Jim Norton
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Comedian and best-selling author Jim Norton pulls no punches, going after jaw-dropping laughs not intended for the faint of heart. Chief among his targets: the national hypersensitivity epidemic afflicting leading celebrities, talking heads and regular Joes alike to get offended by just about anything. Norton's got a message for those people, and it's in the title.
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One man wants to publish, so another must perish, in this darkly witty philosophical novel.
The Third Policeman follows a narrator who is obsessed with the work of a scientist and philosopher named de Selby (who believes that Earth is not round but sausage-shaped)-and has finally completed what he believes is the definitive text on the subject. But, broke and desperate for money to get his scholarly masterpiece published, he winds up committing robbery-and...
3) Jimmy's hall
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In 1921 Jimmy Gralton's sin was to build a dance hall on a rural crossroads in an Ireland on the brink of Civil War. The Pearse-Connolly Hall was a place where young people could come to learn, to argue, to dream; but above all to dance and have fun. As the hall grew in popularity its socialist and free-spirited reputation brought it to the attention of the church and politicians who forced Jimmy to flee and the hall to close.
4) Ulysses
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This account of several lower class citizens of Dublin describes their activities and tells what some of them were thinking one day in 1904.
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Referenced by Winston Churchill as one of...the greatest books ever written in the English language..., “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” follows British Army Colonel T. E. Lawrence through his time during the First World War. Completed in 1922, the book was not published until 1926. An autobiographical account told in fantastical prose, this telling of historical events shows the Arab Revolt through Lawrence's eyes in vivid detail.
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Conor McPherson is one of the leading figures in Irish contemporary drama. His look at life in a village pub, The Weir, was premiered in Dublin and then ran for over a year in the West End and Broadway. Port Authority was his next play. Three Dublin men of differing ages simply telling their stories to the audience. It is a spare document, but the wit, insight and pathos so skilfully woven by this major dramatist makes it unforgettable. A major recording...
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In the age of social media, nearly every day brings a new eruption of outrage. While people have always found something to be offended by, their ability to organize a groundswell of opposition to – and public censure of – their offender has never been more powerful. Today we're all one clumsy joke away from public ruin. Can We Take A Joke? offers a thought-provoking and wry exploration of outrage culture through the lens of stand-up comedy, with...
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High school senior Danny Whitaker is at a crossroads - should he do what his working-class father thinks is practical and take a job at the local metal factory, or will his loose-cannon guidance counselor convince him to enroll in college to save his own job? To escape reality, Danny and his band of misfit buddies head to the woods for the town's annual rite-of-passage fishing trip. After a wild party, Danny stumbles upon Goddess Camp, the urban legend...
10) Tasteless
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Back in the 1980s, a series of controversial books aptly titled 'Truly Tasteless Jokes' swept the nation with their crude and controversial zingers. With comedy that pushed the boundaries of racism and gender, the Truly Tasteless books are a testament to how comedic culture has transformed over time. TASTELESS examines how Ashton Applewhite went from a crude joke author to a feminist activist, how comedy has evolved since the 1980s, and how the dirty...
11) The Last Right
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When the old man sitting next to him on a flight to Ireland passes away, Daniel Murphy learns that he's been named the man's next-of-kin and is charged with getting the corpse across the Emerald Isle to the deceased's chosen burial site.