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Publisher
BFS
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This revealing documentary follows King George VI's lengthy efforts to overcome his disability with the help of unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue. Archival footage of the king's public speeches and, for the first time, interviews with Logue's former patients show how an afflicted but courageous king found his voice and rallied a nation throughout England's darkest hour.
Author
Publisher
Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
6 CDs (approximately 7 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Albert, Duke of York began to see speech therapist Lionel Logue in a desperate bid to cure his lifelong stammer. Little did the two men know that this unlikely friendship would ultimately save the House of Windsor from collapse. The amiable Logue gave the shy young Duke the skills and the confidence to stand and deliver before a crowd. And when his elder brother, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry for love, 'Bertie' was able to assume the...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
xiv, 242 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the Australian speech therapist who helped the English king, George VI, overcome a lifelong speech disorder and become an eloquent leader of his people during the difficult days of World War II.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[1992]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Tongue-tied Ruby Mae Foote fulfills her dream of speaking for world peace at the United Nations when her nephew Billy Bob invents a device to solve her speech problem.
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