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Books with author Paul R. Shaffer

  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Showbiz Saga

    Paul Shaffer, David Ritz

    Paperback (Anchor, Nov. 2, 2010)
    Paul Shaffer—born and bred music junkie and longtime leader of David Letterman’s Late Show band—opens up in this candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir. From playing seedy strip joints in Toronto, to being the first musical director of Saturday Night Live and helping to form the Blues Brothers, to being onstage every night with David Letterman and playing with the greatest musicians of our time, Shaffer has lived the ultimate showbiz life. Now—dishing on everyone from John Belushi and Jerry Lewis to Mel Gibson and Britney Spears—Paul gives us the full behind-the-scenes story of his life, from banging out pop tunes on the piano at the age of twelve to leading the band every night at the Sullivan Theater.
  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Showbiz Saga

    Paul Shaffer, David Ritz

    Audio CD (Random House Audio, Oct. 6, 2009)
    From Paul Shaffer, lifelong music junkie, hipster, and longtime leader of David Letterman's band, comes a candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir of a life in-and love of-show business.How does a kid go from a remote Canadian town at the tip of Lake Superior to the bright lights of Broadway and a gig leading the band on Letterman? This book is Paul Shaffer's answer to that question. From playing seedy strip joints in Toronto, to his first legitimate job out of college-which found him working with future stars (and friends) Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy-to being first musical director of the nascent Saturday Night Live and helping to form the Blues Brothers, to being onstage every night with Dave and playing with the greatest musicians of our time, Shaffer has lived the ultimate showbiz life. Now, in this hilarious, entertaining, and candid memoir-in which he dishes on everyone from John Belushi and Jerry Lewis to Mel Gibson and Britney Spears-Paul gives us the full behind-the-scenes story of his life, from banging out pop tunes on the piano at the age of twelve to leading the band every night at the Sullivan Theater.From the Hardcover edition.
  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga

    Paul Shaffer, David Ritz

    eBook (Anchor, Sept. 25, 2009)
    Paul Shaffer—born and bred music junkie and longtime leader of David Letterman’s Late Show band—opens up in this candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir. From playing seedy strip joints in Toronto, to being the first musical director of Saturday Night Live and helping to form the Blues Brothers, to being onstage every night with David Letterman and playing with the greatest musicians of our time, Shaffer has lived the ultimate showbiz life. Now—dishing on everyone from John Belushi and Jerry Lewis to Mel Gibson and Britney Spears—Paul gives us the full behind-the-scenes story of his life, from banging out pop tunes on the piano at the age of twelve to leading the band every night at the Sullivan Theater.
  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga

    Paul Shaffer, David Ritz

    Hardcover (Flying Dolphin Press, Oct. 6, 2009)
    From Paul Shaffer, lifelong music junkie, hipster, and longtime leader of David Letterman's band, comes a candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir of a life in-and love of-show business.How does a kid go from a remote Canadian town at the tip of Lake Superior to the bright lights of Broadway and a gig leading the band on Letterman? This book is Paul Shaffer's answer to that question. From playing seedy strip joints in Toronto, to his first legitimate job out of college-which found him working with future stars (and friends) Gilda Radner, Martin Short, and Eugene Levy-to being first musical director of the nascent Saturday Night Live and helping to form the Blues Brothers, to being onstage every night with Dave and playing with the greatest musicians of our time, Shaffer has lived the ultimate showbiz life. Now, in this hilarious, entertaining, and candid memoir-in which he dishes on everyone from John Belushi and Jerry Lewis to Mel Gibson and Britney Spears-Paul gives us the full behind-the-scenes story of his life, from banging out pop tunes on the piano at the age of twelve to leading the band every night at the Sullivan Theater.From the Hardcover edition.
  • Mythzar's Menagerie of Monsters: Coloring Compendium

    R M Shaffer

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 6, 2018)
    Hail Adventurer! The legendary wizard MYTHZAR has accumulated 70+ images of the beasts, monsters and creatures that inhabit the many realms. It is up to YOU adventurer to finish the work of Mythzar. This coloring compendium was conceived for teens and adults. Many of the pictures are of fearsome and evil creatures. So tread carefully adventurer. Color at your own peril!
  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga

    Paul Shaffer, David Ritz

    Hardcover (Flying Dolphin Press, Oct. 6, 2009)
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  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Show-biz Saga by Paul Shaffer

    Paul Shaffer;David Ritz

    Hardcover (Flying Dolphin Press, March 15, 1747)
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  • We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives: A Swingin' Showbiz Saga by Paul Shaffer

    Paul Shaffer;David Ritz

    Paperback (Anchor, March 15, 1783)
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