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Alice Guy BlachT (1873-1968), the world's first woman filmmaker, was one of the key figures in the development of narrative film. From 1896 to 1920 she directed 400 films (including over 100 synchronized sound films), produced hundreds more, and was the first--and so far the only--woman to own and run her own studio plant (The Solax Studio in Fort Lee, NJ, 1910-1914). However, her role in film history was completely forgotten until her own mem...

A life contains so many memories, so many days. Most are forgotten, empty or plain. But then there are those that bring change. The loss of a friend, dreams of the future, hopes dashed, while others disappear in the repetition of the every day. This is a life. It contains portions of everyone else, while some things are unique, just like in every human being. It is to see through the eyes of another person, that impossibility of life, to under...

Stories can heal many minor and major problems without harming the listener. By telling a story to number of people, each one of them can subjectively relate the story to their own situation and find a solution to their problem, without even the story teller being aware of the nature of their problem.Stories can directly connect you to your inner subconscious powers and awaken this tremendous creative power, which will help you to deal with yo...

Louis Couperus was beyond doubt the leading novelist of Holland in his day, the only one of its authors then to have been translated into English, French, and German. This first novel drew down upon Couperus the displeasure of Holland's religious papers, one of them alleged that the book was responsible for a young man's suicide, while others clamored for the institution of a national Index Expurgatorius, so that all such pernicious literature...

Saul Landau is an internationally known scholar, author, journalist, poet and activist. An Emmy-award-winning film maker, he does frequent radio and TV shows, and his work on human rights and Latin America have won him acclaim the world over.This, his latest book, is a scathing account of George W. Bush's world before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks that will appeal to anyone who is disenchanted with the cynicism of Bush's government, and...

Analyses Israeli policies towards Palestinian refugees from 1948 to the present.

Here, Jeremy Seabrook examines the real implications of the ageing phenomenon and challenges our preconceptions about how it should be tackled. Arguing that the accumulated skills and experience ofthe elderly should be employed to enrich society, rather than being perceived as a "burden, " he makes a case for a radical re-thinking of our attitude to population issues, migration, social structures and employment policy.

Third edition of the cookbook for all occasions and levels of experience. The 1, 400 recipes come from every corner of the world. "The Cookery Bible" has sold over 300, 000 copies.

Highly-accessible introduction to Van Gogh including reproductions of his work. Colour throughout. Readership level: 4-8yrs.

CBS journalist traces roots of current 'terror' to America's involvement in Lebanon in the 1980s. 'One of the most perceptive accounts of the nightmare in Lebanon.' The Washington Post

A macho struggle for supremacy over a barbecue, a young boy's daydream carved on a wall, a snatched moment of passion in a cramped tunnel deep underground, two obsessive genealogists united by a century-old tragedy, and one man's bizarre newspaper-buying habits. These unforgettable moments chronicle the lives of a diverse range of characters, played out against a backdrop of over 150 years of British industrial history. The author explores th...

A macho struggle for supremacy over a barbecue, a young boy's daydream carved on a wall, a snatched moment of passion in a cramped tunnel deep underground, two obsessive genealogists united by a century-old tragedy, and one man's bizarre newspaper-buying habits. These unforgettable moments chronicle the lives of a diverse range of characters, played out against a backdrop of over 150 years of British industrial history. The author explores th...

In "The Victory Letters, " author Cheri Ruskus opens her heart and her life to her readers as she leaps into the writer's world with a perspective of victory found in the small details of every day life. The letters contained in this book are taken from her weekly e-mail letter sent to friends, family and colleagues over the past several years. Cheri has achieved a following of weekly readers by taking real life, every day experiences and fin...

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Combining a rich blend of essays and poems by representatives from the fields of journalism, activism, theater, film, science, art, law and the spoken word, The Hip Hop Tree offers a provocative take on a contemporary social expression in need of a larger perspective. With timely contributions from Bakari Kitwana, author of the era-defining "The Hip Hop Generation", and outspoken activist and minister, Paul Scott, The Hip Hop Tree challenges b...

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The author was Josephine's principal confidant after the divorce, accompanying the ex-Empress to her exile in Navarre. An important source supplemented by extensive correspondence.

The author was Josephine's principal confidant after the divorce, accompanying the ex-Empress to her exile in Navarre. An important source supplemented by extensive correspondence.