The best of the best from a legendary master of science fiction the first of two volumes The Best of Gordon R Dickson Volume I gathers together fourteen stories predominantly from the first half of legendary science fiction & fantasy writer Gordon R Dickson’s career ranging from the early 1950s through the 1960s including tales dragons dolphins aliens werewolves mutants & humans trying to make sense of an infinitely bewildering universe A maiden aunt is suddenly given superpowers An alien who looks like a large sentient rabbit makes ominous announcement which make no sense from behind an impenetrable force shield Humans besieged by an alien enemy refuse against all reason to give up fighting & much more in stories running the gamut from exciting adventure to stark tragedy to hysterical comedy Plus the never before published “ Love Story” written for Harlan Ellison’s legendary but never published anthology The Last Dangerous Visions & stay tuned for The Best of Gordon R Dickson Volume II with another generous display of Dickson’s virtuosity covering his brilliant career from 1970s to the century’s end Meet the Author Gordon R Dickson (1923-2001) was one of the most prolific & popular science fiction writers of the 20th Century frequently nominated for the Hugo & Nebula Awards & winning three Hugos & one Nebula He also received the Jupiter August Derleth & Skylark Awards & was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame He published nearly fifty solo novels as well as several collaborations with such SF masters as Poul Anderson Ben Bova Keith Laumer & Harry Harrison & over one hundred & fifty short stories novelettes & novellas His most popular works were the novels & shorter pieces in the Childe cycle (which included the Dorsai stories) Also very popular was his Dragon series of fantasy novels which began with the award-winning The Dragon & the George & continued for a total of nine novels & the humorous Hoka stories co-authored with Poul Anderson ...

1 We Are Neighbors 2 1nce Again 3 Old Cape Cod 4 Best Friend 5 Gotta Learn How To Dance 6 Can I Take You Home 7 " April Spring Summer & Wednesdays" 8 Standing In The Rain 9 Blue Skies 10 Superstylin& 11 If Everybody Looked The Same 12 I See You Baby 13 At The River 14 My Friend 15 Take Me Home 16 violet Haze 17 Madder 18 Chicago 19 Easy 20 Think Twice 21 Inside My Mind (Blue Skies) 22 Little By Little 23 But I Feel Good ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Titles Comprise The Devil Rides Out Dracula Prince Of Darkness Quatermass & The Pit The Nanny Frankenstein Created Woman The Devil Rides Out Revered as one of the best horror films produced by Hammer Studios The Devil Rides Out is a chilling battle between good & evil Christopher Lee perhaps best known for his role as Dracula gets to show his good side as the heroic & cavalier Duc de Richleau who maintains the air of a gentleman throughout his tireless battle with a Satanic coven led by the wonderfully villainous Mocata (Charles Gray) Dracula Prince Of Darkness Ignoring a strange warning a young party travelling to the Carpathian Mountains are abandoned by their coachman Their luck changes however when another mysterious coach appears & delivers them to the hospitality of Count Dracula Quatermass & The Pit A London subway excavation abruptly halts when construction workers unearth a cluster of prehistoric skulls & skeletons Anthropologist Dr Roney his assistant Barbara Judd & space expert Professor Quatermass are driven by curiosity & dig deeper to discover a strange &missile& that is not of this earth The Nanny A nanny (Bette Davis) is hired to look after a ten-year-old who has just returned from a mental institution The boy&s mother has just been poisoned & he believes the nanny is to blame When his aunt arrives & hears the boy&s accusations she sides with the nanny claiming the boy is making it all up Frankenstein Created Woman In a 19th century Balkan village Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) & Dr Hertz (Thorley Walters) are embarking upon an experiment to capture the souls of the dead & impose them into other bodies When their assistant Hans (Robert Morris) is unjustly accused of murdering his girlfriend Christina&s father & put to death the two men claim his body & trap his soul in their laboratory Meanwhile Christina (Susan Denberg) is consumed with grief over the death of her beloved Hans & commits suicide Frankenstein & Dr Hertz are able to revive Christina & transfer Hans& soul into her body which results in a vision of beauty Their experiment appears successful until Frankenstein discovers that Christina&s actions are being driven by the spirit of Hans & his passion for revenge Actors Christopher Lee Charles Gray Nike Arrighi Patrick Mower Andrew Keir Barbara Shelley James Donald Julian Glover Bette Davis Wendy Craig Jill Bennett James Villiers William Dix Peter Cushing Susan Denberg & Thorley Walters Director Terence Fisher Roy Ward Baker & Seth Holt Certificate 15 years & over Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Here come eight great Happy Days episodes selected by fans in a Facebook poll Visit the 1950s Milwaukee neighborhood that rocks around the block & join the Cunningham family & their friends for their best-loved laughs Remember how it all began in the pilot episode as awkward teen Richie Cunningham (Ron Howard) lands a date that&s too hot to handle Get in gear as ultra-cool Arthur " Fonzie" Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler) tracks down the villain who trashed his beloved motorcycle & share a hilariously touching Christmas as Fonzie spends the holiday with Richie&s dad Howard (Tom Bosley) his mother Marion (Marion Ross) & precocious little sister Joanie (Erin Moran) All these plus five more laugh-out-loud episodes are featured in this collection Episodes Include All The Way Fonzie Drops In Haunted Guess Who&s Coming To Christmas Richie&s Flip Side Fonzie Moves In The Motorcycle They Call It Potsie Love Certificate PG Languages English ...

