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Pimple's Progress

Fred Evans, Britain's First Film Comedy Star

by Barry Anthony ...

In 1915, British moviegoers voted Fred Evans second only to Charles Chaplin as their favorite film comedian. Appearing as the roguish and anarchic "Pimple," Fred made 200 silent movies between 1910 and 1922, running amok in frantic chases and sending-up current events and fashions. With a rich family heritage in pantomime and music hall, Evans introduced a satirical approach to filmmaking, ... Read more

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In 1915, British moviegoers voted Fred Evans second only to Charles Chaplin as their favorite film comedian. Appearing as the roguish and anarchic "Pimple," Fred made 200 silent movies between 1910 and 1922, running amok in frantic chases and sending-up current events and fashions. With a rich family heritage in pantomime and music hall, Evans introduced a satirical approach to filmmaking,
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Murder, Mayhem and Music Hall

The Dark Side of Victorian London

by Barry Anthony ...

The Strand is one of London's most iconic streets - today the bustling and thriving home of West End theatres and the luxurious Savoy hotel; in the Victorian era, the Strand was a much more seedy and destitute part of the city. Barry Anthony here explores the criminal and socially subversive behaviour which abounded in and around the Victorian Strand. He introduces us to a vast range of ... Read more

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The Strand is one of London's most iconic streets - today the bustling and thriving home of West End theatres and the luxurious Savoy hotel; in the Victorian era, the Strand was a much more seedy and destitute part of the city. Barry Anthony here explores the criminal and socially subversive behaviour which abounded in and around the Victorian Strand. He introduces us to a vast range of
... Read more
The King's Jester

The Life of Dan Leno, Victorian Comic Genius

by Barry Anthony ...

Who was Dan Leno? In 1901 everyone in Britain knew who he was. They had seen him live on the music hall stage, listened to his jokes on the new gramophone and watched his funny antics in some of the earliest moving pictures. Even King Edward VII was a fan and the popular press dubbed Dan Leno 'The King's Jester'. But his path to fame was a hard one: he journeyed from being a child performer in the ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Who was Dan Leno? In 1901 everyone in Britain knew who he was. They had seen him live on the music hall stage, listened to his jokes on the new gramophone and watched his funny antics in some of the earliest moving pictures. Even King Edward VII was a fan and the popular press dubbed Dan Leno 'The King's Jester'. But his path to fame was a hard one: he journeyed from being a child performer in the
... Read more
Finding Birt Acres

The Rediscovery of a Film Pioneer

by Deac Rossell, Barry Anthony, Peter Domankiewicz ...

Series series Exeter Studies in Film History
Apparently from Virginia, Birt Acres appeared out of nowhere in Britain aged 35, without a trace of his former life. Yet immediately he became a prominent figure in the late Victorian photographic world. He soon teamed up with Robert Paul to make a moving picture camera and then shot the first commercial films in Britain in spring 1895, in parallel with the work of the Lumière brothers in France, ... Read more

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Apparently from Virginia, Birt Acres appeared out of nowhere in Britain aged 35, without a trace of his former life. Yet immediately he became a prominent figure in the late Victorian photographic world. He soon teamed up with Robert Paul to make a moving picture camera and then shot the first commercial films in Britain in spring 1895, in parallel with the work of the Lumière brothers in France,
... Read more
Counselling Skills and Studies

by Fiona Ballantine Dykes, Traci Postings, Barry Kopp, Anthony Crouch ...

Are you looking to use counselling skills to enhance your existing helping role? Are you taking the first steps towards becoming a professional counsellor? This practical guide will provide you with the ideal introduction, showing you what helping and counselling is all about.Part 1: Counselling Skills will introduce readers to the underpinning knowledge and practical tools needed to develop a ... Read more

$48.59 USD

Are you looking to use counselling skills to enhance your existing helping role? Are you taking the first steps towards becoming a professional counsellor? This practical guide will provide you with the ideal introduction, showing you what helping and counselling is all about.Part 1: Counselling Skills will introduce readers to the underpinning knowledge and practical tools needed to develop a
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Space Team 3: The Search for Splurt [Dramatized Adaptation]

Space Team Universe

by Barry J. Hutchison ...

Narrated by Phil Thron, Danny Gavigan, Carolyn Kashner, Darius Johnson, Yasmin Tuazon, Bradley Foster Smith, Brandon Burton, Nanette Savard, Ken Jackson, Anthony Palmini, Christopher Walker ...

Series series Space Team Universe
Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

"The third part of the laugh-out-loud sci-fi adventure series from the author critics are calling 'the new Douglas Adams.'Cal Carver, petty-criminal turned space adventurer, is on a suicide mission - and he really hates suicide missions. But this time it's to save his best buddy, Splurt, who has been taken prisoner by the elderly assassin, Lady Vajazzle, and the evil Zertex corporation.When they ... Read more

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"The third part of the laugh-out-loud sci-fi adventure series from the author critics are calling 'the new Douglas Adams.'Cal Carver, petty-criminal turned space adventurer, is on a suicide mission - and he really hates suicide missions. But this time it's to save his best buddy, Splurt, who has been taken prisoner by the elderly assassin, Lady Vajazzle, and the evil Zertex corporation.When they
... Read more
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The First Mile

A Launch Manual for Getting Great Ideas Into the Market

by Scott D. Anthony ...

