This close-up look at the life & music of Robert Johnson & his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, & how the history of blues music was shaped & transformed by white fans with different tastes & standards. ...

The sex industry is a multi-billion dollar business enslaving millions of women in prostitution. But churches & individuals are fighting back. This work weaves the stories of individual victims with the grim realities that propelled them into prostitution in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa & Latin America. ...

The wealth derived from natural resources can have a tremendous impact on the economics & politics of producing countries. This volume addresses the fundamental channels generated by this wealth & examines the major decisions a country must make when faced with an abundance of a natural resource. ...

Gritty action escape thriller following a rag-tag group of cons' attempt to break out. Frank Perry (Brian Cox) is serving a life sentence without parole when he hatches a plot to escape from prison in order to reconcile his relationship with his daughter who is in a critical condition after a drugs overdose. Gathering an unlikely group of fellow convicts around him, including the prison's drug dealer Viv (Seu Jorge) & silent muscle Lenny (Joseph Fiennes), Frank, realising he's still short on bodies, is soon forced to take along a number of the less stable elements of the prison population, with all the risks that they bring. ...

Psychological thriller by Scottish director Gillie Mac Kinnon, starring Jonny Lee Miller as Denis, a young pilot with a happy life: a beautiful home, a loving wife expecting their first baby & plenty of money. But his life is shattered when escaped convict Ricky Barnes (Andy Serkis) breaks into his home one night & kills his pregnant wife. Miraculously, the baby survives, but Denis is too distraught to look after it, leaving its care to his cousin Christine (Jodhi May). Denis embarks on an elaborate plan of revenge against the man who has wrecked his life, involving faking his own death & mimicking his enemy. But his plan backfires & he ends up locked into a high security prison alongside his nemesis. ...