Download or read book Hello Darlings written by James Hogg and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spontaneous, hilarious, irrepressible and, of course, trailblazing - Kenny Everett was revolutionary in television and radio comedy. Chris Evans, Chris Moyles, Rob Brydon and Steve Wright have all cited Kenny as a huge influence on their work - even the great Spike Milligan called him a genius. It was Kenny who developed the radio show format with which we are so familiar today: a mix of music, jingles, funny voices and sound effects. When he seamlessly made the move to television in the seventies, he created unforgettable characters such as Sid Snot, Cupid Stunt and Marcel Wave. Rarely seen without a smile on his face in public, in reality, Kenny was a deeply insecure man who suffered severe bouts of depression. He also struggled with his sexuality, only coming out to the public in 1985. Diagnosed with HIV in 1987, Kenny died in 1995. This in-depth and affectionate biography has been fully authorised by Kenny's family and contains original interviews with Kenny's sister, Kate and with his former wife, Lee, as well as entertainment figures such as Barry Cryer, Cliff Richard, Chris Tarrant and Paul Gambaccini. Packed with fabulous stories about the highs and lows of Kenny's life, his great friendships with The Beatles and Freddie Mercury, this is a book that any fan of comedy and entertainment must read.
Download or read book Television Introductions written by Vincent Terrace and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of network television, many shows have been preceded by an announcement or theme song that served various purposes. In the 1950s and ’60s, it was common for announcers to declare that a program had been “brought to you by” a sponsor who paid for the privilege of introducing a show. Other programs, such as The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and The Odd Couple,provided a brief encapsulation of the show’s subject matter, a practice that has continued for recent shows like Alias, Battlestar Galactica, Person of Interest, and the various editions of Law & Order. In Television Introductions: Narrated TV Program Openings since 1949, Vincent Terrace has assembled openings for more than nine hundred television shows from the past seven decades. The only documented history of narrated television program introductions, this volume is arranged by type of programming, such as comedy, drama, Western, game show, soap opera, and children’s show. In addition to quoting the opening material, entries provide information about each show’s network history and years of broadcast. Many entries include descriptions of the show, the names of announcers, and a list of main cast members, as well as a sponsor pitch exactly as spoken. Openings for programs with multiple introductions like The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Charlie’s Angels are also included. For programs that featured new guest stars every episode—such as game shows and variety programs—Terrace has selected a representative introduction. In addition to the theme song credits found in the main text, there are also appendixes of theme songs and their composers and/or singers, as well as a listing of commercial releases (on DVD, VHS, CD, and LP) of shows and their soundtracks. A comprehensive resource for researchers and pop culture aficionados alike, Television Introductions provides a fascinating look at this neglected part of TV history.
Download or read book Dear Prince Charming written by Donna Kauffman and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valerie Wagner lands popular advice guru Prince Charming as a cover model and monthly columnist at her trendsetting new magazine. When he confesses that he's looking for a Mr. Right of his own, will Valerie's newfound glory fade?
Download or read book Three Plays written by and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two renowned playwrights take a satirical look at three vaudevillians in Hollywood, portray an eccentric, but lovable, family, and relate the havoc that a convalescing guest wreaks on his unwitting hosts.
Download or read book Behind the Shoulder Pads written by Joan Collins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I’ve had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends.… Until now!” Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind one’s shoulder pads. In her new book, she returns in dazzling form to share her most memorable moments from her eclectic and vibrant life—in and out of the limelight. Behind the Shoulder Pads will take you on a spectacular journey from her early years as a young star in Hollywood to stamping her stilettos in Dynasty; from the glittering heights of Saint-Tropez to the busy Oscars seasons in LA over the years. Joan writes movingly about her adventures with and grief for her sister, Jackie, delves deeper into the ups and downs of love and relationships, and discusses her happiness with husband Percy. Filled with a cast of household names and Hollywood icons, Behind the Shoulder Pads is a spectacularly entertaining tour de force bound to delight and shock in equal measures. Hilarious, intimate, and completely spellbinding, Joan invites you into her life like never before, sharing the stories she only tells her closest friends.
Download or read book Rosemary Herbb and the Zodiac Ghosts written by Stephen Coffey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Rosemary Herbb on her first adventure as she struggles to fight Mister Bear and release all the ghosts of the Zodiac. With the help of her friends, Rosemary Herbb unleashes the power that she holds to protect the world.
