Barebum Billy

Barebum Billy
Author: Nicholas Snelling
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780646844527

BAREBUM BILLY is about a little boy who loves to strip off and run around nude in the most inappropriate of places - his snooty neighbours' manicured lawn, the supermarket, an art museum, the zoo, a golfing green, and even his local church! Billy's neurotic toy robot is horrified. His poor parents are embarrassed. Meanwhile, all sorts of conservative folk are fuming mad. But one day Billy meets someone special who helps turn his skill for streaking stark naked into a wonderful career.Written (and directed) by Nicholas Snelling and illustrated by Glen Le Lievre, BAREBUM BILLY is a wild, satirical romp that brings to mind the likes of Roald Dahl, Julia Donaldson and Dr Suess, but with a few extra shots of red cordial. BAREBUM BILLY has everything a future classic kids' book should have - the catchy, rhyming verses; hilarious illustrations; a feel-good closing message; and a happily ever after. It's also 'snort-drink-out-your-nostrils' funny and absolutely irreverent. It really is one of those rare books that every adult will love to read to young kids, as much as every kid loves to have it read to them.

Billy

Billy
Author: Pamela Stephenson
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1468303791

By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this intimate biography of the British comic is “a triumph of the will, an Angela’s Ashes with punch lines” (Publishers Weekly). One of the UK’s most beloved stand-up comedians, Billy Connolly is recognized around the world for his HBO comedy specials and roles in movies like The Boondock Saints and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. An inspiration to generations of British comedians, including such stars as Eddie Izzard, Billy is known simply as “The Big Yin” in his native Scotland. But his road to success was anything but easy. Abandoned by his mother in a Glasgow tenement, abused by his father and the cruel aunt who became his caretaker, he would seem to have little chance of survival let alone meteoric success. Billy, the revelatory, poignant, and wildly entertaining biography is written by the woman who knows him best—his wife. Pamela Stephenson, a clinical psychologist, takes us through the heartbreaking and hilarious life of this comic legend, providing an intimate window into what made him the man he is today.

The Survivors Speak

The Survivors Speak
Author: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-05
Genre: Truth commissions
ISBN: 9780660019833

Maggie's Hope

Maggie's Hope
Author: John Gordon
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2012-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1469146061

The day began as most of the other days had begun. Beths husband snuggled close. He smelled of after-shave and toast. He kissed her and their baby boy good-bye as he headed out the door for the train station and work in New York City. Etiennes fiance kissed him good-bye, too, told him the coffee was started and that she just had to run downtown and would be back in an hour or two. And then, two airplanes slammed into the World Trade Center Towers and killed almost three thousand people. And just like that, Beth and Etienne had lost the most special person in their lives; lives that would never be the same. As they each struggle with denial and grief, drowning in pain and fear, lashing out at those trying to help pick up the pieces, grace sneaks up on them. Their healing begins cautiously with the help of two very different souls; two survivors of a different sort both named Maggie.

Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire

Mr Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire
Author: Andy Stanton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781405293709

Mr Gum is back in this second hilarious book and he's as nasty as ever In fact, he's absolutely grimsters. But this book's not just about him. Meet a gingerbread man named Alan Taylor who has electric muscles Plus, all our favorite characters are also back: the little girl called Polly, the evil butcher called Billy William The Third, and the very wise man, Friday O'Leary. And, who could forget loveable Jake the dog, or the angry fairy who lives in Mr Gum's bathtub and whacks him on the head with a frying-pan?

No, David!

No, David!
Author: David Shannon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780439954525

Have you met David yet? If not, you're in for a treat . . . and children will be tickled pink by his antics and amusing scrapes. See what happens to David in a typical day at home. He doesn't mean to misbehave, but somehow he just can't help but get into trouble Amusing matching of picture and text will have children laughing out loud and happy to read and re-read the story for a long time to come.

Far, Far the Mountain Peak: Book 4

Far, Far the Mountain Peak: Book 4
Author: Arthur Clifford
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2023-03-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1915603609

Emerging from a troubled childhood and turbulent adolescence, John Denby returns in the Far, Far the Mountain Peak series as an adult; still finding his place in the world as he continues to hide his sexuality and embarks on his career as a teacher.

Unreliable Memoirs

Unreliable Memoirs
Author: Clive James
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2009-05-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393336085

Nearly 30 years ago, James wrote a refreshingly candid book that made no claims to be accurate, precise, or entirely truthful, only to entertain. Long unavailable in the U.S., "Unreliable Memoirs" is being made available to American readers.