Will Smith and his Tao
May 29, 2008
Will Smith is obsessed with Bergerac, the classic TV show set in Jersey.
Having one guiding force – an audio book of John Nettles reading the ancient Chinese text of the Tao – he uses the recordings to make sense of his life.
First heard on BBC Radio 4, over four episodes Will navigates the minefields of justice, individuality, love and machismo.
The Tao tells Will to be himself. So why did going to the sixth form ball dressed as Gandalf make him uncool? And is it wrong to dump a woman because she doesn’t alphabetise her CDs?
Very funny mixture of stand-up and studio guests with some great comedians involved including Matt Holness (Garth Marenghi), Adam Buxton and Dan Tetsell.
At the end of each episode Will Smith gets the audience to shout out random names of films, and then links each film to an episode of Bergerac in six moves or less – it has to be heard to be believed.
A comic tour de force.
Will Smith presents The Tao Of Bergerac
Carry On, Jeeves!
May 28, 2008
“With the world giving considerable evidence of going to hell in a basket
and prophets of doom on every hand assuring us that there is No Place to Hide, it is very comforting to be able to crawl into a Wodehouse novel and pull it in after you.”
New York Herald Tribune Book Review
“I am one of those who get a thorough laughing jag on Wodehouse, and the more utterly absurd he is the better, I say.”
Chicago Daily Tribune
“Mr. Wodehouse’s idyllic world can never stale.He has made a world for us to live in and delight in.”
Evelyn Waugh, author
Jeeves, the servant supreme, is as shrewd as ever, as wise as ever, as funny as ever.
Carry On, Jeeves! is inspired comedy that will delight everyone who loves to laugh.
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was born in England. After working for a bank for two years, he turned to journalism and story writing. He moved to the United States after World War II and became a citizen. In all, he wrote more than ninety books, and his work has won worldwide acclaim.
Frederick Davidson is a recipient of the Golden Voices Award and numerous Earphones Awards. After performing for years in many BBC radio plays, he came to America in 1976. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks.
“Darwin Awards IV: Intelligent Design” Audio Book
May 10, 2008
“…there are some things that can beat smartness and foresight. Awkwardness and stupidity can. The best swordsman in the world doesn’t need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn’t do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn’t prepared for him.” –Mark Twain
Another book in the Darwin Awards series honoring those who continue to improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion!
The stupidity of others is always amusing, and the Darwin Awards celebrate excellence in stupidity. This latest compilation of true tales of idiocy is spectacular.
It avoids being “more of the same” by virtue of the astounding variety of ways people find to remove themselves from the gene pool. Overall, well worth the money.
Made into a motion picture in 2006, starring Winona Ryder and Joseph Fiennes!
“Darwin Awards IV: Intelligent Design”
“Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest” Audio Book
May 8, 2008
“Deeply Entertaining…” – San Francisco Weekly
“Not as good as the first but better than the second“
“Incomprehensible Stupidity never gets old”
“Darwin Awards……best of bizarre and stupid behavior”
Evolution takes another giant step forward with the third edition of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon.
One of the human race’s most popular humor series returns with a brand-new collection of hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, The Darwin Awards III shows once more how uncommon common sense still is.
From the sheriff who unintentionally shot himself twice, to the insurance defrauder who amputated his leg with a chainsaw; from a farmer who avoided bee stings by sealing his head in a plastic bag, to the man crushed by the branch he’d just severed; The Darwin Awards III proves again that when it comes to stupidity, we are the most advanced species on the planet.
"Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest" Audio Book [5:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWENDY NORTHCUTT, a graduate of UC Berkeley with a degree in molecular biology, is the author of the best-selling book series, The Darwin Awards I, II and ///. Started in 1993, her award-winning website, www.DarwinAwards.com, has remained one of the most popular humor pages on the web, and has been profiled in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and Entertainment Weekly. Wendy lives in Northern California.
Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest
“Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection” Audio Book
May 7, 2008
As described in the Darwin Award books: The Awards honour people who ensure the long-term survival of the human race by removing themselves from the gene pool in a sublimely idiotic fashion.
An incredible runaway bestseller and cult phenomenon, The Darwin Awards returns with all new tales of trial and awe-inspiring error. More Award Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Urban Legands, together with personal accounts never before heard.
Appealing to Darwin fans old and new, The Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection audiobook proves that we aren’t done yet – with the ongoing saga of survival of the fittest Homo sapiens.
The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action hit bestsellers lists across the USA.
