Author: John Cleese
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 0385348258
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again. Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.
So, Anyway...
Author: John Cleese
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 0385348258
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again. Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 0385348258
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “John Cleese’s memoir is just about everything one would expect of its author—smart, thoughtful, provocative and above all funny. . . . A picture, if you will, of the artist as a young man.”—The Washington Post The legendary writer and performer of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame takes readers on a grand tour of his ascent in the entertainment world John Cleese’s huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected now seem written into comedy’s DNA. In this rollicking memoir, Cleese recalls his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town, his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), and the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown. Cleese was just days away from graduating Cambridge and setting off on a law career when he was visited by two BBC executives, who offered him a job writing comedy for radio. That fateful moment—and a near-simultaneous offer to take his university humor revue to London’s famed West End—propelled him down a different path, cutting his teeth writing for stars like David Frost and Peter Sellers, and eventually joining the five other Pythons to pioneer a new kind of comedy that prized invention, silliness, and absurdity. Along the way, he found his first true love with the actress Connie Booth and transformed himself from a reluctant performer to a world class actor and back again. Twisting and turning through surprising stories and hilarious digressions—with some brief pauses along the way that comprise a fascinating primer on what’s funny and why—this story of a young man’s journey to the pinnacle of comedy is a masterly performance by a master performer.
Petting Farm Fun, Bilingual English and Hindi
Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781598086607
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : ja
Pages : 46
Book Description
This translated edition of Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is translated and published in Japanese. It is a delightful soothing bedtime story to relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold and enjoyed in different languages. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying goodnight to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnigh, Translated Japanese makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781598086607
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : ja
Pages : 46
Book Description
This translated edition of Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is translated and published in Japanese. It is a delightful soothing bedtime story to relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold and enjoyed in different languages. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying goodnight to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnigh, Translated Japanese makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.
Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight
Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood
Publisher: Whispering Pine Press International, Inc.
ISBN: 1594345538
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is the first book in the continuing Hood Picture Book Series. This is a delightful bedtime story to soothe and relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying “goodnight” to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.
Publisher: Whispering Pine Press International, Inc.
ISBN: 1594345538
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is the first book in the continuing Hood Picture Book Series. This is a delightful bedtime story to soothe and relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying “goodnight” to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.
The Organization of Distance
Author: Lucas Klein
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004375376
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
What makes a Chinese poem “Chinese”? Some call modern Chinese poetry insufficiently Chinese, saying it is so influenced by foreign texts that it has lost the essence of Chinese culture as known in premodern poetry. Yet that argument overlooks how premodern regulated verse was itself created in imitation of foreign poetics. Looking at Bian Zhilin and Yang Lian in the twentieth century alongside medieval Chinese poets such as Wang Wei, Du Fu, and Li Shangyin, The Organization of Distance applies the notions of foreignization and nativization to Chinese poetry to argue that the impression of poetic Chineseness has long been a product of translation, from forces both abroad and in the past.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004375376
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
What makes a Chinese poem “Chinese”? Some call modern Chinese poetry insufficiently Chinese, saying it is so influenced by foreign texts that it has lost the essence of Chinese culture as known in premodern poetry. Yet that argument overlooks how premodern regulated verse was itself created in imitation of foreign poetics. Looking at Bian Zhilin and Yang Lian in the twentieth century alongside medieval Chinese poets such as Wang Wei, Du Fu, and Li Shangyin, The Organization of Distance applies the notions of foreignization and nativization to Chinese poetry to argue that the impression of poetic Chineseness has long been a product of translation, from forces both abroad and in the past.
Kiss Mommy Goodnight
Author: Barbara Nickolae
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Barbara Nickolae’s first thriller was... “GRIPPING.” — MARY HIGGINS CLARK “SUSPENSEFUL.” — TONY HILLERMAN “A TANTALIZING PUZZLE.” — PHYLLIS A. WHITNEY Now she captivates readers once more with a chilling new novel. A tale of a caring woman, an innocent child—and a roller coaster ride of pure terror... TV news reporter Paula Carroll keeps her professional distance on the job. But when her best friend, Belinda, is found murdered, the devastating news hits close to home... Stepping in to care for Belinda’s little girl, Lissa, Paula tries to piece together the shattering murder...the brutal attack in a quiet suburban home... the neighbor who is a prime suspect. And like any mother would, Paula does everything she can to keep Lissa from harm. But a killer watches their every move. Waiting for a goodnight kiss.
