Hugh Morrison

'My wife and I have agreed never to go to bed angry with one another. So far we've been up for three weeks...' 'My wife and I always compromise, I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me...' Whether you're making a speech for a wedding or an anniversary, or just want a good laugh, this laugh-a-minute book will keep you chortling at the ups and downs of weddings and married life.

Take on the ultimate moneysaving challenge Do you want to save money, but don't know where to start? Are you already living frugally, but want to find out even more ways to save the pennies? This book will give you hundreds of hints on how to: Save $$$ in the kitchen while eating healthilyEnd waste in the kitchen and homeCut your clothing billsUse fewer bathroom products and make them last longerSave a fortune on cleaning using natural productsSlash energy costsSave time and money with innovative 'life hacks'...and much, much more. This book isn't about dull spreadsheets and boring budgets, investments or long term savings plans. It's not about turning yourself into a penny-pinching miser. It's about 1001 practical ways you can start saving money RIGHT NOW without radically changing your lifestyle. Many of the tips may only save you a small amount of money, but over time, this will add up to huge savings for you and your family. Most of the tips will be helpful regardless of which country you live in. So read on, and learn how to be Fabulously Frugal

Little Johnny: Mum, can I have a cat for Christmas? Mum: No, you'll have turkey like the rest of us What kind of mobile phone does Father Christmas use? Pay as you ho-ho-ho What's it called when you do sums on Christmas Eve? Midnight maths Keep your kids happy over the holidays with this collection of Christmas chuckles old and new. They'll laugh (and you'll groan) at Christmas riddles, funny Christmas carols, things to say about presents they don't like and ways to confuse Father Christmas when he comes down the chimney. The book is aimed at British children but will be enjoyed by anyone who loves Christmas aged 7-70.

Dr Smith: 'How's your new receptionist'Dr Jones: 'Highly efficient. I haven't seen a patient all week ' This book is packed with clean quick-fire jokes and longer funny stories about all the usual suspects: bankers, lawyers, doctors, estate agents, Scotsmen, Irishmen, vicars, builders, mothers-in-law and many more. If you're hunting for jokes for a speech, public address, sermon or lecture or just looking for laughs, After Dinner Laughs will keep you chuckling, page after page.

'Nothing is so completely beyond the power of death as a noble love. Parting can shatter only its outward shell. Under that strange touch, love in its inmost recesses kindles and glows with a diviner life.' George S Merriam. Today many people have only a nominal attachment to a religious denomination or faith tradition. Yet at a profound rite of passage such as the funeral of a loved one, they may still wish to hear words of spiritual comfort that are familiar, inspiring and dignified, and which express some belief in a higher power and a hope, in some sense, of a life hereafter. This book of 143 poems and short prose readings is suitable for the funeral or memorial service of someone who was, perhaps 'spiritual, but not religious' or who did not have a dogmatic faith, yet was not opposed to religious ideas. Many of the readings come from the humanistic Christian tradition, expressing hope in the example of Jesus to help us through the darkest times of our lives, and that a spiritual connection with our loved ones can survive death, in some way which is ultimately beyond our understanding. There are also readings which are not specifically Christian, and readings from other faith traditions. The readings maintain the familiar traditional style of the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer, with the formality and dignity expected of a funeral or memorial service, from some of the world's greatest writers including Shakespeare, John Donne, Samuel Johnson, Robert Browning and Anne Bronte, as well as lesser-known but equally inspiring authors.

'Fair or foul, on land or sea, Come the wind or weather, Best or worst, whate'er they be, We shall share together... 'Civil marriage ceremonies are increasingly popular, but it can be difficult to choose readings which are appropriate in a non-religious setting. A few well-known poems tend to appear regularly at civil ceremonies, but if you are looking for something different, this book could be the answer. 'Non-Religious Wedding Readings' contains a selection of 77 poems and prose passages on love and marriage from various writers dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. They retain the classic style of traditional church readings, but are entirely secular. Some of the authors are well known: Shakespeare, Hegel, Balzac, Milton - others less so, but all are suitable for the dignified occasion of a wedding. In addition to celebrating married love, many of the readings also offer timeless wisdom for married life, which will appeal to couples who are practical as well as romantic.

The small Indian town of McLeodganj (Dharamsala) in the Himalayas was once just a forgotten footnote in the history of the British Raj - but in 1959 all that changed when His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived after being forced to flee from Tibet. Since then, McLeodganj has become the headquarters of the exiled Tibetan government, a world centre of Buddhism and a safe haven for thousands of Tibetan refugees. Inspired by Michael Palin's BBC series 'Himalaya, ' Hugh Morrison spent four months as a volunteer among the Tibetan exiles of McLeodganj, working for Lha Charitable Trust as editor of their magazine, 'Contact'. With detail and wry humour, he describes daily life in 'Little Lhasa' as well as Himalayan travels to places such as Mandi, the city of temples, Shimla, the summer capital of British India, and the desolate no man's land of some of the world's highest and most remote settlements on the Indo-Chinese border. This book will appeal to those interested in volunteer work in McLeodganj or anyone who wants to find out more about this unique, beautiful and mysterious part of the world. Includes 30 black and white illustrations.

Acting Skills looks at the practicalities of acting, covering the various techniques and how they can be developed and improved upon. The author discusses in a lively style the various disciplines: voice and speech, the voice in action, movement and body language, imagination and creativeness. Examples and exercises are given to help actors to understand and improve their craft. The chapter on the special requirements of acting in Shakespeare's plays has been updated in this 3rd edition with a strong emphasis on the influence of directors such as Barton and Hall. There is a special section on drama at GCSE level, invaluable for teachers and students, plus a chapter on small-scale touring companies.

Hugh Morrison's biography of Louis Sullivan was the first definitive study of his work. This edition provides the original text and illustrations plus an assessment of Morrison's groundbreaking research and an authoritative revision of the chronological List of Buildings, including corrections to the data in light of six decades of research.