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Tim & Tom

An American Comedy in Black and White

By: Tim Reid,Tom Dreesen,Ron Rapoport

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Tim & Tom

An American Comedy in Black and White

By: Tim Reid,Tom Dreesen,Ron Rapoport

As the heady promise of the 1960s sagged under the weight of widespread violence, rioting, and racial unrest, two young men--one black and one white--took to stages across the nation to help Americans confront their racial divide: by laughing at it. Tim and Tom tells the story of that pioneering duo, the first interracial comedy team in the history of show business--and the last. Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen polished their act in the nightclubs of Chicago, then took it on the road, not only in the North, but in the still-simmering South as well, developing routines that even today remain surprisingly frank--and remarkably funny--about race. Most nights, the shock of seeing an integrated comedy team quickly dissipated in uproarious laughter, but on some occasions the audience’s confusion and discomfort led to racist heckling, threats, and even violence. Though Tim and Tom perpetually seemed on the verge of making it big throughout their five years together, they grudgingly came to realize that they were ahead of their time: America was not yet ready to laugh at its own failed promise. Eventually, the grind of the road took its toll, as bitter arguments led to an acrimonious breakup. But the underlying bond of friendship Reid and Dreesen had forged with each groundbreaking joke has endured for decades, while their solo careers delivered the success that had eluded them as a team. By turns revealing, shocking, and riotously funny, Tim and Tom unearths a largely forgotten chapter in the history of comedy.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226709027

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Still Standing…

My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

By: Tom Dreesen,Darren Grubb,Johnny Russo

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My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

By: Tom Dreesen,Darren Grubb,Johnny Russo

From shining shoes in dark saloons on the south side of Chicago to traveling the country as the opening act for Frank Sinatra, this is the story of Tom Dreesen’s unlikely journey to a fifty-plus year career as a pioneer of stand-up comedy and a legend of the entertainment industry.

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Post Hill Press

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1642933627

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Still Standing...

My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

By: Tom Dreesen,Darren Grubb,Johnny Russo

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My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

By: Tom Dreesen,Darren Grubb,Johnny Russo

A behind-the-scenes look into the life and groundbreaking entertainment career of Tom Dreesen. “Excellent material, superb delivery, impeccable timing…[he] is the quintessential comedian.”—Larry Wilde, author of The Great Comedians From shining shoes in dark saloons on the south side of Chicago to traveling the country as the opening act for Frank Sinatra, this is the story of Tom Dreesen’s unlikely journey to a fifty-plus year career as a pioneer of stand-up comedy and a legend of the entertainment industry.

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1642933600

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Tim & Tom

An American Comedy in Black and White

By: Tim Reid,Tom Dreesen,Ron Rapoport

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An American Comedy in Black and White

By: Tim Reid,Tom Dreesen,Ron Rapoport

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My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

By: Tom Dreesen,Darren Grubb,Johnny Russo

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My Journey from Streets and Saloons to the Stage, and Sinatra

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The Accidental Marketer

Power Tools for People Who Find Themselves in Marketing Roles

By: Tom Spitale,Mary Abbazia

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The Accidental Marketer

Power Tools for People Who Find Themselves in Marketing Roles

By: Tom Spitale,Mary Abbazia

A practical guide for inexperienced marketers who have to develop a marketing strategy With technology being built into products of all kinds, many businesses are hiring scientists, engineers, and designers to fulfill strategic marketing and product management roles. The Accidental Marketer is a practical guide for employees who are now responsible for developing strategy. These marketers will be able to immediately and successfully apply the ten tools featured in the book to create powerful strategies that increase sales and profits for any product in any industry. Explains how great marketers uncover insights about customers that competitors miss and use new insights to create a range of strategic options for their marketing plans Shows how the best marketers execute their strategies through developing innovative branding and communication plans and value propositions The Accidental Marketer allows any inexperienced marketer to step into a new role and develop an effective strategy.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118797418

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White Knights in the Black Orchestra

The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler

By: Tom Dunkel

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White Knights in the Black Orchestra

The Extraordinary Story of the Germans Who Resisted Hitler

By: Tom Dunkel

They were a small group of conspirators who risked their lives by plotting relentlessly to obstruct and destroy the Third Reich from within. The Gestapo nicknamed this shadowy confederation of traitors the “Black Orchestra.” This is their tension-filled story. As the “Final Solution” unfolds, a loose network of German military officers, diplomats, politicians, and civilians are doing everything in their power to undermine the Third Reich from the inside: reporting troop movements to the Allies, feeding disinformation to the Nazi high command, plotting to assassinate Adolf Hitler, and more. The Gestapo nicknames this shadowy confederation of traitors the “Black Orchestra.” Its players include Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a dissident Lutheran pastor, and his brother-in-law Hans von Dohnanyi, a staff attorney at the Abwehr, the German military intelligence service. In this tension-filled narrative, Tom Dunkel traces the perilous movements of these “white knights” as they and their families face constant danger of being exposed and executed. Some act out of moral outrage and patriotism. Some want to atone for their own Nazi sins. When their treasonous activities are finally discovered, Hitler’s SS and the Gestapo are hell-bent on taking bloody revenge as the end of the war rapidly approaches and lives hang in the balance. White Knights in the Black Orchestra is a tautly written, meticulously reported account of men and women heroically resisting Hitler’s ruthless regime. It packs the punch of the best espionage thrillers, but the cat-and-mouse drama and plot twists are grounded firmly in fact. This is a stirring story of people willing to risk all by doing the right thing in a country gone mad, a story that may prompt readers to ask themselves “What would I have done?”

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Hachette Books

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0306922177

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9780306922176

Hollywood on the Links

A Collection of the Greatest Celebrity Golf Stories of All Time

By: Tom Cunneff

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Hollywood on the Links

A Collection of the Greatest Celebrity Golf Stories of All Time

By: Tom Cunneff

The celebrities featured in this treasure trove of entertaining golf stories tell all, from why they love the game to their most memorable golf moments. Golf stories about such luminaries as Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, Katharine Hepburn, Sylvester Stallone, and Clint Eastwood are included. 25 photos. Line drawings.

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NTC Business Books

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0809229455

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