! is the first book to rip the sheet off of the sleazy myth-making machine of Hugh Hefner and Playboy, and reveal the doomed history of Hefner’s arch rival, Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, whose messiah complex and heedless spending — on a legendary flop of a movie paid for with bags of
... Read more
Sympathy for the Drummer

Why Charlie Watts Matters

by Mike Edison ...

Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush—capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived—and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World needed the world's greatest rock 'n' roll drummer.Across five decades, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has had the best seat in the house. Charlie Watts, ... Read more

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Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush—capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived—and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World needed the world's greatest rock 'n' roll drummer.Across five decades, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has had the best seat in the house. Charlie Watts,
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Someone Counts to Four and Then You Start Playing

How to Disturb the Universe with the Power of Rock’n’Roll

by Mike Edison ...

Unabridged

6 hours

SOMEONE COUNTS TO FOUR AND THEN YOU START PLAYING is about that moment when you let go and realize perfection isn’t the goal, excitement is.SOMEONE COUNTS TO FOUR AND THEN YOU START PLAYING is a bold call to return to the fundamentals of rock’n’roll — Rhythm, Rebellion, Sex, and Soul. It is seductive, subversive, dangerously wry, and radically authentic. It encourages curiosity, adventure, ... Read more

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SOMEONE COUNTS TO FOUR AND THEN YOU START PLAYING is about that moment when you let go and realize perfection isn’t the goal, excitement is.SOMEONE COUNTS TO FOUR AND THEN YOU START PLAYING is a bold call to return to the fundamentals of rock’n’roll — Rhythm, Rebellion, Sex, and Soul. It is seductive, subversive, dangerously wry, and radically authentic. It encourages curiosity, adventure,
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You Are a Complete Disappointment

A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expectations

by Mike Edison ...

“You are a complete disappointment.” On his deathbed, Mike Edison’s father gasped those words to his son—and that was just the beginning of his devastating salvo. For anyone who has ever suffered from parental bullying, this often-hilarious yet intensely heartbreaking memoir from the former High Times publisher will provide both solace and laughter. It begins with a child’s hunger for love and ... Read more

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“You are a complete disappointment.” On his deathbed, Mike Edison’s father gasped those words to his son—and that was just the beginning of his devastating salvo. For anyone who has ever suffered from parental bullying, this often-hilarious yet intensely heartbreaking memoir from the former High Times publisher will provide both solace and laughter. It begins with a child’s hunger for love and
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I Have Fun Everywhere I Go

Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World

by Mike Edison ...

I Have Fun Everywhere I Go is a rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the seamy side of the publishing industry. Mike Edison's résumé spans twenty years and a slew of notorious titles, including Screw, High Times, Penthouse, and Hustler. An Ivy League dropout who's never looked back, Edison embarked on a career that's landed him in the producer's chair for one of the worst B ... Read more

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I Have Fun Everywhere I Go is a rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the seamy side of the publishing industry. Mike Edison's résumé spans twenty years and a slew of notorious titles, including Screw, High Times, Penthouse, and Hustler. An Ivy League dropout who's never looked back, Edison embarked on a career that's landed him in the producer's chair for one of the worst B
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The Carnivore's Manifesto

Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat

by Patrick Martins ...

Narrated by Mike Edison ...

Unabridged

3 hours 43 min

One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014: fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food ... Read more

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One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014: fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food
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Sympathy for the Drummer

Why Charlie Watts Matters

by Mike Edison ...

Narrated by Mike Edison ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

Bloomsbury presents Sympathy for the Drummer, written and read by Mike Edison.Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush—capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived—and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World needed the world's greatest rock 'n' roll drummer.Across five decades, Rolling ... Read more

$20.00 CAD

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Bloomsbury presents Sympathy for the Drummer, written and read by Mike Edison.Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters is both a gonzo rush—capturing the bristling energy of the Rolling Stones and the times in which they lived—and a wide-eyed reflection on why the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World needed the world's greatest rock 'n' roll drummer.Across five decades, Rolling
... Read more

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The Carnivore's Manifesto

Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat

by Patrick Martins ...

One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014: fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Also available as: Audiobook

One of The Atlantic's Best Food Books of 2014: fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves, from the founder of Slow Food USA.We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it's futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food
... Read more

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I Hate Your Guts

by Jim Norton ...

This New York Times bestselling author may hate your guts, but you’ll be laughing too hard to care in this blisteringly funny essay collection.What do Steve Martin, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Phil have in common? Jim Norton hates their guts. And he probably hates yours, too, especially if you’re a New York Yankee, a Starbucks employee, or his high school bully.In thirty-five hilarious ... Read more

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This New York Times bestselling author may hate your guts, but you’ll be laughing too hard to care in this blisteringly funny essay collection.What do Steve Martin, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and Dr. Phil have in common? Jim Norton hates their guts. And he probably hates yours, too, especially if you’re a New York Yankee, a Starbucks employee, or his high school bully.In thirty-five hilarious
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Ron Jeremy

The Hardest (Working) Man in Showbiz

by Ron Jeremy ...

He's the porn world's Everyman. Blessed with an enormous "talent" yet average looks, he's starred in more than 1,700 adult films, directed 250 of them, and over the last twenty years has become porn's biggest ambassador to the mainstream. He's appeared in 60 regular films, 14 music videos, and VH1's Surreal Life, starred in the critically acclaimed Porn star (a movie about his life), and in Being ... Read more

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He's the porn world's Everyman. Blessed with an enormous "talent" yet average looks, he's starred in more than 1,700 adult films, directed 250 of them, and over the last twenty years has become porn's biggest ambassador to the mainstream. He's appeared in 60 regular films, 14 music videos, and VH1's Surreal Life, starred in the critically acclaimed Porn star (a movie about his life), and in Being
... Read more
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

by Amy Schumer ...

#1 New York Times BestsellerThe Emmy Award–winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer, Hulu’s Life & Beth, and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of (extremely) personal and observational essays.**“Amy S. ... Read more

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#1 New York Times BestsellerThe Emmy Award–winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer, Hulu’s Life & Beth, and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of (extremely) personal and observational essays.**“Amy S.
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The Snark Handbook

A Reference Guide to Verbal Sparring

by Lawrence Dorfman ...

The Snark Handbook is back and it’s more uproarious than ever. This revised and expanded edition contains even more snide remarks, witty comebacks, and biting commentary than the bestselling first edition. With dozens of hilarious jokes, plus lists such as Snarky Movie Descriptions,” Money Can’t Buy You Happiness, But it Can Buy”, and Excuses to Get Out of a Date,” it’s easy to find the perfect ... Read more

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The Snark Handbook is back and it’s more uproarious than ever. This revised and expanded edition contains even more snide remarks, witty comebacks, and biting commentary than the bestselling first edition. With dozens of hilarious jokes, plus lists such as Snarky Movie Descriptions,” Money Can’t Buy You Happiness, But it Can Buy”, and Excuses to Get Out of a Date,” it’s easy to find the perfect
... Read more

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