Track List Come home (Flood mix) Sit down She&s a star Laid Waltzing along (single version) Say something Born of frustration Tomorrow Destiny calling Out to get you Runaground Lose control Sometimes How was it for you Seven Sound Ring the bells Hymn from the village ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play These acclaimed adaptations of the great Jane Austen’s novels proved it is possible to produce sharp entertaining & modern costume dramas – & remain true to the plot characters & sparkling dialogue of the original novels Beautifully filmed with great star casts these adaptations have themselves now become small screen classics Pride & Prejudice (2009 Special Edition – frame-by-frame restored) This 1995 series was the definitive telling of Jane Austen’s story of a seemingly impossible romance A classic TV adaptation from the BBC it features Colin Firth in an unforgettable performance as Mr Darcy Sense & Sensibility (2008) David Morrissey & Janet Mc Teer star in this stylish & romantic BBC adaptation portraying the story of the spirited Dashwood sisters & the romance with John Willoughby Emma (2009) With a stellar cast this fresh funny & perceptive BBC adaptation brings this comic masterpiece about village life love & self awareness to life Persuasion (2007) Superb acting & lavish photography grace this sensitive subtle funny & heart-wrenching ITV production of this classic novel about unrequited love ...

A must for the novice jazz fan & aficionado alike in this highly original work Humphrey Lyttleton a noted authority goes right back to the roots of Jazz discussing key figures from the early New Orleans & Chicago scenes & beyond highlighting key figures unique styles & the greatest recordings through a thirty year period that defined Jazz music The inimitable Humph provides plenty of lively historical background & tells insightful anecdotes often taken from the reminiscences of the musicians involved ' The Best of Jazz' a compendium of two original works on the subject is split into analysis of distinct eras pre- & post-1931
- '' Basin Street to Harlem'' & '' Enter The Giants'' moving from the ground-breaking early Jazz bands to the rise of revolutionary individual musicians It is an ideal companion work to ' It Just Occurred to Me' (ISBN 9781905798179)
- Humph's earlier much-loved book of reminiscences & thoughts on his life & career Artists discussed in the book include Louis Armstrong Jelly Roll Morton Fats Waller Duke Ellington Bix Beiderbecke Bessie Smith Coleman Hawkins Art Tatum Billie Holliday & many others

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Top-selling established writers & brilliant newcomers both appear regularly in the online magazine Jim Baen&s Universe edited by Eric Flint creator of the New York Times best-selling " Ring of Fire" series Now editor Flint selects a generous serving of the best science fiction & fantasy stories that have appeared in the magazine Hugo & Nebula Award winners such as Mike Resnick & Gene Wolfe are on board & so are best-selling writers David Drake Gregory Benford Esther Friesner & more Jim Baen&s Universe is already a resounding hit on the internet & is certain to be equally popular in the uncybernetic realm of paper reading as well About the Author Eric Flint editor of the online magazine Jim Baen’s Universe is the New York Times best-selling author of the Ring of Fire alternate history series the first of which is 1632 His impressive first novel Mother of Demons (Baen) was selected by Science Fiction Chronicle as one of the best novels of 1997 With David Drake he has written six popular novels in the Belisarius series including the new novel The Dance of Time & with David Weber collaborated on 1633 a novel in the Ring of Fire series & on Crown of Slaves a best of the year pick by Publishers Weekly Flint received his masters degree in history from UCLA & was for many years a labor union activist He lives in East Chicago IL with his wife & is working on more books in his New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Contains the following six episodes Trust Doesn’t Rust Knight of the Phoenix Part 1 Knight of the Phoenix Part 2 Soul Survivor Knightmares A Good Knight’s Work ...

Can&t Fight the Moonlight Life Goes On How Do I Live I Need You We Can Last Thing On My Mind-Duet With Ronan Keating This Love But I Do Love You Written In The Stars-Duet With Elton John Suddenly The Right Kind Of Wrong Commitment Please Remember Crazy Blue Looking Through Your Eyes You Light Up My Life One Way Ticket (Because I Can) How Do I Live Mr Mig Dance Radio Edit Can&t Fight the Moonlight Latino Mix ...