In this sequel to ' Escape from the Planet of the Apes', the year is now 1991. Caesar (Roddy Mc Dowall), the son of Zira & Cornelius, has been sheltered for eighteen years by circus owner Armando (Ricardo Montalban). Following a plague which wiped out all cats & dogs, apes have been adopted as pets by humans, but when Caesar sees them being treated as slaves, he leads his brother simians in rebellion against their overlords. Followed by ' Battle for the Planet of the Apes'. ...

Werner Herzog autobiographical film " Portrait Werner Herzog" involved moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects. Herzog believes that no one has ever performed a similar feat in history, & likely never will again, calling himself ' Conquistador of the Useless'. ...

One of the most revered of contemporary filmmakers, Werner Herzog kept a diary during the making of " Fitzcarraldo", the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be robber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill to access a rich rubber territory. This title offers a glimpse into the mind of Herzog during the making of the film. ...

Tells the story of the American West as the meeting of people & encounters with fresh environments. This book emphasises the efforts of the Spanish, French, English & American empires to control the region & impose their ways of life on its Native peoples & landscapes. ...

Conrad Weiser was an interpreter of Indian languages who negotiated treaties between the proprietors of Pennsylvania & the Iroquois Confederacy & was responsible for keeping peace on the frontier for two decades. This guide provides a look at his life, plus an armchair tour of Weiser's house & the homestead's buildings & memorials. ...

Conrad's " Heart of Darkness" is a key text in the development of modernism & one of the most important literary works of the early twentieth century. This guide provides an introduction to reading this work &

Includes:: sections on its contexts, language & style, critical reception & literary & film adaptations.

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