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Spike Milligan's Accordion. by Cousins, Rick

Table of Contents: “…Spike Milligan's Accordion: The Distortion of Time and Space in The Goon Show; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prelude: A Few Words of Explanation; Introduction; "Good morning, sir, welcome to Chapter Two": A Few Words on the Structure of This Book; 1 The Accordion under Construction: The Origins of Spike Milligan's Comedic Style, and of The Goon Show; 1 Portrait of The Milligan as a Young Goon: Laying the Groundwork for a Personal Vision of Comedy; 2 "Well, that's the end of that corny routine": The Goon Show's Sketchy Beginnings.…”
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Long Tomorrow : How Advances in Evolutionary Biology Can Help Us Postpone Aging. by Rose, Michael R.

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1: The Sphinx and the Rabbi; 2: Maynard Smith's Shirts; 3: Cell Gang; 4: The Force; 5: Goon Show Einstein; 6: Tiny Methuselahs; 7: The Postman Rings Again; 8: Cheshire Cat Cost; 9: Birds and Bees; 10: Deadly Serendipity; 11: One Can't Be Too Rich or Too Thin; 12: Many-Headed Monster; 13: Woody Allen and Superman; 14: Not Even Oppenheimer; 15: The Long Tomorrow; 16: Travels with the Boatman; Acknowledgments and Disclosures; Glossary; Bibliographic Essay; Index.…”
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