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Tall Tales and Wee Stories

The Best of Billy Connolly

By: Billy Connolly

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Tall Tales and Wee Stories

The Best of Billy Connolly

By: Billy Connolly

80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES! THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday Times In December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career. When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.

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1529361354

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Billy Connolly Bundle

Windswept & Interesting/Tall Tales and Wee Stories

By: Billy Connolly

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Windswept & Interesting/Tall Tales and Wee Stories

By: Billy Connolly

DOUBLE THE COMEDY, DOUBLE THE LAUGHS: THE BEST OF BILLY CONNOLLY! Tall Tales & Wee Stories A collection of the very best of Billy's most famous routines including The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian. Windswept & Interesting 'It's the first time I've done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time it's just my own life in my own words' Billy's joyfully funny, frank and full autobiography - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend. 'Our greatest living comedian' Daily Mail 'One of stand-up's great naturals. No one told a story better.' Guardian 'Furious, funny and foul mouthed' Sunday Times

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1399823078

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Billy Connolly Omnibus

Tall Tales and Wee Stories/Windswept & Interesting/Rambling Man

By: Billy Connolly

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Tall Tales and Wee Stories/Windswept & Interesting/Rambling Man

By: Billy Connolly

THREE TIMES THE LAUGHS: THE BEST OF BILLY CONNOLLY! 'Our greatest living comedian' Daily Mail 'One of stand-up's great naturals. No one told a story better.' Guardian 'Furious, funny and foul mouthed' Sunday Times Tall Tales & Wee Stories A collection of the very best of Billy's most famous routines including The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian. Windswept & Interesting 'It's the first time I've done this. Other people have written about me - or for me - but this time it's just my own life in my own words' Billy's joyfully funny, frank and full autobiography - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend. Rambling Man Billy's unconventional travel memoir that criss-crosses the world, encapsulating a lifetime of incredible journeys and hundreds of fascinating encounters - from riding his trike down America's famous Route 66, building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic, playing elephant polo (badly) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike (more than once), to eating witchetty grubs in Australia, being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand, and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada.

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Two Roads

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1399823086

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Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

By: Billy Connolly

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Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

By: Billy Connolly

An epic trip across America with much-loved national treasure and comedy legend, Billy Connolly Billy Connolly has spent much of his life in the United States, where he now lives. It's a country he knows and loves a great deal, but even someone as well-travelled as Billy can always discover new things about such a vast nation. So he's off on the move again, this time via the tracks of the great railroads that helped to build the country. Billy's adventure takes him on an incredible trip through the backyard of America, tracing the routes taken by the first European settlers westwards from Chicago to California, then back down south and eastwards through Arizona, Texas, Alabama and finally New York, over 6,000 miles and 26 states later. It's a journey through a country you don't get to see from 30,000 feet in the air - the real America of friendly people with fascinating tales to tell which not only give us an insight into their lives, but also into the life of their great homeland. And it's a journey that couldn't be shared with a more entertaining companion. Hop aboard and join Billy on a trip you'll never forget. Update: Type size issue in ebook now fixed.

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075156415X

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9780751564150

Billy Connolly's Route 66

The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip

By: Billy Connolly

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Billy Connolly's Route 66

The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip

By: Billy Connolly

Follow much-loved Scottish comedian Billy Connolly across Route 66 on this unforgettable journey, filled with music, modern history and hilarious stories. Billy Connolly first dreamed of taking a trip on the legendary Route 66 when he heard Chuck Berry belting out one of the greatest rock 'n' roll records of all time - and now he's finally had the chance to do it. Travelling every one of its 2,278 miles on his custom-make motorbike, Billy's journey takes him past many of the best-known icons in the US: the Gateway Arch in St Louis, Monument Valley and the Grand Canyon, and the funky neon-lit gas stations and diners that once lined the route. Billy also has the chance to get to know the people who call it home, from Mervin the Amish carpenter, to fellow banjo enthusiast and obsessive instrument collector Rob, to Angel, one of the many people determined to keep the spirit of the Mother Road alive. Funny, touching and inspiring in equal measure, the tales he gathers on the way tell the story of modern America. With his unrivalled instinct for a good story, and the gregariousness that has made him a comedy legend, Billy Connolly is the ultimate guide to the ultimate road trip.

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0748129952

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9780748129959

Rambling Man

My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

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Rambling Man

My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE NATION'S FAVOURITE COMEDIAN, BILLY CONNOLLY Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sights - and I've rarely come across something I couldn't get a laugh at. I don't think I've ever had a bad trip. Well, apart from in the 1970s, but that's a whole other story . . . When Billy set out from Glasgow as a young man he never looked back. He played his banjo on boats and trains, under trees, and on top of famous monuments. He danced naked in snow, wind and fire. He slept in bus stations, under bridges and on strangers' floors. He travelled by foot, bike, ship, plane, sleigh - even piggy-backed - to get to his next destination. Billy has wandered to every corner of the earth and believes that being a Rambling Man is about more than just travelling - it's a state of mind. Rambling Men and Women are free spirits who live on their wits, are interested in people and endlessly curious about the world. They love to play music, make art or tell stories along the way but, above all, they have a longing in their heart for the open road. In his joyful new book, Billy explores this philosophy and how it has shaped him, and he shares hilarious new stories from his lifetime on the road. From riding his trike down America's famous Route 66, building an igloo on an iceberg in the Arctic, playing elephant polo (badly) in Nepal and crashing his motorbike (more than once), to eating witchetty grubs in Australia, being serenaded by a penguin in New Zealand, and swapping secrets in a traditional Sweat Lodge ritual in Canada, Rambling Man is a truly global adventure with the greatest possible travel companion.

