Forgotten Heroes of Comedy
- 600 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Featuring a foreword by the late Terry Jones, this is the definitive survey of the twentieth century's overlooked comic greats
Robert Ross Books
Robert Ross was a Canadian journalist and art critic, best known as the executor of Oscar Wilde's estate. His literary significance lies in his close friendship with Wilde and his role in suggesting changes and improvements to Wilde's texts. While Ross also ventured into his own writing and art criticism, his literary output remains relatively modest. He navigated considerable personal hardship in an era when his open homosexuality presented significant challenges.
The biography delves into the life and career of Peter Sellers, exploring his evolution as a comedic genius through the lens of renowned comedy historian Robert Ross. It highlights Sellers' unique contributions to film and television, capturing his complex personality and the impact of his work on the comedy genre. The narrative offers insights into his creative process and the challenges he faced, providing a comprehensive look at the man behind the iconic roles.
A Beginner's Guide to High-Risk, High-Reward Investing
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Make the best choices for your money and earn big with this guide to high-risk, high-reward investment strategies including options trading, investing in meme stocks, and the business of cryptocurrency. Your favorite sites are filled with the latest investment trends and stories of other people making bank by making smart moves in the market. But how can you get your own share of the wealth? A Beginner’s Guide to High-Risk, High-Reward Investing can help you make sense of trends, from short selling to cryptocurrency and “meme stock,” breaking down the buzzwords to give you hard facts about the opportunities and risks of fringe investment strategies. With advice from expert Robert Ross, this easy-to-follow investing guide gives you everything you need to determine which high-risk, high-reward investment strategies are the best fit for your portfolio.
Carry On Uncensored
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
This work contains photographs and behind the scenes information. The authors present censor's confidential notes and will reveal the really wicked jokes and double entendres that were deemed too risque for the eyes and ears of sensitive British cinema goers.
A Concise History of South Africa
- 219 pages
- 8 hours of reading
This book provides a succinct overview of the past 1500 years of South African history, up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. On the basis of a description of precolonial African societies and of colonial conquest, it concentrates on the economic and political transformations leading up to the radical changes of the past decade. Nevertheless, it also devotes much attention to the diversity of South African society and the vibrancy of its cultural life.
These Oppressions Won't Cease - An Anthology of the Political Thought of the Cape Khoesan, 1777-1879
- 232 pages
- 9 hours of reading
The Khoesan were the first people in Africa to undergo the rigors of European colonization. By the early nineteenth century, they had largely been brought under colonial rule, dispossessed of their land and stock, and forced to work as laborers for farmers of European descent. Nevertheless, a portion of them were able to regain a degree of freedom and maintain their independence by taking refuge in the mission stations of the Western and Eastern Cape, most notably in the Kat River valley. Through petitions, speeches at meetings, letters to the newspapers and correspondence between themselves, the Cape Khoesan articulated a continuous critique of the oppressions of colonialism, always stressing the need for equality before the law, as well as their opposition to attempts to limit their freedom of movement through vagrancy legislation and related measures. This was accompanied by a well-grounded distrust of the British settlers in the Eastern Cape and a concomitant hope, rarely realized, in the benevolence of the British government in London. Comprising 98 texts, These Oppressions Won't Cease - was an utterance expressed by Willem Uithaalder, commander of Khoe rebel forces in the war of 1850-53 - contains the essential documents of Khoesan political thought in the nineteenth century.
Focusing on the history of slavery in the Cape of Good Hope, this work delves into the cultural development among enslaved individuals and their ability to create a unique identity despite oppression. It also explores the enduring impact of slavery on their descendants in contemporary South Africa, shedding light on the complexities of heritage and memory. Through its detailed examination, the book provides valuable insights into the lives of Cape slaves and the lasting effects of their struggles.
Six friends plan an idyllic Easter holiday in a remote Norwegian cottage - blissfully unaware of the horror that awaits them. In his first novel in English, Robert Ross explores themes of love, friendship, courage and religion in this nail biting, thought provoking thriller.
Die Kanonen der Medici. Der Smaragd der Medici
- 219 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Die Kanonen der Medici/ Der Smaragd der Medici - 2 Romane - bk514; Bechtermünz Verlag; Martin Woodhouse/Robert Ross; Paperback; 1997
