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Secrets of Success

The Quirks and Superstitions of the Rich and Famous

By: Charlie Croker

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Secrets of Success

The Quirks and Superstitions of the Rich and Famous

By: Charlie Croker

Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths? In Secrets of Success, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We’ll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G. Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating habits. This revealing and entertaining book provides countless glimpses into the methods – and sometimes madness – of the world’s most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, you’re about to learn the secrets of their success . . .

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The History Press

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0752484656

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Utterly Lost in Translation - Even More Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

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Utterly Lost in Translation - Even More Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

The search for the globe's funniest language howler continues apace. As with his two previous volumes, Charlie Croker has scoured Kazakhstan hotel foyers, South Korean supermarkets and Argentinian airports, plucking from the mistranslation tree only the very choicest of fruits for your delectation. There is the French hotel advising that 'pets are not allowed in the breakfast'. The bar in Rome requesting that you 'use the arse-tray for your fags'. And the bookshop in China boasting a section titled 'sports and hobbits'.Who can tell what the Japanese camera manufacturer had in mind when they included 'beware the weatherly swell' in their instructions? Who would brave the Barcelona hotel where the pillows have 'firmness to take care of your cervicals'? Who could resist the Austrian restaurant offering 'Saddle of Rabbit in a vortex sheet'?This delightful book is an affectionate trawl through the gems that arise when people all round the world graciously indulge English speakers' shunning of any language but their own. In fact, some of the gems are home-grown: a Hertfordshire restaurant warns that 'any person consumed in the restaurant without paying will be prospected'. So eat some 'chicken soap' in Bulgaria, drink 'Jack Denials' in Italy, stay at the Budapest hotel offering 'non-sliding mates for the bathtubes'... and find yourself Utterly Lost in Translation.'Before use, please read this instruction for god's sake and keep well...Please put on the ocular for use safe...Keep well for fear of danger.' Electrical wire cutters, China 'You are kindly requested not to reach for a table before going through the cashier.' Restaurant, ItalyPraise for Charlie Croker's Lost in Translation and Still Lost in Translation: 'Too funny for public transport' - The Sunday Times 'Very funny and beautifully illustrated' - The Spectator 'As amusing as its predecessor, unashamedly exposing language manglers' - Daily Record

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Metro Publishing

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1784186821

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9781784186821

From Cotton Fields to University Leadership

All Eyes on Charlie, A Memoir

By: Charlie Nelms

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From Cotton Fields to University Leadership

All Eyes on Charlie, A Memoir

By: Charlie Nelms

The renowned leader in higher education provides “a testament to the power of aspiration, character and education to overcome poverty and adversity” (Michael L. Lomax, President & CEO, United Negro College Fund). Charlie Nelms had audaciously big dreams. Growing up black in the Deep South in the 1950s and 1960s, working in cotton fields, and living in poverty, Nelms dared to dream that he could do more with his life than work for white plantation owners sun-up to sun-down. Inspired by his parents, who first dared to dream that they could own their own land and have the right to vote, Nelms chose education as his weapon of choice for fighting racism and inequality. With hard work, determination, and the critical assistance of mentors who counseled him along the way, he found his way from the cotton fields of Arkansas to university leadership roles. Becoming the youngest and the first African American chancellor of a predominately white institution in Indiana, he faced tectonic changes in higher education during those ensuing decades of globalization, growing economic disparity, and political divisiveness. From Cotton Fields to University Leadership is an uplifting story about the power of education, the impact of community and mentorship, and the importance of dreaming big. “In his memoir, the realities of his life take on the qualities of a good docudrama, providing the back story to the development of a remarkable educational leader. His is ‘the examined life,’ filled with honesty, humor, and humility. While this is uniquely Charlie’s story, it is a story that will lift the hearts of many and inspire future generations of leaders.” —Betty J. Overton, Director, National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good

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Indiana University Press

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0253040183

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9780253040183

Scriptwriting for the Screen

By: Charlie Moritz

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Scriptwriting for the Screen

By: Charlie Moritz

If I was setting out as a screenwriter, this is the book I would read first and keep by me'– Melanie Harris, Producer, Crosslab Productions 'An excellent resource for students and teachers alike'– In the Picture '...a valuable addition to every screenwriting bookshelf' – Screentalk 'This is one of the best guides to help screenwriters think visually that I have ever read' – Creative Screenwriting 'The inventive exercises in Scriptwriting for the Screen give it the potential for revitalizing the experience of even experienced scriptwriters' – ' Scope’ Online Journal of Film Studies Scriptwriting for the Screen is an accessible guide to writing for film and television. It details the first principles of screenwriting and advises on the best way to identify and formulate a story and develop ideas in order to build a vivid, animated and entertaining script. Scriptwriting for the Screen introduces the reader to essential skills needed to write effective drama. This edition has been updated to include new examples and an entirely new chapter on adaptation. There are examples of scripts from a wide range of films and television dramas such as Heroes, Brokeback Mountain, Coronation Street, The English Patient, Shooting The Past, Spaced, Our Friends In the North and American Beauty. Scriptwriting for the Screen includes: advice on how to visualise action and translate this into energetic writing how to dramatise writing, use metaphor and deepen meaning tips on how to determine the appropriate level of characterisation for different types of drama practical exercises and examples which help develop technique and style a section on how to trouble-shoot and sharpen dialogue a guide to further reading