Download or read book Tiger Tiger written by Galaxy Craze and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2008-07-22 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Englishwoman attempts to make a new life for her children in California, only to be haunted by their difficult past in this “exquisite new novel” (New York Post). Lucy has always had a volatile marriage of frequent splits and reconciliations. So when she takes her two young children, May and Eden, and walks out on her husband, no one expects it will be for good. Until she flees England for America. Arriving in California, Lucy, May, and Eden begin to believe that this sunbathed new country might offer them a better life. But when they settle into the Parvati Ashram, what first seemed idyllic threatens to sever their already tenuous family ties. Like most outsiders, May views the ashram as a cult, but her mother sees it as a place of healing and salvation. As Lucy is taken deeper into the confidence of their leader, May’s initial defenses are broken down by her friendship with the manipulative proselyte, Sati. Thoughts of England slowly fade, but when blind faith challenges human decency, the family’s loyalties face the ultimate test. Galaxy Craze, author of the acclaimed novel By the Shore, creates “a meditation on a disintegrating family” (Los Angeles Times) and a “perfect yarn for anyone riveted by the religious cult action now dominating the headlines” (Marie Claire). “A page-turner . . . Craze writes the sort of direct, dry-eyed prose that elevates even the most mundane events into carefully observed drama.” —Time Out New York “A skillfully rendered, bittersweet family portrait.” —New York Post “[Craze] gives May a delicate, distinctive voice. . . . [Here] the trials of adolescence don’t stand a chance against the absurdity of grown-ups.” —Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Colin and the Gladiators written by Merv Lambert and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another fantastic book of stories about M, the invisible computer-generated emu. In this collection, we meet M's emu girl-friend from Australia, rescue Kylie, the baby kangaroo, have a custard-pie fight in Hollywood, wing-walk on a biplane and witness a gladiatorial battle in ancient Rome. As expected, in every story in which he appears M never misses a chance to produce his own brand of comical antics.
Download or read book Te Ron et son Bouc Cowette written by Matthew Oscar Fusilier and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Te Ron et son bouc Cowette: Little Ron and the Billy goat Cowette By: Matthew Oscar Fusilier This is a historical fiction novel based upon the coming of age of a young boy, raised on a farm in Southern Louisiana. It covers six decades, and relates in the unique style to the Cajun heritage of South Louisiana. It also covers some mutual experiences set in New Orleans, during the decades from 1921 through the mid-1970s and the era about the time of the episode known as Watergate. The inspiration to write this story was born from many personal family stories that the author grew up hearing from youth. It is the intention here to inspire readers of all adult ages to grasp the cultural and unique heritage of life in Louisiana during the years of the Great Depression, The “Kingfish” Huey P. Long, the Second World War, the 1950s and the paradox of invention and prosperity of America that also saw the rise of the tragic McCarthyism and the Lavender Scare”, the tumultuous 1960s and the drug culture during the Vietnam era, and the culmination of the story, when America saw the debacle of the embarrassing Watergate scandal. Also set in New Orleans during these same decades, the story encompasses the life in the Crescent City, two different Mardi Gras festivities (1937 and 1970) and relates to the connection between the isolation of the rural parishes as well as big city (as seen through and told by Te Ron and his Godfather, his “Parrain”). The story is narrated by several quite colorful literary creations (which include several Native American Indians and black Americans who are closely involved with the family of Te Ron on the rural farm of Evangeline and Saint Landry Parishes). On several levels, this tale forms a progressive approach to address family, culture, music, the issue of “racial issues” and the various ways the characters all interact in the great span of the historical content expressed within. In fact, one of the most lovable characters is the old “treatoire”… a woman of Cajun, Indian, and black heritage called “Le Seer.” She provides an enigmatic character who masters both healing arts as well as sees the future in her cards as “readings.” It is a novel about “love and tolerance on several levels.” Te Ron eventually grows to have a family of his own, after many sheltered years and his dear favorite friend. A Billy goat named “Cowette” is a featured character, which was indeed based upon the life of an actual farm animal and his beloved personal pet.
Download or read book Bike Rock written by Avis Kalfsbeek and published by Elisabet Alhambra Productions. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Book 3 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series, realizing the only way to end fossil fuels is to get rid of cars, best-friend athletes Tilly and Camas write a manifesto for their bicycle ride across the country, The Great Petal Pedal Ride. The elders of Burning Man are called upon, having just kicked cars out of the playa and the mayor of Netherland bike mecca, Utrecht. Add an ominous monopoly of oil barons, an elegant, musical, starlet riding for the cause on Route 66, a glacier wedding proposal, and the beloved cast of quirky, irreverent, humorous friends on the Great Ride to a bike-first car-out world. Bike Rock is Book 3 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series, a read-in-an-afternoon novella-length outdoor cli-fi adventure, filled with lovable, quirky characters in a candy wrapper of laughter, irreverence, kisses, friendship, satire, bicycles, love, and magnificent scenic beauty. “In these wonderful stories, Kalfsbeek addresses important environmental issues through the loving, gentle hands of a cast of characters that are easy to connect with. One wants to be part of this healthy gang; it is easy to fall in love with one or two of them. She has found an avenue to address these critical issues that must be talked about but without a heavy hammer. A delightful read that will fill you with hope and a forgotten bounce in your step or pedal.” —Chris White, author of Wind, Waves and a Suicidal Boat Avis Kalfsbeek is author of One More Year and Plastic Plankton, Books 1 and 2 of the Pedro the Water Dog Saves the Planet series, environmental climate adventure fiction. She has an immense love of nature and can be found with her own water dog, Teo, swimming, hiking, and biking wherever their human and canine feet lead them. For a most beautiful life, she encourages you to ride your bicycle every single day, whether you live in a tiny town or a large city, with or without your dog, rain or shine, to the market, to the post office, to see a dear friend or loved one, to stop the plume of destructive CO2 of your footprint and give the planet a fighting chance.
