The World Was My Lobster

Author : George Cole
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781782198185

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George Cole - The World Was My Lobster: The Autobiography by George Cole Pdf

The World was my Lobster tells the story of George Cole's more than 70 years in the acting profession that began with a walk-on part at the age of 14 in the stage musical The White Horse Inn in 1939, and continues today having included such roles as David Bliss in the radio and television versions of A Life of Bliss, Flash Harry in the St. Trinian's films, and Arthur Daley in television's Minder.Adopted when he was only 10 days old, George Cole grew up in south London in the 1920s. On the day he left school he saw a newspaper advertisement seeking a small boy to join the cast of The White Horse Inn and was selected the following day. A year later, he found himself in the West End play Cottage to Let playing a cheeky wartime evacuee. Here he met legendary comic actor Alastair Sim who, with his wife, took him as an evacuee in their country house and coached him in the finer skills of acting. A flurry of films and theatre performances in the late 1940s, after his RAF service, culminated in a memorable role as a young Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic 1951 film Scrooge alongside Sim. Henry V, Cleopatra (with Elizabeth Taylor), Don't Forget to Write, Blott on the Landscape, Henry Root, and Dad are among other titles for which he is well known. But it was in 1979 that he landed the role that would elevate him to international recognition when he was offered the role of Arthur Daley in Thames Television's new series Minder alongside Dennis Waterman. In The World was my Lobster, a title taken from a classic line in a Minder episode, George Cole talks candidly, humorously and sensitively about his adoption, his life, his roles and many of the people he has worked with throughout his long career.

Author : George Cole,Brian Hawkins
Publisher : John Blake
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Actors
ISBN : 178219469X

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The World Was My Lobster by George Cole,Brian Hawkins Pdf

George Cole talks candidly, humorously and sensitively about his adoption, his life, his roles and many of the people he has worked with throughout his long career.

Author : Matthias Drawe
Publisher : Matthias Drawe
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-11
Category : Humor
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The World Is My Oyster - Volume1 by Matthias Drawe Pdf

The author survives with odd jobs in Tokyo, celebrates Christmas in Rio and learns that fat women are sexy - in Jamaica. He discovers the charms of freezing Helsinki, experiences warlike conditions in Haiti and shells out $200 for a bottle of bottom-shelf whiskey in Alaska. He explores the secrets of lobster fishermen in Maine, assists in a cockfight in Puerto Rico and marvels at a Turkish pearl in Brooklyn. "A fun look at the world." "Want to go to exotic places? Read this first!" "Full of funny encounters with real people from around the globe." (Reader reviews) The travelogues in this book were commissioned by German NPR and broadcast on the radio. The author adapted the manuscripts to a literary format and added photos. More titles: The World Is My Oyster - Volume 2 The World Is My Oyster - Volume 3 The World Is My Oyster - Complete Collection (all 30 Stories in one volume)

Author : George Cole,Brian Hawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Actors
ISBN : OCLC:1178716683

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The World was My Lobster by George Cole,Brian Hawkins Pdf

Author : Virginia Wright,Debbie Cronk
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780892729876

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Red's Eats by Virginia Wright,Debbie Cronk Pdf

The first and only book about the tiny red phenomenon Red's Eats, where loyal patrons will wait for an hour or more for a rich, succulent lobster roll. Debbie Cronk, whose family has owned Red's Eats for more than 30 years, shared stories and memorabilia for the book. Red's has legions of fans across the U.S. because 90% of Maine tourists pass by this iconic lobster shack beside Route one in Wiscasset. As the Frommer's review points out, this Maine roadside eatery has received more than its fair share of national ink and TV attention. Added to that are the huge number of internet postings that continue spreading the word about Red's, many of them echoing the opinions of CNN/Money's review: Red's is not fancy, just perfect.

Author : John Ayto,Ian Crofton
Publisher : Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
Page : 853 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0550105646

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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable by John Ayto,Ian Crofton Pdf

Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.

