Accountant Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sent to prison in the Forties for the murder of his unfaithful wife & her lover, despite protesting his innocence. He slowly comes to terms with the injustices of the corrupt prison system & quietly inspires some of his fellow prison inmates to have a more positive outlook on life. Meanwhile, the Governor of the prison discovers Dufresne's book-keeping talents & recruits him to do a spot of creative accountancy. Fellow inmate, ageing gangster ' Red' (Morgan Freeman), uses his connections to take care of Dufresne's material needs, & narrates the story of his friend's term in jail through to the late Sixties. ...

Accountant Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sent to prison in the Forties for the murder of his unfaithful wife & her lover, despite protesting his innocence. He slowly comes to terms with the injustices of the corrupt prison system & quietly inspires some of his fellow prison inmates to have a more positive outlook on life. Meanwhile, the Governor of the prison discovers Dufresne's book-keeping talents & recruits him to do a spot of creative accountancy. Fellow inmate, ageing gangster ' Red' (Morgan Freeman), uses his connections to take care of Dufresne's material needs, & narrates the story of his friend's term in jail through to the late Sixties. ...

2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Ireland's great road racing champion Shay Elliott. Shay's career & life were punctuated equally by success & glory, & by disappointment & betrayal, & ultimate tragedy. However he left behind a rare legacy in professional cycling. This book discusses his life. ...

Another classic Hammer film, shot in Israel & based on H. Rider Haggard's fantasy novel. While on an expedition, Major Horace Holly (Peter Cushing) & his team discover the secret kingdom of Ayesha (Ursula Andress)
- she who must be obeyed. Condemned to eternal life, Ayesha wishes Holly's colleague to join her in her eternal existence; believing him to be the reincarnation of her former lover, an Egyptian high priest whom she murdered two thousand years ago.
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Another classic Hammer film, shot in Israel & based on H. Rider Haggard's fantasy novel. While on an expedition, Major Horace Holly (Peter Cushing) & his team discover the secret kingdom of Ayesha (Ursula Andress)
- she who must be obeyed. Condemned to eternal life, Ayesha wishes Holly's colleague to join her in her eternal existence; believing him to be the reincarnation of her former lover, an Egyptian high priest whom she murdered two thousand years ago.
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Ayesha is a 2, 000-year-old queen who rules a fabled lost city. She has the occult wisdom of Isis, the eternal youth & beauty of Aphrodite, & the violent appetite of a lamia. This edition of the 1887 classic features an introductory essay by literary critic Regina Barreca. ...