Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Harry Belafonte is not just one of the greatest entertainers of our time; he has led one of the great American lives of the last century Susanne Rostock s SING YOUR SONG lets us share in the struggles the tragedies & most of all the triumphs of this extraordinary icon Belafonte grew up poverty-ridden in Harlem & Jamaica After fighting in the Second World War he realised he wanted a life in the arts He became a star & at the same time lived a life of active involvement in breaking down racial barriers that had never been broken before He had a passionate involvement at the heart of the civil rights movement & countless other political & social causes SING YOUR SONG is an inspiring story of performance & protest from a superstar singer & actor who was on the front lines of practically every progressive political battle in modern memory Along the way he became close to some of the most talented & influential people of the latter half of the 20th Century from fellow students at his acting class Tony Curtis Marlon Brando Sidney Poitier & Walter Matthau to Eleanor Roosevelt James Baldwin Bob Dylan Fidel Castro Miriam Makeba & Nelson Mandela But it was his intimate relationship with civil rights hero Dr Martin Luther King that was to be the most significant of his long political life Belafonte has touched countless lives both as an artist & an activist & SING YOUR SONG is a rare opportunity to share his story ...

When Lee Kuan Yew died recently the world media turned its attention to the nation he led for decades Singapore Lee Kuan Yew's revolutionary transformation of Singapore from a poor & corrupt colonial backwater into an economic powerhouse renowned for its wealth order & rectitude is one of the great-and most surprising-stories of modern era In Singapore Unlikely Power John Perry provides an evenhanded & authoritative history of the island nation that ranges from its Malay origins to the present day Blessed with a natural deepwater port that is shielded by mountain ranges from oceanic storms & which sits along one of the most strategic straits in the world Singapore has served as a major shipping entrepot throughout modern history The first great naval power to exploit the island's strategic location was China & during the fourteenth & fifteenth centuries thousands of Chinese emigrated to Singapore The most famous colonizer though was Britain which ruled Singapore until the 1960s except for when the Japanese occupied it during World War Two From the early nineteenth century onward Singapore was a vital node in the global economy which relied on oceanic shipping & the protection of the British Navy Perry covers all of this before turning to the era of independence which began in the 1960s Plagued with the usual assortment of ills that former colonies in the tropics suffered from-corruption inequality lack of an educated population-Singapore improbably vaulted from essentially third-world status into a first world dynamo over the course of three decades In the process longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew did many things that other post-colonial leaders shunned He embraced the colonial past established close ties with its World War Two tormentor (Japan) & adopted a resolutely pragmatist approach to economic development rather than following any one fashionable ideological program Today it is one of the wealthiest & best educated countries in the world & it is a model regime for states looking to develop rapidly but which are relatively unconcerned with freedom or democracy (although Singapore itself is a democracy) In sum this is an accessible comprehensive & indeed colorful overview of a city-state that has perfected one of the most influential political-economic models in the world ...

Let the Marco Polo city map of Singapore guide you around this awe-inspiring city Highly durable & waterproof this handy pocket-size Singapore map folds away easily & is always on standby to help when you're stuck 2 pages Marco Polo ...

Singer Sewing Machine Shelf Tidy Book Ends A Perfect Piece of Home Decor for the Sewing Obsessed Great Gift Idea for Lovers of this Iconic Sewing Machine These vintage Singer Sewing Machine book ends are full of character & charm & are the perfect piece of home decor for the sewing obsessed individual ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Starring Gene Kelly Donald O& Connor & Debbie Reynolds & featuring unforgettable song & dance classics like & Singin& in the Rain& & Make & Em Laugh& & & All I Do Is Dream of You& it has "just about everything you could ask for in a movie musical" Sunday Review Set in Hollywood in the roaring 20s co-starring Jean Hagen & the incomparable Cyd Charisse & featuring a spectacular 12-minute & Broadway Ballet& finale it is indisputably "the most enjoyable of all American movie musicals" Pauline Kael The programme now contains a previously-deleted sequence featuring Debbie Reynolds in the never-seen-before footage of & You Are My Lucky Star& Audio commentary from Debbie Reynolds Donald O& Connor Cyd Charisse Rita Moreno & screenwriters Betty Comden & Adolph Green & Musicals Great Musicals The Arthur Feed Unit At MGM a documentary about the career of producer songwriter Arthur Feed (80 mins) & What A Glorious Feeling& a new documentary about the making & impact of this landmark movie (30 mins) & The Songwriter&s Review With Freed & Brown& feature (60 mins) & You Are My Lucky Star& out-take Stills gallery Scoring stage options Singin& Inspirations (text feature with branching) Theatrical trailer Interactive menu Scene access Actors Gene Kelly Donald O& Connor Debbie Reynolds Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Cyd Charisse Douglas Fowley & Rita Moreno Director Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1952 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Dutch ; English ; English for the hearing impaired ; French ; German ; Italian ; Italian for the hearing impaired ; Portuguese ; Romanian ; Spanish Duration 1 hour & 38 minutes (approx)
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An spellbinding insight into storytelling from one of today's greatest writers This collection by the 2003-2005 Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo contains short stories essays & commentaries to illuminate the craft of storytelling Analyzing all aspects of writing
- character plot sources & inspiration retelling & biography
- it is perfect for anyone young or old who loves great stories & wants to know more about the art of telling tales

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A must-have collection of fun new songs & chants for practising vocabulary & phrases when learning French A must-have collection of fun new songs & chants for practising vocabulary & phrases when learning French These catchy songs & chants help pupils memorise the words & the upbeat backing trackswill appeal to 8-13 year-olds Also

Includes:: teaching ideas for activities & games to go with each song & chant

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'I'm singing in the rain Just singing in the rain What a glorious feeling I'm happy again!' Based on the classic song this beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates rain & all its fun Jump in puddles raise umbrellas & dance with joy through the pages of this gorgeous story Sweet & positive in its message with bright eye-catching art this book is an uplifting celebration of rain! Singing in the Rain' is one of the world's best-loved songs & the centrepiece of one of my favourite films I love the song's positive message & the iconic sequence of Gene Kelly dancing in the rain always raises a smile As adults we tend to think of rain as an inconvenience rather than the joyous thing that it is Next time it rains step outside feel the rain on your face & give the clouds up above your biggest smile!' ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Classic musical comedy starring Gene Kelly Donald O& Connor & Debbie Reynolds In 1927 Don Lockwood (Kelly who co-directs) has worked his way up from being a song-&-dance man with partner Cosmo Brown (Donald O& Connor) to become a top movie star His on-screen partner Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) who believes that Don loves her for real needs to have her awful voice dubbed with the arrival of talkies The girl selected is &serious& actress Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds) for whom Don soon falls Musical numbers include the famous title song & & Make & Em Laugh& & Good Morning& & & You Were Meant for Me& ...

Lolita glasses combine hand painted accents with sassy messages that help you celebrate any occasion in style Arrives in a beautiful special gift box with Lolita's signature painted under the base of the glass Made from artisan blown glass Hand wash only ...