Author : S. P. MacKenzie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350024878

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Bomber Boys on Screen by S. P. MacKenzie Pdf

Since the Second World War, depictions of Royal Air Force operations in film and television drama have become so numerous that they make up a genre worthy of scholarly attention. In this illuminating study, S. P. MacKenzie explores the different ways in which the men of RAF Bomber Command have been represented in dramatic form on the big and small screen from the war years to the present day. Bomber Boys on Screen is the first in-depth study of how and why the screen-drama image of those who flew, those who directed them, and those who provided support for RAF bomber operations has changed over time, sometimes in contested circumstances. Until now dramas that focus on Bomber Command have tended to be mentioned only in passing or studied in isolation, despite the prevalence of surveys of both the British war film genre and of aviation cinema. In Bomber Boys on Screen MacKenzie examines the development, presentation, and reception of significant dramas on a decade-by-decade basis. Titles from the beginning of the war (The Lion Has Wings, 1939) to the start of new century (Bomber's Moon, 2014) are situated in the context of technical possibilities and limitations, evolving social and cultural norms in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the development of moral and utilitarian controversies surrounding the wartime bomber offensive directed against Nazi Germany. While the focus is on feature films and television plays, reference is also made to documentaries, memorials, veterans' organizations, book titles, war comics, and other representations of the war fought by Bomber Command.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Medicine
ISBN : HARVARD:32044103087235

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The Medical World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dominic Rubin
Publisher : Rodopi
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789401209144

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The Life and Thought of Lev Karsavin by Dominic Rubin Pdf

“At last, Russia has begun to speak in a truly original voice.” So said Anatoly Vaneev, a Soviet dissident who became Karsavin’s disciple in the Siberian gulag where the philosopher spent his last two years. The book traces the unusual trajectory of this inspiring voice: Karsavin started his career as Russia’s brightest historian of Catholic mysticism; however, his radical methods – which were far ahead of their time – shocked his conservative colleagues. The shock continued when Karsavin turned to philosophy, writing flamboyant and dense essays in a polyphonic style, which both Marxists and religious traditionalists found provocative. There was no let-up after he was expelled by Lenin from Soviet Russia: in exile, he became a leading theorist in the Eurasian political movement, combining Orthodox theology with a left-wing political orientation. Finally, Karsavin found stability when he was invited to teach history in Lithuania: there he spent twenty years reworking his philosophy, before suffering the German and Soviet invasions of his new homeland, and then deportation and death. Clearing away misunderstandings and putting the work and life in context, this book shows how Karsavin made an original contribution to European philosophy, inter-religious dialogue, Orthodox and Catholic theology, and the understanding of history.

Author : Christopher White
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466892675

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The Last Lobster by Christopher White Pdf

From the author of Skipjack & The Melting World comes a mystery: the curious boom in America’s beloved lobster industry and its probable crash Maine lobstermen have happened upon a bonanza along their rugged, picturesque coast. For the past five years, the lobster population along the coast of Maine has boomed, resulting in a lobster harvest six times the size of the record catch from the 1980s—an event unheard of in fisheries. In a detective story, scientists and fishermen explore various theories for the glut. Leading contenders are a sudden lack of predators and a recent wedge of warming waters, which may disrupt the reproductive cycle, a consequence of climate change. Christopher White's The Last Lobster follows three lobster captains—Frank, Jason, and Julie (one the few female skippers in Maine)—as they haul and set thousands of traps. Unexpectedly, boom may turn to bust, as the captains must fight a warming ocean, volatile prices, and rough weather to keep their livelihood afloat. The three captains work longer hours, trying to make up in volume what they lack in price. As a result, there are 3 million lobster traps on the bottom of the Gulf of Maine, while Frank, Jason, and others call for a reduction of traps. This may in boost prices. The Maine lobstering towns are among the first American communities to confront global warming, and the survival of the Maine Coast depends upon their efforts. It may be an uphill battle to create a sustainable catch as high temperatures are already displacing lobsters northward toward Canadian waters—out of reach of American fishermen. The last lobster may be just ahead.

