Filled with compelling drama earthy humour & remarkable insight this book traces three generations of the family of tyrannical patriarch al-Sayyid Ahmad Abd al-Jawad who rules his household with a strict hand while living a secret life of self-indulgence 1376 pages Mahfouz Naguib ...

Featuring exclusive new content about Jimmy's time in the UK " Jim if you don't help us out John's going to get sent back to Britain The feds have a hard-on for him" Harry Nilsson" Going back to Britain isn't like going to the electric chair Harry They have women there & daffodils & cozy little pubs" Jimmy Webb In 1969 Webb was a 'heavy pot smoker sexual adventurer & hopelessly liberal Democrat who hated the war in Vietnam'; writing songs for Glenn Campbell Frank Sinatra & Liza Minelli He lived in a ' Valleywood' mansion with two grand pianos & stained glass windows commemorating his musical inspirations Joni Mitchell Art Garfunkel Paul Simon & Bob Dylan; George Harrison John Lennon & Elvis Presley Vegas came calling offering him 40k to play ' Mac Arthur Park' on the piano once a night for eight weeks Four years later he was living in his gated mansion lying for John Lennon & stashing hundred dollar bills & cocaine in his house-safe In 1973 the man who brought to the world songs including ' Up Up & Away' ' By The Time I Get To Phoenix' ' Mac Arthur Park' ' Galveston' & ' Wichita Lineman' accidentally over-dosed on what proved to be street-level PCP When he awoke from his coma he didn't recognise a piano The Cake & The Rain sees Webb whirl between the early 70s & across the whole of the preceding three decades that led to him weeping over the piano keys as his fingers finally remembered what they'd been born to do Because there almost wasn't Jimmy Webb still plays & records like there's no tomorrow This is the memoir of one of the greatest songwriters of all time a man with unfathomable talent
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Actress Mary Stuart Masterson makes her feature directorial debut with this drama detailing the manner in which three generations of men deal with the death of the family matriarch Evicted from his New York City apartment starving musician Guy Kimbrough (Jayce Bartok) makes his way back upstate for the first time in three years Upon returning to his hometown Guy does his best to deal with the recent death of his mother while desperately attempting to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend Stephanie (Miriam Shor) -- who has since moved on & found happiness with another man Meanwhile as Guy does his best to win Stephanie back his shy brother Beagle (Aaron Stanford) falls deeply in love with Friedreich's Ataxia-stricken high school student Georgia & their father Easy (Bruce Dern) attempts to rekindle his relationship with Georgia's grandmother Marg (Elizabeth Ashley) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play He doesn&t just beat his opponents he creams them! Young milkman & amateur boxer & Calcium Kid& Jimmy (Bloom) is just as stunned as the rest of the boxing world when through an unusual (to say the least) sequence of events he&s offered the opportunity to fight the world champion in his home town Jimmy&s got a lotta bottle & he&s going to need it too! Actors Orlando Bloom Omid Djalili Michael Pena Michael Lerner Ronni Ancona & Billie Piper Director Alex De Rakoff Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 26 minutes (approx)
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Calculus is the key to much of modern science & engineering It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change & since in the natural world we are surrounded by change the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics But it is also something of a mathematical adventure largely because of the way infinity enters at virtually every twist & turn In The Calculus Story David Acheson presents a wide-ranging picture of calculus & its applications from ancient Greece right up to the present day Drawing on their original writings he introduces the people who helped to build our understanding of calculus With a step by step treatment he demonstrates how to start doing calculus from the very beginning ...

Originally released in 2017 as The Caligula Effect on Play Station Vita The Caligula Effect Overdose boasts twice the story content & new features like a UI overhaul new characters including a playable female protagonist plus additional scenario paths & endings! Voiceover option Japanese Language format English ...

What is a caliphate? What is the history of the idea? How is the term used & abused today? In the first modern account of a subject of critical importance today acclaimed historian Hugh Kennedy answers these questions by chronicling the rich history of the caliphate from the death of Muhammad to the present At its height the caliphate stretched from Spain to the borders of China & was the most powerful political entity in western Eurasia In an era when Paris & London boasted a few thousand inhabitants Baghdad & Cairo were sophisticated centres of trade & culture & the Umayyad & Abbasid caliphates were distinguished by major advances in science medicine & architecture By ending with the recent re-emergence of caliphal ideology within fundamentalist Islam The Caliphate underscores why it is crucial that we know about this form of Islamic government to understand the political ideas of the so-called Islamic State & other Islamist groups in the twenty first century ...

Nessa & her friends attend Boyle College to train for the most dangerous time of their lives
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In the high-stakes edge-of-your-seat thriller The Call a thin thread of survival separates a teenage kidnap victim from her only hope a compassionate steady voice on the other end of a cell phone marshaling all the resources she can to find her Veteran 911 Emergency Call Center operator Jordan (Halle Berry) has the kind of job that&s not for the faint of heart navigating the public&s distress in order to save lives But when a young woman&s frantic report of a prowler ends tragically Jordan is devastated Reassessing her life Jordan wonders if perhaps she&s experienced her last fraught-filled phone call With a supportive cop (Morris Chestnut) for a boyfriend maybe it&s time to step back enjoy life & teach others the ins & outs of her high-pressure profession That lifeline to strangers isn&t over yet though When average American teenager Casey (Abigail Breslin) is abducted by a serial killer (Michael Eklund) she manages to place a 911 call from the trunk of the killer&s car Jordan leading a group of new recruits through the massive Call Center operation is in earshot of the call It&s an all-too familiar scenario for this experienced public servant but before long Casey&s situation reveals itself as eerily shockingly familiar There&s only one thing Jordan can do take charge in a way she&s never done before She must turn Casey into a partner in helping them track down the killer & prove that this call is Jordan&s calling Product Details Actors Halle Berry Abigail Breslin Morris Chestnut Michael Eklund David Otunga & Michael Imperioli Director Brad Anderson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English Duration 1 hour & 34 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the high-stakes edge-of-your-seat thriller The Call a thin thread of survival separates a teenage kidnap victim from her only hope a compassionate steady voice on the other end of a cell phone marshaling all the resources she can to find her Veteran 911 Emergency Call Center operator Jordan (Halle Berry) has the kind of job that&s not for the faint of heart navigating the public&s distress in order to save lives But when a young woman&s frantic report of a prowler ends tragically Jordan is devastated Reassessing her life Jordan wonders if perhaps she&s experienced her last fraught-filled phone call With a supportive cop (Morris Chestnut) for a boyfriend maybe it&s time to step back enjoy life & teach others the ins & outs of her high-pressure profession That lifeline to strangers isn&t over yet though When average American teenager Casey (Abigail Breslin) is abducted by a serial killer (Michael Eklund) she manages to place a 911 call from the trunk of the killer&s car Jordan leading a group of new recruits through the massive Call Center operation is in earshot of the call It&s an all-too familiar scenario for this experienced public servant but before long Casey&s situation reveals itself as eerily shockingly familiar There&s only one thing Jordan can do take charge in a way she&s never done before She must turn Casey into a partner in helping them track down the killer & prove that this call is Jordan&s calling Actors Halle Berry Abigail Breslin Morris Chestnut Michael Eklund David Otunga & Michael Imperioli Director Brad Anderson Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English Duration 1 hour & 34 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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