Fawlty Towers - Volume 2 - The Germans

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Fawlty Towers - Volume 2 - The Germans
It is impossible to tire of the antics of Basil, Sybil, Polly and the hapless Manuel. Now all their timeless humour is available on audio in our bestselling series.

With John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth (linking narration by Andrew Sachs)

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: John Cleese and Connie Booth
Narrator: Full Cast Performance
ISBN: 0563536748
Download Price: $13.99

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Doctor Thorne

Sunday, July 6th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Anthony Trollope once said, "A novel should give a picture of common life enlivened by humour and sweetened by pathos." Trollope admirably fulfills his own criteria in this charming third novel in the Chronicles of Barsetshire.

Doctor Thorne adopts his niece Mary, keeping secret her illegitimate birth as he introduces her to the best local social circles. There she meets and falls in love with Frank Gresham, heir to a vastly mortgaged estate; yet Frank is obliged to find a wealthy wife. Only Doctor Thorne knows that Mary is to inherit a large legacy that will make her acceptable to the otherwise disapproving middle-class society to which Frank belongs. Where fiery passion fails, understated English virtues of patience, persistence, and good humor prevail in this most appealing of Trollope’s comedies.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Anthony Trollope
Narrator: Simon Vance
ISBN: 978-1-4332-0085-4
Download Price: $36.95 Get it now

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Is It Me?

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Terry Wogan tells the story of his journey from Irish childhood to chat show host in his own delightfully Iaconic fashion.

 

Sir Terry Wogan has been clinging to the wreckage for so long, you’d think he’d do the decent thing and silently steal away. Not likely…

Unaided and, indeed, unbidden, comes this forbidding tome — a characteristic cry for attention.

From an unremarkable childhood to a chequered career as a bank clerk, from the Cattle Market Report on Irish Radio to the appalling excesses of the Eurovision Song Contest, no stone is left unturned, no unsavoury details spared.

Has the man no shame?

‘ bubbles with humour ‘                Family Circle
‘ Witty and charming ‘                 Sunday Mirror
‘ … a joy from start to finish .’     Daily Mail

Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Author: Terry Wogan
Narrator: Terry Wogan
ISBN: 1405697016
Download Price: $18.99 Find out more…

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Emmy Watch: Comedy genre has many Emmy contenders - Hollywood Reporter

Monday, June 2nd, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Emmy Watch: Comedy genre has many Emmy contenders - Hollywood Reporter


Hollywood Reporter
Emmy Watch: Comedy genre has many Emmy contenders
Hollywood Reporter, United States - 7 hours ago
By Ray Richmond Now that there's general agreement that TV comedy is no longer dead — OK? — it's time to discuss the more pressing issues surrounding the …

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Truth in humour? - Independent Online


Washington Post
Truth in humour?
Independent Online, South Africa - 14 hours ago
The tour promises to be the highlight of the 2008 South African comedy calendar. Rock recently earned himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records …
Chris Rock to have tea and a joke with Madiba The Times
Chris to Rock South Africa SABC News
South African violence due to poverty: Chris Rock CTV.ca
The Associated Press
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