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The Lord puts the salmon in the river like he puts the berries on the trees. They're there for all of us, not just for the laird. The way the Bruachites see it, poaching wasn't a crime, even if you had to keep an eye out for the police. It was more like a natural right. And Fishermen Erchy and Hector are the experts, but they are not the only ones tempted - even a visiting vicar succumbs to the temptation of the fat salmon that fill the island's streams and pools. Like her other four collections of tales about her eccentric island friends, Lillian Beckwith gives us the funny side of many a unique adventure.
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So, anyway...how did a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare become a self-confessed legend? These things happen. And en route, John Cleese describes his nerve-racking first public appearance at St Peter’s Preparatory School at the age of eight and five-sixths; his endlessly peripatetic home life with parents who seemed incapable of staying in any house for longer than six months; his first experiences in the world of work as a teacher who knew nothing about the subjects he was expected to teach; his hamster-owning days at Cambridge; and his first encounter with the man who would be his writing partner for over two decades, Graham Chapman. And so on to his dizzying ascent via scriptwriting for Peter Sellers, David Frost, Marty Feldman and others to the heights of Monty Python. Punctuated from time to time with John Cleese’s thoughts on topics as diverse as the nature of comedy, the relative merits of cricket and waterskiing, and the importance of knowing the dates of all the kings and queens of England, this is a masterly performance by a former schoolmaster. With fabulous black and white photographs.
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A charming account of life in Australia in the 1920s and 1930s, the recollections of a girl, the child of Yorkshire parents, who saw the world with a wry sense of humour and an irrepressible vitality. This was a time when children were shushed if they asked awkward questions and were encouraged to emulate the feminine in all things - an ideal too restrictive for a girl with a vivid imagination and a strong sense of self. 'We had art once a week and although I loved drawing, the lessons were so unimaginative I hated them. The teacher gave out books of rough dark paper and thick coloured chalks. Every drawing had to be exactly the same. A landscape was a line of dark blue hills across the middle of the paper ("Roslyn Downes, your hills are too high"), a straight road in bright brick red ("Stop winding that road!"), a tree and some grass ("A haystack? What on earth do you think you're doing?") It's no wonder that Taylor went on to write the quintessential rebellion poem Please Don't Ask Me To Your Tupperware Party Sharleen.
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Not so much a book of Lennon or even about John Lennon, but a directory of people and places that were significant in his life as well as many intriguing lesser known facts about his artistic works, television programmes that had a part in his solo career, interviewers and some little known personal facts - such as the charity that Jon designed a Christmas Card for, and his and Yoko's beliefs of wishing. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
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Coleen Shirley Perry Smith - AM,MBE (1924-1998) and better known as MumShirl - tells the story of her life with vigour and clarity. She was born on Erambie Mission in Cowra and lived and worked in Sydney for most of her life. She combines great insight into human nature with sympathy for human frailty and a sense of humour. Her life as an Aboriginal activist and social worker has been full of contrasts. ' We couldn't get served in crummy places in Sydney - but we could have lunch with the Queen'. MumShirl is the story of one woman's place in Australian history; a woman who made history. Written with the assistance of Bobbi Sykes.
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Marshall and his wife met these people - country folk from central Victoria, the Mallee and the Wimmera - real Australians. They ate with them, shared the makings with them, helped them and were helped by them, drank with them and talked with them over a nice cuppa. This is no fly-by-night collection of brief impressions - they travelled in a caravan drawn by two elderly yet stalwart horses, savouring scenes and the friendships of the road, until he had accident to his crook leg. And even in hospital he found plenty to write about - and everyone he wrote about had a story to tell him - sometimes sad, sometimes funny, sometimes rich in courage. It's the battlers he loves - the farmer hit by drought, the woman whose husband is on the grog, the kid who never had much education, the bushman living content with only his dog for company. These are Marshall's people.
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we've been told that cancer is caused by environmental factors such as sunlight and cigarette smoke; that most of the money donated for cancer research is used for research; that there's been tremendous strides in therapy; that there's over 300 types of cancer, so no single cure or vaccine is possible; and anyone who disagrees with any of the above is a dangerous quack. This book offers some different answers - such as: vitally important research has been buried; that it holds the promise of new therapies, new diagnostic tools and a vaccine to prevent all cancers; and the scandal of cancer research is covered - how billions have been squandered while important research is neglected, unfunded and suppressed.
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The Kokoda Track is the symbol of World War II for Australians. This book takes readers up that tortuous track and into battle with the young men who fought there, following in the footsteps of heroes and villains as they climb the endless mountain ranges, dig into defend, charge into battle or begin the long, desperate and bloody trek to safety. Here can also be found the perspective of the Japanese troops and the extraordinary local people who the Diggers called 'angels'.
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Book IV in the Bless Me, Father series. Located in West London, St. Jude’s parish traditionally serves the poor Irish immigrants of the area, and the grouchy Father Duddleswell is an ideal leader for the group. Joining him is the young Father Neil, who serves as an even-keeled aide during the many times Duddleswell finds himself in hot water. This compendium of adventures is sure to delight fans of the series as St. Jude’s adds another member to its clergy: Father Abe, an octogenarian with an agenda of his own. The St. Jude’s staff finds themselves embroiled in a rivalry among undertakers, a visit during Holy Week from the bishop with the longest rosary on record, a harebrained scheme to promote holy water as a fertility enhancer, and a night spent under a pool table during a pilgrimage.
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