The Double Act

Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407045894

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Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson Pdf

Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. They're identical, and they do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier - but they couldn't be more different. Bossy, bouncy, funny Ruby loves to take charge, and is desperate to be a famous actress, while quiet, sensitive, academic Garnet loves nothing more than to curl up with one of her favourite books. And when everything around the twins is changing so much, can being a double act work for ever?

Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780440867593

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Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson Pdf

No-one can ever be like a mother to us. NO-ONE. NO-ONE AT ALL. ESPECIALLY NOT STUPID FRIZZY DIZZY ROSE . . . Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. Identical! They do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier. But can being a double act work for ever, when so much around them is changing? This ever-popular story now includes an extra-special new introduction by Jacqueline!

Author : Andrew Roberts
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780750990295

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The Double Act by Andrew Roberts Pdf

The double act has been at the heart of the British entertainment scene for over 150 years: from its start in the music halls, through radio shows such as Hancock's Half Hour playing in virtually every household and on cinema and television, from Carry On films to Withnail and I. Explore the influence of comedy duos on their audience and how their performances evolved over time, the importance of the subtle art of the straight man next to the comic and discover some acts who might have passed you by. This book is a tribute to the comedians who have entertained the public for so long, dedicating their lives to adding a bit of laughter to the mundane everyday. The Double Act will appeal to all lovers of British comedy as it takes them through the golden moments of its history.

Author : Ira Bruce Nadel
Publisher : Methuen Drama
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015060360149

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Double Act by Ira Bruce Nadel Pdf

Tom Stoppard is one of the foremost writers of his generation; a giant of the English stage whose intellectual puzzles are box-office magic and whose personality is as notoriously intriguing as his works. Ira Nadel recounts this eventful life, from Stoppard's childhood - escaping the Nazi occupation of the Czech Republic to settle in Britain - to his breakthrough as a writer, his first theatrical success as the youngest playwright ever at the National Theatre, and his subsequent rise to the West End and international eminence. This portrait explores Stoppard's past and present friendships and partnerships - with Kenneth Tynan, Peter O'Toole, Trevor Nunn and Felicity Kendal among many others - and also the human rights work of his more recent years. It shows how Stoppard's life imitates his art and vice versa: the multiple identities of the plays reflecting his multi-layered past, and teh apparent contradictions of his life giving rise to dramatic works that elegantly and insistently exploe the shifting nature of reality.

Author : Brian McFarlane
Publisher : Monash University Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781922235725

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Double-Act by Brian McFarlane Pdf

Not many can boast of careers that lasted successfully for nearly seventy years, but that is what both Googie Withers and John McCallum achieved. Googie portrayed everything from brazen murderesses to Lady Bracknell, taking in blonde nitwits, wartime Resistance workers, lady farmers and Shakespeare along the way. John not only performed memorably in all the acting media but also was a pioneer producer in Australian television – sending Skippy into the far corners of the earth – the managing director of a huge theatrical firm, and a film director, playwright and author. Just as remarkable was their 62-year marriage, not all that common in the entertainment world, and the way this worked is as fascinating as their varied and prolific careers. There were plenty of disagreements along the way but underlying all was their profound respect for each other’s work and a kind of love that was essentially complementary. Together, in professional and personal matters alike, an unbeatable combination. Brian McFarlane’s biography does justice to this remarkable pair – and reads as an absorbing story. ‘Brian’s book brings back wonderfully vivid memories of an important Australian past. Once I had met and worked with Googie and John I knew they were true royalty. Together, they made my life richer and gave my profession a finer meaning. This book brings them vividly to life. It is a great read.’ – George Ogilvie, theatre director and drama teacher

Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448174515

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The Butterfly Club by Jacqueline Wilson Pdf

"We're triplets. Surprise! Everyone thinks I'm the little sister. It's very annoying." Phil, Maddie and Tina are triplets, but Tina has always been the little one. Luckily, Phil and Maddie always protect Tina - they make the best team. But, when they join super-strict Miss Lovejoy's class, they're split up. And Tina has to fend for herself for the first time. To make things worse, Tina has been paired up with class bully, Selma, who NO ONE wants to be friends with. When Miss Lovejoy asks them to help her create a butterfly garden in the school playground, Tina discovers she doesn't always need her sisters - and that there's a lot more to Selma than first meets the eye. A heartwarming story about friendship, bullying and confidence by bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson. She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance. - Independent on Sunday

