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John Abbott had a successful career as an actor before turning to teaching. He was Head of Acting at the Arts Educational School of Acting in Chiswick, West London, where he taught improvisation, stand up and Shakespeare, before retiring in 2012.




48 Ebooks by John Abbott

John Abbott: A Short Life of Marie Antoinette
“Let them eat cake!” Did she really say it? After a two-day trial begun on 14 October 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of high treason, and she was executed …
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€1.49
John Abbott: David Crockett
Known as ‘King of the Wild Frontier, ‘ David Crockett was a 19th-century American folk legend, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and …
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€1.49
John Abbott: Captain William Kidd and others of the Buccaneers
There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume. The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York …
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€0.99
John Abbott: The History of Prussia
About the year of our Lord 997, Adelbert, Bishop of Prague, with two companions, set out on a missionary tour to the shores of the Baltic. The savage inhabitants killed him. Still Christianity …
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€1.99
John Abbott: Louis the Fourteenth
Then, instantly seizing another staff from the hands of an attendant, he waved it joyfully above his head, and shouted triumphantly, ‘Long live the king, Louis XV.!’ A huzza burst from the lips of …
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€1.99
John Abbott: King Henry the Fourth
While France was deluged with the blood of a civil war, young Henry was busily pursuing his studies in college. He could have had but little affection for his father, for the stern soldier had passed …
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€1.99
John Abbott: Joseph Bonaparte
The island of Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea, sixty miles from the coast of Tuscany, is about half as large as the State of Massachusetts. In the year 1767 this island was one of the provinces of …
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€1.99
John Abbott: Louis XIV
We all live a double life: the external life which the world sees, and the internal life of hopes and fears, joys and griefs, temptations and sins, which the world sees not, and of which it knows but …
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John Abbott: King Henry the Fourth
About four hundred years ago there was a small kingdom, spreading over the cliffs and ravines of the eastern extremity of the Pyrenees, called Navarre. Its population, of about five hundred thousand, …
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€0.99
John Abbott: Madame Roland
Many characters of unusual grandeur were developed by the French Revolution. Among them all, there are few more illustrious, or more worthy of notice, than that of Madame Roland. The eventful story …
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€0.99
John Abbott: Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon, finding his proffers of peace rejected by England with contumely and scorn, and declined by Austria, now prepared, with his wonted energy, to repel the assaults of the allies. As he sat in …
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English
€0.99
John Abbott: Kit Carson
Christopher Carson, whose renown as Kit Carson has reached almost every ear in the country, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on the 24th of December, 1809. Large portions of Kentucky then …
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English
€0.99
John Abbott: Daniel Boone
The little fleet of three small vessels, with which Columbus left Palos in Spain, in search of a new world, had been sixty-seven days at sea. They had traversed nearly three thousand miles of ocean, …
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English
€0.99
John Abbott: David Crockett
A little more than a hundred years ago, a poor man, by the name of Crockett, embarked on board an emigrant-ship, in Ireland, for the New World. He was in the humblest station in life. But very little …
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English
€0.99
John Abbott: King Philip
On the 11th of November, 1620, the storm-battered Mayflower, with its band of one hundred and one Pilgrims, first caught sight of the barren sand-hills of Cape Cod. The shore presented a cheerless …
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€0.99
John Abbott: Maria Antoinette
In the year 1740, Charles the Sixth, emperor of Austria, died. He left a daughter twenty-three years of age, Maria Theresa, to inherit the crown of that powerful empire. She had been married about …
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English
€0.99
John Abbott: The Acting Book
A 'fast-forward' acting course covering all the essential techniques an actor needs to know and use – with a suite of exercises to put each technique into practice. The Acting Book offers …
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€18.49
John Abbott: The Improvisation Book
A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders. The Improvisation Book takes you step-by-step, session-by-session through a graded series of …
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€18.49
Lorenzo Robbiano & John Abbott: Approximate Commutative Algebra
Approximate Commutative Algebra is an emerging field of research which endeavours to bridge the gap between traditional exact Computational Commutative Algebra and approximate numerical computation. …
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€96.29
John Abbott: George Washington
George Washington has no superior. The life of Washington reveals to us, in a remarkable degree, the state of society in our land, the manners and customs of the people, their joys and griefs, one …
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€0.99
John Abbott: Politics and Poverty
Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived as an organization that would bring together health and agriculture. It would manage the world’s food output to greater advantage and …
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€37.70
John Abbott: Politics and Poverty
Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived as an organization that would bring together health and agriculture. It would manage the world’s food output to greater advantage and …
EPUB
DRM
€37.49
John Abbott: Sharing the City
While the rate of urbanisation in the developing world has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, governments’ capacity to support urban growth has, in many cases, failed to keep up with this …
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€33.68
John Abbott: Sharing the City
