Kirjahaku

Six funny stories and their playscript versions with lyrics and basic music in tonic sol-fa. For amateur production with camcorder, DVD, CD or film. These are all suitable for stage, schools, village halls, colleges, hotels, gardens or in your own home. The stories include humorous tales of many different types - skits, farces, sketches, slapstick, witty humor and satire. Scripts and stories include: A single man feels left out in - Do You Serve Singles? Relatives can't help quarrelling in - The Viewing of Auntie Agatha. False detectives go on the make in - Detectives Only Joking? A young man suffers embarrassment in - Sore Bottom. Three prospectors are visited by a conman and Professor Luck in - Hope and Go Seek. Thieves form a trade union in - The International Convention of Burglars.

Five amateur pantomimes and related short stories for the New-Year season when it snows cats and dogs. These are all suitable for reading aloud and are mainly of interest to the young, although farce and heartwarming stories are often equally of interest to adults in the cold days. The lyrics and basic music are in tonic sol-fa, for camcorder, DVD, CD, film. For use on stage, schools, halls, colleges, hotels, gardens or in your own home. These stories include humorous tales of many different types - skits, farces, sketches, slapstick, witty humor, sharp satire. Stories and pantomime scripts include: Little Boy Blue, Mother Goose, Old Working Dog, Santa and the Nursery Rimers, Professor Luck

This book contains some of the most beautiful and well-loved lyrics of Europe. The Gaelic short lyrics were composed by clerics in monasteries all across Europe from 8th to 12th centuries. The French and Spanish lyrics, equally well-known, were composed during the 12th to 20th centuries. The book also includes a written introduction to the lyrics of the original European Union which was known as Christendom. The lyrics are given in the original Gaelic, French and Spanish languages and include the literal translations. Included are verse redactions and also bios of the poets. A lyric is a poem which has been, or could be, set to music. Although the main emphasis is on readings, the author has set a few of the verse redactions to simple, well-known folk tunes to illustrate the relationship between words and music. The tonic sol-fa method of notation has been used and a key is to be found at the end of the book. The reader may wish to extend this experience to other lyrics.

This introduction to business economics has been written by an accountant with a master's degree in accountancy (1980) and a Ph.D. in business administration (1983) from the AACSB accredited Sam Walton College of the University of Arkansas, USA. The book is designed to present a broad international framework of business economics. Written from the position of a libertarian free-marketeer, it explains how businesses develop and the legal, financial framework within which they need to achieve growth.

Felix O'Neill and his friend Dr. Garzon investigate the secret sciences of the shapeshifter, the berserker and the werewolf. Here the master detective tries to solve a mystery in a remote swampland where a cunning murderer has terrorized the simple folk of the old waterways, jungles and fens. The question was, Who or what was the werewolf? Felix O'Neill had been working on a theory for some time that according to known science it is normally impossible to impersonate anyone in appearance, voice and personality to such an extent as to fool old friends. In fact, he believed that disguise was the key to the mystery and not merely an ordinary disguise but rather a high level of metamorphosis or shapeshifting. However Professor Vermillion, who was a science professor, believed that metamorphosis was not an acceptable explanation as it almost smacked of the supernatural. Felix O'Neill reminded her that it was a very natural process but of course too advanced for the scientists of today to quite understand. Dr. Garzon had come across those who sell their soul to the devil in order to gain power over others. They certainly had the power to delude others and to hide by disguise was a very great power indeed. The professor tells the others what she thinks of their analysis of the mystery - Dr. Garzon with all due regard to your religious beliefs and Mr. O'Neill with every respect to your scientific analysis and strong investigative imagination, can I humbly just point out that there is a disease of the genes known as lycanthropy or werewolfism. Also, it is well established that the full moon exercises a tyrannical power over the minds and bodies of humans. Lunatics are those who are over-sensitive to Luna - the moon. The tides are subject to the moon, so also are our bodies and our minds. If a person has somehow been born with wolf-genes or by some similar misplacement of nature, then surely the wolf or other animal in the human will spring out at the time of the full moon. Dr. Garzon avers to the others that the wolfman is a child of devilry not a chance mismatch of nature. He tells them that truly the wolf is an unlucky omen, death, disaster, doom and that the Good Book says - Beware of false prophets in sheep's clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves and again - Ravening wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. The professor warns the others that if there is any truth in their theories at all, then almost anyone could be the werewolf. Including you Professor Vermillion, says Felix O'Neill.

During his first few days at Seaview Estate, the curious relationship which existed between the governess and the secretary had simply excited Garzon's curiosity. But as the weeks passed he became more interested in the beautiful lady and was puzzled by her behavior and that of the amanuensis. Why was it that while she showed every symptom of being averse to his company during the day that she would walk about with him long after nightfall? What could account for the hypnotic power which Plumet most certainly exercised over the governess, Miss Songana? Dr. Garzon and Felix O'Neill talked many times about all the strange happenings at the old house. They agreed that something very sinister was going on and decided to investigate further. Eventually they would learn the terrible truth. The revelations came as a shock, the effect of which neither would ever forget.

