John Morton
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English
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In the late 1950s, a young John Morton was transfixed with sports car racing. His dreams of competition eventually led him to enroll, in 1962, in the Shelby School of High Performance Driving. In a bold moment after the last class, Morton asked Carroll Shelby if he might come to work for the newly formed Shelby American. The answer was "Yes, here's a broom." Thus ended Morton's college career and began his long racing career. Over the next three years,...
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English
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This is the biography of George Morton, the author's father. Born in 1893 of humble origin, he trained as an accountant with Deloitte, Plender and Griffiths, before enlisting in the 11th Royal Fusiliers in 1914. He fought his war in all the major battles of the Somme before being seriously wounded at the Battle of Boom Ravine on 17th February 1917. His letters to his sister tell the story of his experiences from the trenches, he survived 19 months...
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English
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Sports and Life, an Olympian's View is a collection of 133 stories, essays and commentaries covering a wide variety of topics related to sports and life. For two decades, John Morton broadcast short commentaries on Vermont Public Radio and wrote a monthly column in the regional newspaper Vermont Sports Today. Morton was an Olympic biathlete (Sapporo '72 and Innsbruck '76) and a Nordic ski coach (Dartmouth College '78-'89). His stories related to skiing...
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English
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Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. One of the shining lights of the Confederate war effort Nathan Bedford Forrest, was an iconoclast; militarily untrained at the outbreak of the Civil War he was to wield his cavalry command with innovative doctrines, effective strategies that confounded many Union commanders. Central to his success...
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Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly. Set within the fascinating historical period of postmortem portraiture, this darkly comic series blends murder mystery with delightfully macabre humor.
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Series
Ten Percent volume 3
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English
Description
Stella visits the West End rehearsals of one of her biggest movie-star clients (Dominic West), surprised to find him suffering from a bad case of stage fright. Meanwhile, Rebecca is courting an author for movie rights, and the business deal soon gets very personal. And Jonathan discovers the financial mess that his father left behind. The only option may be to sell the firm to an American super-agency. Finally, Misha awkwardly rebuffs Luke's advances,...
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Series
Ten Percent volume 8
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English
Description
With the United World Talent boss in the office monitoring him, Dan is focused on one of his clients (David Harewood) who is up to play James Bond. Dan struggles to get the actor into the right headspace, but later, he decides to commit to Zoë. Stella reveals that her medical results came back, and thankfully, she'll be all right. Rebecca says goodbye to Margaux and promises to wait for her. Jonathan is confronted by Charlotte, but he is not truthful....
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Ten Percent volume 2
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English
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The team at Nightingale Hart is still reeling from the loss of its leader and owner, Richard. But in the cutthroat world of talent agents, a power struggle is not far off. Jonathan and Rebecca are forced into damage control when two of their clients (Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Williams) are offered the same role. Misha gets involved with a handsome writer, only to discover he has an awkward family connection to the agency. Meanwhile, Dan is coping...
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Ten Percent volume 1
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English
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Nightingale Hart, one of London's most renowned and respected talent agencies - boasting top clients like Kelly Macdonald, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dominic West - has more than its share of drama and crises. And on the night that much-loved agency founder Richard Nightingale (Jim Broadbent) is to be recognized for his lifetime achievement, the agents receive shocking news.
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Ten Percent volume 7
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English
Description
Rebecca gets a call that one of her biggest clients is being considered for a dream role. However, the client (Clémence Poésy) just recently had a baby, and the role calls for a massive time commitment. At the audition, Rebecca pretends the baby is hers. And Rebecca and Margaux's relationship is at a turning point. After Jonathan is kicked out of the house by his wife, he finds himself in a compromising position with his assistant.
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Ten Percent volume 4
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English
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Jonathan stuns the agency with the news that he has accepted a takeover offer from United World Talent. Soon the new parent company is flexing its authority, and Jonathan must face that in saving the company, he has lost his leadership position. Rebecca and Dan are called to a movie set to help their clients (Emma Corrin and Himesh Patel) who are struggling to make it through a love scene together, while Zoë and Dan are inspired to take their relationship...
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Series
Ten Percent volume 5
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English
Description
Jonathan arrives at work only to find the new American boss has taken his office. The team is commanded to sign a specific young talent...or else. But the starlet (Phoebe Dynevor) lets Jonathan know that she bears a grudge against him. Drunk on her birthday, Misha makes a blunder involving a client. Jonathan sticks up for her and invites her out for a belated birthday drink. When Luke and Charlotte find them alone together, Jonathan is forced to admit...
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Series
Ten Percent volume 6
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English
Description
Two of Jonathan's clients, a well-known married couple (David and Jessica Oyelowo) working on a film together, are at odds due to inequality in pay. To make matters worse, Charlotte discovers that Jonathan was having an affair while she was pregnant with Luke, causing her to kick Jonathan out of the house. Elsewhere, jealousy comes in between Dan and Zoë, and, at the same time, Rebecca is jealous of Margaux.
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Dead Still volume 1
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English
Description
In Victorian-era Ireland, portrait photographer Brock Blennerhasset has made a successful career out of commemorating the recently deceased. When one of his photographic plates goes missing-putting his reputation on the line-Blennerhasset hires eager gravedigger Conall Molloy to help find it.
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Series
Dead Still volume 6
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English
Description
Reeling from Henry's murder, Blennerhasset sends Molloy and Nancy away, but the pair refuses to give up on him. When his life is threatened, Blennerhasset reveals he knows who created the album, but his silence has already put Nancy in danger.
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Series
Dead Still volume 2
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English
Description
Blennerhasset and Molloy photograph a young boy who drowned, but when a heavy storm descends upon the area, it forces them to stay at a house that may be haunted. Desiring a more exciting social life, Blennerhasset's niece, Nancy, attends a party, though her brother, Henry, puts a damper on the evening.
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Series
Dead Still volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Nancy's grandmother dies, Molloy is introduced to Blennerhasset's difficult family during their memorial photography session. After a meeting with Henry's eccentric friends, Molloy brings Blennerhasset and Nancy to a séance to capture a photograph of a ghost.
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Series
Dead Still volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Blennerhasset discovers that some of his camera equipment has gone missing, he and Nancy travel to an unsavory part of Dublin to track down Molloy, who has also disappeared. Meanwhile, Detective Regan follows up on a lead regarding the illicit photos circulating in Dublin's black market.