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Evan Calder took a government job because he believed he could make a difference. That was four years and fourteen failed project plans ago. Now he spends his mornings decoding contradictory emails from leadership ("Be bold. Also, don't do anything without approval."), his afternoons in meetings about meetings about meetings, and his evenings wondering why he still owns a leather portfolio his parents bought him when they thought he was going to change the world.

A little old lady turns vigilante on the streets of London in this gritty, witty crime thriller. Gloria Jones has had enough. She's sixty-five, approaching retirement, and nearing the end of her tether. When someone flings away a gun in her local park, it ends up in Gloria's hands and changes...

Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests. This volume contains episodes of Abbott and Costello from 1940 through 1944 and showcases some of their most comedic shows such as "Dance Lessons", "Nylon Stockings", and "A Psychiatrist for Costello". 

Evan had a hit single, but that was 10 years ago. Thirty-one now, hes drifting, playing in a local band and teaching middle-aged men to coax music from an electric guitar. Now, 14 years later, he experiences unplanned parenthood when he undertakes to raise the resentful teenage son hes never known. Off beat and disarming, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets portrays a contemporary American family with unfailing honesty.

Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests. This volume contains episodes of Abbott and Costello from 1946 through 1948 and showcases some of their most comedic shows such as "Night in a Haunted House", "Uncle Mike's Gold Mine", and "Costello's Sea Going Family".

Christmas time is supposed to be fun, right? Parties, presents and time with the ones you love is all part of the holiday season. A time to relax, have a party and get all your fun in before the year ends. Well -- for me, Christmas is more of a minefield. I'm Evan and I have to navigate this more closely than I have to for anything else. My whammy -- the collective bad luck I seem to bestow on unwilling people -- goes into overdrive from the stress of the season.

I work at a call center, so you can imagine what I have to go through in the course of the day -- the crying, yelling and cursing. That's before I get to work, after that it's all downhill from there. At least the people I work with are good company. That makes my second job much worse. My other job is worse. I get hired out to sabotage companies like the one I'm at now with my new friends by bad luck. I walk in, lay the whammy down on something and leave.

Abbott and Costello prepare for Christmas.

Living in the fictional Midwestern city of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the exasperation of his long-suffering wife Molly. Life in Wistful Vista followed a well-developed formula but was always fresh. Fibber's weekly schemes would be interrupted, inspired by, and often played upon the people of Wistful Vista, a set of regular players and characters that were as beloved as the stars of the program.

Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests. This volume contains episodes of Abbott and Costello from 1948 through 1949 and showcases some of their most comedic shows such as "Lou Learns to Swim", "Susan Moves Upstairs", and "New Year's Eve".

Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. The show mixed comedy with musical interludes and special guests. This volume contains episodes of Abbott and Costello from 1944 through 1946 and showcases some of their most comedic shows such as "Lou Promises His Girlfriend a Job", "Bud and Lou Are in a Play", and "Lou's Christmas Party".

Abbott and Costello talk about the Andrew Sisters. Bud is going to help Lou sing. An attorney representing the Andrew Sisters appears on the show. They are suing Abbott and Costello for slander for having the Andrew Brothers on the show three weeks ago. The Andrew Sisters appear. They agree to drop the suit if Lou appears in one of their pictures.

Costello is throwing a Christmas party for his little brother.

Bud is going to invest Lou's $75. They launch into the Do Gold Orr routine. Bud has convinced Lou to invest his $75 in a gold mine. Abbott and Costello arrive in Gold Tooth. They go to the Red Dog saloon. They then start mining for gold in the mine. The mine is giving way, but it turns out it was all just a dream. 

Lou is at Los Angeles railroad station coming back from trip at his uncle's farm. Bud and Lou do the "Sew the Seed" routine. Ken Niles says he is glad to be back at the microphone. Bud and Lou look to invest Lou's $75 and decide to invest in war bonds. Lou falls asleep and dreams 10 years later, 1954. He listens to Abbott and Costello on the radio. They do Who's on First as old men. 

A very funny show in which the boys enter Costello's horse in a race with Mr. Kitzel (a jockey!) and other track types.

Costello has a new dog named Hector, which they enter in a dog show. Abbott and Costello go to work in a pet shop.

Bud and Lou go to a dance school. Bud gets a job at the school and tries to get Lou to dance. Lessons are three for a dollar. Then they discuss how last week they formed the Wacky film company. Next Bud and Lou do a bit about Christopher Columbus. Lou is Columbus. Bud mistakenly calls him Lou instead of Columbus.

Abbott and Costello make a movie with the Andrews Sisters.

The boys have just returned from New York. Lou has claimed to be the owner of NBC and has promised to get Lena Genster (say it fast) into the movies.