Best Selling Books by Michael Richards

The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved television characters ever invented, Kramer, shares the extraordinary life of a comedy genius—the way he came into himself as an artist, the ups and downs as a human being, the road he has traveled in search of understanding. “The hair, so essential, symbolizes the irrational that was and is and always will be the underlying feature not only of Kramer but of comedy itself. This seemingly senseless spirit has been coursing through me since childhood. I’ve been under its almighty influence since the day I came into this world. I felt it all within myself, especially the physical comedy, the body movements, so freakish and undignified, where I bumped into things, knocked stuff down, messed up situations, and often ended up on my ass. “This book is a hymn to the irrational, the senseless spirit that breaks the whole into pieces, a reflection on the seemingly absurd difficulties that intrude upon us all. It’s Harpo Marx turning us about, shaking up my plans, throwing me for a loop. Upset and turmoil is with us all the time. It’s at the basis of comedy. It’s the pratfall we all take. It’s the unavoidable mistake we didn’t expect. It’s everywhere I go. It’s in the way that I am, both light and dark, good and not-so-good. It’s my life.” —Michael Richards, from Entrances and Exits

The Spanish Civil War was fought not only on the streets and battlefields from 1936 to 1939 but also through memory and trauma in the decades that followed. This fascinating book reassesses the eras of war, dictatorship and transition to democracy in light of the memory boom in Spain since the late 1990s. It explores how the civil war and its repressive aftermath have been remembered and represented from 1939 to the present through the interweaving of war memories, political power and changing social relations. Acknowledgement and remembrance were circumscribed during the war''s immediate aftermath and only the victors were free to remember collectively during the long Franco era. Michael Richards recasts social memory as a profoundly historical product of migration, political events and evolving forms of collective identity through the 1950s, the transition to democracy in the 1970s, and in the bitterly contested politics of memory since the 1990s.

The book Democratic Imperialism serves as an educated, moderate Muslim''s response to the West, particularly to the United States in the ways it attempts to impose its brand of democracy on the Muslim people. Many Americans have never been exposed to this perspective, either through the news media or in personal conversations. This book poses and clearly answers a compelling question: Are Americans qualified to export or impose their brand of democracy in the Middle East? Middle Easterners were once upon a time the pioneers of knowledge, science, justice, and education in their own history and civilization. Islam even helped pave the way for the Renaissance in Europe. Farid Younos, as a scholar of not only social sciences, but also the culture of the Middle East, namely Islam, argues that democracy in the land of Islam is not functional. The deeply rooted value system and way of life of Islam calls for a different system, especially when western democracy has its own problems and has failed to bring justice for all at home. Liberal democracy as a secular system negates the role of faith in the political system of the Middle East, and this negation is the main concern for many Muslims worldwide. The question arises as to why the United States of America tries to impose its brand of political system in the Middle East while knowing that it is not a workable idea. Democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq proved to be fatal. The first objective of any political system should be to bring peace for its people. Unfortunately not only is peace in these countries an elusive idea, but also the needs of the underprivileged, the destitute and the poor are not met. This study provides an alternative approach for Muslim countries: an Islamic political system from a fresh view point. An Islamic system could be an ideal system for Muslim countries if Muslims would make an effort to not only meet the needs of their people, but also meet the needs of the international community. The purpose, presumably, of all parties, is peace in the region, and that peace is not possible if Islamic economic, social and political ideas are ignored and replaced by a manifesto of globalization.

An account of the fierce repression and economic misery in wartime Spain 1936-45.

A unique collection of quotes and photos revealing a new side of Mark Twain''s humor and wit. A highly entertaining collection of timeless quotations from Mark Twain. The 19th-centurey American writer, humorist, public speaker, and publisher wrote hundreds of short stories, and his best-known novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, still read more than 130 years later. Born with the visit of Halley’s Comet in 1835, he died when the comet returned to the solar system in 1910. He remains one of the most quoted – and quotable – American writers of all time. It includes more than 100 glorious images of this most famous son of Hannibal, Missouri.

''Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. This was an excellent book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Straight away I was intrigued by the world, magic system, characters and story. It is beautifully written with the perfect amount of description to fuel your mind but not lose track of the story. Highly recommended and I will be looking out for more from Michael Richards.'' Beware.the.Jabberwock (Reviewer) NetGalley Freysdal is a peculiar place for more reasons than one. Besides manufacturing radiant items for non-Light-Twisters, it''s also the only place in Thadren where thralls and freemen work side by side. Jaren knows that he''s no more than a small piece in the effort to overthrow Thralldom, but he''s comfortable with that role. That comfort is shattered, though, when he learns that he can control radiant energy. Now, instead working to be reunited with his sisters, Jaren must resist the burden that drives Light-Twisters to cruelty and survive an abusive radiance instructor long enough to figure out who''s trying to kill Freysdal''s founder. The stress ramps up with growing rumors of an impending attack on Freysdal, and Jaren must decide whether he''s willing to give up the Peace of Freysdal and become the Sword that defends it.

One of the most institutionalised features of growing up in the UK, whatever background you are from, involves religion in some form. The main religions teach society about good morals and values, which are a marker to bring out the best of who we are, to live good lives, but essentially dominate and control how people want to be and how they feel too. In recent years, people''s bad experiences of religion have emerged and through the media heart breaking stories have brought religion into question more than ever and its relevance to society. In this book, I want to tease out and unpack some of the questionable ways and practices that bring out the worst in religion, in my experience, specifically about the Roman Catholic Church.

