Philip Mann chronicles the relationship of dandyism & the emerging cultural landscape of modernity via portraits of Regency England's Beau Brummel
- the first dandy
- & six twentieth-century figures Austrian architect Adolf Loos the Duke of Windsor neo-Edwardian courtier Bunny Roger writer & raconteur Quentin Crisp French film producer Jean-Pierre Melville & New German Cinema enfant terrible & inverted dandy Rainer Werner Fassbinder He blends memorable anecdotes with acute analysis to explore their style identity & influence & interweaves their stories with an entertaining history of tailoring & men's fashion The Dandy at Dusk contextualizes the relationship between dandyism decadence & modernism against the background of a century punctuated by global conflict & social upheaval

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If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set The Dangerous Book for Boys is it How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers race your own go-cart & identify the best"ations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts & figures at your fingertips
- swot up on the solar system learn about famous battles & read inspiring stories of incredible courage & bravery Teach your old dog new tricks Make a pinhole camera Understand the laws of cricket There's a whole world out there with this book anyone can get out & explore it The Dangerous Book for Boys is written with the verve & passion that readers of Conn Iggulden's number one bestselling novels have come to expect This book his first non-fiction work has been written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth & as a compendium of information so vital to men of all ages Lavishly designed & fully illustrated in colour & black & white throughout it's set to be a perfect gift for Father's Day & beyond Chapters in The Dangerous Book for Boys include The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Conkers Laws of Football Dinosaurs Fishing Juggling Timers & Tripwires Kings & Queens Famous Battles Spies Making Crystals Insects & Spiders Astronomy Girls The Golden Age of Piracy Secret Inks Patron Saints of Britain Skimming Stones Dog Tricks Making a Periscope Coin Tricks Marbles Artillery The Origin of Words & The Solar System
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Contains every ultraviolent & perverted sketch by The Dangerous Brothers played by Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson ...

A little girl is transported with the help of magic glasses from the tedium of a summer afternoon into an exciting world of mangrove swamps spluttering volcanoes & sea where birds fly upside down & wild things threaten to pounce But she is not alone Old friends from Moomin Valley
- Hemulen Sniff Snufkin Thingummy & Bob
- have joined her on the journey & Moomin too who rides to their rescue in a stripey balloon This brand new version of a 'lost classic' pairs Jansson's irresistible artwork with a playful rhyming text by one of Britain's star poets

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We have real hope we're called to share But how we share it makes a difference Christians today face a dilemma in a world that seems to reject everything we believe how do we walk closely with God without caving to pressure or alienating those we hope to reach? In this eye-opening new book Chris Hodges provides a solution by examining the life of the prophet Daniel who persevered in a corrupt culture that closely resembles our own-and emerged as an influential force in God's redemptive plan Full of scripture & seasoned with Hodges' candid personal insights The Daniel Dilemma shows us that we can hold firmly to biblical beliefs without becoming obnoxious insulting or mad We can stand strong while loving others well Because standing for truth isn't about winning the argument; it's about winning hearts & when we learn the secret of connecting before correcting we discover that we can respond to today's hard questions without compromising grace or truth With fresh insights & practical ideas Hodges encourages Christians struggling with our cultural reality to hold God's standards high & his grace deep-just as Jesus did & just as his followers today are called to do ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Engl&-Danmark 0-1 EM-KVALIFIKATION 1983 Denmark-Belgien 3-2 EM-SLUTRUNDE 1984 Danmark-Sovjetunionen 4-2 EM-KVALIFIKATION 1985 Danmark-Uruguay 6-1 EM-SLUTRUNDE 1986 Danmark-Grkenland 7-1 EM-KVALIFIKATION 1989 Holl&-Danmark 6-7 (2-2) M-SLUTRUNDE 1992 Danmark-Tyskland 2-0 M-SLUTRUNDE 1992 Danmark-Kroatien 3-1 EM-KVALIFIKATION 1997 Nigeria-Danmark 2-3 EM-KVALIFIKATION 2008 Language Danish Format 43 Number of Discs 10 ...

The Danish Girl is now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne & Alicia Vikander directed by Tom Hooper Loosely inspired by a true story this tender portrait of marriage asks What do you do when the person you love has to change? It starts with a question a simple favour asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio setting off a transformation neither can anticipate Uniting fact & fiction into an original romantic vision The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage & the remarkable story of Lili Elbe a pioneer in transgender history & the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage & her own ambitions & desires The Danish Girl is an evocative & deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate & unusual love stories of the 20th century ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Please note the UV copy is only compatible in participating regions please visit the UV website for full details Based on the book by David Ebershoff The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe & Gerda Wegener portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) & Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) & directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech Les Miserables) Lili & Gerda’s marriage & work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the book by David Ebershoff The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe & Gerda Wegener portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) & Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) & directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech Les Miserables) Lili & Gerda’s marriage & work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer ...

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 127 Hours The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston&s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm & traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah Over the next five days Ralston examines his life & survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage & the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary scale a 65 foot wall & hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued Throughout his journey Ralston recalls friends lovers family & the two hikers he met before his accident Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meetsunshine Fifty years from now the sun is dying & mankind is dying with it Our last hope a spaceship & a crew of eight men & women They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star But deep into their voyage out of radio contact with Earth their mission is starting to unravel There is an accident a fatal mistake & a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives but their sanity Slumdog Millionaire A Penniless eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai he&s one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India&s " Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night suddenly he is arrested on suspicion of cheating After all how could an uneducated street kid possibly know so much? Determined to get to the bottom of Jamal&s story the jaded Police Inspector spends the night probing Jamal&s incredible past from his riveting tales of the slums where he & his brother Salim survived by their wits to his hair-raising encounters with local gangs to his heartbreak over Latika the unforgettable girl he loved & lost 28 Days Later a powerful virus is unleashed on the British public following a raid on a primate research facility by animal rights activists Transmitted in a drop of blood & devastating within seconds the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed & a handful of survivors begin their attempts to salvage a future little realising that the deadly virus is not the only thing that threatens them Actors James Franco Kate Mara Amber Tamblyn Cillian Murphy Chris Evans Mark Strong Rose Byrne Michelle Yeoh Irfan Khan Anil Kapoor Dev Patel Freida Pinto Brendan Gleeson Christopher Eccleston David Schneider & Naomie Harris Director Danny Boyle Certificate 18 years & over Year 2002 ; 2007 ; 2008 ; 2010 Screen Widescreen Languages English
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