Joyce leaned her black Triumph bicycle against a wall & shivered in the foggy early dawn light Glancing up at the enormous wooden carved gate she hesitated This was a secret world she was about to enter For 16 year old Joyce who lived in one of the poorest streets in Cambridge the college building where she was about to enter represented privilege wealth a life she'd never live As a bedder Joyce would be working up & down one of the stone staircases making the beds of the male students sweeping floors dusting desks She never expected to also find herself mothering chastising & sometimes even covering up for 'her boys' The Staircase Girls takes us into the lives of Joyce & other bedders like Nance Maud Rose & Audrey They endured the Second World War & then had to contend with poverty ill health & bereavement They loved lost & loved again But their friendships gave them strength & their work gave them happiness
- & even a lasting connection with their charges some of whom would go on to run the country Revealing their untold stories for the first time this is a vivid poignant account of these remarkable women's lives
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A leading scholar of Jewish history's bracing & challenging case for the role of the historian today Why do we study history? What is the role of the historian in the contemporary world? These questions prompted David N Myers's illuminating & poignant call for the relevance of historical research & writing His inquiry identifies a number of key themes around which modern Jewish historians have wrapped their labors liberation consolation & witnessing Through these portraits Myers revisits the chasm between history & memory revealing the middle space occupied by modern Jewish historians as they work between the poles of empathic storytelling & the critical sifting of sources History properly applied can both destroy ideologically rooted myths that breed group hatred & create new memories that are sustaining of life Alive in these investigations is Myers's belief that the historian today can & should attend to questions of political & moral urgency Historical knowledge is not a luxury to society but an essential requirement for informed civic engagement as well as a vital tool in policy making conflict resolution & restorative justice ...

100 years ago women in the UKwon the vote & 50 years ago the Women's Liberation Movement began a sustainedcampaign for equal rights Eva Tutchell & John Edmonds draw upon historical perspectives & contemporaryinterviews to convey what it felt like to be in the heart of the campaigns-theexcitement the solidarity the suffering & the humour The tragedy is that afterhard-won successes the revolution has stalled & equality for women is stilla distant dream Today men are paid more & occupy nearly 80 of the mostpowerful jobs across society The Stalled Revolution poses a vitalquestion about the future Are women ready to draw inspiration from pastsuccesses & take a third leap forward towards equality? Thebook's three-part approach traces clear pathways through historical successesand disappointments teaching a newgeneration of campaigners how to confront the many challenges that face womenin the modern world The Stalled Revolution showcases how the wisdom from our collective struggles can helpform the bedrock of a new & successful liberation campaign today ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lock Up Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime Just before he is paroled however Warden Drumgoole takes charge Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone & has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day Cliffhanger Sarah was an inexperienced climber She trusted Gabe to rescue her But something went wrong high above the valley floor Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner & Ralph Waite star in this high-altitude avalanche of action a non-stop adventure peaked with suspense & capped with heart-quaking terror For Rocky Mountain Rescue the mission is almost routine locate five climbers With the woman he loves (Turner) & his best friend (Rooker) Gabe Walker (Stallone) braves the icy peaks only to discover that the distress call is really a trap set by merciless international terrorist Eric Qualen (Lithgow) Now millions of dollars & their own lives hang in the balance Against explosive firepower bitter cold & dizzying heights Walker must outwit Qualen in a deadly game of hide-&-seek Death Race 2000 In the year 2000 auto racing has become very dangerous it&s not only how fast you drive but how many pedestrians you hit David Carradine takes on Sylvester Stallone in this adrenaline thriller that will surely make you look both ways before you cross the road Directed by Paul Bartel of & Eating Raoul& fame & produced by Roger Corman Actors Sylvester Stallone Donald Sutherland John Amos Sonny Landham Tom Sizemore Frank Mc Rae John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner Rex Linn Caroline Goodall Leon Craig Fairbrass David Carradine & Martin Kove Director John Flynn Renny Harlin & Paul Bartel Certificate 15 years & over Languages English Region Region 2
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'THE STAND is a masterpiece' (Guardian) Set in a plague-decimated US King's thrilling American fantasy epic is a Classic First come the days of the plague Then come the dreams Dark dreams that warn of the coming of the dark man The apostate of death his worn-down boot heels tramping the night roads The warlord of the charnel house & Prince of Evil His time is at hand His empire grows in the west & the Apocalypse looms When a man crashes his car into a petrol station he brings with him the foul corpses of his wife & daughter He dies & it doesn't take long for the plague which killed him to spread across America & the world ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez The Stanford Prison Experiment recounts the true story of a notorious 1971 psychological test at Stanford University in which 24 students played the role of prisoners & prison guards conducted by Professor of Psychology Philip Zimbardo Starring Billy Crudup as Philip Zimbardo plus Michael Angarano Ezra Miller & Tye Sheridan The Stanford Prison Experiment is already a double award winner at the 31st Sundance Film Festival including the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for writer Tim Talbott ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez The Stanford Prison Experiment recounts the true story of a notorious 1971 psychological test at Stanford University in which 24 students played the role of prisoners & prison guards conducted by Professor of Psychology Philip Zimbardo Starring Billy Crudup as Philip Zimbardo plus Michael Angarano Ezra Miller & Tye Sheridan The Stanford Prison Experiment is already a double award winner at the 31st Sundance Film Festival including the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for writer Tim Talbott ...

