Author: Robert Sellers
Publisher: Constable
ISBN: 1472101146
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 427
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Oliver Reed may not have been Britain's biggest film star - for a period in the early 70s he came within a hairsbreadth of replacing Sean Connery as James Bond - but he is an august member of that small band of people, like George Best and Eric Morecambe, who transcended their chosen medium, became too big for it even, and grew into cultural icons. For the first time Reed's close family has agreed to collaborate on a project about the man himself. The result is a fascinating new insight into a man seen by many as merely a brawling, boozing hellraiser. And yet he was so much more than this. For behind that image, which all too often he played up to in public, was a vastly complex individual, a man of deep passions and loyalty but also deep-rooted vulnerability and insecurities. Why was a proud, patriotic, intelligent, successful and erudite man so obsessed about proving himself to others, time and time again? Although the Reed myth is of Homeric proportions, he remains a national treasure and somewhat peculiar icon. Praise for other books by Robert Sellers: Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, and Oliver Reed: 'So wonderfully captures the wanton belligerence of both binging and stardom you almost feel the guys themselves are telling the tales.' GQ. Vic Armstrong: The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman: 'This is the best and most original behind-the-scenes book I have read in years, gripping and revealing.' Roger Lewis, Daily Mail. Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down: '...a rollicking good read... Sellers has done well to capture a vivid snapshot of this exciting time.' Lynn Barber, Sunday Times.
Author: Duncan Petrie
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474443907
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
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"Challenging assumptions around Sixties stardom, the book focuses on creative collaboration and the contribution of production personnel beyond the director, and discusses how cultural change is reflected in both film style and cinematic themes."--Publisher description
Author: Eben Beukes
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326184563
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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November2001. The holy month of Ramadan. With the world reeling from the attack on the twin towers, a Delta team is furiously hunting a master terrorist amongst an isolated expatriate community in the mountains of Saudi Arabia. The carefully planted bait, a family matter of honour. Visiting his estranged wife and child on the military hospital compound, Riad al Ajmi, British educated homicide detective, realises a serial killer -- a shadowy spectre of a cat -- has been prowling for more than a decade, the authorities in denial for reasons of their own. His own family in imminent danger, Riad investigates the exotic expat community, uncovering deeply buried dark secrets. His journey takes him into the world of virtual slavery, prostitution and drug trafficking in The Kingdom where to be caught can mean a public beheading.A world where a thing is only a sin if found out. Riad finds himself hunted as powerful forces close in and things come to a terrifying head in the all revealing Night of Power.
Author: Peter Shelley
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147663369X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Gene Hackman (b. 1930) has been described as the best actor of his generation. During almost half a century as an American film, television and stage actor, film producer and author, he was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning the Best Actor for The French Connection (1971) and the Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven (1992), as well as three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs. This study examines his film work in detail, with a filmography/videography included.
Author: Stephen Pratt
Publisher: Proglen Trading Co., Ltd.
ISBN: 616456039X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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What happens when the first unmanned space probe to land on Jupiter’s surface films its own destruction by alien animals? Answer: A manned mission. Blast off on a thrilling adventure through the wild storm clouds of Jupiter with NASA astronaut Alex Shaw, past his prime but still determined to make a difference. Along with an international crew, Alex navigates the treacherous terrain and discovers a human-like race fighting for their survival. But they're not alone - a giant flesh-eating insect species, controlled by a powerful hive queen, also calls Jupiter home. As Alex and his crew try to find a way to save the human race on Jupiter, he also finds himself falling for Seren, the daughter of the top general of the male warrior caste. But with the odds stacked against them and danger lurking at every turn, can their love survive in this alien world? Author Stephen Pratt paints a vivid and dangerous world filled with deadly creatures, reminiscent of classic 1950s pulp magazine sci-fi stories. Fans of Amazing Stories and Astounding Science Fiction will be captivated by this 21st century take on the genre. But as Alex and Seren's love grows, the stakes get higher. Will they be able to save the human race and destroy the hive queen before it's too late? Find out in Jove, a sci-fi adventure like no other. If you enjoyed books like The Martian by Andy Weir, you won't want to miss out on Jove. So buy now and experience a thrilling journey through the unknown depths of Jupiter.
