Author : Brian Anthony
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 20,8 MB
Release : 1997-12-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1461734185
Details the life of Charley Chase—a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy.
Author : Richard L. Bare
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810840324
The excitement then continues as Bare takes us through the highs and lows of his life and career, always with humor."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Simon Louvish
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 11,13 MB
Release : 2005-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312325985
A biography of Laurel and Hardy describes their original teaming in the 1927 short, "Duck Soup, " their considerable innovations, and their ongoing influence.
Author : Joanna Gray
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1629142336
From cloud to puddle, and puddle to stream, the Little Raindrop is making its way on the remarkable journey that is Earth’s water cycle. In this inviting story—illustrated with pastels for a soft, full color—readers are taught about science and nature through a character driven narrative that leads a little raindrop on a big adventure. With an easy to follow plot that teaches precipitation, water flow, and evaporation, The Little Raindrop offers a sweet story full of learning and discovery. Featuring a heartwarming adventure from author Joanna Gray, and beautiful pastel illustrations by Dubravka Kolanovic, The Little Raindrop takes readers on a fun and educational ride through the water cycle. This is a wonderful introduction for children ages 3 to 6 about the water cycle. They will instantly connect with the cute, smiling little raindrop as it starts its journey in the clouds. The author gives wonderful, age-appropriate explanations and details about the raindrop's journey from air to pond to stream to ocean and back into the air again, making this a wonderful first introduction to science for preschoolers. Parents will appreciate the educational value of the book, as will early educational teachers. This is the type of picture book Scholastic Book Clubs and Fairs are wanting and so it should definitely have a great reception in the school and library market, as well as the general trade. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Laurence Irving
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810856714
"Irving's time in Hollywood marked the end of the silent film years, and these memoirs depict the effect on the industry, with astute and penetrating portraits of those who felt the change dramatically. Anyone with even the slightest interest in the history of filmmaking and its early characters will not want to miss this insightful account."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Jimmy Starr
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810839410
"In Barefoot on Barbed Wire Starr provides vivid portraits of screen stars, studio executives, and fellow writers from 1919 through the 1960s. He also discusses his contemporary publicists and columnists, including Howard Strickling and Harry Brand."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : David Stubbs
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 17,97 MB
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0571353487
They don't make comedy like they used to . . . From the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, and the golden age of political incorrectness helmed by Benny Hill, to the alternative scene that burst forth following the punk movement, the hedonistic joy of Absolutely Fabulous, the lacerating scorn of Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, and Jo Brand and the meteoric rise of socially conscious stand up today: comedy can be many things, and it is a cultural phenomenon has come to define Britain like few others. In Different Times, David Stubbs charts the superstars that were in on the gags, the unsung heroes hiding in the wings and the people who ended up being the butt of the joke. Comedians and their work speak to and of their time, drawing upon and moulding Britons' relationship with their national history, reflecting us as a people, and, simply, providing raucous laughs for millions of people around the world. Different Times is a joyous, witty and insightful paean to British comedy.
Author : Frawley Becker
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 11,19 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810851573
Becker reminiscences about his work on the sets and in the dressing rooms of Hollywood personalities, providing glimpses into the private lives of a stellar array of actors and actresses. Besides these and other stars, Becker also discloses fascinating details of working with world-famous directors John Huston, William Wyler, Nicholas Ray, Anatole Litvak, René Clément, and Vittorio de Sica.
Author : Himanee Bhatia
Publisher : Revolt publication
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 38,60 MB
Release : 2022-03-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
They say, our siblings are the friends chosen by us through blood. We can’t live with them, can’t live without them. They’re a pain in the neck and you want to smack them, but if anyone else does they’ve had it. Milleanials and their lives are often complicated. Heartbreaks, career goals, society, etc., they just don’t make it easy. ‘Ten fireflies’ covers the journey of three imperfect siblings, distinct in nature but similar in their love for each other. For when life happens, siblings help. A story about sisters and brothers, in this book I take you to explore the lives of the Kapur siblings. That’s right. Kapur with a ‘U’. Just like their surname, these three have never done things conventionally. A story set in Delhi’s posh Vasant Vihar, with the eldest sibling, Gayatri, an accomplished gynecologist, who is now on the verge of a divorce, the middle child Rohan torn between following his passion for music or his high paying corporate job to the youngest one, Sheena, an aspiring actress trying to make her life in the tough world of films in Mumbai. What happens when these three plan a siblings trip to Goa? A riot of adventure and unforgettable experiences! So, I invite you to this journey of madness, and by the end of this book I guarantee you’re going to pick up the phone and call your sibling right away.
Author : T.C. Boyle
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0063052911
An electric collection of new short stories from the inimitable, bestselling writer of Talk to Me and Outside Looking In In the title story of Walk Between the Raindrops, a woman sits down next to a man at a bar and claims she has ESP. In “Thirteen Days,” passengers on a cruise line are quarantined, to horrifying and hilarious effect. And “Hyena” begins simply: “That was the day the hyena came for him, and never mind that there were no hyenas in the South of France, and especially not in Pont-Saint-Esprit—it was there and it came for him.” A virtuoso of the short form, T.C. Boyle returns with an inventive, uproarious, and masterfully told collection of short stories characterized by biting satire, resonant wit, and a boundless, irrepressible imagination.
