Saving a Celebrity Actor
Saving a Celebrity Actor

Author: Heather Citulsky

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2012-04-02

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1466920947

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Finally Dr. Sean Brad has found a way to help the executive producers, and director of the most popular show, get their hands on an endangered brown hyena without the hassle of red tape. It comes through his introduction of a DNA changing drug, which surprises all of them when, not only is it proven to work exactly the way the doctor tells them, but with who the doctor already has in mind for the DNA change. The hottest, most overly conceited celebrity actor, Christopher Sage, unexpectedly gets an appointment with Dr. Sean Brad for, what he thinks, and believes is just a regular check-up, but through false truths, ends up unknowingly being changed into an endangered animal for one full week for the TV show. Enter anti-celebrity actor novelist Cheyenne Citul, who finds out through her best friend that the doctor plans to permanently change the celebrity actor into the brown hyena, and profit from the endangered animal; and quickly goes along with her friends plan to save Christopher. While being secretly kept at her place, something unexpected happens between Christopher and Cheyenne, and leaves them wondering if there really could be true feelings between them.

Batman Saves the Congo
Batman Saves the Congo

Author: Alexandra Cosima Budabin

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2021-06-08

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1452961131

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How celebrity strategic partnerships are disrupting humanitarian space Can a celebrity be a “disrupter,” promoting strategic partnerships to bring new ideas and funding to revitalize the development field—or are celebrities just charismatic ambassadors for big business? Examining the role of the rich and famous in development and humanitarianism, Batman Saves the Congo argues that celebrities do both, and that understanding why and how yields insight into the realities of neoliberal development. In 2010, entertainer Ben Affleck, known for his superhero performance as Batman, launched the Eastern Congo Initiative to bring a new approach to the region’s development. This case study is central to Batman Saves the Congo. Affleck’s organization operates with special access, diversified funding, and significant support of elites within political, philanthropic, development, and humanitarian circuits. This sets it apart from other development organizations. With his convening power, Affleck has built partnerships with those inside and outside development, staking bipartisan political ground that is neither charity nor aid but “good business.” Such visible and recognizable celebrity humanitarians are occupying the public domain yet not engaging meaningfully with any public, argues Batman Saves the Congo. They are an unruly bunch of new players in development who amplify business solutions. As elite political participants, celebrities shape development practices through strategic partnerships that are both an innovative way to raise awareness and funding for neglected causes and a troubling trend of unaccountable elite leadership in North–South relations. Batman Saves the Congo helps illuminate the power of celebritized business solutions and the development contexts they create.

Save the Assistants
Save the Assistants

Author: Lilit Marcus

Publisher: Hachette Books

Published: 2010-08-31

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1401395139

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"If you're tired, you're poor, and you're a huddled mass of an assistant yearning to breathe free, look no further than Save the Assistants." --Yahoo! "Lilit at Save the Assistants . . . feels your pain." --Marie Claire What happens when nine-to-five turns into nine-to-eleven? How do you outmaneuver the office Underminer? Is it appropriate to have a cocktail at a company lunch? How do you get reservations for a restaurant with an unlisted phone number? What do you do when your boss throws a stapler at your head? As Page Six Magazine recently noted, bosses are "going from mean to monstrous -- and making The Devil Wears Prada look like a love story." What's an office drone to do? Call on Save the Assistants, the addictive and insightful guide to workplace sanity by Lilit Marcus, renowned assistant expert. On your first day at work, you learned how to answer the phone and turn on the computer. But four years of college hardly prepared you for the coffee-fetching, back-stabbing, and you-should-have-done-it-yesterdays of office life. Save the Assistants is here to help you not only survive your job, but ultimately get the career you want.

The Left Behinds: The iPhone that Saved George Washington
The Left Behinds: The iPhone that Saved George Washington

Author: David Potter

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2015-01-06

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0385390580

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Percy Jackson fans will embrace this humorous time travel adventure, the first in a series, about an iPhone malfunction that sends three kids back to 1776 in time to rescue George Washington. On Christmas Day, Mel finds General George Washington lying dead as a doornail in a stable. But Mel knows that George Washington must cross the Delaware River, or the course of American history will be changed forever. Could Mel’s iPhone have sent him back in time to 1776? And can Mel and his schoolmates, know-it-all Bev and laid-back Brandon, come to the rescue? Perhaps, with a little help from two colonial kids and Benjamin Franklin himself. Debut novelist David Potter cleverly combines time travel, humor, and American history in this fast-paced adventure. For American Revolution enthusiasts, there's information about historical reenactments, additional reading, and websites. Praise for THE LEFT BEHINDS: THE IPHONE THAT SAVED GEORGE WASHINGTON “Sequel, anyone? Let’s hope so, because the concept of bringing an iPhone into the past is just too cool to stop at one episode… This is Magic Tree House all grown up, and kids who once loved that time travel conceit will be delighted all over again.” –The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “A skillful blend of humor, history, mystery, and adventure makes for a fun, fast-paced tale that will leave readers a little wiser.” –School Library Journal “History and humor collide.” –Booklist “A new twist on time travel.” –Kirkus Reviews