Narrated by Barry Abrams ...

Unabridged

4 hours 47 min

You have a great idea, now what? That first mile-where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market-is often plagued by failure. In fact, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile focuses on the critical moment when an innovator moves from planning to reality. It is a perilous place ... Read more

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You have a great idea, now what? That first mile-where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market-is often plagued by failure. In fact, less than one percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile focuses on the critical moment when an innovator moves from planning to reality. It is a perilous place
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Roll of Honour

Schooling & The Great War, 1914–1919

by Barry Blades ...

The Great War was the first 'Total War'; a war in which human and material resources were pitched into a life-and-death struggle on a colossal scale. British citizens fought on both the Battle Fronts and on the Home Front, on the killing fields of France and Flanders as well as in the industrial workshops of 'Blighty'. Men, women and children all played their part in an unprecedented mobilisation ... Read more

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The Great War was the first 'Total War'; a war in which human and material resources were pitched into a life-and-death struggle on a colossal scale. British citizens fought on both the Battle Fronts and on the Home Front, on the killing fields of France and Flanders as well as in the industrial workshops of 'Blighty'. Men, women and children all played their part in an unprecedented mobilisation
... Read more
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Isis Orb

by Piers Anthony ...

Narrated by Brett Barry ...

Series series Xanth Novels
Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

In Xanth, everyone has a talent. But that doesn't mean everyone loves his talent, and no one understands that better than Hapless. Endowed with the ability to conjure any instrument he wants, Hapless could be an extraordinary musician if only he could play a tune that didn't fall ear-piercingly flat. His one desire is to find an instrument he can play. When the Good Magician hears about Hapless's ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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In Xanth, everyone has a talent. But that doesn't mean everyone loves his talent, and no one understands that better than Hapless. Endowed with the ability to conjure any instrument he wants, Hapless could be an extraordinary musician if only he could play a tune that didn't fall ear-piercingly flat. His one desire is to find an instrument he can play. When the Good Magician hears about Hapless's
... Read more

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The Pretty Sister Of José (UNABRIDGED)

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by Frances Hodgson Burnett ...

Narrated by Mitchell Worth, Barry Nelson, Anthony Midgette, Jessica Pitt ...

Unabridged

2 hours 8 min

Pepita would rather become a witch than a wife. She's seen too many women, including her mother, wither away at their husband's hands. Popular and respected, our gentle, but fiercely independent heroine immediately grows cruel and cold to any suitor drawn in by her allure. When a famous bullfighting lady killer from Madrid takes interest in her, will Pepita's resolve crumble with disastrous ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Pepita would rather become a witch than a wife. She's seen too many women, including her mother, wither away at their husband's hands. Popular and respected, our gentle, but fiercely independent heroine immediately grows cruel and cold to any suitor drawn in by her allure. When a famous bullfighting lady killer from Madrid takes interest in her, will Pepita's resolve crumble with disastrous
... Read more

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The Little Black Book of Innovation

How It Works, How to Do It

by Scott D. Anthony ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Innovation may be the hottest discipline around today—in business circles and beyond. And for good reason. Innovation transforms companies and markets. It’s the key to solving vexing social problems. And it makes or breaks professional careers. For all the enthusiasm the topic inspires, however, the practice of innovation remains stubbornly impenetrable.No longer. In The Little Black Book of ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Innovation may be the hottest discipline around today—in business circles and beyond. And for good reason. Innovation transforms companies and markets. It’s the key to solving vexing social problems. And it makes or breaks professional careers. For all the enthusiasm the topic inspires, however, the practice of innovation remains stubbornly impenetrable.No longer. In The Little Black Book of
... Read more
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Harpy Thyme

by Piers Anthony ...

Narrated by Matt Weisgerber ...

Series series Xanth
Unabridged

12 hours 16 min

It's harpy hour in the New York Times**–bestselling series, as a one-of-a-kind Xanth woman searches for her happy ever after.**Though Gloha loves every inch of Xanth—from Lake Ogre-Chobee to the Ever Glades—being the only harpy-goblin cross in existence has her feeling a bit lonely. Now that she;s old enough to enter into the Adult Conspiracy, she has to face reality: There are no males of her ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

It's harpy hour in the New York Times**–bestselling series, as a one-of-a-kind Xanth woman searches for her happy ever after.**Though Gloha loves every inch of Xanth—from Lake Ogre-Chobee to the Ever Glades—being the only harpy-goblin cross in existence has her feeling a bit lonely. Now that she;s old enough to enter into the Adult Conspiracy, she has to face reality: There are no males of her
... Read more

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