Two talented trumpeters (Fred Astaire & Burgess Meredith) are on the brink of graduating when they meet Ellen, a beautiful young student (Paulette Goddard). They ask her to manage their b&, but their collaboration ends when the boys leave college. Ellen, meanwhile, has started to manage another successful b&, & so tries to use her new contacts to help the boys break into showbiz. ...

Double bill of classic Fred Astaire films. In ' Second Chorus' (1940), two talented trumpeters (Fred Astaire & Burgess Meredith) are on the brink of graduating when they meet Ellen, a beautiful young student (Paulette Goddard). They ask her to manage their b&, but their collaboration ends when the boys leave college. Ellen, meanwhile, has started to manage another successful b&, & so tries to use her new contacts to help the boys break into showbiz. In ' Royal Wedding' (1951), Astaire stars with Jane Powell as Tom & Ellen Bowen, a brother & sister vaudeville team who take their act to London during the run-up to the wedding of Princess Elizabeth & Phillip Mountbatten. Of course, with the sound of wedding bells in the air, it's not long before Tom & Ellen find romance themselves: Tom meeting dancer Anne Ashmond (Sarah Churchill, daughter of Sir Winston) & Ellen falling for the aristocratic Lord John Brindale (Peter Lawford).

Includes:: the duet ' How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?' & the famous routine where Astaire dances on the ceiling.

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Feature on the Cannonball Bike Run, the world's most notorious performance based motorcycle rally. What was a private underground thrash has morphed into a media pursued, mass assault on the roads of mainland Europe. The organisers insist it's a rally but some of the riders have other ideas. Lying in wait are ominous mountain peaks, 2000 miles of back-road riding, & a German police force hell-bent on bringing the race to an end... ...

Christopher Eccleston stars as Steve, a Manchester City fan who thinks he is the Son of God, in this TV drama from ' Queer As Folk' writer Russell T. Davies. After spending 40 days & 40 nights out in the wilderness of Saddleworth Moor, the burial ground for the victims of Myra Hindley & Ian Brady, Steve experiences a revelation which convinces him that he is the Messiah. He then returns to the city & begins to spread the word of God, performing miracles on live television, turning daytime into night, & finally ascending to Heaven from Maine Road football stadium. ...

Part of the " Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture (CCSS)" series that covers the entire New Testament & interprets Scripture from within the living tradition of the Church, this title

Includes:: features designed to help readers understand the Bible deeply & use it effectively.

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With a separate sudoku book for every level, this work helps puzzle lovers play this popular game. Taking a page from karate
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Explores the (dis)connections between writing & women's experience. This book questions the key western narratives of women's identity, as are the literary methods used to construct those narratives. It also explores the possibilities of reworking & re-inventing ourselves. ...