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Chapters: Spike Lee, John Singleton, Chris Rock, Tyler Perry, Suzan-Lori Parks, Oz Scott, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Gregory Allen Howard, Mara Brock Akil, M. K. Asante, Jr., Robert Townsend, Winifred Hervey, Antwone Fisher, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sean Weathers, Aaron White, the Dance: the History of American Minstrelsy, Jason Christopher White, Kasi Lemmons, Reynaldo Rey, Christopher St. John, Franc. Reyes, Reggie Rock Bythewood. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 106. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. A few years later, they relocated and settled in the working-class area of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. His mother, Rosalie (née Tingman), was a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped; his father, Julius Rock, was a former truck driver and newspaper deliveryman. Julius died in 1988 after ulcer surgery. His younger brothers Tony and Kenny are also in the entertainment business. His older brother, Charles, died in 2006 due to a long struggle with alcoholism. Rock has said that he was influenced by the performing style of his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, a preacher. Rock began doing stand-up comedy in 1985 in New York City's Catch a Rising Star. He slowly rose up the ranks of the comedy circuit in addition to earning bit roles in the film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and the TV series Miami Vice. Upon seeing his act at a nightclub, Eddie Murphy befriended and mentored the aspiring comic. Murphy gave Rock his first film rol...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=171268 ... Read more

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Chris Rock fans, beware
This book is NOT a serious source of information for scholars or people simply curious about this subject. It was not put together by scholars, researchers, or people who are at all knowledgeable about Chris Rock and his glorious comedy.

This volume is literally a bunch of articles literally copied and pasted off Wikipedia literally as is, with literally no clean-up of text or anything else. Literally. The text is very clunky since it was not cleaned up or formatted properly. You can see arrows where on Wikipedia there were links, as well as 'citation needed' and other html markup. Foreign language text along with symbols are also missing from the printed text in this book.

There's nothing with with Wikipedia itself. It's a lovely source of free information, but it needs to be taken with a grain of salt due to vandals and people posting - intentionally or not - inaccurate information. To exacerbate the problem, the original subject of this book actually only makes up part of this volume. If you've read Wikipedia, you are familiar with how some words within the article provide links to other articles (for those curious and wishing to expand their research/reading) and while this can be helpful, not all of the links within any particular Wikipedia article are too relevant to the original subject matter. There is also often a list of other articles at the bottom of any Wikipedia article that are 'See also...' but these articles vary in relevance. Sadly, the 'editors' of this book simply click these links and put these articles in, whether or not they're truly relevant (or even closely related) to the original subject matter, so a decent portion of this book actually has nothing to do with the original subject matter.

The pictures within this book are also poor-quality, shrunk down from their original versions on Wikipedia and made black-and-white. Diagrams and other technical images therefore become near impossible to read or study. The size of the actual book itself isn't very large, and is about the size of a larger-size paperback (the ones that measure about 8"x5.5" and are generally the next size of standard paperback after your common pocket paperback), and the text itself is actually hard to read on top of being poorly formatted (some pages actually have rather large gaps/blank spaces)

