Using settings as varied as Germany, Italy, the Holy Land & the Far East, these stories explore a theme which always preoccupied Thomas Mann
- "the two faces of things". Written between 1918 & 1953, they offer an insight into his development of thought.
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Collection of five films from Italian director Mario Bava. In ' Black Sunday' (1960), a Moldavian vampire is reawoken. In ' Black Sabbath' (1963), a beautiful woman is terrorized by a call from an ex-lover who has escaped from prison for the pleasure of killing her. ' The Girl Who Knew Too Much' (1963) shows the influence of an Italian breed of thriller known as the 'giallo'
- named after a series of mystery pulps with yellow ('giallo') jackets published in Italy by Mondadori, which were renowned for their lurid cover art & attention to violent detail. In ' Kill Baby Kill' (1966), the inhabitants of a modern day Carpathian village are terrified for their lives as a killer demon commits a series of ghastly murders. In ' Knives of the Avenger' (1966), a queen goes into hiding following the apparent death of her husb&. She soon finds herself in danger, but a mysterious stranger comes to her rescue.
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Mario Giacomelli was a winner of numerous medals & prizes, & achieved international status for his photographic work. With 684 beautiful & poetic duotone photographs, this collection displays an understanding of the photographer's country & its people, & a mastery of form & effect that make his photographs imaginative works of art. ...

Whomever Mario Testino photographs, however he photographs them, they embody the spirit of their moment. His sense of fashion, which has made him the most sought-after contemporary photographer, has transformed many of his portraits into icons. This comprehensive book takes a look at his work. ...

Mario Testino is one of the most successful fashion & portrait photographers. From Copacabana's beaches to Ipanema's baixos, from penthouse to favela via the world's most famous carnival parade
- this title presents Testino's love poem to the city that captured his teenage heart, & never let go.
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The complete first series of the BBC comedy show. Rob Brydon plays taxi driver Keith, who, in a series of monologues delivered directly to a dashboard-mounted camera, gradually tells the whole story of how his wife Marion left him for her colleague Geoff. ...