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Hollywood Fastride on a Dream uncovers the story of actor-writer-composer MICHAEL ST. JOHN, arriving in Hollywood, with no great expectations, just to survive. It was a time when artists of color were forced to accept any kind of demeaning role in the business. When not in a class at U.S.C., Michael found on a film set, observing and meeting stars or those who might make it happen for him. He pulled some outlandish stunts to get the job or par...

Hollywood Through the Backdoor uncovers the story of actor-writer-composer MICHAEL ST. JOHN, arriving in Hollywood, with no great expectations, just to survive. It was a time when artists of color were forced to accept any kind of demeaning role in the business. When not in a class at U.S.C., Michael found on a film set, observing and meeting stars or those who might make it happen for him. He pulled some outlandish stunts to get the job or pa...

Hollywood Through the Backdoor uncovers the story of actor-writer-composer MICHAEL ST. JOHN, arriving in Hollywood, with no great expectations, just to survive. It was a time when artists of color were forced to accept any kind of demeaning role in the business. When not in a class at U.S.C., Michael found on a film set, observing and meeting stars or those who might make it happen for him. He pulled some outlandish stunts to get the job or pa...

Hollywood Fastride on a Dream uncovers the story of actor-writer-composer MICHAEL ST. JOHN, arriving in Hollywood, with no great expectations, just to survive. It was a time when artists of color were forced to accept any kind of demeaning role in the business. When not in a class at U.S.C., Michael found on a film set, observing and meeting stars or those who might make it happen for him. He pulled some outlandish stunts to get the job or par...

Learn about the origins of stories about the Round Table, Excalibur and Camelot in this informative full-colour guide, exploring the mysterious King Arthur and the accompanying images of power, chivalry and romance.

Learn about the origins of stories about the Round Table, Excalibur and Camelot in this informative full-colour guide, exploring the mysterious King Arthur and the accompanying images of power, chivalry and romance.

The novelist Charles Dickens was a towering literary figure in Victorian society and a famous celebrity in his own lifetime.

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A fascinating look at the life of one of England's favourite novelists, Charles Dickens.

A concise, informative history, of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Beautifully illustrated, this book also includes family trees and details of where and when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned and where they are buried.

The English Civil War was a great convulsion of political and military violence, which quickly spread to Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Sir Winston Churchill was a man that needed no introduction. This British icon was a talented journalist, a passionate army officer, and a political powerhouse. This absorbing book looks at Churchill as man and as boy, his career, the war, his marriage and family life, his home and hobbies, and his life in peacetime.

The name King Arthur echoes loudly down the centuries, conjuring up rich images of mystery and power, chivalry and romance.

HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General

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Life in Victorian Britain describes and vividly illustrates the Victorians at work, at home, at school and at leisure against a background of astonishing scientific and industrial progress.

HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General

This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research proposes and tests new approaches to institutional research (IR) that attempt to break down barriers to academic success, particularly focusing on minority students, working students, and others in nontraditional circumstances.

The eighteenth century laid the foundations for Britain's worldwide empire and economic prosperity. It was a period of great contrasts: between poverty and wealth, elegance and riotous ribaldry.

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