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. A few years later, they relocated and settled in the working-class area of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. His mother, Rosalie (née Tingman), was a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped; his father, Julius Rock, was a former truck driver and newspaper deliveryman. Julius died in 1988 after ulcer surgery. His younger brothers Tony and Kenny are also in the entertainment business. His older brother, Charles, died in 2006 due to a long struggle with alcoholism. Rock has said that he was influenced by the performing style of his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, a preacher. Rock began doing stand-up comedy in 1985 in New York City's Catch a Rising Star. He slowly rose up the ranks of the comedy circuit in addition to earning bit roles in the film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and the TV series Miami Vice. Upon seeing his act at a nightclub, Eddie Murphy befriended and mentored the aspiring comic. Murphy gave Rock his first film role in Beverly Hills Cop II. Rock became a cast member of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1990. He and other new cast members Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade became known as the Bad Boys of SNL. In 1991, he released his first comedy album Born Suspect and won acclaim for his dramatic role as a crack addict in the film New Jack City. His tenure on SNL gave Rock national exposure. A frustrated Rock left Saturda... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=171268 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Chris Rock, Wesley Snipes, Cc Sabathia, Joseph A. Unanue, Eric Maskin, Eddie Einhorn, Henry Clay Frick Ii, Matt Herr, Gioia Marconi Braga. Excerpt:CC Sabathia item Career highlights and awards item Carsten Charles "CC" Sabathia (born July 21, 1980, in Vallejo, California ) is an American Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the New York Yankees . His contract with the Yankees is the richest contract for a pitcher in the history of baseball. Sabathia played the first seven plus seasons of his career with the Cleveland Indians where he won the 2007 AL Cy Young Award , and played the second half of the 2008 MLB season with the Milwaukee Brewers , leading them to the NL Wild Card . High school career Sabathia attended Vallejo High School , where he lettered in baseball , basketball , and football . As a teenager, Sabathia played summer baseball in the Major League Baseball youth program Rebuilding Baseball in Inner cities (RBI). In baseball, he compiled a mark of 6 0 with an 0.77 ERA (46.2 IP , 14 H , 82 K ) during his senior season. Coming out of the draft he was the top high school prospect in Northern California according to Baseball America . In football , he was an all-conference tight end . He received scholarship offers to play college football, including one from USC , and actually signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Hawai i . Professional baseball career Cleveland Indians (2001-2008) Sabathia was drafted in the first round (20th overall) by the Indians in the 1998 MLB Draft. He signed for a $1.3 million bonus. In 2000, he was selected for the 28-man United States Olympic Team roster. He appeared in one pre-Olympic tournament game in Sydney, Australia , but was not on the official 24-man, Gold Medal -winning roster because he was called up by the Cl... ... Read more

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Title: Carousel Corner.(rock musician Chris Hillman)(Interview)
Author: Kevin East
Publication: Sensible Sound (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: Sensible Sound
Page: 88

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Lot of 2 issues of Weekend Life magazine, one from 2005 and one from 2007 that both feature comedian Chris Rock on their covers. The May 27, 2005, issue of Weekend Life magazine features a cover photograph of Chris Rock and other actors who provided the voices for the first Madagascar movie. The March 16, 2007, issue of Life Magazine has a cover photograph of Chris Rock by himself as he starred in I Think I Love My Wife. The Weekend Life magazines re-appeared between 2004 and 2007 and were distributed by inclusion inside certain local newspapers across the country. ... Read more

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Chapters: Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Garrett Morris, Bill Cosby, Chris Rock, Richard Pryor, Jamie Foxx, Dave Chappelle, Mo'nique, Phil Lamarr, Nick Cannon, Bernie Mac, Dick Gregory, David Alan Grier, Wanda Sykes, Martin Lawrence, Steve Harvey, Wayne Brady, Paul Mooney, Arsenio Hall, Tracy Morgan, Debra Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, Damon Wayans, Chris Tucker, Phill Lewis, Aisha Tyler, Michael Winslow, Maya Rudolph, Charlie Murphy, Flip Wilson, Kenan Thompson, Redd Foxx, Tim Reid, Mike Epps, Jordan Peele, T'keyah Crystal Keymáh, Keegan-Michael Key, Sheryl Underwood, Paula Jai Parker, Patrice Oneal, Marlon Wayans, Pigmeat Markham, Fancy Ray, Moms Mabley, George Wallace, Shawn Wayans, D. L. Hughley, Tim Meadows, Katt Williams, Eddie Griffin, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Retta, Rudy Ray Moore, Shirley Hemphill, Doug E. Doug, Eric Jerome Dickey, Walter Latham, Niecy Nash, Loni Love, Kim Wayans, Reggie Watts, Wayne Wilderson, Butterbeans and Susie, Lawanda Page, Aries Spears, Daheli Hall, Jimmie Walker, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Tommy Davidson, Donnell Rawlings, Finesse Mitchell, Tiffany Haddish, Wyatt Cenac, Sunda Croonquist, Frangela, Kevin Hart, Godfrey Cambridge, Lil' Jj, Roy Wood, Jr., Doug Williams, Aaron Freeman, Nyima Funk, Cardis Cardell Willis, Ellen Cleghorne, Lil Duval, Luenell, Tony Rock, Kim Coles, Yvette Wilson, Lavell Crawford, Damon Wayans, Jr., Elon James White, Veatrice Rice, Jordan Carlos, Sydney Park, Damita Jo Dublanc, Deray Davis, Darryl Sivad, Greg Davis Jr., Akintunde Warnock, Vernon Chatman, Warren Thomas, Bob Height, Wayans Family, Faith Dane, Rudy Rush, René Hicks, Jermaine Taylor, Chuck Nice, Keith Robinson, Reginald Ballard, Don Curry, Anthony Berry. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 548. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born J...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=158894 ... Read more

