Quentin Blake turns his brilliant artistic talents to Dickens' much-loved Christmas story A beautiful luxury edition of Dickens's ...

'A is for Apples some green & some red B is for Breakfast we're having in bed' With a simple rhyming text & characteristically brilliant illustrations from Quentin Blake this wonderful ABC is an absolute must for young children just getting to grips with their alphabet ...

Quentin Blake is one of the foremost illustrators of the twentieth century Perhaps best known for his collaboration with Roald Dahl on books such as The Giraffe & the Pelly & Me The Twits & Matilda he is cherished by young & old alike throughout the world Yet his work has not attained &fine art& status Should it be considered so? How does Blake&s background in education inform his work? & what is the interrelation between the work he makes & the life that he leads? Distinguished curator Ghislaine Kenyon has spent a great deal of time with Blake during the last decade & a half & in Quentin Blake In the Theatre of the Imagination she provides a profound insight into an extraordinary man & a truly remarkable body of work Kenyon has known Quentin Blake since 1998 & worked with him on staging a jointly curated exhibition & Tell Me A Picture& in the year of Blake&s tenure as Children&s Laureate (1999-2000) She followed Blake during the years in which he continued to work &off the page& producing work for hospitals in Angers & Paris & staging major exhibitions around the world collaborating with him both in an administrative & curatorial capacity But what Kenyon has observed during a number of years of working alongside him & sharing a friendship is that Blake&s work is necessarily intertwined with his life His life informs his wonderful illustrations & his artwork in turn informs his life
- a life which is extremely private mysterious & full of complexities & ambiguities Kenyon & Blake share a background in teaching & this interest informs Blake&s connection to what educationists call learning & teaching& but which could also be termed simply education A shared enthusiasm for education brought Kenyon & Blake together & informs the projects both the artist & curator now work on aiming to reach children & adults in new ways & provide new experiences With exceptional insight into Blake&s oeuvre & his life Ghislaine Kenyon has produced not merely a biography but a critical view of the artist&s work Quentin Blake In the Theatre of the Imagination is a fitting tribute to Quentin Blake&s journey & his great legacy
- the delightful illustrations to over 300 books several written by him paintings prints & sculptures
- & the contribution he has made to art education & the lives of so many different people


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A never-before published personal account of the work of the inimitable author & illustrator Quentin Blake providing an insight by the artist himself into his own practice & his famous collaborations A fully illustrated publication with over 200 colour pictures 224 pages 240 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Collection of five films written & directed by Quentin Tarantino & Reservoir Dogs& (1992) is set during the aftermath of a robbery which has gone violently wrong Harvey Keitel Michael Madsen Tim Roth & Steve Buscemi are amongst the stars making up the team of robbers Mr White Mr Blonde Mr Orange & Mr Pink who meet at a warehouse after the failed heist & attempt to work out who is to blame In & Jackie Brown& (1997) air stewardess Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) smuggles money on the side for gunrunner Ordell Robbie (Samuel L Jackson) When she is caught with 50000 & a consignment of cocaine she makes a deal with Ordell if convicted she will not shop him as long as he pays her 100000 Meanwhile Jackie also makes a deal with the cops promising to help convict Ordell & enlists the help of bail bond man Max Cherry (Robert Forster) in a daring attempt to outwit both the police & Ordell & Pulp Fiction& (1994) melds three dime-store stories set in lowlife LA into one cohesive thriller Butch (Bruce Willis) is an over-the-hill boxer paid to take a fall who instead does a runner with mobster Merselius (Ving Rhames)&s money Meanwhile Vincent Vega (John Travolta) & Jules Winfield (Jackson) are two hitmen who aren&t having the easiest of mornings & Pumpkin & Honey Bunny (Roth & Amanda Plummer) are two would-be bank robbers who are planning a heist in a restaurant In & Kill Bill Volume 1& (2003) Uma Thurman stars as The Bride one-fifth of a team of assassins called Di VAS When she decides to get married & leave the outfit her boss Bill (David Carradine) is not a happy man & gets her former colleagues to show up at the wedding; leaving behind a blood bath & The Bride shot in the head Four years later The Bride sets out on a journey of revenge In & Kill Bill Volume 2& (2004) having dispensed with some of her former colleagues The Bride (Thurman) resumes her quest for justice She now has two remaining foes on her & Death List& Budd (Madsen) & Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah)
- before she moves on to her ultimate goal
- to kill Bill (Carradine)

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Django Unchained is certainly Quentin Tarantino's most commercially-successful film & is arguably also his most controversial Fellow director Spike Lee has denounced the representation of race & slavery in the film while many African American writers have defended the white auteur The use of extremely graphic violence in the film even by Tarantino's standards at a time when gun control is being hotly debated has sparked further controversy & has led to angry outbursts by the director himself Moreover Django Unchained has become a popular culture phenomenon with t-shirts highly contentious action figures posters & strong DVDBlu Ray sales The topic (slavery & revenge) the setting (a few years before the Civil War) the intentionally provocative generic roots (Spaghetti Western & Blaxploitation) & the many intertexts & references (to German & French culture) demand a thorough examination Befitting such a complex film the essays collected here represent a diverse group of scholars who examine Django Unchained from many perspectives ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The final film of acclaimed director Rainer Werner Fassbinder The story of a sailor named Querelle (Brad Davis) who turns on his drug-smuggling partner & murders him He then goes to a notorious brothel run by the rapacious Lysiane (Jeanne Moreau) who leads Querelle into his first homosexual encounter Subsequently he falls in love with a fellow murderer Gil (Hanno Poschl) Partly because his love for Gil panics him & partly so that he can keep Gil all to himself Actors Brad Davis Franco Nero & Jeanne Moreau Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder Certificate 18 years & over Year 1982 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 48 minutes (approx) ...

Colour in the number keys of these puzzling images to reveal 20 astounding portraits of some of the world's most adored icons 48 pages 20 Pavitte Thomas ...

Willow Tree is an intimate line of figurative sculptures representing sentiments of love closeness healing courage hopeall the emotions we encounter in life The idea of the figure is to portray that time in someone's life when he finds something that he is passionately interested in
- & begins to pursue it independently with no parental prodding Quest could be a birthday gift or graduation gift or a thank you gift to a teachermentor who may have sparked an interest in a young mind
- Susan Lordi The item is made in resin & h&-painted with lead-free paint Supplied in a branded gift box & a gift tag with sentiment ' Seek explore discover' Not a toy or children's product Intended for adults only

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This 2 slice toaster is a sleek & smart addition to any kitchen boasting a number of helpful features 700W Power with Defrost Function Reheat & variable browning control with the added bonus of a removable crumb tray built in 220-240V 50 Hz rating with a cable length of 075m ...