Bert Tells His Story

Bert Tells His Story
Author: Tammy Vessey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780975633700
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Experience the magic of friendship and embark on extraordinary adventures with Bert and Betsie, the most lovable and mischievous duo you will ever meet! The Adventures of Bert and Betsie is a heartwarming series inspired by the real-life escapades of two incredible dogs. Join them on their captivating journeys that blend the excitement of growing up with a dash of mischief and plenty of unforgettable moments! We believe in the power of storytelling to ignite the imagination, create lasting memories, and bring families together. To enhance your reading experience, we have included helpful reading tips for new parents and caregivers. These valuable insights will enrich your time spent with your little ones and make every story time a cherished moment. Join us on this thrilling journey and be part of the ever-unfolding adventures of Bert and Betsie. Discover the joy of companionship, the excitement of exploration, and the magic of lifelong friendship. The Adventures of Bert and Betsie will ignite imaginations and create lasting memories for generations to come.

Life of the Party

Life of the Party
Author: Bert Kreischer
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2014-05-27
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1250030315
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A collection of outrageous stories by the standup comic, TV host, and inspiration for the movie National Lampoon's Van Wilder Bert Kreischer doesn't know how to say "no." If he did, he wouldn't have gotten himself mixed up with a group of Russian mobsters on a class trip to Moscow, earning him his nickname: "The Machine." He wouldn't have wrestled with a bear or swum with sharks on national television. He wouldn't have (possibly) smoked PCP with a star of Saturday Night Live. And he wouldn't have been named the Number One Partier in the Nation by Rolling Stone, inspired the movie National Lampoon's Van Wilder, or performed standup to sellout crowds across the country. The stories Kreischer shares in Life of the Party are a guidebook on how not to grow up. From his fraternity days at Florida State University, to his rise as a standup, to his marriage and first brushes with fatherhood, Kreischer shows you a path that may not lead you to maturity or personal growth. But it will lead you to a shitload of fun.

On the Run in Nazi Berlin

On the Run in Nazi Berlin
Author: Bert Lewyn
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2019-03-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1641601132
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BERLIN, 1942. The Gestapo arrest eighteen-year-old Bert Lewyn and his parents, sending the latter to their deaths and Bert to work in a factory making guns for the Nazi war effort. Miraculously tipped off the morning the Gestapo round up all the Jews who work in the factories, Bert goes underground. He finds shelter sometimes with compassionate civilians, sometimes with people who find his skills useful and sometimes in the cellars of bombed-out buildings. Without proper identity papers, he survives as a hunted Jew in the flames and terror of Nazi Berlin in part by successfully mimicking non-Jews, even masquerading as an SS officer. But the Gestapo are hot on his trail... Before World War II, 160,000 Jews lived in Berlin. By 1945, only 3,000 remained alive. Bert was one of the few, and his thrilling memoir—from witnessing the famous 1933 book burning to the aftermath of the war in a displaced persons camp—offers an unparalleled depiction of the life of a runaway Jew caught in the heart of the Nazi empire.

Introducing Bert Williams

Introducing Bert Williams
Author: Camille F. Forbes
Publisher: Civitas Books
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2008-08-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786722355
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It is not hard to argue that every black performer in show business owes something to Bert Williams. Discovered in California in 1890 by a minstrel troupe manager, Williams swiftly became a regular player in the troupe. Traveling on from the rough-and-ready "medicine shows" that then dotted the West, he rose through the ranks of big-time vaudeville in New York City, and finally ascended to the previously all-white pinnacle of live-stage success: the fabled Ziegfeld Follies on Broadway. Inspite of his triumphs-he brought the first musical with an all-black cast to Broadway in 1903-he was often viewed by the black community with more critical suspicion than admiration because of his controversial decision to perform in blackface. Modest, private, and conservative in his personal life, Williams left political activism and soapbox thumping to others. More than the simple narration of a remarkable life, Introducing Bert Williams offers a fascinating window into the fraught issues surrounding race and artistic expression in American culture. The story of Williams's long and varied career is a whirlwind of inner turmoil, racial tension, glamour, and striving-nothing less than the birth of American show business.

Missing Reels

Missing Reels
Author: Farran Smith Nehme
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2014-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146831078X
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New York in the late 1980s. Ceinwen Reilly has just moved from Yazoo City, Mississippi, and she’s never going back, minimum wage job (vintage store salesgirl) and shabby apartment (Avenue C walkup) be damned. Who cares about earthly matters when Ceinwen can spend her days and her nights at fading movie houses—and most of the time that’s left trying to look like Jean Harlow? One day, Ceinwen discovers that her downstairs neighbor may have—just possibly—starred in a forgotten silent film that hasn’t been seen for ages. So naturally, it’s time for a quest. She will track down the film, she will impress her neighbor, and she will become a part of movie history: the archivist as ingénue. As she embarks on her grand mission, Ceinwen meets a somewhat bumbling, very charming, 100% English math professor named Matthew, who is as rational as she is dreamy. Together, they will or will not discover the missing reels, will or will not fall in love, and will or will not encounter the obsessives that make up the New York silent film nut underworld. A novel as winning and energetic as the grand Hollywood films that inspired it, Missing Reels is an irresistible, alchemical mix of Nora Ephron and David Nicholls that will charm and delight.

The Bluebird Girls

The Bluebird Girls
Author: Rosie Archer
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2019-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1787473945
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The most heartwarming new wartime series of 2019. Hampshire, 1939, and three young women are about to get the break of a lifetime. Rainey Bird, Ivy Sparrow and Bea Herron all love to sing. For Rainey, music has been a solace during the upheaval of starting a new life with her mother, away from her abusive dad. Bea finds a confidence when she sings that she cannot get from anything else. Ivy sees it as her best chance of making a life away from Gosport and a dead-end job. The three of them sing in a choir run by the strict but kind Mrs Wilkes. The choir provides a couple of hours of stardust each week, away from school and work and family worries. When war breaks out, though, dreams must be put on hold. It seems that local pantomimes and charity shows are as far as the girls will be able to go, despite Mrs Wilkes's faith in their talent. That is, until a mysterious stranger arrives with a proposition that just might change their lives...