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Routledge

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1317796780

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9781317796787

Lewis Carroll Among His Books

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Private Library of Charles L. Dodgson

By: Charlie Lovett

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Lewis Carroll Among His Books

A Descriptive Catalogue of the Private Library of Charles L. Dodgson

By: Charlie Lovett

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson--known better by his pseudonym, Lewis Carroll--was a 19th century English logician, mathematician, photographer, and novelist. He is especially remembered for his children's tale Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass. By the time of Dodgson's death in 1898, Alice (the integration of the two volumes) had become the most popular children's book in England. By the time of his centenary in 1932, it was perhaps the most famous in the world. This book presents a complete catalogue of Dodgson's personal library, with attention to every book the author is known to have owned or read. Alphabetized entries fully describe each book, its edition, its contents, its importance, and any particular relevance it might have had to Dodgson. The library not only provides a plethora of fodder for further study on Dodgson, but also reflects the Victorian world of the second half of the 19th century, a time of unprecedented investigation, experimentation, invention, and imagination. Dodgson's volumes represent a vast array of academic interests from Victorian England and beyond, including homeopathic medicine, spiritualism, astrology, evolution, women's rights, children's literature, linguistics, theology, eugenics, and many others. The catalogue is designed for scholars seeking insight into the mind of Charles Dodgson through his books.

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McFarland

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1476609411

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9781476609416

Utterly Lost in Translation - Even More Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

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Our Man In Hibernia

Ireland, The Irish and Me

By: Charlie Connelly

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Our Man In Hibernia

Ireland, The Irish and Me

By: Charlie Connelly

Each year on St Patrick's Day eighty million people around the world celebrate their Irish ancestry. Millions more don leprechaun hats and down pints of Guinness in the annual high-fiving of Ireland and the Irish. Charlie Connelly was one of them. He thought he had a good idea of what Ireland was all about. He was, after all, practically Irish. He had a bodhran and everything. Then, when he was least expecting it, he went to live there. Our Man in Hibernia follows Charlie's adventures among the Irish. Immersing himself in Ireland's language, music and literature, he learns how closely the rose-tinted image he'd grown up with matches the reality, and explores the land, from the small patch of Connemara bog that changed the world to the Holy Tree Stump of Rathkeale. From defining moments of the country's history - the Great Famine and the Easter Rising - to its quirkier phenomena, such as the National Ploughing Championships and the Rose of Tralee, in Our Man in Hibernia Charlie Connelly paints an evocative, entertaining and witty portrait of Ireland today.

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Abacus

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0748115072

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9780748115075

Bring God Back to America

By: Charlie Madison

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Bring God Back to America

By: Charlie Madison

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Page Publishing Inc

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1682895440

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Still Lost in Translation

More misadventures in English abroad

By: Charlie Croker

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Still Lost in Translation

More misadventures in English abroad

By: Charlie Croker

Have you ever arrived in a hotel room and been baffled by the information provided? Beware of your luggage. In your room you will find a minibar which is filled with alcoholics. Do not throw urine around. Have you ever been to a restaurant and wondered what on earth to order? Bored Meat Stew Lorry Driver Soup Kiss Lorraine Have you ever arrived in an airport and found that the supposedly helpful signs just make you feel more lost? You are required to declare all sorts of private things. Departure. Bus stop. Car rectal. Please buy your ticket consciously. Charlie Croker has, and in 2006 he gathered together what he thought was the definitive collection of English language howlers for his bestselling book Lost in Translation. But he reckoned without the great British public. Not only was the book a smash hit, it also opened the floodgates to a deluge of emails and letters stuffed full of further mistranslations and mutilated phrases. From a leaflet from the Museum of Rasputin in Russia (which is apparently situated in a house that belonged a pilot fish Zubov) to a song title on a pirated Pink Floyd CD (Come Fartably Numb), the scrambled sentences just kept flooding in. At the same time Charlie has continued his travels and picked up gems of his own. With such a wealth of material, a sequel wasn't just a necessity, it was a public service, and Still Lost in Translation is even more addictive, whimsical and side-splittingly hilarious than the first book.

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Random House

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1407007483

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Lost in Translation

Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

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Lost in Translation

Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

Lost in Translation: Misadventures in English Abroad affectionately demonstrates the very best - and worst - instances of genuine grammar-gargling from around the world.

