In 1940 Daily Telegraph correspondent Henry Buckley published his eyewitness account of his experiences reporting form the Spanish Civil War The copies of the book stored in a warehouse in London were destroyed during the Blitz & only a handful of copies of his unique chronicle were saved Now seventy years after its first publication this exceptional eyewitness account of the war is republished with a new introduction by Paul Preston The Life & Death of the Spanish Republic is a unique account of Spanish politics throughout the entire life of the Second Republic from its foundation of 14 April 1931 to its defeat at the end of March 1939 combining personal recollections of meetings with the great politicians of the day with eyewitness accounts of dramatic events Buckley arrived in Spain prior to the outbreak of the war & was one of the few correspondents reporting on the conflict who had an in-depth knowledge & understanding of Spain
- its people politics & culture Well acquainted with the major protagonists from the conflict he particularly admired Dr Juan Negrin the wartime Socialist premier but was utterly bowled over by ' La Pasionaria' the Communist orator Dolores Ibarruri He was also a good friend of Ernest Hemingway & the renowned photographer Robert Capa This important book is one fo the most enduring records of the Spanish Republic & the civil war & a monumental testimony to Buckley's work as a correspondent Providing a fascinating portrait of a crucial decade of contemporary Spanish history & based on an abundance of the eyewitness material that only a really assiduous resident journalist could collect this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Spanish Civil War
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' It seems to me that we are all made up of the things we adore & by telling my stories through the prism of my passions I hope you will get an insight into my life' In his new autobiography written with characteristic humour & often outrageous candour Graham shows that life is more than just a series of dates & it's really the things you love that make you who you are From his beloved dogs to his rediscovered love of Ireland the men Graham has loved & lost to his love affair with New York It's been ten years since Graham last hit our shelves & being a decade older he has come to realise that what makes a life interesting is less what happens to you & more what inspires & drives you Graham Norton's career has spanned the last two decades seeing him 'transition from risque Channel 4 comedian to national treasure' (Evening Standard) & he has entertained an audience of millions in Father Ted as the hilarious host of Eurovision & on his primetime BBC1 TV & weekly BBC Radio 2 shows He is loved across the nation for his delight in the peculiar for his ability to find humour & a common ground in all that life brings In The Life & Loves of a He Devil is Graham shows us it's really the things you love that make you who you are ...

Ruth Patchett never thought of herself as particularly devilish Rather the opposite in fact
- simply a tall not terribly attractive
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Philip Madoc gives a career-best performance as one of Britain&s most revered inspiring & controversial leaders in this celebrated BBC series Scripted by BAFTA-winning Elaine Morgan with input from leading historian AJP Taylor & with famously haunting theme music by Ennio Morricone The Life & Times of David Lloyd George paints a multifaceted portrait of a political icon who steered Britain through the First World War & its aftermath & whose pioneering reforms laid the foundations of the welfare state Brought up in a remote Welsh village on his way to the top Lloyd George inspires both hysterical adoration & an enmity bordering on bloodlust A passionate social reformer his struggle to lift the spectres of poverty & the workhouse provokes the ire of the political establishment while his indefatigable womanising fills many a gossip column; his political dexterity as the Liberal prime minister of a wartime coalition government however will raise him to a new level of power & influence ...

Bill Bryson's first travel book opened with the immortal line I come from Des Moines Somebody had to' In this deeply funny & personal memoir he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid he once was in the curious world of 1950s Middle America It was a happy time when almost everything was good for you including DDT cigarettes & nuclear fallout This is a book about one boy's growing up But in Bryson's hands it becomes everyone's story one that will speak volumes
- especially to anyone who has ever been young
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Wes Anderson&s THE LIFE AQUATIC a group of oceanic explorers who call themselves Team Zissou embark on a journey to hunt down the &jaguar shark& that ate one of their crew members (Seymour Cassel) Determined to avenge the death of his dear friend team leader Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) is melancholic about the journey he&s about to make Meanwhile financial troubles & nostalgia for his past make Zissou behave like a reckless playboy an ageing softy & a past-his-prime tyrant Surrounding Zissou are a hodgepodge of eccentrics--a pregnant journalist doing a magazine feature (Cate Blanchett) an airline pilot from Kentucky who claims he is Zissou&s son (Owen Wilson) an emotionally needy European (Willem Dafoe) an acoustic guitarist who sings David Bowie songs in Brazilian Portuguese (Seu Jorge) Zissou&s brilliant wife (Anjelica Houston) & her ex-husband who is Zissou&s seafaring nemesis (Jeff Goldblum) Clad in baby-blue polyester uniforms Adidas sneakers & red stocking caps Team Zissou is a sight to see & as their deep-sea adventure takes them into dangerous waters where they are attacked by pirates & dazzled by CGI fish the group finds magic both in their bonds to each other & in the colourful world around them In keeping with Anderson&s unique brand of escapist humour these caricatured characters are nothing short of fascinating While their lives are extraordinary they act bored dwelling on banalities like hurt feelings jealousy & loneliness The more absurd their stories are the more believable their quirky personalities become With plenty of hilarious moments offsetting the film&s tongue-in-cheek sentimentalism THE LIFE AQUATIC is sure to please seasoned Anderson fans & make new ones of the uninitiated ...

Do you want to live forever? Ben Ferguson-Cripps is a struggling writer with a surname that gets more comments than his waning blog In desperation Ben sets aside his literary ambitions to join the newly established & enigmatic Life Assistance Agency The agency's first case is to trace a missing person with links to the Elizabethan angel-caller Dr John Dee Pursued by a shadowy organisation
- & the ghosts of Ben's past
- the trail leads them on a white-knuckle ride through Europe into the historic streets of Prague As forces meet in a deadly climax the long-buried secrets of Dr Dee's achievements are finally revealedand Ben will discover there is always more to life

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If you are considering life coaching as a career this book provides a guide to creating & sustaining your practice a resource for coaching yourself towards a more fulfilled life & a reference & companion designed to serve you through your professional life It sets out to promote a thorough understanding of what life coaching entails & to lead you through a course of applied neuro-linguistic programming techiques & exercises aimed at improving your coaching abilities These include state control rapport-building metaphor meta-programs & meta-linguages The book also introduces the spiral coaching model a new coaching tool that identifies & utilises people's thinking patterns ...

Imagine a world in which the Axis forces of World War II suddenly were propelled to victory over the Alliesprompted by aid from the ancient gods of Norse mythology! Welcome to the alternate reality of The Life Eaters written by award-winning author David Brin with lush painted art by Scott Hampton ...

She's dead but she's the only one who knows what really happened; What your friends have said What the police missed Who attacked you So if you want the truth who else are you going to turn to? ...