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Christopher Buckley
Christopher Buckley (born 1952)

journalist, satirist, editor, playwright, editor-in-chief, actor, poet

  • Yale University, Fordham University

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Losing Mum and Pup
Losing Mum and Pup
Sleepwalk
Losing Mum and Pup
Holy Days of Obligation
American Family
Losing Mum and Pup
Back Room at the Philosophers' Club
Little green men
Die allerneueste klassische Sau
Boomsday
No way to treat a First Lady
The White House mess
Thank you for smoking
Steaming to Bamboola
Supreme courtship
Boomsday
Washington schlepped here
Wry martinis
God Is My Broker
On the Poetry of Philip Levine
Wet Work
Florence of Arabia
Wet work
Thank You for Smoking
Campion
They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
Greece and Crete 1941
They eat puppies, don't they?
Florence of Arabia
Steaming to Bamboola
The judge hunter
Boomsday
Road to Rome
The White House Mess
Wry Martinis
But enough about you
Naming the Lost
Now What?
Judge Hunter
The relic master
Homage to Vallejo
Five ventures
Blossoms and Bones
World War, Second, 1939-45
Star Journal
And the sea
Supreme courtship
Long Embrace
Kleine grüne Männchen
Hombrecitos verdes
Campion
Norway
Make Russia Great Again
Aspects of Robinson
Consolations of Science and Philosophy
Gott ist mein Broker
Spanish Notebook
No way to treat a First Lady
No Way To Treat A First Lady
L'étrange enlèvement de Mr Banion
Has Anyone Seen My Toes?
Chaos Theory
Wry Martinis
Supreme courtship
No Way to Treat a First Lady Aar
Sky
They Eat Puppies, Don't They?
Varieties of Religious Experience
Greece & Crete 1941
Airborne
Divine justice (French Edition)
Eight by eight
Seven Deadly Virtues
Boomsday
Steaming to Bamboola - The World of a Tramp Freighter
Izzy and the Whispering Walls
Christopher Buckley
No Way to Treat a First Lady Msr
Star Journal
Washington Schlepped Here
The Judge Hunter
Relic Master
Thank You for Not Smoking
Soviet-Era Airliners
Florence of Arabia
Funny Business
Supreme Courtship
The Far Republics
Active Inference
Thank You for Smoking
Dios Es Mi Agente de Bolsa
Cloud Memoir
No Way to Treat a First Lady
Atlantic High
God Is My Broker
New York Times Essential Book of Cocktails
Christopher Buckley
Danke, Dass Sie Hier Rauchen
Make Russia Great Again
Steaming to Bamboola
White House Mess By Christopher Buckley
Greece and Crete, 1941
Agnostic
Pre Eternity of the World
IX poems
De Hallivand Canada
One Sky to the Next
One for the Money
Has Anyone Seen My Toes?
Verkhovnye sudorogi
The essential New York Times book of cocktails
S pervoĭ ledi tak ne postupai︠u︡t
David Walliams
David Walliams (born 1971)

actor, comedian, autobiographer, stage actor, film actor, television presenter, television producer, television actor, television maker

