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In this candid and hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. He revisits his entire 60-year-long career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Hannah and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. He discusses his marriages, romances, and famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from.

A middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist and playwright, consumed with anxiety about everything under the sun, Baum's turgid philosophical books receive tepid reviews and his prestigious New York publisher has dropped him. His third marriage is on the rocks and he suspects his handsome and successful younger brother may have seduced his Harvard-educated wife. He is uneasy with her close relationship with her son, a more successful author than he, and suspicious of her closeness with their neighbour in Connecticut.

Woody Allen's early comic fiction was heavily influenced by the zany, pun-ridden humor of S.J. Perelman. And now, for the first time, Woody Allen narrates one of his early collections of short stories, Getting Even. Listen to Woody Allen revenge himself on such significant subjects as death, obesity, organized crime, the invention of the sandwich, and much more.

Woody Allen que durante las seis décadas que lleva haciendo cine ha escrito y dirigido cincuenta películas, nos relata sus primeros matrimonios: el más precoz con una novia de su adolescencia y luego con la maravillosamente divertida Louise Lasser, a quien es evidente que todavía adora. También escribe sobre su romance con Diane Keaton, con quien mantiene una prolongada amistad.

Now, available in audio for the first time, Side Effects is narrated by Woody Allen himself. A humor classic by one of the world’s funniest writers, Side Effects is a treat for Allen fans and those just discovering how gifted he is. In classics including "Remembering Needleman", "The Kugelmass Episode", "Confessions of a Burglar", and others, Allen discusses such subjects as the nature of relativity, the UFO menace, and the predicament of modern man.

Now in audio for the first time, Without Feathers is narrated by Woody Allen himself. Here they are: 16 of the funniest tales and ruminations ever recorded, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From "The Whore of Mensa", to "Fabulous Tales & Mythical Beasts", to "No Kaddish for Weinstein", old and new Allen fans will laugh themselves silly over these sparkling gems.

Zero Gravity is the fifth collection of comic pieces by Woody Allen, a hilarious prose stylist whose enduring appeal has been savored since his classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, Side Effects, and Mere Anarchy. This new work combines pieces that have appeared in The New Yorker along with 11 written exclusively for this book, each a comic inspiration.

For the first time ever, hear Woody Allen’s Mere Anarchy in the author’s own distinctive and hilarious voice. Here, in his first short-story collection since his three classics Getting Even, Without Feathers, and Side Effects, Allen has managed to write a book that answers the most profound questions of human existence.

New York City is not only The New Yorker magazine's place of origin and its sensibility's lifeblood, it is the heart of American literary culture. Wonderful Town, an anthology of superb short fiction by many of the magazine's most accomplished contributors, celebrates the 75-year marriage between a preeminent publication and its preeminent context with this collection of 44 of its best stories from (so to speak) home.

In this short story from his Without Feathers collection, Woody Allen sends up the hard-boiled detective genre with the tale of Kaiser Lupowitz - a private investigator on a blackmail case involving a thinking man's working girl. For more information about Woody Allen, please visit WoodyAllen.com.

In this short story from his Without Feathers collection, Woody Allen samples from an unlikely bestiary of mythical creatures, detailing some of the more peculiar characteristics of animals like the Nurk, the Flying Snoll, and the Frean - a sea monster with the body of a crab and the head of a certified public accountant.

"100 Quotes by Woody Allen" is a compendium of thoughts, sayings, and one-liners from the mind of a man who has worked as a scriptwriter, stand-up comic, actor, and author. Often pithy and shot through with his trademark neurosis, this is a fantastic read for anyone with an interest in comedy and film. An ideal book for dipping in and out of, and one that would be a welcome addition to any library. Heywood ‘Woody’ Allen (1935 – present day) was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in New York. Allen’s career as a comedy writer began when he was 15 years old.

Dlouho očekávané vzpomínky jednoho z nejznámějších amerických režisérů jsou konečně tu! Dobrodružný tatínek a přísná maminka, dospívání v New Yorku a neutuchající snaha dělat jen to, co ho baví. První snahy, kdy píše vtipy pro známější komiky, aby se postupně stal svébytným stand-up komikem, scenáristou, dramatikem a režisérem autorských filmů.

In this short story from his Mere Anarchy collection, Woody Allen delves into particle physics, string theory, and how the relativity of space-time can make a person late for work.

Woody Allen es un director, escritor y actor estadounidense. Ha estado dirigiendo casi una película al año desde principios de los 70 cuando su popularidad explotó. Woody Allen es uno de los más conocidos y prolíficos cineastas americanos de los últimos cuarenta años. La comedia de los modales es sin duda su campo favorito, aunque a veces intenta su mano en otros géneros. Ha ganado numerosos premios cinematográficos, incluyendo cuatro Oscars por mejor director y mejor guión original. Estas 100 citas pretenden dar acceso a su obra monumental a través de una selección de sus pensamientos más sorprendentes, en un formato accesible para todos.

In this short story from his Side Effects collection, Woody Allen writes the obituary of eccentric professor Sandor Needleman, a peripatetic Ivy League academic with a penchant for a particular brand of tuna fish.

In this short story from his Getting Even collection, Woody Allen takes an in-depth look at the Mafia, detailing heretofore unknown facts about the Cosa Nostra, from their aliases (and aliases' aliases), to how little they spend on office supplies in a given year.

Geboren wurde er 1935 in Brooklyn: mit sechzehn begann Woody Allen seine lebenslange künstlerische Karriere, als Witzeschreiber für Zeitungen. Schreiben sollte er auch später: Drehbücher, Theaterstücke, Storys für den New Yorker. Dazu kam bald eine Karriere als Stand-up-Comedian, als Schauspieler und dann als einer der bedeutendsten Regisseure unserer Zeit. Seit sechs Jahrzehnten steht Woody Allen vor und hinter der Kamera, macht er Filme, mehr als fünfzig sind es geworden.

I sine stærkt underholdende erindringer fortæller Woody Allen om et liv som instruktør, standupkomiker, forfatter, musiker og skuespiller - og som familiefar og ægtemand. Et ofte tumultarisk liv, der tager sin begyndelse i Brooklyn, New York. Allen giver et levende indblik i sin 60 år lange filmkarriere, fra klassikerne "Annie Hall", "Manhattan og Hannah og hendes søstre" og frem til nyere film som "Midnight in Paris" og "A Rainy Day in New York".

Intelligens och skicklighet är aldrig tråkigt. Vi har valt 500 citat från de skickligaste författarna någonsin, från Oscar Wilde till Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw, Albert Einstein med hjälp av Woody Allen. Njut av dessa humorpärlor för att lysa upp din dag med ett gott skratt, upptäck ovärderliga kommentarer och skämt att överraska dina vänner och fiender med och skaka hand med de största sinnen. Dessa 500 citat är bland de roligaste och djupaste, från smarta kommentarer till otroligt eleganta ordlekar; låt dem inspirera dig, och kan du komma med många fler.