John Q Archibald (Denzel Washington) is a Chicago factory worker struggling to make ends meet. When his son Michael is rushed to hospital after having a seizure at a baseball game, the doctors say the boy must receive a heart transplant as soon as possible. Lacking the necessary health insurance to cover the operation, John has no choice but to take the chief surgeon hostage, barricade himself in the emergency room, & demand that his son's name be put on a donor-recipient list. As the police gather outside & hostage negotiator Frank Grimes (Robert Duvall) attempts to diffuse the situation, the media begin an in-depth coverage of the siege & in the process turn John into a modern-day folk hero. ...

By the standards that historians usually use to judge presidents, John Quincy Adams was a failure. This book provides a biography of Adams that seeks to integrate the themes of his life into an understandable whole that explains both the successes & failures of his extraordinary career. It seeks to present a narrative of Adams' career. ...

By the standards that historians usually use to judge presidents, John Quincy Adams was a failure. Although better qualified for the office than any American of his generation, he served for only one term. This book presents a narrative of Adams' career that draws upon the scholarship on his life & times. ...

John R Searle is one of the world's leading philosophers. During his long & outstanding career, he has made groundbreaking & lasting contributions to the philosophy of language, to the philosophy of mind, as well as to the nature, structure, & functioning of social reality. This volume documents the 13th Munster Lectures on Philosophy. ...

This examination of John Randolph of Roanoke is an essay in both political theory & American history. Included in this edition is a recently discovered first-hand account of Randolph's death in Philadelphia. Russell Kirk is the author of " The Conservative Mind". ...

Live concert from two of Pentangle's founding members. Guitarist John Renbourn & vocalist Jacqui Mc Shee have been musical collaborators for four decades. Renbourn's guitar style is a product of years of curiosity & investigation. Exploring the guitar in unusual & beautiful ways, John takes his listeners through a musical landscape of masterful playing, warm vocals & witty asides. The consummate fingerstylist plays a unique folk-baroque fusion of British & Celtic folk music with jazz, blues, ragtime, classical, Middle Eastern, & pre-Renaissance music. London-born Mc Shee combines a soprano voice with an experimenter's outlook. There's also a guest appearance by guitarist, Clive Carroll. ...

This release captures thirty years of music by John Renbourn & chronicles his evolving growth as one of today's foremost acoustic guitar masters. Tracks include: 'I Know My Rider', ' Travelling Song', ' Let No Man Steal Your Thyme', ' In Time', ' Blues In A', ' Rosslyn', ' Trotto', ' The English Dance', ' Whitehouse Blues', ' The Fair Flower Of Northumberland', ' Pavane', ' Tourdion', ' Candyman', ' Goodbye Porkpie Hat', ' Round Midnight', ' Abide With Me', ' Great Dreams From Heaven', ' Sweet Potato', ' Lord Franklin', ' Little Niles', ' Young Man Who Wouldn't Sow Corn', ' The Lament For Owen Roe O' Neil', ' Mist Covered Mountains Of Home', ' The Wedding' & ' Cherry'. ...