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Pleased with Parallel Lives
The item that I ordered came in perfect condition.I've really enjoyed reading it, too.

kathy and mo show is a hoot
love the play Parallel Lives which was based on The Kathy and Mo Show. Excellent two women show for little theatres

Parallel Lives- revamped and really not necessary
I love Parallel Lives!This is one of my favorites.However, the playwrites wanted to make some changes in this new edition.And the changes are not for the better.They lose comic timing, they make it of a certain time period (because they were trying to modernize), and take away some of the terrific moments.Otherwise the rest of the script is right on.A must for women comedians!

FYI -- It is coming on DVD
I saw so many inquiries here about a video version of the show, and in my research for a story about a local production of the play found out it is coming on DVD on Sept. 6. Thought some might be eager to know.

The best............
Have not read the book, but plan to. I saw Kathy and Mo in 1989 in NYC, off-off broadway. Never have laughed so hard in my life! I was with a group of women (6 of us) and we made such a ruckus laughing that the usher brought us a note at intermission to meet Kathy and Mo after the show. They gave us signed shirts, etc, and were as funny back stage as in the production. I have a bootleg version of the HBO special and hold "Kathy & Mo" parties every couple of years for my friends who need a boost. The tape is getting old and grainy and would truly love a new one! Anyone who finds it should post a message on this site! Love them, love them, love them and "babe, you look vury, vury, pretty tonight!" ... Read more

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For preschoolers and families, this is a complete mini-album of story, songs, and rhymes.The compact disc includes a story, "A Mother for Choco" by Keiko Kasza, twenty-nine Mother Goose rhymes, and two terrific songs.Performers include Paula Poundstone, Kathy Najimy, Lily Tomlin, Bea Arthur, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ed Asner. Running time is 18 minutes. ... Read more

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A great bedtime ritual for my 4 year old granddaughter and me
I found this CD at a thrift store, and what a find it was!The actors' voices are so well-tuned into a child's way of thinking:cadence, choice of character voice, and emotion are wonderful throughout.Having grown up watching Bea Arthur, Mary Tyler Moore (my hero!) Lily Tomlin and Ed Asner, it can bring tears to imagine these people taking time to create such a fine piece of children's literature.I also have Paula Poundstone's POP TART comedy VHS, and her gentleness is obvious there also.I hope "Completely Yours" gets re-released, as my CD has finally cracked from loving use.

Touching and Sweet
I liked the tape very much. My son who is 8 months old likes to listen to the different voices. I like that it has the voices I grew up with, Ed Asner, Bea Arthur, Lily and Mary. My favorite part is the song "Justthe Same" by Margaret Bailey. I would love to find more songs by her.My only regret is that it is so short (18 minutes). ... Read more

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From Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge and former writer/producer of The Simpsons, Greg Daniels, comes the down-home hit that proves everything really is bigger in Texas - including the laughs! So pull up a chair and join Hank Hill, his family and his neighbors for a beer-drinking BBQ-ing good time with this hilarious first and second season collection of King of the Hill. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), published by Thomson Gale on September 25, 2007. The length of the article is 942 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Happy birthday, Advocate! Turning 40 is definitely cause for celebration when you have friends like these to wish you well.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Author: Alan Cumming
Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 25, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 993Page: 16(3)

Article Type: Letter to the editor

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18 minute Cassette Tape. Wonderfully told rhymes and stories by a fantastic host of stars. ... Read more

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From Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge and former writer/producer of The Simpsons, Greg Daniels, comes the down-home hit that proves everything really is bigger in Texas - including the laughs! So pull up a chair and join Hank Hill, his family and his neighbors for a beer-drinking BBQ-ing good time with this hilarious third and fourth season collection of King of the Hill. ... Read more

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"Mine is a story of craving: an unreliable account of lusts and troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our free television was delivered...."

Meet Dolores Price.She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye.Beached like a whale in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies.When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder.But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before really going belly-up.