In the days before written history, clues to everyday events can be found of the existence of a chariot-based civilization in the Western Plains of Russia and Mongolia. This pointed to a way of life based on chariots, horses and bronze-age weapons. These clues include aerial sites, chariots, jewelry, swords and axes. Evidently the charioteers lived, died and were buried in a horse-based way of life that was more advanced in terms of chariots that had been developed up to that time. This civilization had apparently covered much of the Asian and Chinese as well as the Russian Western Plains. It was a pre-Celtic way of life. We do not know the name of the tribes or what language they spoke. The islands and rivers had not yet been taken over by Vikings, as happened later. How did a pre-Viking and pre-Celtic civilization develop into the later domination of the Vikings which was spread throughout eastern Europe and western Asia and Russia? Obviously, pre-Gaelic and pre-Viking legends and myth need to be consulted. The longboats of war as well as chariots play a powerful part in these adventures. In those days the warrior queens as well as heroic Vikings played a large part. The latter-day wars organized by Queen Bodicea of Britain who drove the Romans out of the British Isles; Queen Maeve of Connaught who led the united armies of Ireland against Ulster were similarly heroic figure. These warrior queens were field-marshals and planners of war as well as chariot warriors. Perhaps the last of this line was Saint Joan of Arc. WALLWAVE THE SEA WARRIOR describes the supernatural origin of his birth, boyhood and early life with his father King Waterbear and mother War Queen Springvision and the struggles of his father King Waterbear to overcome the attacks of the western powers of darkness ruled by King Warchariot and his evil War Queen Snakeknife.

In the days before written history, clues to everyday events can be found of the existence of a chariot-based civilization in the Western Plains of Russia and Mongolia. This pointed to a way of life based on chariots, horses and bronze-age weapons. These clues include aerial sites, chariots, jewelry, swords and axes. Evidently the charioteers lived, died and were buried in a horse-based way of life that was more advanced in terms of chariots that had been developed up to that time. This civilization had apparently covered much of the Asian and Chinese as well as the Russian Western Plains. It was a pre-Celtic way of life. We do not know the name of the tribes or what language they spoke. The islands and rivers had not yet been taken over by Vikings, as happened later. How did a pre-Viking and pre-Celtic civilization develop into the later domination of the Vikings which was spread throughout eastern Europe and western Asia and Russia? Obviously, pre-Gaelic and pre-Viking legends and myth need to be consulted. The longboats of war as well as chariots play a powerful part in these adventures. In those days the warrior queens as well as heroic Vikings played a large part. The latter-day wars organized by Queen Bodicea of Britain who drove the Romans out of the British Isles; Queen Maeve of Connaught who led the united armies of Ireland against Ulster were similarly heroic figure. These warrior queens were field-marshals and planners of war as well as chariot warriors. Perhaps the last of this line was Saint Joan of Arc. After the murder of his father King Waterbear, Wallwave builds up his armies of ships to defend his realm against King Warchariot and his wicked War Queen Snakeknife while the Four Witches of Kill, with their turmoils and machinations, sow the seeds of war between the eastern Seagull Wavewarriors and the Hillwolves of the west.

In the days before written history, clues to everyday events can be found of the existence of a chariot-based civilization in the Western Plains of Russia and Mongolia. This pointed to a way of life that was based on chariots, horses and bronze-age weapons. These clues included the aerial sites, chariots, jewelry, swords and axes. Evidently the charioteers lived, died and were buried in a horse-based way of life that was more advanced in terms of chariots that had been developed up to that time. This civilization had apparently covered much of the Asian and the Chinese as well as the Russian Western Plains. It was a pre-Celtic way of life. We do not know the name of the tribes or what language they spoke. The islands and rivers had not yet been taken over by Vikings, which happened later. How did a pre-Viking and pre-Celtic civilization develop into the later domination of the Vikings which was spread throughout eastern Europe and western Asia and Russia? Obviously, pre-Gaelic and pre-Viking legends and myth need to be consulted. The longboats of war as well as chariots play a powerful part in these adventures. In those days the warrior queens as well as heroic Vikings played a large part. The latter-day wars organized by Queen Bodicea of Britain who drove the Romans out of the British Isles; Queen Maeve of Connaught who led the united armies of Ireland against Ulster were similarly heroic figures. These warrior queens were field-marshals and planners of war as well as chariot warriors. Perhaps the last of this line was Saint Joan of Arc. In WALLWAVE THE SEA KING, the wicked War Queen Snakeknife tries to complete her plans of conquest with the help of the Four Witches of Kill and their magic. The story is full of the many intrigues and onslaughts of the Hillwolf King Warchariot and his wicked War Queen Snakeknife as they try to overcome Wallwave the Sea King and conquer the world.