An Actor's Guide--Your First Year in Hollywood
An Actor's Guide--Your First Year in Hollywood

Author: Michael St. Nicholas

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-09-07

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1581158270

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An Actor's Guide—Your First Year in Hollywood should be required reading for any young actor headed to La-La Land with a dream in his heart and a shine on his shoes. Sure, it's a great guide to auditioning, getting a SAG card, finding an agent, landing parts, gaining exposure, and creating publicity—but it’s also packed with real-world advice from a fellow actor. Getting to know Los Angeles, finding a place to live and a job to pay the bills. An Actor’s Guide presents the whole picture, for career and for daily life. Remember to thank us when you’re a big star!

Saving the World
Saving the World

Author: Lynnette Porter

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1554903114

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Essays, analysis and exploration of hit TV show Heroes, from experts in the field of TV analysis.

Hermione Granger Saves the World
Hermione Granger Saves the World

Author: Christopher E. Bell

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-02

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1476600058

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The new essays in this book make two central claims. First, for some people, the word "feminist" has been either poorly defined or even demonized. Hermione Granger, of the Harry Potter series, serves as an outstanding example of what modern young feminism looks like: activist, powerful and full of agency, yet feminine, romantic and stylish--a new kind of feminism for a new kind of girl. The second claim the essays make is that our young, emergent feminist Hermione Granger is a pivotal character upon whom the entire series rests--not Harry Potter himself (or, at least, not Harry Potter solely). It is Hermione who solves every difficult puzzle, performs every difficult spell, and to whom her two male companions look for guidance and advice. On several occasions throughout the series, Hermione literally saves the world through her actions. This is an outstanding model for young women (and for young men as well) who are confused about how feminism manifests and operates in 2012.

Save the Vineyard
Save the Vineyard

Author: Allan Taylor

Publisher: First Edition Design Pub.

Published: 2019-07-18

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1506908365

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Save the Vineyard is a hilarious comedy about the owner of the second largest Cadillac dealership on Long Island, Martin Pomerantz, Jr., and his voluptuous trophy wife, Meredith, who are spending the month of July with their two young daughters at their opulent summer home on Martha's Vineyard where Meredith has finally been chosen after years of effort to host the island's social event of the season--its annual celebrity charity auction. But a bizarre sequence of events suddenly lands Marty in the middle of a messy legal dispute between the island's wealthy summer residents and the local Native American tribe, threatening Meredith's dream. Marty must confront a wacky cast of characters as well as deal with the sexual misadventures of his two young daughters as he struggles to figure out a way to somehow save the Vineyard.

Is Satire Saving Our Nation?
Is Satire Saving Our Nation?

Author: S. McClennen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 113740521X

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The book studies the intersections between satirical comedy and national politics in order to show that one of the strongest supports for our democracy today comes from those of us who are seriously joking. This book shows how we got to this place and why satire may be the only way we can save our democracy and strengthen our nation.

The Man Who Saved Kabuki
The Man Who Saved Kabuki

Author: Okamoto Shiro

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2001-04-01

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780824824419

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As part of its program to promote democracy in Japan after World War II, the American Occupation, headed by General Douglas MacArthur, undertook to enforce rigid censorship policies aimed at eliminating all traces of feudal thought in media and entertainment, including kabuki. Faubion Bowers (1917-1999), who served as personal aide and interpreter to MacArthur during the Occupation, was appalled by the censorship policies and anticipated the extinction of a great theatrical art. He used his position in the Occupation administration and his knowledge of Japanese theatre in his tireless campaign to save kabuki. Largely through Bowers's efforts, censorship of kabuki had for the most part been eliminated by the time he left Japan in 1948. Although Bowers is at the center of the story, this lively and skillfully adapted translation from the original Japanese treats a critical period in the long history of kabuki as it was affected by a single individual who had a commanding influence over it. It offers fascinating and little-known details about Occupation censorship politics and kabuki performance while providing yet another perspective on the history of an enduring Japanese art form. Read Bowers' impressions of Gen. MacArthur on the Japanese-American Veterans' Association website.