In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years.At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections.She's Come Undone includes a promise: you will never forget Dolores Price.Amazon.com Review
Oprah Book Club® Selection, January 1997: "Mine is a story of craving; an unreliable account of lustsand troubles that began, somehow, in 1956 on the day our freetelevision was delivered." So begins the story of Dolores Price,the unconventional heroine of Wally Lamb's She's ComeUndone. Dolores is a class-A emotional basket case, and whyshouldn't she be? She's suffered almost every abuse and familialtravesty that exists: Her father is a violent, philandering liar; hermother has the mental and emotional consistency of Jell-O; and the menin her life are probably the gender's most loathsomecreatures. But Dolores is no quitter; she battles her woes with asense of self-indulgence and gluttony rivaled only by Henry VIII. Hersis a dysfunctional Wonder Years, where growing up in the goldenera was anything but ideal. While most kids her age were dealing withthe monumental importance of the latest Beatles single and how collegeturned an older sibling into a long-haired hippie, Dolores wasgrappling with such issues as divorce, rape, and mentalillness. Whether you're disgusted by her antics or moved by herpathetic ploys, you'll be drawn into Dolores's warped, hilarious,Mallomar-munching world. ... Read more

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Good but not great
I have been debating whether or not to read this book for some time now. I found it in a used book store for 5 bucks so I decided to give it a try. I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it's very interesting- a story of an obese girl learning to come into herself and the world and on the other hand it's quite depressing. Throughout most of the story, I couldn't stand Dolores. She was mean, rude and I could not relate to her at all. But once she started to come into herself, I learned to lighten up a bit. I wouldn't say I liked her by the end of the story, but I didn't hate her either. This book is worth reading, I only gave it 3 stars because it's very intense and very depressing. It's also pretty long so it takes a good chunk of time to read, it's a quick read but still you have to be willing to sit back for some time and read the story of this girls depressing life.

A Modern Bildungsroman
It's probably no accident that the heroine of Wally Lamb's engaging first novel, "She's Come Undone," is named Dolores, just like Nabokov's young heroine, Dolores Haze, better known as Lolita. The plot lines of these novels also have some obvious similarities, since both heroines are raped by sociopathic older men posing as father figures. But whereas Nabokov's Lolita comes undone from this experience, Lamb's Dolores becomes a survivor after being a victim. She has a lot to overcome: the unraveling of her parents' marriage; her difficult relationship with her mother; being raped at a young age; being ostracized by her peers at school. Dolores copes with her difficulties by rewarding herself with food, but predictably, overeating only adds to her problems. Even the man she falls in love with and eventually marries turns out to be nothing more than a narcissist in love with her adulation rather than with her. Yet by the end of the narrative, the heroine becomes stronger and more self-sufficient rather than weaker because of her troubles.

The best contemporary fiction, it seems, offers us two Aristotelian alternatives, as an escape from the humdrum of ourlives: heroes that are somehow better than usand who can inspire us or antiheroes whose lives are so disastrous and whose problems are so heart-wrenching that they make our own lives seem downright easy by comparison. In "She's Come Undone," Wally Lamb magically manages to do both at once, which is not an easy task. This master of psychological fiction depicts a compelling heroine who is first defeated, only to rise above the worst life has to offer.

Claudia Moscovici, Notablewriters.com

Poor character development, interesting perspective
I enjoyed the first half of the book then kind of lost interest when Dolores "found" herself by marrying the wrong guy and lost the bitterness and insight that made her intriguing. The book became less like a journal and more dialogue heavy, which was pretty boring. Everything was also wrapped up a bit too neatly in the end with past characters reappearing. Many of the characters were interesting in the first half but then characters in the 2nd half were muddled. It was interesting from a historical perspective (early 60's to late 80's) and Wally Lamb seems to really understand women/girls but I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Depressing, but a look into someone else's life
Although the story is depressing, it is a look inside of someone else's life through their eyes.I really enjoyed this story.

Awesome, Could not put it down!
This is the best book I have read in years. Funny, sad, moving, shocking... everything you could want in a book! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on August 10, 2001. The length of the article is 718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La carrera.(película)(TT: Rat Race.)(TA: motion picture)(Reseña)
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 10, 2001
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Page: 40

Article Type: Reseña

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