Author : Micol Ostow
Publisher : RP Studio
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0762480580

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Friends: You're My Lobster by Micol Ostow Pdf

Let your lobster know how much you love them with this officially licensed, charming DIY gift book, inspired by Friends. Whether you and your other half are a Ross and Rachel or more of a Chandler and Monica, show your SO how much they mean to you with dozens of sweet, silly, and endearing expressions of love inspired by Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey, and Phoebe. Once completed, this book becomes a personalized gift for your loved one to cherish for years to come. Features full-color photography throughout. Copyright © 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. FRIENDS and all related characters and elements © & (tm) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Author : Virginia M. Wright
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781608931910

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The Maine Lobster Book by Virginia M. Wright Pdf

Everyone loves lobster - especially Maine lobster. This fun, fact filled book brings the reader on the lobster's journey from ocean floor to plate, stopping along the way to get to know the people and places of Maine's iconic industry.

Author : Pesala Bandara
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0008506434

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You're My Lobster by Pesala Bandara Pdf

The perfect Valentine's Day or anniversary gift for the one you love - fill out the prompts to tell them how much you care.

Author : George Cole,Brian Hawkins
Publisher : John Blake
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09
Category : Actors
ISBN : 1782199934

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George Cole - The World Was My Lobster by George Cole,Brian Hawkins Pdf

This book tells the story of George Cole's more than 70 years in the acting profession that began with a walk-on part at the age of 14 in the stage musical The White Horse Inn in 1939, and continues today, having included such roles as David Bliss in the radio and television versions of A Life of Bliss, Flash Harry in the St. Trinian's films, and Arthur Daley in television's Minder. Adopted when he was only 10 days old, George Cole grew up in south London in the 1920s. On the day he left school he saw a newspaper advertisement seeking a small boy to join the cast of The White Horse Inn and was selected the following day. A year later, he found himself in the West End play Cottage to Let, playing an impish wartime evacuee. Here he met legendary comic actor Alastair Sim who, with his wife, took him as an evacuee to their country house and coached him in the finer skills of acting. A flurry of films and theater performances in the late 1940s, after his RAF service, culminated in a memorable role as a young Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic 1951 film Scrooge alongside Sim. Henry V, Cleopatra (with Elizabeth Taylor), Don't Forget to Write, Blott on the Landscape, Henry Root, and Dad are among other titles for which he is well known. But it was in 1979 that he landed the role that would elevate him to international recognition, when he was offered the role of Arthur Daley in Thames Television's new series Minder, alongside Dennis Waterman. In The World was my Lobster, a title taken from a classic line in a Minder episode, George Cole talks candidly, humorously, and sensitively about his adoption, his life, his roles, and many of the people he has worked with throughout his long career.

Author : Charles R. Colwell
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780595601073

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COLLISION OF WORLDS by Charles R. Colwell Pdf

An Episcopal priest maintains that “earth becomes the womb of heaven so that God may be born in the manger of human experience”. This book blesses the earthy and calls the church to cease being so lofty and pious. It encourages us to remove the wall that designates a church building as holy and the local bar as secular. Serving as a clergyman for over 45 years, Charles Colwell has seen first hand how the Christian walk can be a bumpy trail and how these bumps become places of great blessing. Doubt becomes merely another facet of faith, not its opposite, and is to be honored. Even our most desperate moments have a way of readying us for a discovery of God’s power in our weakness as the gift of God’s radical grace transforms us from broken people into empowered pilgrims on the road requiring us to challenge our myopic views of those of other faiths. Collision of Worlds separates what is essential rock from what is shifting sand as the author fearlessly addresses: dogmatism, the interpretation of scripture, the gay issue, hell— and, believe it or not, the presence of ghosts. This book is fresh, daring, and offers a challenge to believers as well as those who may be sitting on the fence.