Hugh Hudson directs this nostalgic tribute to Cambridge University athletes Harold Abrahams & Eric Liddell, recounting the events of the 1924 Olympics. Abrahams (Ben Cross) is a Jew who experiences racial prejudice at Cambridge, while Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a Scot who runs for the glory of God. The two become rivals on the track, & both are chosen to represent Britain at the Paris Olympics. However, a problem arises when Lidell learns that he is expected to compete on the Sabbath; something that goes directly against his religious beliefs. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score & Best Costume Design, & received a further three nominations. ...

Hugh Hudson directs this nostalgic tribute to Cambridge University athletes Harold Abrahams & Eric Liddell, recounting the events of the 1924 Olympics. Abrahams (Ben Cross) is a Jew who experiences racial prejudice at Cambridge, while Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a Scot who runs for the glory of God. The two become rivals on the track, & both are chosen to represent Britain at the Paris Olympics. However, a problem arises when Lidell learns that he is expected to compete on the Sabbath; something that goes directly against his religious beliefs. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score & Best Costume Design, & received a further three nominations. ...

Presents a humorous account of a farming life that starts in the late 1930s & ends in the early '50s. Bringing to life the varied
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This book explores the nature of charisma as it accounts for the success of leaders, deconstructing charisma & illustrating it through "case studies" of three influential leaders in Singapore. Discusses cultural issues leadership qualities in general. ...

Presents a challenging perspective on religious tolerance & intolerance in early modern Engl&. This book emphasises the complex interplay between these two impulses in the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries. It examines the intellectual assumptions that underpinned attitudes towards religious minorities. ...

CIOs are a fundamentally new legal form for charities in England & Wales, under the Charities Act 2006. Registration of new CIOs is now due to be possible from mid-2009. This book is intended to provide the full range of practical guidance needed by voluntary sector practitioners to establish new CIOs or to convert existing charities to CIOs. ...