Author: Sharna Olfman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0275999866
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Only a generation or two ago, childhood in the United States was understood to be a unique and vulnerable stage of development; a time for play and protection from adult preoccupations and responsibilities. In recent decades however, we appear to have jettisoned these norms, and the lines that separate the lifestyles of even very young children from adults are blurring. As widely known experts on the team that created this book explain, children begin formal education now in preschool, dress like adults, listen to the same music, play the same video games, explore the same Internet sites, and watch explicit depictions of sex and violence on TV and in movies. What is the impact of immersing children in a sexualized world? The Sexualization of Childhood first explains the nature of healthy sexual development. It then describes the ways in which children are being sexualized, and the physical and psychological consequences. It then looks at the lower and lower age at which girls are experiencing puberty, that reduction being fueled by the pseudoestrogens in so many of our foods and products, as well as obesity. Finally, it examines what we can do legally, politically, and as caregivers to protect children from developmentally inappropriate sexual experiences.
Author: Marcus Berkmann
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 1408707446
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 483
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Approaching its 200th birthday in the rudest of health, the Spectator is known for the quality of its writing and the deep eccentricity of some of its writers. Given the freedom to say what they want, they take that freedom and more, and the result is original, provocative, often very funny, sometimes plain wrong. From Jeffrey Bernard's reports from the Soho frontline and Auberon Waugh fulminating about hamburger gases in the early 1990s, we encounter in turn the wild stream of consciousness of Deborah Ross's restaurant reviews, the pinpoint etiquette advice of Mary Killen, Rod Liddle's frothing but elegantly sculpted outrage and the magazine's secret weapon, low life adventurer Jeremy Clarke. This bumper selection, which also includes eminent diarists, mad letter-writers and Boris Johnson, amounts to a masterclass in comic writing, lovingly compiled and edited by Marcus Berkmann, who still can't believe he wrote a monthly pop column for the magazine for twenty-eight years without being fired.
Author: Chloe Coles
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1471403939
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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The third in a hilarious series that will make you want to rush out and take shelter in your nearest bookshop. It's just a typical grey day in Greysworth, until the manager of Bennett's Bookshop makes an exciting announcement. They've organised a French exchange with one of Paris's most famous bookshops! Before you can say 'Oooh la la' Paige Turner is already daydreaming about the iconic sights she knows so well from old films and school textbooks. Just THINK of all the chic arty-farty adventures she'll have. It would be fantastique if it weren't for one slight problem . . . the boy she'll be stuck with in the city of love. Written by bookseller Chloe Coles, this laugh-out-loud series is perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Louise Rennison.
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 686
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Vol. 77- includes Yearbook of the Association, 1931-
Author: Nandi Taylor
Publisher: Wattpad Webtoon Studios
ISBN: 1989365051
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Bound by fate. Divided by duty. Yenni has never been this far from home. With only her wits, her strength, and her sacred runelore, the fierce Yirba warrior princess is alone in the Empire of Cresh. It’s a land filled with strange magics and even stranger people—all of whom mistrust anyone who’s different. But Yenni will prove herself, and find the cure for her father’s wasting illness. She will not fail. No one warned her about the dragons. Especially not about him. Yet there is something powerful and compelling about the violet-black dragon known as Weysh. In human form he's muscular, beautiful—and completely infuriating. What kind of arrogant creature claims a stranger as his Given; as his destined mate? Yenni is no man’s—or dragon’s—plaything. But other magics must be at work here, because Weysh might just be her best hope at finding the answers she seeks. Only now Yenni can’t tell if she’s fighting an attraction to a dragon . . . or fighting fate itself.
