Although he is primarily known for his acting work Denis Leary began life in the entertainment industry as a st&-up comic of some repute His show ' No Cure For Cancer' won him plaudits across the globe & saw Leary attacking such contemporary phenomena as fitness freaks parenthood drug taking smoking vegetarians & a lot more besides Leary works himself into a frenzy as he storms across the stage while also taunting nonsmokers in the audience by constantly billowing smoke into the air from a constant chain of cigarettes ' Lock & Load' follows similar themes & originally played to over 16 million people on cable channel HBO For fans of Leary's inimitable schtick this is an awesome collection For newcomers--hold onto your hats this is quite a ride! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A box set of all seven of the & Doctor& films In & Doctor in the House& (1954) junior doctor Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) gains a position at St Swithin&s Hospital in London & ends up sharing &digs& with a bunch of slightly older young medics all of whom have failed the previous year on account of their inability to keep to the curriculum Sparrow tries to find a balance between the antics of his new peers & the ever-terrifying Sir Lancelot Spratt chief surgeon at St Swithin&s & a man on the lookout for miscreant doctors wherever they may be Menaced by the advances of his landlady&s daughter & feelings for one of the nurses will Sparrow be able to qualify? In & Doctor at Sea& (1955) Sparrow (Bogarde) becomes a ship&s doctor on a sea-going freighter runs into trouble with the Captain & performs an impromptu appendix operation Brigitte Bardot appears in her first British film role as the love interest & Doctor at Large& (1957) Sparrow (Bogarde) is a qualified doctor & working in Casualty However when he is rather rude to a very important patient he is fired Sparrow soon gets another job but finds that despite the perks of constant attentive females he still yearns to become a surgeon Can he succeed? & Doctor in Love& (1960) sees Michael Craig starring as Dr Richard Hare (taking over from Bogarde&s lead role of Simon Sparrow) Hare finds himself a patient at his own hospital & falls for the charms of Nurse Nightingale (Moira Redmond) & then Dr Barrington (Virginia Maskell) & Doctor in Distress& (1963) sees Dirk Bogarde returning as the young doctor Simon Sparrow & finds himself trying to manage Sir Lancelot Spratt&s love life However this puts pressure on Sparrow&s own relationship with a young pysiotherapist (Samantha Eggar) & Doctor in Clover& (1966) focuses on the character of Gaston Grimsdyke (Leslie Phillips) A chance meeting with Sir Lancelot Spratt leads the young doctor to a position in a new hospital which eventually leads to chaos In the final film & Doctor in Trouble& (1970) troubles befall Dr Burke (Leslie Phillips) when he stows away on an ocean liner & poses as a female photographer Once more the young doctor runs into the authorative figure of a Spratt but this time it is Sir Lancelot&s brother Captain Spratt (Robert Morley) ...

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If you thought you knew the complete story of Dracula prepare yourself for a never-before-seen tale that is completely faithful to Bram Stoker's original vision! Authors Leah Moore & John Reppion joined by atmospheric painter Colton Worley present the iconic masterpiece of gothic horror for the first time with its original beginning & ending restored after 112 years to include the opening chapter " Dracula's Guest" & revealing the ultimate fate of Dracula's castle Beautiful yet terrifying The Complete Dracula is the definitive visual interpretation of the classic work supported by a bonus section of scholarly essays annotations & an original prose tale from Stoker himself! ...

The present volume gathers all of Beckett's texts for theatre from 1955 to 1984 It

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Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French & edited with an introduction & notes by MA Screech In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure reading & reflection There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays' inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library & from his own experience He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses & cannibals poetry & politics sex & religion love & friendship ecstasy & experience But above all Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature & that of men & women in general The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic & personal works in all literature & provide an engaging insight into a wise Renaissance mind continuing to give pleasure & enlightenment to modern readers With its extensive introduction & notes MA Screech's edition of Montaigne is widely regarded as the most distinguished of recent times Michel de Montaigne (1533-1586) studied law & spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading writing & reflection If you enjoyed The Complete Essays you might like Francois Rabelais's Gargantua & Pantagruel also available in Penguin Classics' Screech's fine version must surely serve as the definitive English Montaigne'AC Grayling Financial Times'A superb edition' Nicholas Wollaston Observer ...

Where does a young boy turn when his whole world suddenly disappears? What turns two brothers from an unstoppable team into a pair of bitterly estranged loners? How does the simple-hearted care of one middle-aged nurse reveal the scars of an entire community & can anything heal the wounds caused by a century of deception? Award-winning cartoonist Jeff Lemire pays tribute to his roots with Essex County an award-winning trilogy of graphic novels set in an imaginary version of his hometown the eccentric farming community of Essex County Ontario Canada In Essex County Lemire crafts an intimate study of one community through the years & a tender meditation on family memory grief secrets & reconciliation With the lush expressive inking of a young artist at the height of his powers Lemire draws us in & sets us free This new edition collects the complete critically-acclaimed trilogy (Tales from the Farm Ghost Stories & The Country Nurse) in one deluxe volume! Also included are over 40-pages of previously unpublished material including two new stories ...

A slave who represented his masters in court & negotiations Aesop relied on allegorical animal stories collected here in The Complete Fables to convey his key points This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by Olivia & Robert Temple with an introduction by Robert Temple In a series of pithy amusing vignettes Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare & a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrongdoing as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks All Aesop's fables full of humour insight & savage wit as well as many fascinating glimpses of ordinary life have now been brought together for the first time in this definitive & fully annotated modern edition Little is known for certain about the life of Aesop (c 620-564 BC) though details of his life are scattered throughout the works of ancient Greek writers including Aristophanes Xenophon Aristotle & Herodotus who give grounds for thinking that he was a slave & Plutarch who identifies him as an entertaining storyteller executed by the Delphians by being thrown off a cliff If you enjoyed The Complete Fables you might like Ovid's Metamorphoses also available in Penguin Classics' Ground-breaking this version of the fables is a revelation the translation is excellent' Peter Jones Sunday Telegraph' Aesop remains a fundamental figure in Western literature' Frederic Raphael Sunday Times ...

' Oh grandmama what great big teeth you have!' Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale & it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood Sleeping Beauty Cinderella & the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day Perrault's tales were enjoyed in the salons of Louis XIV as much as they were loved in the nursery & it is their wit humour & lively detail that capture the imagination of adult & child alike They transmute into vivid fantasies the hidden fears & conflicts by which children are affected fears of abandonment or worse conflicts with siblings & parents & the trials of growing up In addition to the familiar stories this edition also

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- the troubling account of patient Griselda the comic Three Silly Wishes & the notorious Donkey-Skin This new translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone & flavour of Perrault's world & the delightful spirit of the originals 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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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense the son of a shoemaker His early life was wretched but he was adopted by a patron & became a short-story writer novelist & playwright though he remains best-known for his magical fairy tales which were published between 1835 & 1872 For 150 years his stories have been delighting both adults & children Packed with a light-hearted whimsy combined with a mature wisdom they are as entrancing as ever Here are all of Andersen's 154 tales & among the favourites are The Red Shoes The Mermaid The Real Princess The Emperor's New Clothes The Tinder Box & of course The Ugly Duckling ...