Download or read book Swedish for Beginners A Novel written by Susanne O'Leary and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her father dies, young Irishwoman Maud Walsh learns that her late mother, the beautiful Eleonore, was Swedish. She travels to Stockholm to find her unknown Swedish family, where she discovers not only a new country, but a mysterious past. Maud is given letters Eleonore wrote when she was very young and living in Australia over thirty years earlier. The story that emerges of a rebellious and somewhat immoral woman shatters Maud’s fantasy of the fairy tale princess she had always believed her mother to have been.As she reads on, Maud learns that Lukas, the handsome older man she has just met, was deeply in love with Eleonore in his youth. Maud’s attraction to him is marred by Eleonore’s revelations. When Maud reads the last letter, she finally learns the truth about both her own parentage and Lukas’ involvement with her mother.The story is set in Stockholm, its beautiful archipelago, and in Australia.
Download or read book Without Him written by Fiona O'Brien and published by Hachette Ireland. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzling new bestseller from Fiona O'Brien. One moment, Shelley has everything - three beautiful children, an adoring property magnate husband, and the life of her dreams. Then Charlie's business empire crashes and he vanishes. While their privileged beautiful daughters Olivia and Emma have to come to terms with being broke, eleven-year-old Mac refuses to talk about what happened. When Charlie's estranged mother, Vera opens her doors to the broken family, secrets emerge that reveal there was more to Charlie than meets the eye. But Charlie's shell shocked family aren't the only ones asking questions . . . The darkly enigmatic Russian billionaire Lukaz Mihailov arrives in Dublin with some unfinished business. What better way to track down Charlie than befriend his pretty and very vulnerable, abandoned wife Shelley . . . Is blood is always thicker than water? Maybe Charlie's family are simply better off without him ....
Download or read book Maureen O Sullivan written by Brian Pentland and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the death of his lover, Peter, Michael is desolate. Although his friends and his wife, Maureen, rally round, no light enters his sad story until his nephew Patrick, the music student, comes into his life.
Download or read book The Sister written by Poppy Adams and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2008-06-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into a long line of distinguished lepidopterists, scientists who study moths and butterflies, Ginny and Vivien grew up in a sprawling Victorian home. Forty-seven years later, Ginny lives there alone, tending to her moths and obsessions amid the ghosts of her past. But when her sister Vivien returns to the crumbling family mansion, dark, unspoken secrets rise, disrupting Ginny's ordered life and threatening the family's fragile peace. Told in Ginny's unforgettable voice, this debut novel tells a disquieting story of two sisters and the ties that bind—sometimes a little too tightly.
Download or read book The S Word written by Chelsea Pitcher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angie's quest for the truth behind her best friend's suicide drives her deeper into the dark, twisted side of Verity High. Debut author Pitcher daringly depicts the harsh reality of modern high schools, where one bad decision can ruin a reputation, and one cruel word can ruin a life.
Download or read book TAKEN FOR GRANTED written by Caroline Anderson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A battle of the sexes? Sally Alexander felt as if everyone in her life was taking her for granted—Ben and Molly but most of all her husband, Sam. After twelve years of marriage surely she wasn't expecting too much that her husband should remember her thirty-ninth birthday! Yes, he was a busy doctor, but her life was hectic, too! And no, this time he wouldn't win her over with his lovemaking. In the ensuing fight, Sally issued a challenge—reverse their roles! She was a qualified doctor, too—it was how they had met—and she needed to be more than just a housewife and mother. Sam picked up the gauntlet…but had they drifted too far apart to save their marriage?
Download or read book The Magic of Endings written by Tom Avery and published by Andersen Press Limited. This book was released on 2023-01-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jojo Locke's dad disappeared six years ago. And what's stranger still, none of his family can really remember him, there's a hole inside each of them where Dad should be. But then Aunt Pen arrives, a real faerie, with her tricks and wishes. She tests Jojo to see how deep his courage runs and sets him off on a journey to find their memories of Dad, and an adventure far beyond what he could have imagined begins.
