Everyone knows at least one limerick. Here are all the limericks you can remember, and many you can't recall but wished you could—from childhood ones to some very adult ones. Jim Haynes has arranged more than a thousand limericks according to type—witty and whimsical, childish and charming, linguistic and logical, fair dinkum and funny, barmy and British. Australian idols and icons, place names, and prime ministers are paraded in all their historical and satirical glory.
Patriarch, Monk and Empress - A Byzantine Debate over Icons
The roots of the Byzantine debate over icons can be traced back to the Christian Church’s very inception. Indeed, an underlying current of iconoclasm manifested itself repeatedly over the centuries but did not erupt into a large-scale controversy until the eighth century.
The book on knitting dolls. Would you like to have at home one of the legends of the world? Then this project for you: 25 celebrities in the form of dolls can decorate your home - Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Queen Elizabeth II, King Kong, Bruce Lee, Lincoln, Sherr, Muhammad Ali, Godzilla, Madonna, Charlie Chaplin, Audrey Hepburn, The Beatles, etc. Each doll is accompanied by a description of manufacture, color photos and a brief biography and quotes of the stars.
This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies. First published as a lavish colour coffeetable book
Actors and Icons of the Ancient Theater examines actors and their popular reception from the origins of theater in Classical Greece to the Roman Empire Presents a highly original viewpoint into several new and contested fields of study Offers the first systematic survey of evidence for the spread of theater outside Athens and the impact of the expansion of theater upon actors and dramatic literature Addresses a study of the privatization of theater and reveals how it was driven by political interests
