National treasure? I hate that. Too dusty, too in a cupboard, too behind glass, too staid ... What I love is being part of a company. On stage I am not trying to be myself, I'm trying to be someone else, the more unlike me the better.' From her first theatrical roles as a teenager in York to her scene-stealing performances as 'M' in the James Bond films, Dame Judi Dench's professional life has consisted of non-stop acting, leading to numerous accolades, including an Academy Award. BEHIND THE SCENES is a uniquely personal take on Dame Judi's life and brilliant career, showing her off stage as well as on: in the wings, off sets, in dressing rooms and happily larking about. Beautifully illustrated with photographs from her own collections, here are reflections and reminiscences on those who have mattered to her most - her family, fellow actors, directors and writers - communicated with the truth and insight of her acting.
A 10-year-old boy on a summer vacation with his family in London is mistaken for the Prince of Blichenstein--and kidnapped. A hilarious series of events follows that produces a back-to-school essay that no one in his 5th grade class will ever believe.
Madcap adventures and tons of laughs keep young readers in love with Courtney, Cathy's crazy cousin, when she returns to New York for a visit. Now, she's famous--but she still has the gift for getting into trouble.
Just when Cathy thinks it's safe to go back to real life again, cousin Courtney's back. She's in New York to film a new movie. Even worse, she'll be going to Cathy's school! And in no time, as always, things are racing out of hand!
Ten year old Scott's troubles start the day he and his family move to Chagrin Falls. His best friend is now far away, he's stuck in a school he hates and all the popular boys ignore him. Plus, strange things start to happen in his new house. Someone moves his games around, eats half the cornbread, steals the bread knife and lets his little brother out the front door. Nobody can figure it out. Until Scott sees an old man in his room and his parents see..no one! It's a ghost! A groaning, clanking and much too helpful ghost. A ghost named Malcolm. And since his parents can't see Malcolm, Scott gets blamed for everything the spunky ghost does. Now Scott's whole life is nothing but a bunch of trouble. What's going to happen next? Well, Malcolm has a few spirited ideas...
In this second My Crazy Cousin Courtney adventure, Cathy is going to spend the Christmas Holidays with her crazy cousin Courtney in Beverly Hills. After an adventurous visit last summer in New York, Cathy thinks Courtney isn't so crazy any more because she changed. Little does she know how wrong she is. Cathy finds herself trying to keep up in one crazy adventure after another. Can she stay out of the police station and off the news? Not if Courtney can help it!
It was Jeff and Dana's senior year.They had been a couple since 8th grade. As they left their last graduation party to drive to the local Lover's Lane to finally consummate their long relationship it was raining. Even though Jeff was more under the influence, when Dana suggested she should drive he refused. It was a decision that would change their lives. Dana's love for Jeff was strong even though she didn't get the support of those around her. She wanted to marry Jeff. She was a one-man woman. Could her love survive the ordeal she would be faced with?
Judi Dench is Britain's best-loved actress of our time. Her very name encourages a warm and admiring response from the public, whether for Shakespearean performances (most recently the Countess in All's Well That Ends Well) or in the contemporary theatre (plays by David Hare and Hugh Whitemore among them), or on TV (the series A Fine Romance and As Time Goes By) or in the cinema (Mrs Brown, her Oscar-winning performance in Shakespeare in Love, Iris, Shipping News, Ladies in Lavender, and four James Bond films as 'M'). Now she opens her photograph albums publicly for the first time, contributing substantial memoir and captions to pictures from throughout her seventy years. The private albums are augmented by photographs showing her work across 50 years of acting - on stage, film and TV. Here are previously unseen pictures of Judi's happy childhood in York before the second world war, family holidays, schooldays and her first work as an amateur actor in her teens in York. We see her growing up, drama school and the performance that made her name as Juliet in Franco Zefferilli's famous and controversial production at the Old Vic when Judi was in her early twenties. To these are added informal shots back stage and off set, as well as photographs of her own family, her actor husband Michael Williams, daughter Finty and grandson Sam. Britain's much loved Judi Dench as you have not seen her before.
The circumstances surrounding a series of murders convince New York City detectives Carolyn Kealing and Tammy Zuckerman that the killer must be a woman
From her first theatrical roles as a teenager in York to her scene-stealing performances as 'M' in the James Bond films, Dame Judi Dench's professional life has consisted of non-stop acting, leading to numerous accolades, including an Academy Award for her performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love. Behind the Scenes is a candid blend of reminiscences and photos, many of them never-before-seen from her personal collection. It's a uniquely personal take on her life and brilliant career, showing her off-stage as well as on. Looking back, she provides her millions of fans with reflections and remembrances of those who have mattered to her most - her family, fellow actors, directors and writers - communicating them with the truth and insight that is the hallmark of her acting. Behind the Scenes takes up where her New York Times bestselling memoir and furthermore left off. Dame Judi looks back on the last few years to talk about her role as "M" in the Bond films, the joy of ensemble acting in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the chance to tell the story of the heroic woman at the center of Philomena, her joy in appearing with other great actresses in the MaterpieceTheatre Cranford and her return to the stage in Peter and Alice. Tireless in her desire to perfect her craft, she says "I simply want to go on acting. I suppose I could always be wheeled on stage if necessary. The great thing about acting is that it never ends.
... explores how the process of counselling might help you clarify any concerns you have relating to: home, work, friends and family, relationships, your state of mind, your emotional level ... [and] provides detailed information on how to choose a counsellor that would be appropriate for you and gives guidance on what you can expect from counselling"--Page 4 of cover.
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