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Author : Martin Bridle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780952771005
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Puppet Man's Tall Tales written by Martin Bridle and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carolyn Schmidt Brown
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN 13 : 9780870496271
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)
Download or read book The Tall Tale in American Folklore and Literature written by Carolyn Schmidt Brown and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To Carolyn Brown s mind, the tall tale is not necessarily an account of the adventures of a larger-than-life hero, nor is it just a humorous first-person narrative exaggerated to outlandish proportions. It is as well an interaction between teller and audience a game played at the hazy border between the credible and the incredible, a challenge and an entertainment at the same time. The tall tale is also a social statement that identifies and binds a folk group by flaunting the peculiar knowledge and experiences of group members, and it is a tool for coping with a stressful or even chaotic world, for conquering life s problems by laughing at them.
Author : Heather Smith
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1459836057
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (598 download)
Download or read book The Boy, the Cloud and the Very Tall Tale written by Heather Smith and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after the death of his mother, Ewan's father was swept away by a magical cloud. Now Ewan lives with his little sister, Flora, his Grumple and his mischievous cat, Kipper. But something about his father's disappearance has never felt right to Ewan. He is certain his father wouldn't leave willingly. When he meets Mr. So-and-So, the owner of the mysterious Notion Shop, he is inspired to take destiny into his own hands. With his grandfather’s most reliable horse, the normally timid Ewan sets off from his home in Bucket Cove on a journey that will test his belief in himself while unraveling the secrets of his father's disappearance. When he is joined by Flora and Mr. So-and-So, he comes to understand that even grown-ups sometimes struggle to process their feelings, and that showing compassion to others is the mechanism through which we can begin to show compassion to ourselves.
Author : Billy Connolly
Publisher : Two Roads
ISBN 13 : 1529361354
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Tall Tales and Wee Stories written by Billy Connolly and published by Two Roads. This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES! THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and foul-mouthed as you'd expect' Sunday Times In December 2018, after fifty years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy. It had been an extraordinary career. When he first started out in the late sixties, Billy played the banjo in the folk clubs of Scotland. Between songs, he would improvise a bit, telling anecdotes from the Clyde shipyard where he'd worked. In the process, he made all kinds of discoveries about what audiences found funny, from his own brilliant mimes to the power of speaking irreverently about politics or explicitly about sex. He began to understand the craft of great storytelling. Soon the songs became shorter and the monologues longer, and Billy quickly became recognised as one of the most exciting comedians of his generation. Tall Tales and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy's storytelling for the first time and includes his most famous routines including, The Last Supper, Jojoba Shampoo, Incontinence Pants and Shouting at Wildebeest. With an introduction and original illustrations by Billy throughout, it is an inspirational, energetic and riotously funny read, and a fitting celebration of our greatest ever comedian.
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Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610695682
Total Pages : 1265 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] written by Christopher R. Fee and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 1265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
Author : Robert S. Bader
Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema
ISBN 13 : 1557839212
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (578 download)
Download or read book Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales written by Robert S. Bader and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the best of Groucho's short comic pieces, written over a period of more than fifty years between 1919 and 1973 for the New York Times , the New Yorker , the Saturday Evening Post , Variety , the Hollywood Reporter , and other newspapers and magazines. Here is the one and only Groucho on his family, his days in vaudeville, his career, World War II, taxes, and other topics from his love of a good cigar to his chronic insomnia, from "Why Harpo Doesn't Talk" to "The Truth About Captain Spalding." The familiar irreverence, wordplay, and a dash of self-deprecation bring Groucho's wisecracking voice to life in these pages, firmly establishing him as one of the world's great humorists. Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales (a title of Groucho's own choosing) is essential reading for Marx Brothers fans, and a hilarious and nostalgic trip through the twentieth century.
Author : Yvonne Howell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350232866
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book The Art and Science of Making the New Man in Early 20th-Century Russia written by Yvonne Howell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that morally, mentally, and physically superior 'new men' might replace the currently existing mankind has periodically seized the imagination of intellectuals, leaders, and reformers throughout history. This volume offers a multidisciplinary investigation into how the 'new man' was made in Russia and the early Soviet Union in the first third of the 20th century. The traditional narrative of the Soviet 'new man' as a creature forged by propaganda is challenged by the strikingly new and varied case studies presented here. The book focuses on the interplay between the rapidly developing experimental life sciences, such as biology, medicine, and psychology, and countless cultural products, ranging from film and fiction, dolls and museum exhibits to pedagogical projects, sculptures, and exemplary agricultural fairs. With contributions from scholars based in the United States, Canada, the UK, Germany and Russia, the picture that emerges is emphatically more complex, contradictory, and suggestive of strong parallels with other 'new man' visions in Europe and elsewhere. In contrast to previous interpretations that focused largely on the apparent disconnect between utopian 'new man' rhetoric and the harsh realities of everyday life in the Soviet Union, this volume brings to light the surprising historical trajectories of 'new man' visions, their often obscure origins, acclaimed and forgotten champions, unexpected and complicated results, and mutual interrelations. In short, the volume is a timely examination of a recurring theme in modern history, when dramatic advancements in science and technology conjoin with anxieties about the future to fuel dreams of a new and improved mankind.
Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192835079
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-four tales with reproductions of the original illustrations by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frolich.
Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1100 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Complete Fairy Tales written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish writer, best remembered for his fairy tales. Table of Contents: BY THE ALMSHOUSE WINDOW THE ANGEL ANNE LISBETH BEAUTY OF FORM AND BEAUTY OF MIND THE BEETLE WHO WENT ON HIS TRAVELS THE BELL-DEEP THE BIRD OF POPULAR SONG THE BISHOP OF BORGLUM AND HIS WARRIORS THE BOTTLE NECK THE BUCKWHEAT THE BUTTERFLY A CHEERFUL TEMPER THE CHILD IN THE GRAVE CHILDREN'S PRATTLE THE FARM-YARD COCK AND THE WEATHER-COCK THE DAISY THE DARNING-NEEDLE DELAYING IS NOT FORGETTING THE DROP OF WATER JACK THE DULLARD AN OLD STORY TOLD ANEW THE DUMB BOOK THE ELF OF THE ROSE THE GIRL WHO TROD ON THE LOAF THE GOBLIN AND THE HUCKSTER THE GOLDEN TREASURE GRANDMOTHER A GREAT GRIEF THE HAPPY FAMILY A LEAF FROM HEAVEN IB AND LITTLE CHRISTINA THE ICE MAIDEN I.
Author : Barbara Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book The Puppet Man written by Barbara Young and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Cloyd Bowman
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590172248
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Pecos Bill written by James Cloyd Bowman and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates some of the legends of Pecos Bill, from the moment he bounced out of his family's covered wagon to the day his long-lost brother appears and explains that Bill is not like the coyotes that have raised him.
Author : Hseham Amrahs
Publisher : Mahesh Dutt Sharma
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Timeless Magical Fairy Tales written by Hseham Amrahs and published by Mahesh Dutt Sharma. This book was released on 2024-01-04 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first mention of the word "fairy" in any literary work appears in the "Shahnama" of Firdausi. Firdausi not only uses this word but also presents the readers with a new character by cutting "fairy" from its historical context. With his original imagination, he even changes the context of this story. As a result, a positive attitude towards the fairies appears to have formed. Fairy tales at their core assure the victory of good amid the struggle between good and evil, which has been later embellished by poets, storytellers, and historians in their respective talents. The presence of a demon in fairy tales is not as important as the belief that it can be defeated.
Author : Adam Gidwitz
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101445289
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book A Tale Dark & Grimm written by Adam Gidwitz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales. As readers follow the siblings through a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true story behind (and beyond) the bread crumbs, edible houses, and outwitted witches. Fairy tales have never been more irreverent or subversive as Hansel and Gretel learn to take charge of their destinies and become the clever architects of their own happily ever after.
Author : Cartledge Tony
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1573125156
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (731 download)
Download or read book Telling Stories written by Cartledge Tony and published by Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In telling stories, Jesus often used imagination and metaphor, pulling attention-grabbing stories and images from the air. He asked his hearers to imagine someone who could examine a speck in another's eye while a plank protruded from his own, or to visualize a great camel squeezing through the eye of a needle. He spoke of a despised Samaritan who showed unexpected compassion and a bigger-barn-building landowner who thought only of himself. Jesus' hearers understood that the characters and events in those memorable stories didn't have to be real in order for the stories to be true. In his preaching experience of nearly forty years, Tony Cartledge, like many other preachers, has often told creative stories as an avenue for capturing the attention and engaging the minds of those listening to the message he was called upon to bring. His latest book, Telling Stories, contains a smorgasbord of stories and scripts that range from the possible to the fantastic, along with one that really happened. They include original stories in folktale style and monologues or dialogues designed to illuminate biblical characters. All of these stories are designed to inspire those who proclaim Christ to effectively utilize good stories in their own preaching.
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Publisher : Rymour Books
ISBN 13 : 1068604638
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (686 download)
Download or read book Jock Duncan: the Man and his Songs written by and published by Rymour Books. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jock Duncan: The Man and his Songs is a collection of songs transcribed from the singing of Jock Duncan (1925-2021), a revered singer of songs from the North-east of Scotland. The collection is published with the permission of surviving members of his family. It includes not only the words of the songs but also the tunes, noted and transcribed by the editor. Including are detailed notes on the songs and the tunes and a biography of Jock Duncan.
Author : Mayako Murai
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814345379
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Re-Orienting the Fairy Tale written by Mayako Murai and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will find inspiration and new directions in the cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approaches to fairy tales provided by Re-Orienting the Fairy Tale.
Author : Derek Künsken
Publisher : Rebellion Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1786181134
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (861 download)
Download or read book The Quantum Magician written by Derek Künsken and published by Rebellion Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
