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Davis, Michael:  Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
Book Number: 50128
Penguin October 27, 2009 8vo softcover 384pp very good. Illustrated with b&w photo's. One evening in early 1966 a group of friends were gathered at a Manhattan dinner party, where the question was raised - Why couldn't television be used to teach children? Suddenly one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television was born.
Keywords: Street Gang The Complete History of Sesame Street Davis Michael
Price: $14.00
Parkinson, Michael:  Parky: My Autobiography
Book Number: 50849
Hodder & Stoughton October 2, 2008 8vo softcover 400pp near fine. From prize-winning journalist to talk show king on a show voted one of the top 10 British TV programs of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career spans more than four decades. Now an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colorful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinated. His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film shows. His wide interests and expertise include jazz, film, soccer, and cricket. Witty, humorous, and blessed with exceptional intellectual clarity, Michael Parkinson's memoir is a joy to read.
Keywords: yorkshire Parky My Autobiography Parkinson Michael
Price: $14.00
Kingsley, Hillary:  The Bill - The First 10 Years - Signed x2
Book Number: 50858
ABC Books 1994 4to. Softcover. 128pp. Signed on half-title with dedication by Colin Tarrant (Insp. Monroe) and Simon Rowse (DCI Jack Meadows). Illustrated with colour and b&w photo's. Contents includes Ten Tough Years, Sun Up on Sun Hillo, The Making of an Episode, Identity Parade, All Right on the Night, Teach Yourself Billspeak, Closed Files, Past Stars, Case Book - episode guide.
Keywords: The Bill - British Police Series
Price: $20.00
Sharman, Jim:  Blood & Tinsel: A Memoir
Book Number: 51507
Miegunyah Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2008. 8vo. hardcover. 403pp. colour illus. Very good, ex-lib, stamp & pastedown on fep, stamp on bottom edge. / Very good+ d/w.
Keywords: australian film director
Price: $25.00
Wenner, Dorothee:  Fearless Nadia: The True Story of Bollywood's Original Stunt Queen
Book Number: 51980
Penguin Books January 2005 8vo softcover 247pp very good. How did a blonde with European features become a celebrated stunt queen in popular Indian cinema? How could an Indian actree of 1930's become a rage with feminists in the West at the turn or the millennium? Why was she a cult figure?
Keywords: Fearless Nadia The True Story of Bollywood's Original Stunt Queen Wenner Dorothee
Price: $12.00
Stanford, Jeremy:  Year Of The Queen, The Making Of The Hit Show Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, The Musical
Book Number: 52121
Wild & Woolley, Sydney, 2007 8vo. softcover. 191pp. Near Fine.
Keywords: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert,australian movie
Price: $15.00
Potter, Dennis, Melvyn Bragg:  Seeing the Blossom: Two Interviews and a Lecture
Book Number: 52296
Faber & Faber June 1994 8vo softcover 96pp very good. Contains the interview between Dennis Potter and Melvyn Bragg conducted on 5 April 1994 on Channel 4 television. Potter knew he had only a few weeks to live so the discussion is of great poignancy and power. Their conversation records Potter's honest dissection of his life and work. This book also contains Potter's celebrated James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 1993 and an earlier BBC2 television interview.
Keywords: Pop Arts / Pop Culture Seeing the Blossom Two Interviews and a Lecture Potter Dennis
Price: $14.00
Puttnam, David:  The Undeclared War
Book Number: 52942
Harper Collins 1997 8vo hardcover 414pp index, b/w illus. very good, large owner's inscription on fep. / very good d/w with curled top edge.
Keywords: The Undeclared War Puttnam David
Price: $18.00
Parkinson, Michael:  Parky: My Autobiography
Book Number: 52974
Hodder & Stoughton October 2, 2008 8vo Hardcover in d/w. 384pp near fine. From prize-winning journalist to talk show king on a show voted one of the top 10 British TV programs of all time, Michael Parkinson's starry career spans more than four decades. Now an international celebrity himself, the man from a humble but colorful Yorkshire mining family who can tease out the secrets of even the most reticent star guest at last reveals his own story, with the easy manner and insight that has kept his audiences fascinated. His distinguished career has involved working on highly acclaimed current affairs and film shows. His wide interests and expertise include jazz, film, soccer, and cricket. Witty, humorous, and blessed with exceptional intellectual clarity, Michael Parkinson's memoir is a joy to read.
Keywords: yorkshire Parky My Autobiography Parkinson Michael
Price: $16.00
Denton, Andrew - Foreword by Michael Parkinson:  Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
Book Number: 53259
ABC Books 2005 8vo softcover 273pp very good. Contents include Richard E. Grant, Rne Rivkin, Cate Blanchett, Bono, Kiruna Stamell, Bernie and Karen Bantion, Steve Irwin, Tania Major, Peter Singer, Dave Grohl, Three Homeless People - Damo, Elena and Peachy, Alan Bond, Bill Clinton, Jane and Glenn McGrath, Lincoln Hall, Mark Latham, Lee Stringer, Gill Hicks and Joe Kerr, Elton John, Mark Chopper Read, Martg Krelle, Phil and Julie Jamieson, Rolf Harris, Allan Stephan and Jill Hellyer, Mel Brooks, John Coleman and Roger McDuff, Jane Goodall, Three Cabbies - Bruce Tootell, Chris Seroukas and Gerard Donaghy, Pat Rafter, Matt Lucas and David Walliams, Tim Winton, Living Library - Catharina Noren, Sara Lund and Camilla Gisslow, Michael Parkinson.
Keywords: Enough Rope With Andrew Denton
Price: $10.00
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