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Sacha Baron Cohen
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 290

Sacha Baron Cohen

The first biography of the comedic genius behind the cult favorite TV show "Da Ali G Show" and the high grossing—and gross out—smash film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. If the millions of fans who flocked to the blockbuster films Borat and Talladega Nights tuned in to Sacha Baron Cohen's interviews on late night TV hoping to see the man behind the characters, they were sure to be disappointed. Who exactly is this Sacha Baron Cohen, who has everyone from TV personalities to the government of Kazakhstan all riled up? Did he fool all the politicians and luminaries who made such idiots of themselves on "Da Ali G Show" or did it just look ...

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen

In his various guises, the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has threatened Uzbekistan with catapults, driven a U.N. Secretary-General to profanity, and ruined New York's Fashion Week. Evincing shades of Jonathan Swift, Monty Python, and Andy Kaufman, Baron Cohen has consistently demonstrated a singular talent for crafting outrageous personae, a ruthless dedication to staying in character, and an uncanny ability to parlay controversy into professional success. Now, in his lively and often humorous study The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen: Politics, Parody, and the Battle over Borat, Robert A. Saunders explores the striking cultural resonance and far-reaching political ramifications of Baro...

Sacha Baron Cohen
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 52

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is a British comedian, writer, actor, sketch artist, and voice actor. He is most widely known for his portrayal of three fictional characters: Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, and Br no Gehard. Baron Cohen's comedy career has been shrouded in controversy and his films have been banned in several countries. He has been accused of being racist, anti-Semitic, sexist, and homophobic; however, Baron Cohen maintains that he utilizes his characters as tools to expose the stereotypes and prejudices held by society. This unauthorized biography follows Baron Cohen from his beginnings in Hammersmith, West London and Cambridge University through his television career on The Eleven O'Clock Show and Da Ali G Show up to the release of The Dictator. Although he is an intensely private man, seldom giving interviews out of character, what is known about his personal life is also explored and detailed.

The Gospel According to Ali G
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 132

The Gospel According to Ali G

In this hilarious and controversial collection written in the voice of Cohen's most famous character, Ali G, the comedian mocks the rap culture, religion, and homophobia.

Zero Degrees of Empathy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 186

Zero Degrees of Empathy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-12-21
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  • Publisher: Penguin UK

Simon Baron-Cohen, expert in autism and developmental psychopathology, has always wanted to isolate and understand the factors that cause people to treat others as if they were mere objects. In this book he proposes a radical shift, turning the focus away from evil and on to the central factor, empathy. Unlike the concept of evil, he argues, empathy has real explanatory power. Putting empathy under the microscope he explores four new ideas: firstly, that we all lie somewhere on an empathy spectrum, from high to low, from six degrees to zero degrees. Secondly that, deep within the brain lies the 'empathy circuit'. How this circuit functions determines where we lie on the empathy spectrum. Thirdly, that empathy is not only something we learn but that there are also genes associated with empathy. And fourthly, while a lack of empathy leads to mostly negative results, is it always negative? Full of original research, Zero Degrees of Empathy presents a new way of understanding what it is that leads individuals down negative paths, and challenges all of us to consider replacing the idea of evil with the idea of empathy-erosion.

Zabiba and the King
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 212

Zabiba and the King

"This is an allegorical love story set in the mid-600s to the early 700s between a mighty king (Saddam) and a simple, yet beautiful commoner named Zabiba (the Iraqi people). Zabiba is married to a cruel and unloving husband (the United States) who forces himself upon her."--P. [4] of cover.

Borat
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 184

Borat

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2007
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  • Publisher: Unknown

CONTAINS ALL NEW MATERIAL BORAT: TOURISTIC GUIDINGS TO GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN JAGSHEMASH! WELCOMES IN KAZAKHSTAN! In coitus with Kazakh Minister of Information, telelviski journalist Borat Sagdiyev is take great pleasuring himself to present this touristic guidings to Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan–home to many many of Central Asia’s most highly respected sex criminals. This volume is showcase of all that is great of Kazakhstan–marvel at the statistic of Nurek Dam, make your childrens laugh with our jokes about jews and take a peekings inside brandnew Capitalist Supermall Viktor Hotelier’s Shopcity–3 stores and electrical staircare!! Containings over half the photographs, map...

Joe and His Magic Snout
  • Language: en

Joe and His Magic Snout

'Once upon a time, many years ago, lived a little boy, and his name was Joe. He had a secret that nobody knows, you see, our friend Joe had a magic nose... If he made a wish, he never knew, when he rubbed his snobble, the wish came true.' Joe's wishes lead him on a series of adventures. He flies alongside planes and meets famous characters such as Peter Pan and Snow White! A series of songs and rhymes, Joe and his Magic Snout will entertain and inspire children and encourage them to sing.

Marge and the Great Train Rescue
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 77

Marge and the Great Train Rescue

'Isla Fisher is hilarious' DAVID WALLIAMS 'Charming, funny, delightful: Marge is the babysitter all children would wish for' DAVID BADDIEL Whistles at the ready. Marge is off! Have you met Marge? She has rainbow hair, tells wild stories and she's the best babysitter in the whole world. Things do SOMETIMES go off the rails when Marge is around but Jakey and Jemima don't mind that. After all, no one else could rescue a train, help Jakey's wobbly tooth or cause chaos at the zoo! The third fun family story in the MARGE IN CHARGE series, written by actor & comedian Isla Fisher and illustrated throughout by Eglantine Ceulemans.

The Dixie Chicks
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 83

The Dixie Chicks

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: ECW Press

This look at the Dixie Chicks, who have almost single-handedly reinvented a classic country sound, covers their career and evolution of the group, including their professional struggles to get Nashville to take them seriously, and their personal struggles. Color and bandw photos.