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Barbara Nickolae’s first thriller was... “GRIPPING.” — MARY HIGGINS CLARK “SUSPENSEFUL.” — TONY HILLERMAN “A TANTALIZING PUZZLE.” — PHYLLIS A. WHITNEY Now she captivates readers once more with a chilling new novel. A tale of a caring woman, an innocent child—and a roller coaster ride of pure terror... TV news reporter Paula Carroll keeps her professional distance on the job. But when her best friend, Belinda, is found murdered, the devastating news hits close to home... Stepping in to care for Belinda’s little girl, Lissa, Paula tries to piece together the shattering murder...the brutal attack in a quiet suburban home... the neighbor who is a prime suspect. And like any mother would, Paula does everything she can to keep Lissa from harm. But a killer watches their every move. Waiting for a goodnight kiss.
Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese
Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood
Publisher: Whispering Pine Press International, Inc.
ISBN: 1598083767
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : ja
Pages : 43
Book Description
This translated edition of Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is translated and published in Japanese. It is a delightful soothing bedtime story to relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold and enjoyed in different languages. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying “goodnight” to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.
Publisher: Whispering Pine Press International, Inc.
ISBN: 1598083767
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : ja
Pages : 43
Book Description
This translated edition of Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight is translated and published in Japanese. It is a delightful soothing bedtime story to relax young children before they fall asleep. The tradition of the bedtime story has been around since before the written word. For generations, and in every culture around the world, parents have prepared their children for bed by telling them stories. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese is a soothing bedtime story to be told and retold and enjoyed in different languages. With the popularity of Japanese Anime cartoon styles, the artwork in this book will entertain young readers as they participate in the nighttime ritual of saying “goodnight” to all of their beloved treasures. Enjoy this easy-to-read bedtime story by author Karen Jean Matsko Hood. Each one of the pages is thoughtfully illustrated with warmth and love. Your children and grandchildren will ask you to read this book to them again and again. This book is a must for all families to have in their library. Goodnight, I Wish You Goodnight, Translated Japanese makes a great gift for that special friend or child to enjoy.
Sato the Rabbit
Author: Yuki Ainoya
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592702961
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After becoming a rabbit, Haneru Sato gathers stars at an observatory, sails the sea in a watermelon, tastes the emotions captured in different colors of ice, and more.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781592702961
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After becoming a rabbit, Haneru Sato gathers stars at an observatory, sails the sea in a watermelon, tastes the emotions captured in different colors of ice, and more.
Time for Bed
Author: Mem Fox
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152010669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
As darkness falls, parents get their children ready for sleep.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152010669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
As darkness falls, parents get their children ready for sleep.
Selected Letters: 1916-1954
Author: May Sarton
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393039542
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Appearing in book form for the very first time, this trove of May Sarton's voluminous private correspondence illuminates the life of the beloved poet/writer from early childhood into middle age. Among her correspondents were Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, Julian and Juliette Huxley, and Murial Rukeyser. 50 photos.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393039542
Category : Authors, American
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Appearing in book form for the very first time, this trove of May Sarton's voluminous private correspondence illuminates the life of the beloved poet/writer from early childhood into middle age. Among her correspondents were Elizabeth Bowen, Virginia Woolf, Julian and Juliette Huxley, and Murial Rukeyser. 50 photos.
Japan from War to Peace
Author: William H. Coaldrake
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000938670
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
This book makes available for the first time a treasure trove of hitherto unpublished documents on Japan in the war years and immediate postwar occupation and recovery. The documents consist of newsletters, newspaper articles, texts of radio broadcasts and letters written by Frank William Coaldrake, a pacifist and priest and the first Australian civilian to enter Japan after the war, with his wife Maida. Frank and Maida formed a team of participant observers in the challenge of a nation confronting its past and trying to find hope in a future while occupied by foreign powers. This is a rare and comprehensive collection of first hand accounts of Japan by two astute observers. The daily struggle against starvation is interspersed with issues such as war atrocities, the atomic bombings, the status of the Imperial Family, the British monarch and labour unions. The text is illustrated with photographs taken by Frank Coaldrake. With an introduction by William H. Coaldrake, son of the authors.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000938670
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
This book makes available for the first time a treasure trove of hitherto unpublished documents on Japan in the war years and immediate postwar occupation and recovery. The documents consist of newsletters, newspaper articles, texts of radio broadcasts and letters written by Frank William Coaldrake, a pacifist and priest and the first Australian civilian to enter Japan after the war, with his wife Maida. Frank and Maida formed a team of participant observers in the challenge of a nation confronting its past and trying to find hope in a future while occupied by foreign powers. This is a rare and comprehensive collection of first hand accounts of Japan by two astute observers. The daily struggle against starvation is interspersed with issues such as war atrocities, the atomic bombings, the status of the Imperial Family, the British monarch and labour unions. The text is illustrated with photographs taken by Frank Coaldrake. With an introduction by William H. Coaldrake, son of the authors.