Palin, Michael

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ( Visual )
43 editions published between 1974 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 2,334 libraries worldwide
The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is retold in the inimitable Python fashion.

Hemingway's chair by Michael Palin ( Book )
40 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in 7 languages and held by 1,210 libraries worldwide
In a British post office, injustice arrives in the guise of modernization. The mild-mannered assistant, Martin Sproale, an admirer of Hemingway must decide whether to accept it passively, or fight for what he believes, like his hero would.

Time bandits ( Visual )
40 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,140 libraries worldwide
A troupe of tiny bandits, challenged with the task of patching up the handiwork of a Supreme Being who was forced into creating the world in only 6 days, instead steal the priceless map of the universe. Accompanied by an English school boy (Warnock), they are swept away on a whirlwind adventure through time and space, encountering bizarre incarnations of Napoelon (Holm), Robinhood (Cleese), Agamemnon (Connery), and others.

Sahara by Michael Palin ( Book )
71 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,064 libraries worldwide
The comedian and author presents a detailed exploration of the Sahara Desert regions that celebrates its diverse cultures, landscapes, and trades.

Himalaya by Michael Palin ( Book )
59 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,054 libraries worldwide
The actor and author presents a detailed exploration of the entire length of the Himalaya Mountains that celebrates the culture, landscape, and tradition of each of the seven countries that contain a portion of the mountain range.

Monty Python's Life of Brian ( Visual )
28 editions published between 1979 and 2008 in English and held by 1,028 libraries worldwide
The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.

Monty Python's The meaning of life ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and German and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide
Monty Python presents a glimpse into the true meaning of life (and fish).

A fish called Wanda ( Visual )
22 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,010 libraries worldwide
Comedy about a sexy American babe who sets out to seduce her boyfriend and partner in crime's lawyer, a polite, poised and nearly comatose Englishman.

Diaries 1969-1979 : the Python years by Michael Palin ( Book )
24 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 996 libraries worldwide
"Michael Palin's diaries begin in the late 1960s when, newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy, he began writing for hugely popular programmes, such as The Frost Report and The Two Ronnies. But Monty Python was just round the corner." "In this first volume of his diaries he tells how Python emerged and triumphed. Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the group then proceeded to tour in the United States and Canada, appearing, like pop stars, at sold-out stadiums coast to coast and on national chat shows. They even stayed in hotels newly trashed by Led Zeppelin, later investors in Monty Python and the Holy Grail." "With this growing fame in the United States came the move from local public broadcasting to national television there and battles over censorship followed as up to one line in four was cut from the Python sketches, rendering them incomprehensible. Eventually both Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin took the stand in the Federal Court in New York to defend the Pythons' position." "As their popularity grew, so Palin relates how, individually, the Pythons also went their separate ways. John Cleese wrote and acted in the now classic Fawlty Towers, while Michael Palin acted in an adaptation of Three Men in a Boat as well as creating, with Terry Jones, the memorable Ripping Yarns series. But, at the same time, Michael and the others were working to help keep the group together so they could reform for stage shows and the now celebrated series of films including The Holy Grail and The Life of Brian, many of whose lines are known by heart by a considerable proportion of the English-speaking world." "The birth and childhood of his three children, his father's growing disability, learning to cope as a young man with celebrity, his friendship with George Harrison, living through the three-day week and the miners' strike, and all the trials of a peripatetic life are also essential ingredients of these diaries."--BOOK JACKET.

Michael Palin's Hemingway adventure by Michael Palin ( Book )
28 editions published between 1992 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 957 libraries worldwide
Companion site to Michael Palin's PBS production under the same title on the life and locales of Ernest Hemingway. Moves in and out of past and present to the places associated with Hemingway: Chicago, his birthplace; Italy, the scene of his World War I injuries; Paris; Pamplona and the running of the bulls; his beloved Havana; Key West, where his presence is still felt; Uganda, where he went on safari; and Ketchum, Idaho, where he died. Provides six classroom lessons for grades 6-8, as well as links to related online sites.