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Michael Powell

    Michael Powell was a lifelong film enthusiast whose early experiences in England and the South of France shaped his artistic outlook. Collaborating with Emeric Pressburger under the banner of "The Archers," they created a series of influential films that often explored complex human destinies and visual spectacle. Powell's solo endeavor courted controversy but was later rediscovered and celebrated for its bold vision. His work is characterized by both classic English gentlemanliness and a global sensibility, marking him as a unique figure in world cinema.

    The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour
    Scorsese on Scorsese
    Smarties Big Book of Stupid Jokes
    Canyon Dreams
    20 to Stitch: Mini Cross Stitch
    Smarties Guide to the Galaxy
    • Smarties Guide to the Galaxy

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Now we know there really are other stars that have planets as well as our Sun. In years to come, human beings might truly be heading off in pioneering spaceships to other parts of our galaxy. But what do you need to know if you are going to live in space Would you know how to cope with zero gravity, scorching heat and real live scary aliens Your essential survival guide tells to move around inzero gravity - and how to pee in zero gravity! What an alien might really look like - will they have antennaeThree hands Will they be as tall as a house Will they be fierceHow to grow food on a spaceshipPlus a heap of other facts and helpful ideas about life in space!

      Smarties Guide to the Galaxy
      4.5
    • Canyon Dreams

      A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation

      • 272 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Focusing on a Navajo high school basketball team, the narrative explores the personal and cultural challenges faced by its members as they navigate adolescence, family dynamics, and the distinctive struggles of life on a reservation. The story highlights the intersection of sports and identity, revealing how the team's journey reflects broader themes of resilience and community among Native Americans.

      Canyon Dreams
      4.1
    • Smarties Big Book of Stupid Jokes

      • 512 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      This collection of over 2500 hilariously funny and wickedly naughty jokes contains the most brainless, ridiculous, nutty and wacky wisecracks ever invented. From addled animals to witless wizards, there are lots of brand new jokes, pathetic puns and raving riddles. schovat popis

      Smarties Big Book of Stupid Jokes
      4.0
    • Following the release of Gangs of New York, this is an updated edition of the study of America's foremost film director. It offers Martin Scorsese in his own words and is an insight into a body of work that is perhaps the most personal achievement in modern American cinema. číst celé

      Scorsese on Scorsese
      4.1
    • "A collection of some of the very best of both contemporary and classic British wit and humour. From George Bernard Shaw to Michael McIntyre, from Eric Morecombe to Omid Djalili, and from Oscar Wilde to Jimmy Carr, it offers a side-splitting look at Britain, the British and life in general."--Publisher's description

      The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour
      3.6
    • The Acting Bible

      The Complete Resource for Aspiring Actors

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      The complete resource for aspiring actors! Includes tips, tricks, and 300+ instructive illustrations Do you love acting and want to pursue it as a career? Professional acting is both an art and a business, and this book advises beginning actors on how to succeed on both fronts. In this comprehensive and accessible guide, you will learn Author Michael Powell strips away the preconceptions and clichés often associated with acting, and pinpoints common mistakes that inexperienced actors can avoid and overcome. Whether you're interested in pursuing a career on the Broadway stage, Hollywood screen, as a voice actor, or a combination of them all, The Acting Bible is your first step toward a creative, fulfilling career as an actor.

      The Acting Bible
      3.7
    • 2004, trade paperback edition, Barnes & Noble / Gusto, NY. Most attractive small-format volume, 139 pages. Printed on multi-colored stock. Illustrations / diagrams / photos / maps throughout. Here are 7 different areas that were touched on during years spent at school. Anyone who's ever suggested school teaches you everything you need to know is not telling you the truth. As this volume suggests, school, no matter how far up you go on the educational ladder, is just the beginning, not the end. Here we learn useful insights U.S. Presidents / computers / the Big Bang Theory / notable discoveries / atoms / adding and subtracting fractions / grammar tips / world-famous poets / Shakespeare / capital cities / Greek myths / parts of an orchestra / and much more. For those so inclined, this is fun, interesting, and best of all, something that provides a lot of learning in very few pages.

