An eclectic & insightful collection of essays predicated on the hypothesis that popular cultural documents provide unique insights into the concerns, anxieties & desires of their times. 1950s popular culture is analysed by leading scholars & critics such as Christopher Frayling, Mark Jancovich, Kim Newman & David J. Skal. ...

Helping you to build your information technology career in almost any economy, this title features market-focused skills. It shows you how to: present the value of your technical skills in the job market; position yourself as the primary commodity of your career; remove the guesswork out of job searches; & more. ...

Hypochondriac, neurotic, & a habitual worrier, Ariel Leve has always looked on the blighted side of life. She counts it a good day if she manages to get out of bed. If someone should ask: what's the worst that can happen? She has a ready-made list & lives in permanent fear of what's to come. ...

Charlie Lang (Nicolas Cage) is an honest but poor cop who becomes an instant celebrity when he wins the lottery, & gives half of it to Yvonne (Bridget Fonda), a waitress to whom he had promised a share of the fortune should his number come up that day. This beneficent act is not appreciated by Lang's avaricious wife, Muriel (Rosie Perez), who becomes increasingly estranged from her husband as her new-found riches lead her to ever dizzier social heights. Meanwhile, the more selfless Charlie & Yvonne find themselves being drawn closer & closer together. ...

From Silvio Berlusconi's bed to Casanova's memoirs (the most expensive manuscript in history), via the Statue of Liberty's nose & an X-ray of Marilyn Monroe's chest, this title presents a record of some of the quirkiest, most unexpected & sometimes bizarre possessions that have changed hands
- some costing millions & some only pennies.
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Aubrey Powell directs this documentary made to mark the 40-year anniversary of the discovery of HIV/AIDS. The film follows the struggle of those infected with the disease around the world, those who help the people most at risk & the extraordinary efforts of the people who strive to spread the word of prevention to generations & cultures across the globe. ...