Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gritty violent & exciting Nine Men dramatises the actions of a section of British troops in crisis during the North African War cut off behind enemy lines in the Western Desert Driven by a sandstorm to seek refuge in a tomb they resist being besieged by Italian troops The film&s tense atmosphere highlights the imminent danger of the plot & is counterbalanced by good humour & comradeship amongst the troops which star among others Jack Lambert (The Captive Heart Hue & Cry) as Sergeant Jack Watson & Gordon Jackson (Yesterday&s Enemy) as Young&un Written & directed by Harry Watt who had worked in the 1930s with the GPO then Crown Film Unit on such celebrated documentary films as Night Mail (1936) & Target For Tonight (1941) Nine Men was Watt&s first Ealing feature film before going on to direct such classics as Where No Vultures Fly & The Siege of Pinchgut Actors Jack Lambert Gordon Jackson Frederick Piper Grant Sutherland Bill Blewitt Eric Micklewood John Varley Jack Horsman & Richard Wilkinson Director Harry Watt Certificate PGYear 1943 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 4 minutes (approx)
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Geraldine Brook's Nine Parts of Desire is a fascinatingly rich portrait of a little-known world that lifts the veil on the lives of Islamic women This is the insightful thought-provoking & at times humorous story of Geraldine Brooks' quest to discover the truth about women & Islam From adopting a chador as camouflage to taking meetings with Queen Noor of Jordan & former Iranian President Rafsanjani's daughter the author & journalist went undercover & deep into the heart of another culture She met with Palestinians protesting about 'honour killings' for adultery & sheltered girls transformed into warriors by the Emirates' armed forces Throughout the Middle East Brooks was invited into the homes & lives of these women where she found real stories that overturn western stereotypes Fair-minded & often revelatory Nine Parts of Desire is an extraordinarily rich tapestry of the different lives women lead under Islam & a captivating & diverse portrait of a little known world This is reportage at its best Geraldine Brooks is an award-winning author & journalist She has written several books of fiction & non-fiction including the international bestselling novel Year of Wonders & more recently March which won the Pulitzer She lives in rural Virginia ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play In present day Buenos Aires experienced con-artist Marcos secretly watches novice Juan at work & intervenes to help when he gets caught The pair then go into business together & think they have latched onto something big when an old-timer speaks to them about a set of highly valuable forged stamps Juan & Marcos get hold of the stamps & begin operating a complex con intended to earn them a great deal of money but all is not as it seems Actors Ricardo Darín Gastón Pauls Leticia Bredice María Mercedes Villagra Gabo Correa Directors Fabián Bielinsky Writers Fabián Bielinsky Producers Pablo Bossi Language Spanish Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Tracklist A1 Nimrod A2 Retribution Therapy A3 Chain Reaction A4 Ringworm A5 Happy Happy A6 Dead B1 Hymn B2 Conjure B3 Pretty Little Psycho B4 Ghost B5 Sick Like Me B6 Counterfeit ...

Why do human beings believe in divinities? Why do some seek eternal life while others seek escape from recurring lives? Why do the beliefs & behaviors we typically call "religious" so deeply affect the human personality & so subtly weave their way through human society? Revised & updated in this third edition Nine Theories of Religion considers how these fundamental questions have engaged the most important thinkers of the modern era Accessible systematic & succinct it considers the Victorian anthropology of E B Tylor & J G Frazer the "reductionist" social science of Sigmund Freud Emile Durkheim & Karl Marx the non-reductionist approaches of Max Weber William James & Mircea Eliade & the alternative paradigms that have arisen from the work of E E Evans-Pritchard & Clifford Geertz The third edition features a new chapter on William James Each chapter offers biographical background theoretical exposition conceptual analysis & critical assessment Ideal as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the main text in theory & method in religious studies or in sociology of religion courses Nine Theories of Religion Third Edition offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial & fascinating subject It can be used as a st&-alone text or with the author's companion reader Introducing Religion Readings from the Classic Theorists ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play At & Consolidated& the office manager (Tomlin) the vice president&s secretary (Parton) & the newest employee (Fonda) become great friends as they share their resentment about their egotistical sexist boss (Dabney Coleman) When they inadvertently get a chance to take revenge they institute a host of popular office procedures in his absence
- even as their scheme spins wildly out of control! Full of witty social commentary this delightful comedy marks Dolly Parton&s first film debut & features the Oscar-nominated hit song she wrote & performed Actors Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin Dolly Parton Dabney Coleman Sterling Hayden Elizabeth Wilson Henry Jones Lawrence Pressman Marian Mercer Ren Woods & Norma Donaldson Director Colin Higgins Certificate 15 years & over Year 1980 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 50 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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The nine worlds of Norse & Anglo-Germanic myth comprise the battleground for this area control game In the game Nine Worlds players struggle to take control of these worlds spending action points to add or remove armies move them between the worlds or banish them to Helheim Control of a world gives access to world powers that players can use to win the game Victory relates to the numbers of armies that players have in the Nine Worlds along with controlling or disputing control of as many worlds as possible Players 3-6 Playing time 60-90 minutes Ages 12 ...

York Notes Advanced offer a fresh & accessible approach to English Literature This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level & undergraduate students Written by established literature experts York Notes Advanced intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis a range of critical perspectives & wider contexts ...

One of a series of fiction titles for schools this is Orwell's classic novel in which every aspect of life is controlled by the State Winston Smith thinks he's alone in remembering an earlier time when men & women lived by instincts & loved with passion but then he meets Julia ...