An old farmer bargains with the Angel of Life in this parable of Springtime and New Life. The farmer was out walking in the woods one day when he was visited by the Angel of Life who told him that it was time to put his business in order and to leave this world for the next. He was devastated and cried out, "But I have just married a young wife, I cannot leave her - just like that." The angel told him that there was only a fixed amount of lifetime in the world at any one moment and the old farmer had run out of his allotted time. But if the farmer could find someone to give or sell him some of their lifetime, the Angel of Life could accept such a bargain. The angel gave him a short while to find someone otherwise the farmer would have to leave this world. The farmer was at his wits end. The situations, characters and songs that follow tell the story of the farmer's progress.

In this Halloween Masque, a young woman tainted by gossip is forced to flee to a House of Refuge but the dark cloisters are open to the invasion of demons and hallucinations. Later, Victoria leaves the House of Refuge and travels far away to escape her tormentors but eventually she is driven by dark forces to the BigRiver that divides this world from the next. At twilight, on a Halloween, she is visited by three masked devils that haunt the fleeing traveler on her great journey westward. They constantly torment Victoria and argue among themselves as to who is best to take her across the BigRiver. The Lawyer tells the young woman that she will be safe with him. Medicine T. Man offers her what he calls the elixir of life. Preacher Boy identifies the drink as poison but it is too late for Victoria to avoid drinking it. It is not clear if these visions are real or merely a dream at Halloween.

A retired SailorBoy, home from the sea, looked at an old postcard and dreamed about it. Suddenly the old postcard came alive. Once again he revisited the seaside resort where he had enjoyed fun with friends as a younger man. Out of the card stepped a young lady, a dancer, who began to show the SailorBoy around the Magic Mile - a place in the other world where all the funny postcard people had gone and where they still lived and sang their oldtime songs. In this time-warp, such characters came alive as the Grand Dame Knowitall; Lotsadebt, the villain and his pal BillBailiff; Skinny, the walking bones; Snooty, the upper-class drunk; a few seaside blondes; the Bearded Woman and the Fat Lady. Outstanding among the dancers was the young lady from the Good Old Days.

Felix O'Neill, along with his friend Dr. Garzon, investigates the chilling, ever-present and totally unexplained phenomenon of missing persons. They set out to discover why some people go missing and are never heard of again, at least in the land of the living. It may be that some of them become involved in strange cults . . .

This time travel mystery is based on the author's belief that Christopher Columbus discovered America on a secret first voyage that took place before his official and well documented voyage of 1492. No other interpretation, says the author, who has studied the life of Columbus over a period of many years, explains all the known mysteries, queries and questions regarding Columbus and his fraudulent claim of discovery under the flag of Castile. This is the mystery of the man who stole two continents, North and South America, in two different ways - (1) legally from his former sovereign and (2) physically from its former owners the Amerindians. The story is told from the point of view of Dr. Solomon Cohen, who tells the story of how he and close friend, the Antiquarian, time travel back to 1500 A.D. where they sail the Spanish Main. There they investigate the alleged crimes of Columbus, who was at that time Viceroy and Governor of the New World as well as Admiral of the Atlantic. All characters, and major situations, although based on true life, have been entirely fictionalized. In this time travel mystery, do the Antiquarian and his friend, solve the mysteries of the great explorer? Well, it's a strange story . . .

EASTER AND SPRINGTIME Six Playscripts about New Life EASTER HOPE, LIFE IS TOO SHORT FOR WAR - An anti-war pageant set in a framework of traditional melodies. THE GOOD SHEPHERD - SOLDIERS FOR THE DAWN - THE OLD TRAMP AND EASTER - The symbolism of the springtime is presented in three Easter plays. THE EASTER CAT - The tragedy of a loved one's sudden death contrasts with the arrival of an Easter kitten. ZAKOTU THE WEREWOLF - It is Eastertime and mysterious murders have been taking place in the remote villages of the great swamplands. Playscripts are all suitable for production or reading aloud and the music is in tonic sol-fa.

In the days before written history, clues to everyday events can be found of the existence of a chariot-based civilization in the Western Plains of Russia and Mongolia. This civilization had apparently covered much of the Asian and Chinese as well as the Russian Western Plains. It was a pre-Celtic way of life. We do not know the names of the tribes or what language they spoke. How did a pre-Viking and pre-Celtic civilization develop into the later domination of the Vikings which was spread throughout Eastern Europe and Western Asia and Russia? Obviously, pre-Gaelic and pre-Viking legends and myth need to be consulted. The longboats of war as well as chariots play a powerful part in these adventures. In those days warrior queens as well as heroic Vikings played a large part. The latter-day wars organized by Queen Boadicea of Britain who drove the Romans out of the British Isles; Queen Maeve of Connaught who led the united armies of Ireland against Ulster were similarly heroic figures. These warrior queens were fieldmarshals and planners of war as well as chariot warriors. Perhaps the last of this line was Saint Joan of Arc. A statue of Queen Boadicea or Boudicca in her chariot still stands at Westminster Bridge in London. This tale is based on legends and myths surrounding the warqueens of the past.

This is a one-act play with a humorous take on college life from the teacher's point of view.