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Who on Earth Is Tom Baker?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 267

Who on Earth Is Tom Baker?

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1998
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Tom Baker's autobiography covers his childhood in the poor, spirited Irish community in Liverpool; his six years as a monk; his struggling times as an out-of-work actor; and onto appearances alongside Olivier at the National Theatre, work with Pasolino and his time as Doctor Who.

Tom Baker at 80
  • Language: en

Tom Baker at 80

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014
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  • Publisher: Unknown

In a two-hour conversation with Nicholas Briggs (actor, writer, "voice of the Daleks," and Big Finish executive producer), Tom Baker reminisces about his life and career, his seven years as the fourth Doctor Who, and his return to his most famous role in the Big Finish audiobooks.

Doctor Who: Scratchman
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 305

Doctor Who: Scratchman

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-01-24
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  • Publisher: Random House

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER What are you afraid of? In his first-ever Doctor Who novel, Tom Baker’s incredible imagination is given free rein. A story so epic it was originally intended for the big screen, Scratchman is a gripping, white-knuckle thriller almost forty years in the making. The Doctor, Harry and Sarah Jane Smith arrive at a remote Scottish island, when their holiday is cut short by the appearance of strange creatures – hideous scarecrows, who are preying on the local population. The islanders are living in fear, and the Doctor vows to save them all. But it doesn’t go to plan – the time travellers have fallen into a trap, and Scratchman is coming for them. With the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, the Doctor must battle an ancient force from another dimension, one who claims to be the Devil. Scratchman wants to know what the Doctor is most afraid of. And the Doctor’s worst nightmares are coming out to play...

The Boy who Kicked Pigs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 128

The Boy who Kicked Pigs

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-10-20
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  • Publisher: Unknown

An outrageous and funny, subversive horror-fantasy.

The Sound of One Horse Dancing
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

The Sound of One Horse Dancing

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-10-14
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  • Publisher: iUniverse

Twenty-seven-year-old Tim Halladay is a rising star in the three-martini lunch world of Madison Avenue in the early 1970s. In only five years, Tim has become a vice-president at the first ad agency he interviewed with, in charge of some of the most prestigious accounts listed in Advertising Age. But a week before Thanksgiving, his life takes a serious hit. After a hard-drinking, sex-filled night, Tim, the golden boy, arrives late to work. He suddenly finds himself fired without explanation. With three hundred dollars in his savings account, Tim wonders how hell even pay the rent. As Tim comes to terms with his unemployment, he reminisces about his life and the circumstances that have brought him to this crucial crossroads. Everything in his lifehis emotionally unstable upbringing, his service in the army during the troubled years of the Vietnam War, his affair with a high school girlfriend, his experiences at William and Mary during the JFK and LBJ years, his relocation to Manhattan in the 1970s, his first job in the world of advertising, and his adventures as a closeted gay man in the Stonewall Era Greenwich Villagecontributed to both the downfall and redemption of Tim Halladay.

Full Frontal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 126

Full Frontal

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-11-12
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  • Publisher: iUniverse

Modest, gem-like, and oddly affecting, the sixteen quite short stories of Full Frontal present intimate moments of one gay mans not untypical life in the late twentieth century. And, like a bracelet or necklace of quirky, individual charms, they ultimately add up to the kind of surprising cumulative effect one usually only gets from knowing someone well for a long time. Felice Picano It is August of 1957, and Tim Halladay, a caddie at the Long Shore Country Club, is looking forward to beginning eighth grade at Assumption School. Tim and his best friend and fellow caddie, Jimmy, are oblivious to the fact that they are slowly transforming into young men with secret desires. As Tim embarks on a...

1 DOGS FAITH
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 226

1 DOGS FAITH

"I appreciate Tom writing this book and sharing his love of his dog." --Randy Boyd, founder, CEO, and Chairman of PetSafe "As a true dog lover, this book really touched my heart. This is a great example of how God teaches us to love and that is, unconditionally." --Louise Mandrell, country music legend and dog lover "Will resonate with dog lovers and show the family pooch in a totally new light." --Craig Miller, VP of Original Programming, INSP Network "Dog lovers of almost any age will love this! What a fun way to talk about faith." --Bishop Mary Virginia Taylor, Holston Conference of the UMC "Tom's story is one that needs to be read and shared. It is an awakening." --Hallerin Hilton Hill, radio & TV host, teacher, trainer, author "You will be encouraged, inspired, and delighted as you read about Mango." --Dave Gorden, motivational speaker and former president, NSA "Don't miss the blessing that is right before you, wagging its tail." --Rev. Larry Trotter, Senior Pastor, Concord United Methodist "Tom and his dog, Mango, teach us to keep the faith through good times and bad." --Thyra Walker, DVM, Forest Park Clinic for Cats and Dogs

The Fabulous Baker Brothers: Glorious British Grub
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

The Fabulous Baker Brothers: Glorious British Grub

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-02-28
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

Please note this has been optimised for display on tablets and colour devices. The brand new baking book from the bestselling Fabulous Baker Brothers full of delicious British recipes. Let down by soggy scones? Fed up of lank salads? Well despair no more, for the Fabulous Baker Brothers are here to rescue us from tired fish'n'chips and burnt burgers forever. Fresh from inspiring a whole new generation of bakers, Tom and Henry Herbert are back with a new mission: to revitalise British heartland cooking. Taking traditional dishes from coddled eggs, sausage rolls and bourbon biscuits to shepherd's pie, sticky toffee pudding and Welsh rarebit, the boys show us how their unique, modern twists on old classics can turn our familiar faithfuls into delicious treats to fill the belly and warm the soul. Packed full of brand new recipes and accompanying their new TV series, this book will have you throwing away your takeaway menus, donning your aprons and falling back in love with British food.

The Medical Malpractice Myth
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 386

The Medical Malpractice Myth

  • Categories: Law

n January 2005, President Bush declared the medical malpractice liability system out of control.The president's speech was merely an echo of what doctors and politicians (mostly Republicans) have been saying for years - that medical malpractice premiums are skyrocketing due to an explosion in malpractice litigation. Along comes Baker, direct...

Embracing Risk
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 336

Embracing Risk

AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors1. Embracing RiskTom Baker and Jonathan SimonPart One: Toward a Sociology of Insurance and Risk2 Risk, Insurance, and the Social Construction of ResponsibilityTom Baker3 Beyond Moral Hazard: Insurance as Moral OpportunityDeborah Stone4 Embracing Fatality through Life Insurance in Eighteenth-Century EnglandGeoffrey Clark5 Imagining Insurance: Risk, Thrift, and Life Insurance in BritainPat O'Malley6 Insuring More, Ensuring Less: The Costs and Benefits of Private Regulation through InsuranceCarol A. Heimer7 Rhetoric of Risk and the Redistribution of Social InsuranceMartha McCluskeyPart Two: Risk(s) beyond Insurance8 Taking Risks: Extreme Sports and the Embrace of Risk in Advanced Liberal SocietiesJonathan Simon9 At Risk of MadnessNikolas Rose10 The Policing of RiskRichard V. Ericson and Kevin D. Haggerty11 The Return of Descartes's Malicious Demon: An Outline of a Philosophy of PrecautionFrancois Ewald (translated by Stephen Utz)Index Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.