      Stuff You Should Have Learned at School
      3.7
    • History - long ennobled as the privileged domain of lofty scholars and erudite minds -- really just boils down to four things if you think about it. Who killed who, who conquered who, who screwed who, and in what order. Humanity's story, properly told, is every bit as bawdy as a sailor's yarn, as juicy as a telenovela, as real and relevant as a night on the town with your drinking buddies. Problem is, it's usually told by Ivory Tower academics and droning documentarians. The Lowbrow Guide to World History is here to set the record straight, summing up our sordid past in terms we can all understand. Refreshingly conversational and breezy, it recounts events the same way you'd tell a friend about your morning commute or what happen on your favorite sitcom. posing question real people would ask -- Could Christopher Columbus even navigate his way out of a paper bag? Were the conquistadors stupid, or what? Which of Henry VIII's wives was most beddable? Who was crazier, Caligula or Nero? -- author Michael Powell gets to the bottom of legendary figures' motivations and methods and shows why we should still be interested in them today. Witty? Irreverant? Nontraditional? Even raunchy and sophomoric? Thankfully, yes! The Lowbrow Guide to World History reminds us how much we can learn when we remember not to take ourselves too seriously.

      The Lowbrow Guide to World History
      3.2
    • The Porcelain Throne, set at the heart of the smallest room and witness to our dark business, can also be the seat of reflection and self-improvement. With that aim, this book contains more than one hundred dilatory games, tricks, puzzles, projects and pranks. Learn to make toilet paper tube gargoyles and an origami dragon, gain deep knowledge of toilet roll telekinesis, and discover the secret of the vanishing toothbrush trick. Many more amusing diversions and exciting challenges jostle for your attention to see you through those long bathroom visits.

      Games on thrones : 100 things to do on the loo
      3.5
    • Forbidden Knowledge

      • 255 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Want to know how to start a riot? Yep. Make moonshine? Sure. Beat a lie detector test? Who couldn’t use a little more danger in their life? A little more edge? A little more fun? This book helps readers get it all.

      Forbidden Knowledge
      3.3
    • The Most Forbidden Knowledge

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      * Stage a coup * Swim with sharks * Beat a breathalyzer *The Forbidden Knowledge series has taken readers over the edge before, but never like this. The Most Forbidden Knowledge jam-packs the best and baddest how-tos into one car-stealing, keg-kicking, base-jumping-off-a-skyscraper collection. You'll find everything you ever wanted to learn (though probably never should) in this ultimate self-destruction manual.

      The Most Forbidden Knowledge
      2.8
    • Living In A Two-Faced Jungle

      • 82 pages
      • 3 hours of reading

      The narrative unfolds Michael A. Powell's harrowing childhood and his 18-year battle with addiction, presenting a gripping account that feels urgent and personal. Through vivid storytelling, Powell shares his struggles and the dark realities of addiction, ultimately highlighting his transformative recovery journey fueled by faith. This compelling memoir offers both a stark look at the challenges of addiction and an inspiring message of hope and resilience.

      Living In A Two-Faced Jungle
    • The Dog´s Journal

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      A fun and interactive way to record memorable events in the life of your pooch!

      The Dog´s Journal
    • Hast du mehr Haare in den Ohren als auf dem Kopf? Ist das Einzige, was dir hinterherpfeift, dein Teekessel? Denken kleine Kinder, dass du tot bist, wenn du auf dem Sofa schläfst? Wenn du mindestens eine dieser Fragen mit Ja beantworten musst, bist du zweifelsohne ein echter Oldie. Du genießt die wahren Vorzüge dieses goldenen Alters und kennst die guten alten Zeiten, von denen die jungen Leute nur träumen können. Auch wenn die Stones noch weiterrocken, du hast deinen Beitrag geleistet. Lass dich also nicht unterkriegen. Dieser einzigartige Ratgeber fühlt gängigen Klischees auf den Zahn und zeigt dir, wie du dich lästigen Vorurteilen würdevoll widersetzen kannst. So siehst du alles andere als alt aus und kannst dem goldenen Herbst des Lebens mit Abenteuern, Gelassenheit und jeder Menge Witz begegnen.

