Beresford: 63 books
The Best Film I Never Made
And Other Stories about a Life in the Arts
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
This entertaining collection of pieces from the acclaimed director of Breaker Morant, Driving Miss Daisy and Mao’s Last Dancer features memoirs, brief lives and revealing accounts of the film world.
Alongside unsung heroes from behind the camera and producers of dubious repute are Madeleine...
by J. D. Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Literary Thoughts edition presents Goslings; or, A World of Women by J.D. Beresford ------ "Goslings; or, A World of Women" is a 1913 post-apocalyptic novel about a global plague that has decimated England's male population and the once-predictable Gosling family is now free to fulfill its...
by John Davys Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 – 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H. G. Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His Wellsian...
The Sweetness of a Simple Life
Tips for Healthier, Happier and Kinder Living Gleaned from the Wisdom and Science of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The author of The Global Forest--an international bestseller and a classic upon publication, beloved by readers around the world--gives us her tips and advice for achieving better health and peace of mind, with frugality, simplicity and pleasure not far behind.
In The Sweetness of...
The Global Forest
Forty Ways Trees Can Save Us
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2010
The basis for the documentary film Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees – a compelling tribute to trees, grounded in a wide range of scientific knowledge
One of the world's experts on how trees chemically affect the environment, Canadian scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger is on...
by Stephen Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
A funny, touching and at times savage portrait of a family full of longing that's losing its grip - The Last of the Haussmans is a play examining the fate of the revolutionary generation. It premiered at the National Theatre in 2012, starring Julie Walters and Rory Kinnear.
Anarchic, feisty...
by J. D. Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2017
“The Hampdenshire Wonder” is a 1911 science fiction novel by J.D. Beresford. It is one of the first novels to involve a wunderkind. The child in it, Victor Stott, is the son of a famous cricket player. This origin is perhaps a reference to H.G. Wells's father Joseph Wells. The novel concerns his...
There's a Fax from Bruce
Edited Correspondence Between Bruce Beresford & Sue Milliken 1989-1996
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
In the 1980s, director Bruce Beresford and producer Sue Milliken were mid-career in a world that welcomed film makers. They worked together on a number of projects, some of which never made it to the first day of filming, and stayed in touch by fax machine. As well as taking care of professional business,...
From Demons to Dracula
The Creation of the Modern Vampire Myth
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The cultural history of the vampire is a rich and varied...
by John Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
John Beresford presents the first volume of his poetry, covering topics as diverse as office boredom, a return visit to first school, the imagined thoughts of a moonlit tree and what makes a true friend, as well as much, much more.
by John Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Following hot on the heels of his first collection - Well of Love - John Beresford's second volume of poetry continues the theme of love, occasionally in a more erotic sense, and also explores darker topics such as drug abuse, divorce, death of a child, and jealousy.
Kenneth Alexander Beresford
My Supposed Bi-Polar Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
This book is the autobiography of my life up through present. It covers my whole life up to turning 30 years old. I have tried to be as detailed and factual as possible, without using an overabundance of names for liability purposes. It covers my childhood, coming of age from joining the military...
The Godfather
The life of Brian Burke
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
Once touted as a potential prime minister, former Western Australian premier Brian Burke has had a rollercoaster career. This is the first major biography of this charismatic and influential politician who even out of power and disgraced, pulled political strings in WA and beyond.
The most...
by Alexander Beresford
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
How Does a Hot, Sexy Mother Who Hates Her Daughter Put Her Nasty Plan Into Action? There are many beautiful stories about mother/daughter relationships out there, but "CHARLA" isn't one of them! CHARLA is the story of a sexy mother who hates her daughter and manages to secretly bring her...