Back in the day if you wanted to raise money you stood on street corner with a tin & a smile. That is until Mr John Cleese rounded up a few friends in 1976 for Amnesty Internationals first fundraising show A Poke In The Eye (With A Sharp Stick). Since then Amnesty has produced a dozen Secret Policeman shows which culminated this year with a breath-taking line-up at New Yorks Radio City Hall. This beautifully designed anniversary anthology brings together the greatest acts from the twelve shows: scripts of the Dead Parrot Sketch; lyrics to Michael Palins Im a Lumberjack; Peter Cooks peerless E.L. Wisty monologues; Rowan Atkinsons school-masters roll-call & on through to the latest generation led by Eddie Izzard Dylan Moran Frank Skinner Alan Carr & Russell Br&. These celebrated comedy routines are accompanied by beautiful photography specially commissioned introductions & insightful interviews from the stars involved. It is a fitting tribute to a remarkable comedy institution. ...

Get your child hooked on reading whilst discovering all about Pokemon's Sinnoh crime syndicate Team Galactic. DK Readers" are part of a five-level highly pictorial reading scheme which uses lively illustrations & engaging stories to encourage reading. " Level 2 Readers" have long sentences increased vocabulary information boxes & a simple index. Read them together with children who are beginning to read alone & with early or reluctant readers. This title is perfect for early readers & Pokemon fans." ...

Pokemon Trainers Pearl & Diamond are star-struck! Their lifelong dream is to floor an audience with their Pokemon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a pampered little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet...?! Come along & join the thrills & laughs as Pokemon Adventures continues! Plus meet Starly Bidoof Luxio Combee Bronzor Rotom & many more Sinnoh Pokemon friends! ...

Pearl Diamond & Lady Berlitz finally reach the base of Mt. Coronet. They're all set to scale its cloudy peak...but first there are dancing Contests to win badges to compete for & enemies to evade! Speaking of enemies are those shadowy figures members of... Team Galactic?! Plus meet Roserade Stunky Probopass Buneary Pachirisu Croagunk & many more Sinnoh Pokemon friends! ...

Thieves are afoot. One wants to steal Diamond's Pokedex. Another wants to steal... Lady! Can Pearl & Diamond protect her...as well as an entire city?! Then join our trio as they follow in the footsteps of a scientist who researches Pokemon footprints. Meanwhile what is Team Galactic planning to do with that machine they just invented...? Plus meet Riolu Skuntank Gible Hippopotas Kricketune Skorupi & many more Sinnoh Pokemon friends! ...

Black meets one of the Pokemon League Elite Four & strains his brain! Then it's the opening night of White's Pokemon Musical but a critical element of the event is missing! & Black has a Gym Battle on...a roller coaster?! Plus meet Bisharp Drilbur Zebstrika Emolga Maractus & Thundurus! ...

White's beloved Pokemon & star performer Gigi abandons her for another Trainer! Will White ever overcome her fears & learn to battle with her Pokemon? & will Black take on the challenge of Nimbasa City's Battle Subway?! Plus meet Cubchoo Bouffalant Accelgor Mienshao Sigilyph Deerling & Tirtouga. ...

Meet Pokemon Trainers Black & White! His entire life Black has dreamed of winning the Pokemon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region & fill a Pokedex for Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a talented troupe of performing Pokemon. She dreams of making her Tepig Gigi a star! Together Black & White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokemon
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Introducing White a Pokemon Trainer who runs a thriving talent agency for performing Pokemon. Will Black catch show biz fever too? Then mysterious Team Plasma urges everyone to release their bloved Pokemon into the wild! Is this really a good idea? What would you do? Plus meet lively Pokemon Patrat Timburr Galvantula & many more new Pokemon of the unexplored Unova region. ...

Wall Street is where poker & modern finance & the theory behind these games" clash head on. In both worlds real risk means real money is made or lost in a heart beat & neither camp is always rational with the risk it takes. As a result business & financial professionals who want to use poker insights to improve their job performance will find this entertaining book a "must read." So will poker players searching for an edge in applying the insights of risk-takers on Wall Street." ...