  • University of Bristol, Reigate Grammar School

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Inside Little Britain
Camp David
Camp David
The Boy in the Dress
Demon Dentist
The Midnight Gang
Slime
Grandpa’s Great Escape
Ratburger
Mr Stink
The Slightly Annoying Elephant
Code Name Bananas
Ice Monster
the worlds worst teachers
First Hippo on the Moon
Bad dad
Creature Choir
Beast Of Buckingham Palace
Lulu and the Best Cake Ever
Worlds Worst Children
There's a Snake in My School!
Fing
Boogie Bear
Geronimo
Awful Auntie
Terrific Ten
Billionaire Boy
World of David Walliams
World of David Walliams 3 Book Collection (the Boy in the Dress, Mr Stink, Billionaire Boy)
Megamonster
World of David Walliams 5 Book Collection (the Boy in the Dress, Mr Stink, Billionaire Boy, Gangsta Granny, Ratburger)
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
World of David Walliams
Pecyn David Walliams I Blant Hyn
The Queen's Orang-Utan
World's Worst Parents
Gangsta Granny
Slightly Annoying Elephant Special Edition with Animation and Activities
Bwgan Nana Crwca
The World of David Walliams 6 Books Collection Box Set
Y Côr Creaduriaid
The World’s Worst Teachers & The World’s Worst Parents By David Walliams 2 Books Collection Set
World's Worst Children 3
World's Worst Children 3
Megamonster
Billionaire Boy
Pecyn David Walliams I Blant Hyn 2
World's Worst Children
World's Worst Children 2
David Walliams Collection
Yr Arth a Fu's Bloeddio Bw!
Blob
Bear Who Went Boo!
World's Worst Children 2
World's Worst Children
World's Worst Children 2
Jeronimo - Y Pengwin Oedd Wrth Ei Fodd Yn Hedfan! / Jeronimo - The Penguin Who Thought He Could Fly!
O rapaz do vestido
Peff
Ratburger
Pecyn David Walliams I Blant Iau
Fabulous Stories for the Very Young
Gangsta Granny
World's Worst Teachers
A avoa gánster
Hipo Cyntaf Ar y Lleuad, Yr / the First Hippo on the Moon
The World of David Walliams - The Terrific Ten! Mega-Massive 10 Books Collection Box Set
Ratburger
La increïble història de... L#àvia gàngster (EDICIÓ ESCOLAR) (Sèrie Infinita (a partir de 8 anys)) (Catalan Edition)
Gangsta Granny
Dentista deabruaren istorio sinesgaitza
La increíble historia de... el monstruo supercabezón
Najgorsi rodzice świata
World of David Walliams
La increïble història de... El papa pispa (Col·lecció David Walliams) (Catalan Edition)
Buachaill an Ghúna
Het beest van Buckingham Palace
Os piores profs. do mundo
Boy in the Dress
Increíble Historia de... el Señor Apestoso / Mr. Stink
Little Monsters
The World’s Worst Teachers
I 10 bambini più odiosi del mondo
Bachgen Mewn Ffrog, Y
A avoa gánster
Mr Stink (Promo Edition)
Marmalade - the Orange Panda
Rhyw Ddrwg Yn y Caws
Increíble Historia de... el niño de Los Vestidos / the Boy in the Dress
Joe millionnaire
Les enfants les pires du monde
O couso (Intermedio) (Galician Edition)
La increïble història de... Un amic excepcional
The World of David Walliams Book of Stuff
Billionaire Boy
The Boy in the Dress
Biliwnydd Bach, Y
World's Worst Pets
Bwystfilod Bach Am Byth / Little Monsters Rule
La increïble història de... l'àvia gàngster ataca de nou
Abuelasaurio / Grannysaurus
Hnusna teta berta
De superreuzevervelende olifant
Neidr Yn Yr Ysgol!
World's Worst Monsters
Robot-Gi
Beast of Buckingham Palace
Robodog
Plant Gwaetha'r Byd
Mr Stink
Ratten-Burger (German Edition)
Increíble historia de... el papá bandido, La
David Walliams Worlds Worst Children 4 Books Collection Set
Demon Dentist
La increíble historia de...El chico del vestido
Camp David
Anti Afiach
Oma boef
Gangsta Granny
Gluciak
Blunders
Little Monsters Rule!
Spaceboy
David Walliams 10 Books Collection Set
Blob
The World of David Walliams
Big Squid
Meneer Stink
Little Monsters
Marmalade
Kicker im Kleid
La increíble historia de... El chico del millón
The World's Worst Pets
Billionaire Boy Tbp
Demon Dentist Unabridged CD
La increíble historia de... la abuela gánster ataca de nuevo
The Queen's Orang-Utan
L'Ourson qui faisait bouh !
Geronimo
Grannysaurus
The Boy in the Dress
Astrochimp
La increíble historia de... la abuela gánster (EDICIÓN ESCOLAR) (Serie Infinita (a partir de 8 años)) (Spanish Edition)
Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
The Creature Choir (Chinese Edition)
Little Monsters
Grandpa's Great Escape
Pecyn David Walliams I Blant Iau - Pecyn 2
Mr Stink
De waanzinnige tandarts
Anniversary, Full-Colour David Walliams Box-Set
The World Of David Walliams Cd Story Collection
The World's Worst Children 3
La increïble història de... La dentista dimoni
Spaceboy
Abuelita Ganster Ataca de Nuevo / Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
World of David Walliams
Babcia rabuś powraca
Little Monsters
Spaceboy
La increïble història de... Un slime gegant (Col·lecció David Walliams) (Catalan Edition)
Little Monsters
La increïble història de... La cosa més estranya del món
The Midnight Gang
La increïble història de... La gran fuga de l'avi
Dünyanın En Berbat Çocukları
David Walliams World's Worst Children 5 Books Collection Set
Little Britain
Bay Kokusuk
Megamonstrum
Büyükbaba'nin Müthis Firari
Hans Alfredson
Hans Alfredson (1931-2017)

