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  • The Jests of George Peele: A Retelling

    by David Bruce ...
    This book is a retelling of THE JESTS OF GEORGE PEELE, which is a collection of anecdotes and stories about the Elizabethan playwright George Peele. A Sample: ... Read more

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  • Science and Religion: 250 Anecdotes and Stories

    by David Bruce ...
    This book consists of many anecdotes and stories about science and religion. It is, I hope, interesting with some humor. For example: 1) When aerospace engineer Burt Rutan was growing up, he was obsessed with aircraft. He would take the model airplanes his older brother crashed and use their parts to create his own designs. To test the aircraft, he persuaded his mother to drive the family car at ... Read more

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  • The Most Interesting People in the Arts: 250 Anecdotes and Stories

    by David Bruce ...
    A Sample: Richard Burton bought his wife, Elizabeth Taylor, the famous La Peregrina pearl. She had a pajama party with some friends, including fashion designer Vicky Tiel, and served fried chicken and champagne. At the party, she showed off the pearl. At one point in the evening, however, she looked at the black velvet box the pearl had come in and screamed, "Oh, my god!" The pearl was missing. At ... Read more

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  • The Most Interesting People in Sports (Mostly Baseball): 275 Anecdotes

    by David Bruce ...
    This is a collection of anecdotes about sports, especially baseball. A Sample: Showboating—showing off after accomplishing an impressive athletic feat—is a no-no for many serious athletes. When Ken Griffey, Jr., was 12 years old, he was an incredible athlete, but of course he had not matured mentally. He hit a home run in a game, and he showboated as he ran around the bases. When he reached home ... Read more

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  • Christopher Marlowe’s "Doctor Faustus": Retellings of the 1604 A-Text And the 1616 B-Text

    Christopher Marlowe, #1

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 1 - Christopher Marlowe
    Doctor Faustus writes a deed of gift of his soul to Lucifer in return for twenty-four years of having a demon to be his servant and do whatever he says. For twenty-four years, Faustus enjoys himself, playing tricks and enjoying the company of important rulers. But now the twenty-fours are coming to an end. A Good Angel tries to get Faustus to repent, but a Bad Angel tells Faustus that he cannot ... Read more

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  • Philosophy for the Masses: Ethics

    Philosophy for the Masses, #1

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 1 - Philosophy for the Masses
    This book consists of a number of philosophical arguments about ethics that I find interesting and that I think that some other people may find interesting.May you be struck by philosophical lightning. ... Read more

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  • Poverty: Personal Experiences

    by David Bruce ...
    My mother grew up poor in Georgia. She and her brothers and sisters ate a lot of lard sandwiches. A lard sandwich is a slice of bread, spread with lard, and sprinkled with a little sugar, if your family could afford sugar. Often, my mother's parents couldn't afford sugar, and their lard sandwiches were sprinkled with salt.We would not call this nutritious food, but fat fills the belly, and lard is ... Read more

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  • The Funniest People in Music, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes

    The Funniest People in Music, #2

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 2 - The Funniest People in Music
    Some samples: 1) Dee Dee Ramone could be pretty crazy. When the Ramones first played in London, their record company gave them unlimited room service, and Dee Dee acted the way that he thought a rock star should act and ordered so many bottles of Scotch that in two days his room service bill was $700. The record company representatives were surprised by the size of the bill, and they told Dee Dee, ... Read more

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  • The Funniest People in Families, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes

    The Funniest People in Families, #2

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 2 - The Funniest People in Families
    Some samples: 1) Early in their married life, horror writer Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, had little money. In fact, at their wedding, Mr. King walked down the aisle wearing a borrowed suit, tie, and shoes. (Since he took the morning off to get married, his pay at the Laundromat where he worked was docked.) Mr. King wrote a novel, but he was so disgusted at the low pay he was receiving for ... Read more

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  • The Funniest People in Families, Volume 5: 250 Anecdotes

    The Funniest People in Families, #5

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 5 - The Funniest People in Families
    Some samples: 1) When major-league baseball star Barry Bonds was still attending classes and playing games at Arizona State, he visited his grandfather for a while when he had some time off. Unfortunately, when he drove back to Arizona State, his mother called him and let him know that his grandfather had died. Barry said, "No, he didn't—I just saw him a couple of hours ago." His grandfather had ... Read more

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  • The Funniest People in Books, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes

    The Funniest People in Books, #2

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 2 - The Funniest People in Books
    Some sample anecdotes: 1) Fan fiction—fiction written by fans using the characters they are fans of—has been around for longer than you may think. When Ray Bradbury was 12 years old in the early 1930s, he was a big fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of books starring such characters as Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars. Mr. Burroughs sometimes ended a book with a cliffhanger, so the ... Read more

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  • Create, Then Take a Break: 250 Anecdotes and Stories

    Anecdotes Collections, #7

    by David Bruce ...
    Series Book 7 - Anecdotes Collections
    This book contains 250 anecdotes and stories, especially about the arts, including dance. For example: 1) Fern Helsher worked as a press agent for Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. As a former newspaper woman, she had many contacts and was able to get Mr. Shawn more and better publicity. Once, she went into the newspaper of a major midwestern city with publicity material, and the editor, who was a ... Read more

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