Lenny Henry
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English
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The world may be a stage, but for Miles Pope, a struggling black actor in New York, life is one discouraging audition after another. Determined to maintain his artistic and racial integrity, Miles is above accepting the stereotypical roles he's invariably offered. Suddenly, it looks like the curtain may come down on his life before it ever goes up on his career -- flying home from another failed acting assignment his plane begins to crash. In...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"When Tunde sprouts wings and learns he's all that stands between Earth and total destruction, suddenly school is the least of his problems. Luckily, his rag-tag group of pals have got his back, and with his new powers, Tunde is ready to fly in the face of danger. So what if he can't even stand up to the school bully? He's the boy with wings--this is his destiny. No pressure then"--
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English
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One of fiction's most audaciously original talents, Neil Gaiman now gives us a mythology for a modern age -- complete with dark prophecy, family dysfunction, mystical deceptions, and killer birds. Not to mention a lime. Anansi Boys God is dead. Meet the kids. When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." Even now, twenty years later, Charlie Nancy can't shake that name, one of the many embarrassing "gifts"...
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English
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Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, bring raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy--an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace...
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English
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An outstanding array of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world.
Spanning Gaiman's career to date, A Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world's most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers.
A brilliant representation of his groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly...
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BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith is a drug addict and dealer. Within his own world he is rich, powerful and greatly feared. Liam Kane is a former addict and petty gangster with an unconventional, sometimes alarming approach to drug rehabilitation. Can Liam save Stevie from himself?
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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The once-impressive Hazelwood Manor has been in the family of Lord Hazelwood since the eighteenth century. There used to be more than 30 staff at the house, but now, with a mounting debt of 6.5 million, only five remain since Lord and Lady Hazelwood were forced to let the others go. With the future of Hazelwood in question and their jobs on the line, the unthinkable happens, the staff wins the lottery!
8) White teeth
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English
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A strikingly clever and funny book, filled with a passion for ideas and language.
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English
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"Spanning Gaiman's career to date, The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a ... collection from one of the world's most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers. A ... representation of Gaiman's ... imaginative fiction, this ... volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults--Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane--and nearly fifty of his short...
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English
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The Book of Legends is a much-needed book about friendship, family and imagination. It truly is an effortlessly witty delight that transports readers to a different world. {A} celebration of the vitality of storytelling, The Book of Legends made me laugh, made me teary, left me happy and hopeful. {M}y nine-year-old daughter loved The Book of Legends so much that she stayed up for hours in bed with it, palely turning the pages long after she would...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew go on a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's 'parrot, ' Polly, could be the answer to the riches they are searching for.
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BBC Video
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Hungry for a laugh? The BBC serves up more than a few chuckles in this engaging sitcom about imperious chef Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry), a stern taskmaster who runs his kitchen with an iron fist, a lightning tongue, and a silver palate. The show combines some of the best elements of episodic drama and zany comedy, generously seasoned with sensual splashes of fine French cuisine.
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BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
BBC Audio presents a fully dramatized production of William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Othello. Revolves arround the main character, Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, and his wife Desdemona, his lietenant Cassio, and his dependable, trustworthy soldier, Iago.
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Series
Syndicate All or Nothing volume 2
Language
English
Description
The elation of winning the lottery is short-lived, as Amy has gone missing. The police are called in to investigate and turn their attention to Godfrey, the last person to see her. Lord Hazelwood's health continues to decline, and he worries over the future of the manor.
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Series
Syndicate All or Nothing volume 6
Language
English
Description
Nick reveals a key piece of information, and the truth about Amy's disappearance begins to unfold. Lord Hazelwood tries to convince Julie to tell Sarah about her lineage for one last chance at saving Hazelwood Manor.