Author : Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Bullying
ISBN : 9780440864141

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Jacqueline Wilson's Double Decker by Jacqueline Wilson Pdf

Meet the terrible twosome, Ruby and Garnet, in DOUBLE ACT twins with identical looks and identical interests, but different hopes&And in BAD GIRLS, there s Mandy who s desperate to escape being teased at school. Friendship with Tanya seems like a great

Author : Mark Gisbourne
Publisher : Prestel Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art, Modern
ISBN : 3791338471

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Double Act by Mark Gisbourne Pdf

Artists are forming partnerships to further their creative and cultural missions. Collected here are 14 of the world's most famous 'double acts' working in the fields of photography, video, painting, sculpture and performance art expressing themes such as social prohibition and taboos, gender and sublimated identities, war and punishment, history and nostalgia.

Author : Philip Reeve
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780385387903

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Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve Pdf

Get ready for moving islands! Mischievous monkeys! And a splashy adventure with illustrations on almost every page. When Oliver’s explorer parents go missing, he sets sail to find them with some new friends. There’s a grumpy albatross, a nearsighted mermaid . . . even a living island! But the high seas are more exciting and strange than Oliver could have imagined. Can he and his crew spar with sarcastic seaweed, outrun an army of sea monkeys, win a fabulous maritime fashion contest, and defeat a wicked sea captain in time to save Mom and Dad? For early chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the Not-So-Impossible Tales are packed with silly humor, action, and larger-than-life fun. “[A] sly and dashing tale. . . Readers’ ribs aren’t the only ones that get a vigorous tickle.” —Kirkus Reviews “A delightfully told, beautiful tale of nautical hairdressing, saltwater primates and sarcastic seaweed—this is my kind of book!” —Chris Riddell, award-winning co-creator of the Edge Chronicles From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Sally Lloyd-Jones
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307983657

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How to Be a Baby . . . by Me, the Big Sister by Sally Lloyd-Jones Pdf

The New York Times praised this best-selling picture book as "adorable, original, well-illustrated and fabulous." In this first book in the How-To Series (which includes How To Get Married and How to Get a Job), the know-it-all big sister narrator tells it like it is: When you're a baby you don't read books. You eat them. You don't know how old you are, or even if you're a boy or a girl. And you have to keep a special plug in your mouth to stop your scream from coming out. But one day, you won't be little anymore, and then you'll be taller and smarter, and actually quite clever. Like the narrator. And you'll be able to share memories of what it was like when you were little with your incredible Big Sister.

Author : Mark Shackleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:876237082

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Double Act by Mark Shackleton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Readers (Primary)
ISBN : 017012066X

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Flying Colours: Double act by Anonim Pdf

Alice was very nervous about singing in front of all these people. Her friend, Tania who is scared from a car accident, gives her a confidence boost as they both sing together.

Author : Simon Louvish
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312266516

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Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy by Simon Louvish Pdf

A biography of Laurel and Hardy describes their original teaming in the 1927 short, "Duck Soup, " their considerable innovations, and their ongoing influence.

Author : Richard Russo
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307809940

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Straight Man by Richard Russo Pdf

Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, Straight Man follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls. • Now the AMC Original Series Lucky Hank. William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his character—he is a born anarchist—and partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans. In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russo—side-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable. Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.

Author : Sally Lloyd-Jones
Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375988776

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How to Get a Job...by Me, the Boss by Sally Lloyd-Jones Pdf

The know-it-all narrator from the New York Times bestselling How to Be a Baby is back with the third book in the series! This time, she knows all about how to get a job, and she walks readers through the whole process: from deciding what you want to be all the way to acing the interview (tip: don't bring your pet gerbils). This book is sure to be a hit with kids who love to play pretend and dream about what they're going to be when they grow up.