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Chapters: Geoff Leigh, Chris Wood, Ray Thomas, Mel Collins. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Geoff Leigh (born 5 October 1945) is an English jazz and progressive rock musician, playing primarily soprano sax and flute. He was a member of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow and founded several bands himself, including Red Balune, Random Bob, Black Sheep, Mirage, and Ex-Wise Heads. Geoff Leigh's first gigs were with soul music bands in Manchester in 1965, (the beginnings of the now infamous Northern Soul Scene), in clubs like the Twisted Wheel. His professional career began in 1968, touring the United Kingdom and Europe with various jazz/rock/progressive rock groups, mainly Crazy Mabel. In 1969 he joined Gerry Fitzgerald's band Mouseproof, which introduced Leigh to the budding Canterbury scene and musicians like Daevid Allen, Kevin Ayers and Robert Wyatt. In the early 1970s Leigh performed with Henry Cow on several occasions, having known the band's drummer, Chris Cutler from school. Leigh accepted Henry Cow's invitation to join the band in 1972, and he played on their first album Legend (1973). After a tour of Holland at the end of 1973, and his preference for playing composed as opposed to improvised music, Leigh left Henry Cow. (Leigh himself insists it was the other way round - he found the composed music becoming more complex for the sake of it, and the improvisations too contemporary classical for his essentially free jazz approach). As Henry Cow were, at the time, signed to Virgin Records, Leigh took advantage of Virgin's network of artists and performed and recorded with a number of their musicians and groups, including Slapp Happy, and Hatfield and the North. In November 1973, Leigh (and other members of Henry Cow) participated in a li...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8981793 ... Read more

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I regret that I didn't buy the issue with Chris Rock and Maya Angelou on the cover.I picked up the one with Jay-Z on it because I was trying to figure out who the light-skinned lady was: hey, Alicia Keys.I knew what these two had in common and low and behold, I saw the word Africa at the bottom. Even though I enjoyed the different covers, I don't understand why Bush and Condoleeza were on there at all; doesn't he have have an oil war to finish and her shoe shopping during a national crisis should be about now, right?
Enough with my political opinions.I have to give much respect for this magazine for covering such a huge issue, especially in the Motherland.I am enjoying reading the historical issues in Africa, as well as what is being done about the HIV/AIDS situation.But, my review this round is about that fool Chris Rock.I was having the worst day on the planet at work today, and I browsed through this magazine on lunch figuring I should read about someone who's really going through something.I flipped to the page with his article on "The Ugly African American" and laughed hysterically through the whole thing.My pod thought I was losing my mind but I made copies of Chris's article so they could read it too and they fell out laughing. I copied that article and passed it out to my buddies at work and they copied it and so on and so forth.Only Chris Rock could make such a serious subject seem so hilarious, and he still made sure it was informative.When he said he snatched the lollipop, my stomach hurt.I love him!Absolutely love him! ... Read more

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