film director, actor, comedian, cartoonist, director, composer, lyricist

  • Lund University

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Tiden är ingenting
Varför stirrar ni på mina fötter
Svea Hunds limerickar
The night the moon came by
Attentatet i Pålsjö skog
Den befjädrade ormen
Ägget är löst
Rosa rummet
En Ond Man ett slags roman
F
En ond man
Gummitummen
Blomstervers och andra rimmade och orimmade poesier från de senaste 25 åren
Bästa vägen till Muckle Flugga
Gerhard Polt
Gerhard Polt (born 1942)

comedian, film director, voice actor, film actor

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Hundskrüppel
Die allerneueste klassische Sau
Kehraus
Im Schatten der Gans. Sieben weihnachtliche Geschichten
Man spricht deutsch
Heute wegen Tod geschlossen
Circus Maximus. Das gesammelte Werk in einem Band
Die Freuden des jungen G
Da fahren wir nimmer hin
Tschurangrati
Kinderdämmerung
Da schau her
Menschenfresser und andere Delikatessen
Rafael Schmitz der Pommfritz
Gerhard Polt und auch sonst
Herr Ober! Das vollständige Drehbuch mit vielen Fotos.
Bibliothek
Wirtshausgespräche oder Die schweigende Mehrheit erzählt
Der grosse Polt
Ja, mei
Man Spricht Deutsch
Drecksbagage
Yann Andréa
Yann Andréa (1952-2014)

actor, biographer

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L'histoire
Cet amour-là
Ainsi
Je voudrais parler de Duras
Ritwik Ghatak
Ritwik Ghatak (1925-1976)

film director, film actor, film producer, composer

  • University of Calcutta, Rajshahi College

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Rows and rows of fences
Sākshāt̲a R̥tvika
Meghe ḍhākā tārā
Ritwik Ghatak stories
Ritwik Ghatak, face to face
Cinema and I
Calaccitra, mānusha, ebaṃ āro kichu
R̥tvika Ghaṭakera nāṭakasaṃgraha
Ritwik Ghatak
Komala gāndhāra
Francesco Guccini
Francesco Guccini (born 1940)

singer, actor, composer, recording artist, musician

  • University of Bologna

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Un altro giorno è andato
Non so che viso avesse
Macaronì
Questo sangue che impasta la terra
L' uomo che reggeva il cielo
Cròniche epafániche
La legge del bar e altre comiche
Icaro
Un disco dei Platters
Malastagione
Questo sangue che impasta la terra
Dizionario delle cose perdute
Vacca d'un cane
Lo spirito e altri briganti
Canzoni
Tango e gli altri
Cittanòva blues
Der einsame Weg
Macaroni
Franco Fontana, Polaroids (Motta fotografia)
Schlechte Saison
La pioggia fa sul serio
Michael Powell
Michael Powell (1905-1990)

film director, actor, film producer, director

  • Dulwich College

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A life in movies
Million dollar movie
Michael Powell
A waiting game
The life and death of Colonel Blimp
The red shoes
Edge of the world
The last voyage of the Graf Spee
The invaders
Spithead
Graf Spee
200,000 feet on Foula
200,000 feet: The edge of the world
The life and death of Colonel Blimp
A Wizard of Earthsea
A matter of life and death
Gone to earth (1950)
Rétrospective Powell & Pressburger
A matter of life and death
Contraband
Michael Powell