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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'The Kugelmass Episode' is from the collection Side Effects. It was originally published in the May 2, 1977, issue of The New Yorker. For more information about Woody Allen, please visit WoodyAllen.com.

"My Philosophy" is from the collection Getting Even. It was originally published in the December 27, 1969, issue of The New Yorker. For more information about Woody Allen, please visit WoodyAllen.com.

"No Kaddish for Weinstein" is from the collection Without Feathers. It was originally published in the March 3, 1975, issue of The New Yorker. For more information about Woody Allen, please visit WoodyAllen.com.

"This Nib for Hire" is from the collection Mere Anarchy. For more information about Woody Allen, please visit WoodyAllen.com.

"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.

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.

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 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.

Né en 1935 à Brooklyn, Woody Allen commence sa vie professionnelle à l'âge de seize ans en rédigeant des gags pour des journaux de Broadway, avant d'écrire pour la radio, la télévision, le théâtre, le cinéma et le New Yorker. Il quitte ensuite la solitude du bureau de l'écrivain pour devenir humoriste dans des night-clubs, puis le célèbre réalisateur que l'on sait. Woody Allen revient ici sur soixante ans de carrière cinématographique, auréolée de nombreuses récompenses, et sur ses relations amicales et amoureuses.

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.

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.

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.

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.