Writing a PhD is a challenge for anyone. A PhD is a marathon of writing, thinking, getting it wrong, making breakthroughs, but with the ultimate aim to reach the crowning glory of being called a ''doctor'', with the hope that it will bring the start, or the enhancement of a career, usually in academia. Writing a PhD, however, does not just come with the challenges of writing, but it is accompanied with life''s challenges, therefore, writing a PhD inevitably ensures that you reflect on life, in what you have gained and in what you have lost or not had. This book is a collection of villanelles that reflect on a ''lost childhood'' of not being in Wales, a hiraeth, a yearning and a nostalgic feel for the ''land of my fathers''.

Posthuman Community Psychology is an exploration of mainstream psychology through a critical posthumanity perspective, examining psychology’s place in the world and its relationship with marginalised people, with a focus on people with disabilities. The book argues that the history of modern psychology is underpinned by reductionism and individualism, which is embedded within the contemporary psychology that we know today despite the challenges from critical and community psychologists who seek a more empowering, inclusive, and activist psychology. The posthuman community psychology ideas that emerge in this book examine and intersect with mainstream psychology, critical and community psychologies, critical posthumanities and disability studies to propose an imaginative, reflective, and relational new psychology that represents a collection of possibilities that do not remain entrenched in older ways of thinking about humans and human connections. Richards proposes that psychology has the potential to evolve and make a powerful and profound difference for marginalised people, but a genuine desire for change from psychologists is essential for this to happen. Illustrating the important considerations needed when examining the relationship between the discipline of psychology and marginalised people, this book is fascinating reading for community psychology students and academics, aspiring professional psychologists, community workers, and policy makers.

Managing Local Government: Cases in Effectiveness: Essential Management Practices: Ethics and Internal Hiring discusses how fresh perspectives can be incorporated into hiring and promotional practices with a city used to cronyism. This e-book offers hiring teams alternative methods for managing the local governments'' human resources.

Identity is an important part, if not the most important part, of what makes us who we are and how we feel. What we identify with and connect ourselves with allows us to be who we are. This collection of poems reflects on my identity as a Welsh person. In this book, I want to share some of my thoughts and feelings about what it means to be Welsh in terms of its culture, politics, nature and national identity.

Organizes significant twentieth-century political, social, economic, and social events covered by world history curricula into chronological order, and suggests six term paper ideas for each event.

A SELECTION OR ORIGINAL RHYMES - that all can understand. Journey through poignant rhyming verses that touch on love, relationships, and the intricacies of the human spirit. Then, step into the unexpected with random bursts of absurdity that embrace the beautifully bizarre. "BRILLIANT! The author clearly gets his talent from his Father!" - My Father "THE BEST book of rhymes I have ever read!" - My Mum "MARVELLOUS use of words. Not necessarily in the right order." - Mrs Russell "Makes a WONDERFUL doorstop!" - Dave from the pub

This manual provides practical methodological guidance for the economic analysis of stakeholder incentives in participatory forest management (PFM) situations, it also aims to make economics more accessible to a wider audience promoting PFM.

A theoretical and experimental study was undertaken of harmonic generation in ferrites with emphasis on the second harmonic variation of the z-component of magnetization. The normal mode formulation, based on the Holstein-Primakoff transformation, was extended to a treatment of harmonic generation from arbitrary distributions of magnetization. Experiments were performed at a fundamental frequency of 9320 mc on polycrystalline yttrium iron garnet (YIG) samples of varying composition and gave good quantitative agreement with theory for harmonic generation in the linearized region, for which the susceptibility is independent of power levels. An extensive calculation was made of the effects of spin waves excited in a conventional ferrimagnetic resonance (Suhl instability) upon harmonic generation. Spin wave excitation in the presence of crystalline anisotropy was considered. It is shown that if the sample is magnetized along an intermediate anisotropy direction, such as the (110) for cubic symmetry, the z-directed spin waves are elliptically polarized and can contribute directly to the second harmonic component. (Author).

The National Library''s major public contribution to the Australian Bicentenary was the travelling exhibition, People, Print & Paper. Celebrating two hundred years of Australian books, this exhibition and the accompanying catalogue bring together a collection of books which gives a fascinating insight into an aspect of Australian life and character which is often overlooked.

Entradas e Saídas abre as portas da vida do homem por detrás da personagem icónica que trouxe a kavorka à série televisiva Seinfeld – Kramer – e partilha as inseguranças e os sucessos da vida real que Michael Richards experimentou ao criar uma das personagens mais memoráveis da televisão, e as formas como as duas estão para sempre interligadas dentro e fora do ecrã. Em suma, a vida extraordinária de um génio da comédia — a forma como se tornou um artista, os altos e baixos como ser humano, o caminho que percorreu em busca de compreensão, num livro de memórias irresistivelmente sincero, perspicaz, bem-humorado e complexo sobre a sua vida e a sua carreira com Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, entre outras figuras célebres do mundo do espetáculo.

First hand account of the life of a volunteer firefighter. Michael Richards was a volunteer firefighter for 4 years before being called to join the US military. This story takes through the intense training of a firefighter, then later through all the white knuckling calls that he and his fellow firefighters responded to. One of which he was almost killed in. So suit up and come along for the ride!

Recoge: La guerra civil y la autosuficiencia: la reconstrucción franquista de la nación y del estado; Purificar España: eliminación de las disidencias; La "verticalización" de España: el estado y el trabajo; Política y economía de la autarquía; Austeridad y resistencia.

An introduction to ecclesiology from a scriptural, historical and theological perspective.