Students & journalists farmers & birdwatchers ex-wives adolescent lovers
- & dancing girls All ordinary people
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' The funniest man I ever saw & the saddest man I ever knew' This is how WC Fields described Bert Williams the highest-paid entertainer in America in his heyday & someone who counted the King of England & Buster Keaton among his fans Born in the Bahamas he moved to California with his family Too poor to attend Stanford University he took to life on the stage with his friend George Walker Together they played lumber camps & mining towns until they eventually made the agonising decision to 'play the coon' Off-stage Williams was a tall light-skinned man with marked poise & dignity; on-stage he now became a shuffling inept 'nigger' who wore blackface make-up As the new century dawned they were headlining on Broadway But the mask was beginning to overwhelm Williams & he sank into bouts of melancholia & heavy drinking unable to escape the blackface his public demanded ...

The fourth part of the sensational My Struggle series that has been hailed as perhaps the most significant literary enterprise of our times' (Guardian) Fresh out of high school Karl Ove moves to a remote fishing village to work as a teacher He has no interest in the job itself
- or in any other job for that matter his sole aim is to save money & start writing All goes well to begin with but as the nights grow longer his life takes a darker turn Drinking causes him blackouts his repeated attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation & to his own great distress he develops romantic feelings towards one of his 13-year-old students & all the while the shadow of his father looms large
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Experience all the drama & excitement of celebrity ice dancing as you perfect each week&s routine before skating out live in front of the TV cameras on show night! Use your stylus to complete beautifully animated spins jumps & lifts but remember that every move is being scrutinised by the fearsome judges of the " Ice Panel"! Will you & your partner be voted into the dreaded " Skate Off" or can you win over the hearts of the nation & be crowned Dancing On Ice champions 2010? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Jayne Torville & Christopher Dean take their version of the hit TV series on the road As with the series a judging panel made up of Robin Cousins Nicky Slater Karen Barber & Jason Gardiner will be on hand to give their verdicts on the celebrity dancers before the audience vote on their favourite dancer of the night ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Award-winning dramatist Stephen Poliakoff blows open the volatile world of 1930s London in a story about a black jazz band&s rise to success before violence & prejudice brings it crashing back to earth Set in an extraordinary period of immense change the Louis Lester Band arrives at the forefront of an emerging musical movement jazz As the band grows in popularity & starts to mix with the upper classes the intoxicating combination of music money & parties pull the characters into a glamorous but perilous world Soon the band begins to feel immune from the prejudice hovering beneath the surface of society but the sudden death of one of the band members creates a catastrophic turn in their fortunes They immediately find themselves confronted by betrayal & their privileged position is quickly torn away from them as they begin to discover who their friends really are A stellar cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor John Goodman Matthew Goode & Jacqueline Bisset star in this explosive new drama where for a moment music transcends the divisions of class & race until fear & hate once again tear them apart Actors Jenna-Louise Coleman John Goodman Austin Hardiman Nicholas Blatt Peter Brown Calvin Dean & Martine Richards Director Stephen Poliakoff Certificate 12 years & over Year 2012 Languages English ...

The hilarious & poignant new novel from the best selling author of The Kicking the Bucket List When a boxset of Broadchurch is more appealing than having sex with your husband then perhaps it's time to hide the remote Cait & Matt have been married for 30 years They are rock solid An inspiration to others Stuck together like glue But Cait can't shake off the feeling that something is missing The whole world should be their oyster now that Matt has retired so why does she feel shut up like a clam? Things get more complicated when Tom Lewis the man who broke her heart at university makes a reappearance
- still as charming as ever Her friends widow Lorna & newly-single Debs have their own views of what Cait should do
- but she isn't in the mood to listen When Tom makes Cait an unexpected offer Cait feels the pull of a different life Has she got the guts to take the plunge or does it take more courage to give her marriage another chance? Funny & thoughtful this is a book for anyone who ever wondered what if?

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' The wisdom & knowledge that Judy has learned from her experience with cancer can be our guide & coach'
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Singing hymns of praise is standard practicenow it's time to set your feet a-tapping with a collection of original dance moves inspired by Jesus & the likes of Moses & John the Baptist Dances include the Water Walk the Temptation Tango the Judas Hustle & The Apostolic Conga Each dance move is outlined with how to inspiration & an illustration Slyly irreverent but ultimately festive Dancing with Jesus is illustrated in full colour Best of all two of the dances are animated for full effect by a lenticular cover & last-spread finale making this a truly one-of-a-kind novelty item! ...

Guidance & wisdom for young artists from award-winning artist & writer Kent Nerburn 272 pages Nerburn Kent ...