While the rate of urbanisation in the developing world has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, governments’ capacity to support urban growth has, in many cases, failed to keep up with this …
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English
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€33.80
John Abbott: Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa
This book shows for the first time how green infrastructure can work in an African urban context. On one level it provides a major rethinking of the role of infrastructure in urban society since the …
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€53.16
John Abbott: Green Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa
This book shows for the first time how green infrastructure can work in an African urban context. On one level it provides a major rethinking of the role of infrastructure in urban society since the …
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English
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€52.74
John Abbott: Kit Carson
Kit Carson is a great biography of the famous American frontiersman. A table of contents is included. Das E-Book Kit Carson wird angeboten von Charles River Editors und wurde mit folgenden Begrif …
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€1.82
John Abbott: Midshipman Farragut
Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.  Midshipman Farragut is a biography of the famous admiral. …
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€1.82
John Abbott: Miles Standish
Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.  Miles Standish is a biography of the famous pilgrim. …
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€1.82
John Abbott & Terry Ryan: Unfinished Revolution
If you believe it is possible for communities, schools, parents, and businesses to come together around helping all children become lifelong learners, then read this book. In The Unfinished …
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€37.57
John Abbott: Improvisation in Rehearsal
John Abbott, author of The Improvisation Book, explains how theatre directors at every level can use improvisation in the rehearsal room. Foreword by Mark Rylance. Packed with useful exercises and …
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€15.49
John Abbott: Madame Roland
Many characters of unusual grandeur were developed by the French Revolution. Among them all, there are few more illustrious, or more worthy of notice, than that of Madame Roland. The eventful st …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Maria Antoinette
In the year 1740, Charles VI., emperor of Austria, died. He left a daughter twenty-three years of age, Maria Theresa, to inherit the crown of that powerful empire. She had been married about fou …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon, finding his proffers of peace rejected by England with contumely and scorn, and declined by Austria, now prepared, with his wonted energy, to repel the assaults of the allies. As he sat in …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: King Henry IV
About four hundred years ago there was a small kingdom, spreading over the cliffs and ravines of the eastern extremity of the Pyrenees, called Navarre. Its population, of about five hundred thou …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Kit Carson
Christopher Carson, whose renown as Kit Carson has reached almost every ear in the country, was born in Madison county, Kentucky, on the 24th of December, 1809. Large portions of Kentucky then consis …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Louis Philippe
The origin of the House of Orleans is involved in some obscurity. The city of Orleans, from which the duke takes his title, was the Aurelium of imperial Rome. The first Duke of Orleans with whom …
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€0.91
John Abbott: Louis XIV
‘Now, in the hour of death, O my God, come to my aid.’ These were his last words. He sank back insensible upon his pillow. A few hours of painful breathing passed away, and at eight o’clock in th …
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€0.91
John Abbott: The History of Prussia
About the year of our Lord 997, Adelbert, Bishop of Prague, with two companions, set out on a missionary tour to the shores of the Baltic. The savage inhabitants killed him. Still Christianity gradua …
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English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Benjamin Franklin
About the year 1685, Josiah Franklin, with his wife and three children, emigrated from Banbury, England, to seek his fortune in this new world. He was in all respects a very worthy man, intelligent, …
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€0.91
John Abbott: Daniel Boone
The little fleet of three small vessels, with which Columbus left Palos in Spain, in search of a new world, had been sixty-seven days at sea. They had traversed nearly three thousand miles of ocean, …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: David Crockett
A little more than a hundred years ago, a poor man, by the name of Crockett, embarked on board an emigrant-ship, in Ireland, for the New World. He was in the humblest station in life. But very little …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Joseph Bonaparte
The island of Corsica, in the Mediterranean Sea, sixty miles from the coast of Tuscany, is about half as large as the State of Massachusetts. In the year 1767 this island was one of the provinces of …
EPUB
English
DRM
€0.91
John Abbott: Captain William Kidd
There are but few persons, in the United States, who have not heard the name of the renowned pirate, Captain Kidd. There are also but few to be found who have any intelligent conception of his w …
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€0.91
John Abbott: Josephine
The island of Martinique emerges in tropical luxuriance from the bosom of the Caribbean Sea. A meridian sun causes the whole land to smile in perennial verdure, and all the gorgeous flowers and …
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€0.91
John Abbott: The Christian Mother
‘Be an example . . . in speech, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.’ 1 Timothy 4:12 ‘Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn …
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€3.99
John Abbott & Stephen Bornstein: Newfoundland and Labrador
There is not, and has never been, a single Canadian health system. Part of a series on the health systems of Canada’s provinces and territories, Newfoundland and Labrador: A Health System Profile …
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€32.55
John Abbott & Stephen Bornstein: Newfoundland and Labrador
There is not, and has never been, a single Canadian health system. Part of a series on the health systems of Canada’s provinces and territories, Newfoundland and Labrador: A Health System Profile …
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English
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€32.41