' Stories are something you carry with you something to last your entire life to be passed on to your children & their children for evermore' Duncan Williamson Duncan Williamson came from a family of Travelling People who told stories around the campfire for entertainment & for teaching As a child Duncan learnt the ways of the world through stories ' My father's knowledge told us how to live in this world as natural human beings -- not to be greedy not to be foolish not to be daft or selfish -- by stories' In this collection he passes on some of these wonderful children's folk & fairy tales For over sixty years Duncan travelled around Scotland -- on foot then in a horse & cart & later an old van -- collecting tales which not only come from the Travelling People but from the crofters farmers & shepherds he met along the way This collection

Includes:: tales about cunning foxes & storytelling cats hunchbacked ogres & beautiful unicorns helpful broonies & mysterious fairies rich kings & fearsome warriors as well as those about ordinary folk trying to make their way in the world The stories have been written down as faithfully as possible to Duncan's unique storytelling voice full of colour humour & life

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The Command of the Ocean describes with unprecedented authority & scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness & the central place of the Navy & naval activity in the life of the nation & government It describes not just battles voyages & cruises but how the Navy was manned how it was supplied with timber hemp & iron how its men (and sometimes women) were fed & above all how it was financed & directed It was during the century & a half covered by this book that the successful organizing of these last three
- victualling money & management
- took the Navy to the heart of the British state It is the great achievement of the book to show how completely integrated & mutually dependent Britain & the Navy then became

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Following the success of his previous book The Commando Way Damian Mc Kinney delves deeper into the links & lessons of achieving high performance in the military & business worlds Drawing on his own experience as a Royal Marine & as a highly successful international business consultant Mc Kinney writes about the values of being a Marine that have served him well in his commercial life He suggests that the 'commando entrepreneur' is a particularly vital & valuable role in business success the strengths offered by a disciplined 'maverick' able to innovate outside the restrictions of everyday business What are the characteristics of a commando entrepreneur? Mc Kinney explores these through interviews with renowned global business leaders case studies of work undertaken by his consultancy & stories from military history From this unique range of advice & experience he provides guidance for senior business people to help them discover & unleash their commando entrepreneur & improve both individual & company performance ...

The Commissar of the title played by Nonna Mordyukova is a Soviet functionary wielding power over a remote Jewish village Neither she nor the villagers care for the status quo but over a period of several weeks both come to accept the situation & to establish a detente ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play From acclaimed director Alan Parker comes the award-winning film that took the world by storm Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) knows he's the world's greatest band manager now he just needs a band Auditioning everyone he can find Jimmy gathers ten of the most talented least experienced musicians from the rough streets of working-class Dublin with a plan to launch the greatest Irish Soul band in the world It's a joyful mixture of great characters super dialogue & wonderful music (The Sun) foul-mouthed fast-talking & very funny (Time Out) with a soundtrack from soul paradise (Daily Telegraph) One of the greatest films in the last 50 years (BBC Movie Connections) Ladies & Gentlemen please put your working class hands together for the saviours of soul Actors Robert Arkins Johnny Murphy Andrew Strong Kenneth Mc Cluskey Glen Hansard Directors Alan Parker Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID AARONOVITCHThe Communist Manifesto was first published in London by two young men in their late twenties in 1848 Its impact reverberated across the globe & throughout the next century & it has come to be recognised as one of the most important political texts ever written Maintaining that the history of all societies is a history of class struggle the manifesto proclaims that communism is the only route to equality & is a call to action aimed at the proletariat It is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand our modern political landscape ...

Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
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The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda ever written It is a summary of the whole Marxist vision of history & is the foundation document of the Marxist movement Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels were aged 29 & 27 respectively when The Communist Manifesto was published on the eve of the 1848 revolutions The authors had been close collaborators since 1844 & the Manifesto is a condensed & incisive account of the world-view they had evolved during their hectic intellectual & political involvement of the previous few years This new edition is critically & textually up to date &

Includes:: the Prefaces written by Marx & Engels subsequent to the 1848 edition ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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' The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains' Marx & Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes
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In a world where capitalism is no longer held in check by fear of a communist alternative The Communist Manifesto (with Socialism Utopian & Scientific Engels's brief & clear exposition of Marxist thought) is essential reading The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 is Engels's first & probably best-known book 432 pages Marx Karl ...