Michael Powell | Author

About the Author

Michael Powell (1905-90) was one of Britain's foremost directors and a three-time Academy Award nominee for The Red Shoes, 49th Parallel, and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing. (Bowker Author Biography)

Works by Michael Powell

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Curious Events in History (2008) 68 copies, 1 review

The Guide for Guys: An Extremely Useful Manual for Old Boys and Young Men (2007) 63 copies, 1 review

The Mammoth Book of Great British Humor (2010) 16 copies

The Little Book of Dumb Questions (Little Book Of... (Boxtree)) (2001) 12 copies

Do My Ears Ever Stop Growing?: And 70 Other Questions that Keep You Awake at Night (2009) 11 copies

How to Live with a Woman: . . . And Still Watch Football (2004) 11 copies

HOW DO THEY DO THAT? FAMOUS PEOPLE AND THEIR TRADEMARK TALENTS (2005) 11 copies, 1 review

The Accidental Gardener: How to Create Your Tranquil Haven (2004) 9 copies

Osaatko paistaa munan? : 101 vinkkiä kokkauskammoiselle (2004) 7 copies

Knäpp kunskap : (konfidentiellt) : saker du inte vill att alla ska veta (2008) 6 copies

Play Chess! (2005) 6 copies

Ask Your Father: Fifty Things Your Father Should Have Told You But Probably Didn't (2004) 5 copies

The Accidental Gardener's Almanac (2003) 4 copies

Bar Signs: Essential Sign Language for the Modern Drinker (2009) 3 copies, 1 review

The Little Book of Dum-ping: Achieving Harmony Through Toilet Yoga (2002) 2 copies

The Little Book of Wedding Wit: Over 150 Humorous Quotes on Tying the Knot (2011) 1 copy

Kul jul (2007) 1 copy

COMPLETE CRAP (MICHAEL O/'MARA HUMOUR) (2002) 1 copy

World Cup Referees Joke Book (2002) 1 copy

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Legal name: Powell, Michael William
Birthdate: 1966-06-10
Gender: male

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Bar Signs: Essential Sign Language for the Modern… by Michael Powell

I know this book was supposed to be funny, but I found it too annoying and inaccurate to enjoy.

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Linyarai | Feb 16, 2020 |

The Guide for Guys: An Extremely Useful Manual for… by Michael Powell

A fun read kind of book that covers many topics of how to. Besides a built in compass on the cover it is illustrated with old graphics from the 1930's and 40's which are cool.

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knightlight777 | Jul 30, 2016 |

Curious Events in History

This is a short, unsourced collection of odd moments in history. It supports the idea that history is written by the winners.

When I found it, I had the idea for presenting a "Fact or Fiction" research project. It is written to a young audience and there are a lot of great illustrations. Students would have to research a few events in the book, and present their findings in an argumentative essay. I thought it would be good to use for eight graders.

I would not use this book in a classroom. Aside from the inappropriate, suicide and drug related content, there is a structural barrier to presenting this book to developing readers. The text is written in thin columns, similar to a newspaper article, only thinner. I would argue that this fracturing of the text is detrimental to the development of robust reading stamina.… (more)

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AmyNorthMartinez | May 5, 2013 |