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Michael O'Mara Books

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1843177455

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'I Didn't Get Where I Am Today'

How the Rich and Famous Achieved Their Success

By: Charlie Croker

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'I Didn't Get Where I Am Today'

How the Rich and Famous Achieved Their Success

By: Charlie Croker

Did you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans? Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair? Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths? In Secrets of Success, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We'll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G. Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating habits. This revealing and entertaining book provides countless glimpses into the methods – and sometimes madness – of the world's most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, you're about to learn the secrets of their success . . .

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The History Press

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Still Lost in Translation

More Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

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Still Lost in Translation

More Misadventures in English Abroad

By: Charlie Croker

Have you ever arrived in a hotel room and been baffled by the information provided? Beware of your luggage. In your room, you will find a minibar which is filled with alcoholics. Do not throw urine around. Have you ever been to a restaurant and wondered what on earth to order? Bored Meat Stew, Lorry Driver Soup, or Kiss Lorraine. Have you ever arrived in an airport and found that the supposedly helpful signs just make you feel more lost? You are required to declare all sorts of private things. Departure. Bus stop. Car rental. Please buy your ticket consciously. Charlie Croker has, and in 2006 he gathered together what he thought was the definitive collection of English language howlers for his bestselling book "Lost in Translation." But he reckoned without the great British public.Not only was the book a smash hit, it also opened the floodgates to a deluge of emails and letters stuffed full of further mistranslations and mutilated phrases. From a leaflet from the Museum of Rasputin in Russia (which is apparently situated in a house that belonged a pilot fish Zubov) to a song title on a pirated Pink Floyd CD ("Come Fartably Numb"), the scrambled sentences just kept flooding in. At the same time Charlie has continued his travels and picked up gems of his own. With such a wealth of material, a sequel wasn't just a necessity, it was a public service, and "Still Lost in Translation" is even more addictive, whimsical and side-splittingly hilarious than the first book.

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Random House

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0099517566

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8 Out of 10 Brits

Intriguing and Useless Statistics about the World's 79th Largest Nation

By: Charlie Croker

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8 Out of 10 Brits

Intriguing and Useless Statistics about the World's 79th Largest Nation

By: Charlie Croker

A light-hearted, whistlestop tour of today's Britain, done entirely through statistics and survey results

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Random House

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0099532867

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Stumped!

The World's Funniest Cricket Quotes

By: Charlie Croker

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Stumped!

The World's Funniest Cricket Quotes

By: Charlie Croker

Cricket radio announcers can have up to eight hours to fill, keeping listeners informed and entertained. It's no wonder, then, that they come out with the occasional howler or downright gaffe. This text is packed with funny cricket quotes for all cricket fans.

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Crombie Jardine

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190605102X

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9781906051020

Stumped Again!

By: Charlie Croker

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Stumped Again!

By: Charlie Croker

Here is a new selection of gaffes and quips from cricket lovers the world over - guaranteed to make you smile.

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Crombie Jardine

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1906051437

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More Letters from Woody Woodchuck

By: Charlie Costello

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More Letters from Woody Woodchuck

By: Charlie Costello

Woody and his friends adventures continue in More Letters From Woody Woodchuck. As Old Grandpas letters continue, there is sure to be trouble brewing, and joyous celebrations. Find out what happens when the mischievous Willie Weasel disobeys his mother and ends up with a jelly jar stuck on his nose! And will there be any more weddings to celebrate? Find the answers inside! Enjoyand happy reading!

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1504958225

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Charlie Small 4:The Daredevil Desperados of Destiny

By: Charlie Small

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Charlie Small 4:The Daredevil Desperados of Destiny

By: Charlie Small

The fourth amazing, astonishing, all-action adventure journal of Charlie Small! Having escaped the clutches of the evil Puppet Master, Charlie joins Wild Bob France’s gang, the Daredevil Desperados of Destiny, whose sole aim is to get rid of the outrageous outlaw Horatio Ham and his band of hired gunslingers. Charlie, aka the Lariat Kid, brings down Ham’s posse of gunslingers, takes part in a daring bank raid, is caught up in a ferocious gunfight, lands up in jail, and is about to be sacrificed to the Great Bird of Death. Will Charlie escape? Will Ham be defeated? Only by reading Charlie’s extraordinary diaries will you find out!

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David Fickling Books

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0307792900

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9780307792907

Ramblings

By: Charlie James Brown

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Ramblings

By: Charlie James Brown

Ramblings is a lifelong dream of unveiling my philosophy, thoughts, perceptions, and opinions to the general public at large. “Naked and unafraid,” to make a twist on the name of a popular survivalist series, probably describes it best. With all my protective walls at long last eradicated and the drawbridge down, I invite one and all into my innermost sanctum never before revealed to ramble about and possibly find some insight that might help them smooth the road th

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1633386015

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9781633386013

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