Beautifully written yet highly controversial An Image of Africa asserts Achebe's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' & his conviction that Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people Also included is The Trouble with Nigeria Achebe's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country GREAT IDEAS Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk direct this documentary sequel which follows former United States Vice President Al Gore as he continues his fight against climate change Travelling the world to deliver lectures & meet with global leaders in an attempt to convince them of the benefits of investing in renewable energy Gore highlights the progress that has been made in tackling the issues surrounding climate change in the last ten years & discusses the many problems which still remain ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Documentary featuring former vice president Al Gore weaves the science of global warming with Gore&s personal history & longtime c ommitment to communicating the need to reverse the effects of climate change ...

First published in 1978 & now thoroughly revised Reading Greek is a best-selling one-year introductory course in ancient Greek for students of any age It combines the best of modern & traditional language-learning techniques & is used in schools summer schools & universities across the world This Independent Study Guide is intended to help students who are learning Greek on their own or with only limited access to a teacher It contains notes on the texts that appear in the Text & Vocabulary volume translations of all the texts answers to the exercises in the Grammar & Exercises volume & cross-references to the relevant fifth-century background in The World of Athens There are instructions of how to use the course & the Study Guide The book will also be useful to students in schools universities & summer schools who have to learn Greek rapidly ...

The Battle of Waterloo A heart-racing tale of adventure love & fate against the backdrop of one of the most decisive battles in history by one of the greatest & best-selling romantic novelists of all time In 1815 beneath the aegis of the Army of Occupation Brussels is the gayest town in Europe & the widow Lady Barbara Childe renowned for being as outrageous as she is beautiful is at the centre of all that is fashionable & light-hearted When she meets Charles Audley dashing aide-de-camp to the great Duke of Wellington himself her joie de vivre knows no bounds
- until the eve of the fateful Battle of Waterloo Georgette Heyer was the creator
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- of the Regency romance & An Infamous Army shows why she has won the hearts of a whole new audience with her sweeping historical fiction


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When a young girl is murdered a Police Inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household It emerges that each one of the family has a guilty secret
- each one is partly responsible for her murder Alastair Sim stars in this classic drama
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The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft
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The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama & classic plays in durable classroom editions In this play an inspector interrupts a party to investigate a girl&s suicide & implicates each of the party-makers in her death ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play David Thewlis stars as the titular detective in this BBC adaptation of JB Priestley&s play set in 1912 When a young girl commits suicide Inspector Goole (Thewlis) is sent to investigate the prosperous Yorkshire household of the wealthy Birling family It emerges that each member of the family has a guilty secret & that each one is at least partly responsible for the girl&s death revelations that threaten to destroy the family&s reputation ...