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Two Roads

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1399802593

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9781399802598

Billy Connolly Omnibus

Tall Tales and Wee Stories/Windswept & Interesting/Rambling Man

By: Billy Connolly

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Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

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Billy Connolly's Route 66

The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip

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Made In Scotland

My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country

By: Billy Connolly

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Made In Scotland

My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country

By: Billy Connolly

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Where do you come from? It's one of the most basic human questions of all. But there is another question, which might sound a wee bit similar but is actually very different: What do you come from? And, let me tell you, that question can take you all sorts of strange places...' In Made in Scotland, legendary comic and national treasure Billy Connolly returns to his roots, reflecting on his life, his homeland and what it means – then and now – to be Scottish. Full of Billy's distinctive humour, Made in Scotland is a hilarious and heartfelt love letter to the place and the people that made him.

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Random House

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1473531675

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9781473531673

Windswept & Interesting

My Autobiography

By: Billy Connolly

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Windswept & Interesting

My Autobiography

By: Billy Connolly

In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of 4, and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds. Billy found his escape first as an apprentice welder in the shipyards of the River Clyde. Later he became a folk musician - a 'rambling man' - with a genuine talent for playing the banjo. But it was his ability to spin stories, tell jokes and hold an audience in the palm of his hand that truly set him apart. As a young comedian Billy broke all the rules. He was fearless and outspoken - willing to call out hypocrisy wherever he saw it. But his stand-up was full of warmth, humility and silliness too. His startling, hairy 'glam-rock' stage appearance - wearing leotards, scissor suits and banana boots - only added to his appeal. It was an appearance on Michael Parkinson's chat show in 1975 - and one outrageous story in particular - that catapulted Billy from cult hero to national star. TV shows, documentaries, international fame and award-winning Hollywood movies followed. Billy's pitch-perfect stand-up comedy kept coming too - for over 50 years, in fact - until a double diagnosis of cancer and Parkinson's Disease brought his remarkable live performances to an end. Since then he has continued making TV shows, creating extraordinary drawings... and writing. Windswept and Interesting is Billy's story in his own words. It is joyfully funny - stuffed full of hard-earned wisdom as well as countless digressions on fishing, farting and the joys of dancing naked. It is an unforgettable, life-affirming story of a true comedy legend. 'I didn't know I was Windswept and Interesting until somebody told me. It was a friend who was startlingly exotic himself. He'd just come back from Kashmir and was all billowy shirt and Indian beads. I had long hair and a beard and was swishing around in electric blue flairs. He said: "Look at you - all windswept and interesting!" I just said: "Exactly!" After that, I simply had to maintain my reputation...

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1529318289

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Billy Connolly Bundle

Windswept & Interesting/Tall Tales and Wee Stories

By: Billy Connolly

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The USS Swordfish

The World War II Patrols of the First American Submarine to Sink a Japanese Ship

By: George J. Billy

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The USS Swordfish

The World War II Patrols of the First American Submarine to Sink a Japanese Ship

By: George J. Billy

Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of the submarine's colorful history. A series of seven commanders led Swordfish's 13 war patrols. Each skipper had a distinct leadership style. Some were successful in sinking enemy ships; others returned to port empty-handed. Yet all patrols risked dangerously close encounters with the enemy and the unforgiving nature of the open sea. Drawing on archival sources and interviews with veteran sailors, this first full-length history of the Swordfish provides detailed accounts of each patrol and covers the mysterious disappearance of the legendary submarine on its final mission.

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McFarland

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1476636788

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9781476636788

Ewan McGregor

The Unauthorized Biography

By: Billy Adams

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Ewan McGregor

The Unauthorized Biography

By: Billy Adams

Most recognize Scottish actor Ewan McGregor from his brilliant performance as Renton in the cult smash Trainspotting, a role that boldly introduced him to American audiences as a hot new young actor. Soon, McGregor was working alongside Hollywood notables like Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Todd Haynes, and George Lucas. His characteristic intensity and integrity helped create a string of winning performances, and won him accolades from fellow actors and directors, as well as many international film awards. His career has included roles in productions as diverse as Dennis Potter's Lipstick on Your Collar, Peter Greenaway's The Pillow Book, and the TV series ER--performances that have led him to being acclaimed as one of the finest actors of his generation.

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0879517042

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Book's by Billy Connolly

Tall Tales and Wee Stories

Tall Tales and Wee Stories

Billy Connolly Bundle

Billy Connolly Bundle

Billy Connolly Omnibus

Billy Connolly Omnibus

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

Billy Connolly's Route 66

Billy Connolly's Route 66

Rambling Man

Rambling Man

Billy Connolly Omnibus

Billy Connolly Omnibus

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America

Billy Connolly's Route 66

Billy Connolly's Route 66

Made In Scotland

Made In Scotland

Windswept & Interesting

Windswept & Interesting

Billy Connolly Bundle

Billy Connolly Bundle

The USS Swordfish

The USS Swordfish

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

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