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In his compelling autobiography, Michael McIntyre reveals all. With deeply personal and captivating narration, Michael unveils his incredible journey: from his showbiz roots, to his appalling attempts to attract the opposite sex, to going from selling just one ticket at the Edinburgh Festival to half a million at his last tour. Written and narrated by Michael himself, Life and Laughing is the hilarious performance and life story from one of the country's most loved comics.

Michael’s first book ended with his big break at the 2006 Royal Variety Performance. Waking up the next morning in the tiny rented flat he shared with his wife, Kitty, and their one-year-old son, he was beyond excited about the new glamorous world of show business. Unfortunately, he was also clueless. In A Funny Life, Michael honestly and hilariously shares the highs and the lows of his rise to the top and desperate attempts to stay there.

The Elements of English Grammar is a comprehensive handbook of the rules of English grammar and usage, with examples and exercises. It's a low-cost alternative to the textbooks produced by major publishers.This volume is meant to be a companion piece to The Elements of Writing the Essay by Dr. W.J. McIntyre and is produced with the purpose of providing the student (whether formal or informal) ready and inexpensive access to materials that will be of aid in learning or improving the writing of English. Included is instruction in the basic instrumentalities of English grammar, along with ...

Showtime! is Michael McIntyre at his breath-taking best. Following his two record-breaking shows, Live and Laughing and Hello Wembley, Michael returns with his most hilarious show yet. Recorded during his phenomenal 10 night run at the O2 in London and part of his 71-date arena tour playing to over 700,000 fans, Michael raises the bar once again with his relentless energy and razor-sharp observations that has the crowd roaring with laughter.

Michael McIntyre is electrifying, his energy, charm and pinpoint observations leave the packed house baying for more. Michael McIntyre Live And Laughing also includes Michael's appearance on BBC1's Live At The Apollo.

Before the most recent pandemic was the Great Plague -- the Black Death -- of the mid-17th century which claimed the lives of 200 million people in Europe and Asia, making it the most devasting such pandemic in human history. This account of that earlier pandemic by the classic author Daniel Defore (author of "Robinson Crusoe" and "Moll Flanders") was used for hundreds of years as a textbook account of the course of such a disease through a population. But that plague was not the first, as will be demonstrated by accounts of other pandemics, plagues, and pestilences, that have struck human ...

I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.

Michael’s first book ended with his big break at the 2006 Royal Variety Performance. Waking up the next morning in the tiny rented flat he shared with his wife, Kitty, and their one-year-old son, he was beyond excited about the new glamorous world of show business. Unfortunately, he was also clueless. In A Funny Life, Michael honestly and hilariously shares the highs and the lows of his rise to the top and desperate attempts to stay there.

After a bizarre and disturbing incident at the funeral of matriarch Marian Savage, the McCray and Savage families look forward to a restful and relaxing summer at Beldame, on Alabama's Gulf Coast, where three Victorian houses loom over the shimmering beach. Two of the houses are habitable, while the third is slowly and mysteriously being buried beneath an enormous dune of blindingly white sand. But though long uninhabited, the third house is not empty.

In Grind, Michael J. McFall, co-CEO of BIGGBY® COFFEE, will help you identify the common sense strategies needed to turn your start-up idea into a positive-cash flow business. Dispensing with the notion that potential business owners require a formal education, he outlines several fundamental areas of importance, keying in on hustle, self-evaluation, and commitment.

In this episode of The Next Level Podcast, Michael McIntyre tackles the timely and powerful message of Kingdom over Chaos. If life feels messy, overwhelming, or unclear—this one’s for you. McIntyre reminds us that our God is a God of order, not confusion, and that sometimes what we’re calling “spiritual warfare” is just a lack of structure. He dives into the importance of bringing order before asking for more, moving instead of waiting for yet another sign, and embracing the uncomfortable rooms that God may be preparing us to lead. You’ll get real talk about procrastination, ...

Michael McIntyre is back with his brand-new show, Happy and Glorious. Following the record-breaking successes of Live and Laughing, Hello Wembley and Showtime, Michael returns to the stage to do what he does best: make everyday life face-achingly hilarious. Happy and Glorious was recorded at the O2, where Michael has now performed 27 times - more than any other artist in the world.

"Climate change is a hoax - and so is coronavirus." "Vaccines are bad for you." These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed - they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories. How can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don't believe in facts? In this book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers, and argues that it's important to do so. Science denial can kill.

This podcast is alive to provide a spark to business leaders, entrepreneurs and dreamers. By sharing practical advice and biblical principles, host Michael McIntyre will inspire you to be EVERYTHING you were created to be.

Recounting the longstanding magical tradition of Germany, Christopher McIntosh investigates the numerous prehistoric sacred sites that point to a nearly forgotten ancient shamanic civilization. He examines the survival and revival of the old pre-Christian gods in folklore, customs, and practices as well as witchcraft. He looks at Germany’s rich and many-faceted spiritual heritage and explores Christian mysticism and theosophy as exemplified by Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, and Jakob Boehme.

Recorded Live at Wembley, Michael McIntyre is back with his second arena tour which is sure to leave you in stiches!

Understanding and adopting a "Highest and Best" approach will make your world brighter, happier, and healthier. Simply Coaching for Your Highest and Best is about self-discovery. In a world that often pushes us to our lowest and worst, this guide offers solutions by developing the ability to champion the "Highest and Best" in others and ourselves. Gracious and respectful, it motivates and teaches us how to realize a better life and a better world.

We leave shadows, not footprints. Newlywed Danny McKenna's honeymoon ends abruptly when he learns his father has died, uncannily, on the same day as his hero, Frank Sinatra. Returning home to his knotty Irish American family, Danny is confronted with a painful truth--while he knows everything about the famous singer, his own father is a mystery. Tasked with giving a eulogy for a man he hardly knows, Danny sets out to uncover his dad’s past--an immigrant's tale of mid-twentieth-century America and the harsh realities of WWII lived in stark contrast to Frank Sinatra's famously extravagant life.

In this book, Lee McIntyre argues that what distinguishes science from its rivals is what he calls "the scientific attitude" - caring about evidence and being willing to change theories on the basis of new evidence. The history of science is littered with theories that were scientific but turned out to be wrong; the scientific attitude reveals why even a failed theory can help us to understand what is special about science.

The bright colors of the fall foliage become dark when mysterious casualties occur on a mountain road deep in the mountains of upstate New York. An experienced highway engineer must be called in to investigate. When his objective-minded brother decides to help, it becomes clear that this woodland road is hiding many secrets. Is the design of the road to blame? Or is it a more sinister entity causing havoc? The answers are disturbing and shockingly horrific.