      Je älter man wird, desto merkwürdiger werden die anderen
    • Gedächtnistraining

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Das gezielte Trainingsprogramm für ein optimales Gedächtnis - Über 100 Tests, Aufgaben und Fragestellungen für ein leistungsstarkes Gedächtnis - Das gezielte Work-out-Programm für eine höhere Konzentrationsfähigkeit, bessere Erinnerungskraft und geistige Fitness Sie wünschen sich ein bessseres Erinnerungsvermögen? Dieses praktische Buch bietet eine Fülle an Ideen für ein leistungsstarkes Gedächtnis. Anhand von über 100 spielerischen Tests, Aufgaben und Fragestellungen hilft es, Ihre Konzentration, Erinnerungskraft und geistige Fitness zu stärken. Erlangen Sie einen faszinierenden Überblick über die sagenhaft mannigfaltigen Fertigkeiten unseres Gehirns. Trainieren Sie Ihr Gedächtnis mit gezielten Work-outs, die Spaß machen. Behalten Sie mit den zahlreichen Lerntechniken den Überblick über Daten und Fakten, Termine und Telefonnummern. Bringen Sie Ihr Gedächtnis in Topform! - Mit faszinierenden Erklärungen zu den mannigfaltigen Fertigkeiten des menschlichen Gehirns

      Gedächtnistraining
    • Gehirntraining

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Das abwechslungsreiche Work-out für Ihr Gehirn - Über 200 Denk-Mit-Aufgaben für eine maximale Denkleistung - Das gezielte Work-out-Programm beschleunigt die neuronalen Bahnen und löst geistige Blockaden - Mit faszinierenden Erklärungen zu den geistigen Fähigkeiten des Menschen Wünschen Sie sich ein besseres Gedächtnis? Wären Sie gern kreativer? Dieses praktische Buch steckt voller Ideen und Herausforderungen, die das Gehirn in Schwung bringen. Mit über 200 Übungen, Rätseln und Testfragen, die Spaß machen, trainiert es den Geist, schärft die Konzentration und das Denkvermögen und verbessert die Gedächtnisleistung. Abschnittweise werden einzelne geistige Fähigkeiten faszinierend erklärt und mit einem spannenden Work-out-Programm geschult. Halten Sie Ihr Gehirn fit und jung und verbessern Sie Ihr Wohlbefinden! Nutzen Sie die unglaubliche Kraft Ihres Denkens und werden Sie noch heute produktiver denn je!

      Gehirntraining
    • Gedächtnistraining

      Übungen & Fakten für ein leistungsstarkes Gedächtnis. Über 100 Gedächtnisaufgaben

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      Gedächtnistraining
    • Tato kniha je plná nápadů a úloh, jejichž úkolem je napomoci k posílení a zlepšení funkce mozku. Zábavným způsobem a pomocí řady rozmanitých úloh pomáhá čtenáři, aby si zbystřil úsudek, zdokonalil svoje duševní schopnosti a vylepšil koncentraci a paměť. Každá kapitola přináší kromě zajímavých teoretických poznatků i praktické aktivity, jejichž pomocí lze mozek trénovat a propracovat se tak k jeho lepšímu fungování.

      Posilování mozku - Fakta a hádanky, které vytrénují a oživí váš mozek
      5.0
    • Tato kniha je plná nápadů a úloh, jež mají sloužit k posílení a vylepšení paměti. Zábavným způsobem a pomocí řady rozmanitých úloh pomůže čtenáři, aby si vylepšil koncentraci, vytříbil paměť a zdokonalil schopnost učit se nazpaměť. Každá kapitola přináší kromě zajímavé teorie i praktické aktivity, jejichž pomocí lze paměť trénovat a propracovat se tak k jejímu lepšímu fungování.

      Síla paměti. Fakta a hádanky, jež oživí a zlepší vaši paměť
      4.7
    • Šachy

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      Šachy