The Kubrick files From the archives of cinematic genius In 1968 when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001 A Space Odyssey he replied It s not a message I ever intended to convey in words 2001 is a nonverbal experience I tried to create a visual experience one that bypasses verbalized pigeonholing & directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional & philosophic content Now available as part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series The Stanley Kubrick Archives borrows from the director s philosophy From the opening sequence of Killer s Kiss to the final frames of Eyes Wide Shut it allows the masterful visuals of Kubrick s complete films to impress through a sequence of compelling mesmerizing stills We uncover Kubrick s creative process through fascinating archival material including set designs sketches correspondence documents screenplays drafts notes & shooting schedules Accompanying the visual material are essays by noted Kubrick scholars articles written by & about Kubrick & a selection of Kubrick s best interviews The result is a visual archival & scholarly journey through masterworks of 20th century cinema & the meticulous mind of the director behind them About the series Bibliotheca Universalis Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980 the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible open-minded publishing Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art anthropology & aphrodisia Bookworm s delight never bore always excite!" ...

This is the first book to explore Stanley Kubrick's archives & the most comprehensive study of the filmmaker to date In 1968 when Stanley Kubrick was asked to comment on the metaphysical significance of 2001 A Space Odyssey he replied ' It's not a message I ever intended to convey in words 2001 is a nonverbal experience I tried to create a visual experience one that bypasses verbalized pigeonholing & directly penetrates the subconscious with an emotional & philosophic content' The philosophy behind Part 1 of The Stanley Kubrick Archives borrows from this line of thinking from the opening sequence of Killer's Kiss to the final frames of Eyes Wide Shut Kubrick's complete films are presented chronologically & wordlessly via frame enlargements This is a completely nonverbal experience The second part of the book brings to life the creative process of Kubrick's filmmaking by presenting a remarkable collection of mostly unseen material from his archives including photographs props posters artwork set designs sketches correspondence documents screenplays drafts notes & shooting schedules Accompanying the visual material are essays by noted Kubrick scholars articles written by & about Kubrick & a selection of Kubrick's best interviews ...

Compelling coming-of-age SF adventure from legendary SF master & multiple New York Times best-seller Robert A Heinlein A young boy & his friend run away from home to protect a cute (if rather large) alien pet that turns out to be much more than just a pet indeed Afterword by Wen Spencer Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations With eight legs a thick hide & huge (and growing) size Lummox is nobody’s idea of man’s best friend Nevertheless John Stuart XI descendant of the starman who originally brought Lummox back to Earth loves him But when Lummox eats a neighbor’s car & begins to grow again the Feds decide enough is enough John isn’t about to let the authorities take his pet away & with his best friend friend Betty determines to save Lummox even if it takes leaving the life he’s known forever An all time science fiction coming-of-age classic from seven-time Hugo winner & Dean of Science Fiction Robert A Heinlein About the Author Robert A Heinlein is considered one of the Big Three of classic science fiction (along with Isaac Asimov & Arthur C Clarke) Heinlein is a seven-time Hugo Award recipient & was given the first Grand Master Nebula Award for lifetime achievement Heinlein’s juveniles alone have influenced generations of scientists engineers & creators the world over (for instance it was once estimated that everyone in the Apollo 11 mission control room had read & loved at least one Heinlein novel) His worldwide bestsellers include Have Space Suit— Will Travel Stranger in a Strange Land Starship Troopers Time Enough for Love & The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ...