In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited & East Germany ceased to exist In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight & one in 50 East Germans were informing on their countrymen & women there are a thousand stories just waiting to get out Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany
- she meets Miriam who as a 16-year-old might have started World War III visits the man who painted the line which became the Berlin Wall & gets drunk with the legendary Mik Jegger of the East once declared by the authorities to his face to no longer to exist Written with wit & literary flair Stasiland provides a rivetting insight into life behind the wall
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1 Eyes Closed 2 Secrets 3 Losing Myself 4 All You Are Is History 5 Perfect Score 6 All Or Nothing 7 Shape Up 8 Back & Forth 9 Around The World & Back 10 Breaking Ground 11 Tooth & Nail 12 Elevated (Live) 13 All You Are Is History (Live) 14 Losing Myself (Acoustic) 15 Secrets (Acoustic) 16 Hurry Up & Wait 17 Slow Burn ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Dana Andrews & Jeanne Crain star in this classic musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein Every member of the Frake family is after a prize at the annual State Fair father for his pig mother for her pies & for the son & daughter true love Who will depart successful & who will leave disappointed? Actors Dana Andrews Jeanne Crain Dick Haymes Vivian Blaine Fay Bainter Directors Walter Lang Producers William Perlberg Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 2 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Dana Andrews & Jeanne Crain star in this classic musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein Every member of the Frake family is after a prize at the annual State Fair father for his pig mother for her pies & for the son & daughter true love Who will depart successful & who will leave disappointed? Actors Dana Andrews Jeanne Crain Dick Haymes Vivian Blaine Fay Bainter Directors Walter Lang Producers William Perlberg Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In this rousing celebration of love & laughter in America&s heartland each member of the Frake family is up for a different prize when they attend their state fair Father wants a blue ribbon for his favorite pig first prize (and only first prize) will do for Mom&s entry in the pie-baking contest & for their son & daughter the hunt is on for true love ...

A concise & provocative introduction to state legislative politics this book a supplement for state & local government courses & upper level courses on legislative politics It examines state legislatures & state lawmakers putting them in historical context showing how they have evolved over the years & differentiating them from Congress ...

How Will You Survive? Small-town America one year from today The dead have risen & civilization has fallen Not even the military could stop the zombies & now it&s up to you to gather survivors & build a community with your friends in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where every decision matters & where you define what it means to survive The ultimate open world zombie survival game Build your community & invite up to three friends to explore a world filled with hostile zombies Establish a base develop your characters & manage resources to survive in a post-apocalyptic world In the apocalypse the line between right & wrong disappears & every decision has lasting consequences Xbox One Console Exclusive Games play better on Xbox One X State of Decay 2 is enhanced to deliver the best in true 4K gaming ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Chaos overtakes a small town after a chemical facility explodes & releases a deadly toxin ...

This Blu-ray is region free Triple bill of films starring Russell Crowe In & American Gangster& (2007) when his boss dies underworld driver Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) seizes his chance & begins to build his own criminal empire in Harlem Utilising the bodies of dead US soldiers Lucas begins importing heroin direct from South-East Asia increasing purity on the street & undercutting his rivals in one swoop Before long he&s amassed a fortune bringing him to the attention of maverick policeman Ritchie Roberts (Crowe) an honest cop in an otherwise corrupt force who makes it his business to shut Lucas down In Ridley Scott&s Oscar-winning take on the Roman epic & Gladiator& (2000) after the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris) Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) betrays the Emperor&s beloved General Maximus (Crowe) & takes the throne for himself Maximus is sold as a slave & then trained as a gladiator keeping himself strong with thoughts of revenge Eventually he is taken to the Colosseum where he prepares to fight in a contest presided over by the corrupt Commodus Will he suffer the ultimate humiliation & die for the entertainment of his enemy or will he survive the rigors of the arena & find a way of exacting his revenge? Finally & State of Play& (2009) is a political thriller based on the acclaimed 2003 BBC mini-series With the action transposed from Westminster to Washington the film follows the investigations of journalist Cal Mc Affrey (Crowe) as he probes into the suspicious death of the mistress & former research assistant of ambitious up-&-coming Congressman & potential presidential candidate Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) As he works alongside the police on the case Mc Affrey becomes romantically involved with the Congressman&s estranged wife Anne (Robin Wright Penn) ...