Ethel Ernest

Author : Raymond Briggs
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1911214608
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethel & Ernest written by Raymond Briggs and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Utterly original, deeply moving and very funny, Ethel & Ernest is the story of Raymond Brigg`s parents' marriage, from their first chance encounter to their deaths told in Brigg`s unique strip-cartoon format. Nothing is invented, nothing embroidered - this is the reality of two decent, ordinary lives of two people who, as Briggs tells the story, become representative of us all. The book is also social history; we see the dark days of the Second World War, the birth of the Welfare State, the advent of television and all the changes which were so exhilarating and bewildering for Ethel and Ernest. A marvellous, life-enhancing book for all ages.

Author : Ernest Thompson
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780822208488
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Golden Pond written by Ernest Thompson and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1979 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory--but still as tart-tongue

Author : ERNEST K. GANN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE TROUBLE WITH LAZY ETHEL written by ERNEST K. GANN and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Raymond Briggs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780241102817
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gentleman Jim written by Raymond Briggs and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A graphic novel classic from one of the world's best-known cartoonists "Gentleman Jim" is the story of Jim Bloggs, an imaginative toilet cleaner who, dissatisfied with his station in life, devotes his time to envisioning a world beyond it. His walls are lined with books like "Out in the Silver West," "The Boys' Book of Pirates," and "Executive Opportunities," which provide fodder for his ruminations on career change. Encouraged by his wife, who is also eager to incorporate more adventure into her life, Jim sets out to bring these dreams to fruition by accumulating various accoutrements, only to discover that the life of an executive, an artist, or a cowboy is more complicated and costly than it appears. Jim's childlike understanding of the world that surrounds him is enhanced by Raymond Briggs's subtle and inventive illustrations. Fantasies are portrayed as organic clouds that move between and overlap outlined panels of his reality, and myopic Jim is drawn smaller and softer than the policemen and bureaucrats interested in impeding his search for adventure. As he begins to infringe more seriously on the law, the city workers and their speech boxes become increasingly angular, much like the rigid rules and regulations restricting his sincere quest. With this playful style, Briggs expertly transforms common feelings of inadequacy into an endearing and enjoyable experience that speaks across generations, concluding with an optimistic implication that even a misfortunate outcome can be better than no change at all. This classic novel, originally published in 1980, is presented by Drawn & Quarterly in a new edition.

Author : Zeina Abirached
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
ISBN 13 : 1467700479
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Game for Swallows written by Zeina Abirached and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and her little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one afternoon from a visit to the other half of the city, and the bombing grows ever closer, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother where it's comfy and safe, where they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic day in the one place they hoped they would always be safehome. Zeina Abirached, born into a Lebanese Christian family in 1981, has collected her childhood recollections of Beirut in a warm story about the strength of family and community.

Author : Oliver Craske
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0306874873
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Sun written by Oliver Craske and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Library Journal's "Best Arts Books of 2020" The definitive biography of Ravi Shankar, one of the most influential musicians and composers of the twentieth century, told with the cooperation of his estate, family, and friends For over eight decades, Ravi Shankar was India's greatest cultural ambassador. He was a groundbreaking performer and composer of Indian classical music, who brought the music and rich culture of India to the world's leading concert halls and festivals, charting the map for those who followed in his footsteps. Renowned for playing Monterey Pop, Woodstock, and the Concert for Bangladesh-and for teaching George Harrison of The Beatles how to play the sitar-Shankar reshaped the musical landscape of the 1960s across pop, jazz, and classical music, and composed unforgettable scores for movies like Pather Panchali and Gandhi. In Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar, writer Oliver Craske presents readers with the first full portrait of this legendary figure, revealing the personal and professional story of a musician who influenced-and continues to influence-countless artists. Craske paints a vivid picture of a captivating, restless workaholic-from his lonely and traumatic childhood in Varanasi to his youthful stardom in his brother's dance troupe, from his intensive study of the sitar to his revival of India's national music scene. Shankar's musical influence spread across both genres and generations, and he developed close friendships with John Coltrane, Philip Glass, Yehudi Menuhin, George Harrison, and Benjamin Britten, among many others. For ninety-two years, Shankar lived an endlessly colorful and creative life, a life defined by musical, emotional, and spiritual quests-and his legacy lives on. Benefiting from unprecedented access to Shankar's archives, and drawing on new interviews with over 130 subjects-including his second wife and both of his daughters, Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar- Indian Sun gives readers unparalleled insight into a man who transformed modern music as we know it today.

Author : Ernest Poole
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book His Second Wife written by Ernest Poole and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1918 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sarah Lippett
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473522609
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stan and Nan written by Sarah Lippett and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, the simplest stories are the best... This is a lovely, tender book... Stan and Nan are all of our grandparents, their stability and infinite kindness much mourned as our ever-changing worlds spin frantically on.' Rachel Cooke, Observer My nan wrote me many letters back in 2011. They were about the love of her life, my grandad, Stanley Burndred. I’ve never met him, he died long before I was born, but his drawings, paintings and ceramics have been in my life for as long as I can remember. Every wall of Nan’s house would be decorated by his artworks and every windowsill bore his ceramic creations. Whenever we visited Nan in the Black Country I would study the ornaments and pictures, wondering who had made them. It wasn’t until I wrote to Nan many years later, receiving in return beautiful handwritten letters detailing his life, that it became apparent that the work was his. The letters were so beautiful I felt my nan’s story had to be told. Stan and Nan is the story of an ordinary couple and the people who loved them. The narrative follows their lives from Stan’s working-class background, to his premature death, through to Nan’s struggle to cope, and the perils of ageing. It is a memoir about the importance of family, and about death, love, living and human connection.

Author : Raymond Briggs
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethel & Ernest written by Raymond Briggs and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1999 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the author's parents in the form of comics.

Author : Geoffrey Mark
Publisher : Barricade Legends
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethel Merman written by Geoffrey Mark and published by Barricade Legends. This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly three decades Ethel Merman virtually guranteed Broadway success. This in-depth portrait details her career, marriages, affairs, and her children. It includes a complete glossary of all of Merman's appearances.