Those Spikes of Spike Milligan

Those Spikes of Spike Milligan
Author: Natasha Tristan
Publisher: UB Tech
Total Pages: 61
Release:
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Terence Alan Sean Milligan was born on April 16, 1918. He was an actor-comedian writer and also a very talented poet. He was famous for his work on ‘’The Goon Show", which turned out to be the greatest hit of that time. Spike Milligan tried to hide his pain with his sense of humour. Most of his works were based on comedy, but he also wrote a book about his memories of wartime. Milligan had a great sense of humor, which became a handful when he started writing. He turned his emotions in a funny way and liked to be entertained. His creativity and crazy sense of humor dominated the Goons. Throughout his life, Milligan wrote a great deal, including multiple volumes of memoir in which he adopted a wholly unique perspective on the truth, as well as screenplays, poetry, cartoon drawings, parodies, and fiction. He was one of the most unconventional and consistently humorous performers on the British comedy circuit from the conclusion of the Second World War until his death. Spike Milligan will be remembered for his humorous style forever. Spike Milligan was a jokester, even when discussing death. Let's have a short flash of his razor-sharp humor, unrestrained invention, and how he transformed British comedy by flipping everything he came across.

Badjelly the Witch

Badjelly the Witch
Author: Alannah O'Sullivan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2018-11
Genre: Children's plays, New Zealand
ISBN: 9780908607655

"Badjelly is the baddest witch there is. Tim and Rose have lost their cow Lucy and are going on a trek to find her. They are captured in an enchanted forest by Badjelly. Will Badjelly make them into boy girl soup?"--Back cover.

'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?'

'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?'
Author: Spike Milligan
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0241958105

Rommel? Gunner Who?: A Confrontation in the Desert is volume two of Spike Milligan's outrageous, hilarious, legendary War Memoirs. 'Keep talking, Milligan. I think I can get you out on Mental Grounds.''That's how I got in, sir.''Didn't we all.' The second volume of Spike Milligan's legendary recollections of life as a gunner in World War Two sees our hero into battle in North Africa - eventually. First, there is important preparation to be done: extensive periods of loitering ('We had been standing by vehicles for an hour and nothing had happened, but it happened frequently'), psychological toughening ('If a man dies when you hang him, keep hanging him until he gets used to it') and living dangerously ('no underwear '). At last the battle for Tunis is upon them... 'Desperately funny, vivid, vulgar' Sunday Times 'Milligan is the Great God to all of us' John Cleese 'The Godfather of Alternative Comedy' Eddie Izzard 'That absolutely glorious way of looking at things differently. A great man' Stephen Fry Spike Milligan was one of the greatest and most influential comedians of the twentieth century. Born in India in 1918, he served in the Royal Artillery during WWII in North Africa and Italy. At the end of the war, he forged a career as a jazz musician, sketch-show writer and performer, before joining forces with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe to form the legendary Goon Show. Until his death in 2002, he had success as on stage and screen and as the author of over eighty books of fiction, memoir, poetry, plays, cartoons and children's stories.

Puckoon

Puckoon
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 155
Release: 1983
Genre:
ISBN:

All About Value Investing

All About Value Investing
Author: Esme E. Faerber
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2013-11-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0071811133

MASTER THE STRATEGY THAT MADE WARREN BUFFETT THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR One way to make a killing in the market is by identifying underappreciated stocks, purchasing them at less than their intrinsic value, and selling them for profit. It's called value investing, and it's how Ben Graham, David Dodd, and Warren Buffett made their fortunes. Now, the secrets of value investing are available to you in this easy-to-understand guide. All About Value Investing covers all practical aspects of this winning investing strategy. Avoiding complicated theories and technical explanations, it shows you how value investing works and how you can use it to draw amazing profits from the stock market. Learn how to: Read balance sheets and income statements to research possible investments Use fundamental analysis to project a company's future earnings Construct a value investing portfolio suited to your specific needs Use a variety of funds in lieu of individual stocks in your value investing portfolio

Milligan's Meaning of Life

Milligan's Meaning of Life
Author: Spike Milligan
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-10-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0670920789

Spike Milligan's legendary war memoirs are a hilarious and subversive first-hand account of the Second World War, as well as a fascinating portrait of the formative years of this towering comic genius, most famous as writer and star of The Goon Show. They have sold over 4.5 million copies. With his lightning-quick wit, unbridled creativity and his ear for the absurd, Milligan revolutionised British comedy, leaving a legacy of influence that stretches from Monty Python's Flying Circus to the work of self-confessed acolytes such as Eddie Izzard and Stephen Fry today. Throughout his life, Milligan wrote prolifically - scripts, poetry, fiction, as well as several volumes of memoir, in which he took an entirely idiosyncratic approach to the truth. In this ground-breaking work, Norma Farnes, his long-time manager, companion, counsellor and confidante, gathers together the loose threads, reads between the lines and draws on the full breadth of his writing to present his life in his own words: an autobiography - of sorts. From his childhood in India, through his early career as a jazz musician and sketch-show entertainer, his spells in North Africa and Italy with the Royal Artillery, to that fateful first broadcast of The Goon Show and beyond into the annals of comedy history, this is the autobiography Milligan never wrote.

Spike Milligan: Man of Letters

Spike Milligan: Man of Letters
Author: Spike Milligan
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0241966930

Spike Milligan's letters contain some of the best material he ever wrote . . . Collected here for the first time are the funniest, rudest and most revealing of them - most of which have never been seen before - from one of the greatest comics of the twentieth century to some of its most famous politicians, actors, celebrities and rock stars (as well as a host of unlikely individuals on some surprising subjects): - rounded teabags ('what did you do with the corners?') - backless hospital gowns ('beyond my comprehension') - heartfelt apologies ('pardon me for being alive') and the imbalance of male and female ducks in London's parks. Here, then, is the real Spike Miligan: obsessive, rude, generous and relentlessly witty. 'Milligan's zaniness shines through' Telegraph 'The godfather of alternative comedy' Eddie Izzard Spike Milligan was one of the greatest and most influential comedians of the twentieth century. Born in India in 1918, he served in the Royal Artillery during WWII in North Africa and Italy. At the end of the war, he forged a career as a jazz musician, sketch-show writer and performer, before joining forces with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe to form the legendary Goon Show. Until his death in 2002, he had success as on stage and screen and as the author of over eighty books of fiction, memoir, poetry, plays, cartoons and children's stories.

Baby Names 2019

Baby Names 2019
Author: Ella Joynes
Publisher: Crimson Publishing
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2018-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 191033653X

Choosing a name for your baby isreally exciting, but getting it right can also be a challenge! Informative,entertaining and bringing you the very latest news and trends, the UK'sbestselling baby names book is here to help you choose, and includes: Thousands ofinspirational names, including the best, worst andweirdest names from around the world as well as celebrity picks. Trends for 2019, which names are heading up and down the charts,and the latest monikers for celebrity babies. The magic of Disney -the revival of all-time classics such as Aladdin and TheLion King may well introduce Jasmines and Nalas to the pack. Practical tips on choosing a name, registering a birth anddealing with family expectations. Predictions on next year'shottest names (think regal inspiration - Louis, perhaps?), so you'reahead of the baby name game. Baby Names2019 is simply the most up-to-date baby name book you can buy to help youwith the all-important baby name decision!

The Politics of Expertise

The Politics of Expertise
Author: Matthew Hilton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2013-04-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199691878

Offers a challenging new interpretation of politics in contemporary Britain through an examination of non-governmental organisations. Demonstrate how politics and political activism has changed over the last half century.