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Michael Palin
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| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2019. | Random House Canada | 170 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. | English | On Shelf
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"In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary was widely acclaimed. Now he shares his day-by-day...
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2) Brazil
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2013. | First U.S. Edition. | Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press | 319 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2007 | 1st U.S. ed. | Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press | xxii, 650 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
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4) Himalaya
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2004 | 1st U.S. ed. | St. Martin's Press | 288 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. | English | On Shelf
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5) Erebus
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Driven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage. Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition...
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2014] | First U.S. edition. | Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press | xxii, 563 pages, 32 unnummbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm. | English | On Shelf
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"A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2011 title The second volume of Michael Palin's diaries covers the bulk of the 1980s, a decade in which the ties binding the Pythons loosened-they made their last film Monty Python's Meaning of Life in 1983. For Michael, writing and acting took over much of his life, culminating in his appearances in A Fish Called Wanda, in which he played the hapless, stuttering Ken, and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor....
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2011, c2009 | 1st U.S. ed. | Thomas Dunne Books | xxiii, 622 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
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A second volume of diaries by the Monty Python comedian traces the years during which the iconic troupe completed their final group performance before Palin segued to such productions as "A Fish Called Wanda."
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8) The Truth
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Keith Mabbut is at a crossroads in his life. A professional writer of some repute, he has reached the age of fifty-six with nothing resembling the success of his two great literary heroes, George Orwell and Albert Camus. When he is offered the opportunity of a lifetime-to write the biography of the elusive Hamish Melville, a widely respected and highly influential activist and humanitarian-he seizes the chance to write something meaningful. His search...
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Michael Palin's diaries begin in the late 1960s when he began writing for hugely popular programs. He recounts how Monty Python emerged and triumphed. From the success and cult status brought by Monty Python, Palin shares stories from their world tours, their stay at hotels recently trashed by Led Zeppelin, their battles over censorship, and how individually the Pythons went their separate ways. Yet at the same time they were working on the now celebrated...
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DVD Monty
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DVD Monty
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2005 | Universal Studios Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
3 copies. Additional copies on order.
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Comedic sketches and musical numbers covering every stage of life.
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11) Remember me
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| [2017] | PBS Distribution | 1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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When retiree Tom Parfitt stages a fall in his eerie Yorkshire home in order to escape into residential care, a chilling mystery unfolds, challenging police detective Rob Fairholme and care worker Hannah Ward to risk everything they hold dear to unravel the truth.
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2001 | Special ed. | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment | 2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
La Farge AV DVD Monty Main Media has 2 DVD Monty |
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The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is retold in the inimitable Python fashion.
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2007] | Immaculate ed. | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 2 videodiscs (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
2 copies. Additional copies on order.
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Monty Python delivers the group's sharpest and smartest satire of both religion and Hollywood's epic films. Set in 33 A.D. Judea where the exasperated Romans try to impose order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its center is Brian Cohen, born in Bethlehem in a stable next door, who, by a series of absurd circumstances is caught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken...
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14) Brazil
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DVD Brazil
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DVD Brazil
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2006 | Criterion Collection | 1 videodisc (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. | English | On Shelf
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In this surrealistic nightmare vision of a "perfect" future where technology reigns supreme, a daydreaming bureaucrat who is involved with an underground superhero and a beautiful mysterious woman becomes the tragic victim of his own romantic illusions. This is the original 142 minute director's cut edition of the film assembled from both the European and American versions.
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| c1998 | MGM Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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"Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George, not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to another secret place. Wanda thinks the best way to find out is by getting close to George's lawyer, Archie Leach."--Www. imdb. com.
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DVD Death
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DVD Death
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2018] | Paramount Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (107 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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Main Media DVD Death Southside AV DVD Death |
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When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, his hapless inner circle scrambles to come up with the next evolution of the revolution, but it's clear everyone is really out for themselves. Proof that comedy, like politics, is all in the execution.
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| [2017] | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English |
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A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.
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| ©2014 | Anamorphic widescreen. | BBC | 1 videodisc (approximately 227 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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Southside AV DVD 981 Bra |
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Be astounded by the fifth largest country in the world, from the lost world of Amazonia, to the buzzing cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo, a city of 30 million, where the super rich commute by helicopter. Meet remote tribes who pit their survival skills against gold diggers and loggers. In the entertaining company of good-natured host Michael Palin, delight in the spectacular landscape, food, music, beach life and unique cultural heritage of...
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19) Jabberwocky
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2017] | The Criterion Collection | 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
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Main Media DVD Jabberwocky |
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A young peasant, with no interest in adventure or fortune, is mistaken as the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
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| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2011 | Widescreen version. | Distributed by Image Entertainment | 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Media DVD Private |
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An ambitious couple and a V.I.P (Very Important Pig) collide in this outrageous comedy of manners! During a time of extreme food rationing in England following World War II, one town's upper class bends the rules by illegally fattening a prize pig for a feast to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding. When a timid foot doctor and his bossy wife get wind of the plan, they seize the chance to climb the social ladder by kidnapping the pig, which has a...
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