This intimate portrait by his former personal assistant & confidante reveals the man behind the legendary filmmaker--for the first time. Stanley Kubrick, the director of a string of timeless movies from Lolita & Dr. Strangelove to A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, & others, has always been depicted by the media as the Howard Hughes of filmmakers, a weird artist obsessed with his work & privacy to the point of madness. But who was he really? Emilio D` Alessandro lets us see. A former Formula Ford driver who was a minicab chauffeur in London during the Swinging Sixties, he took a job driving a giant phallus through the city that became his introduction to the director. Honest, reliable, & ready to take on any task, Emilio found his way into Kubrick`s neurotic, obsessive heart. He became his personal assistant, his right-hand man & confidant, working for him from A Clockwork Orange until Kubrick`s death in 1999. Emilio was the silent guy in the room when the script for The Shining was discussed. He still has the coat Jack Nicholson used in the movie. He was an extra on the set of Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick`s last movie. He knew all the actors & producers Kubrick worked with; he observed firsthand Kubrick`s working methods down to the smallest detail. Making no claim of expertise in cinematography but with plenty of anecdotes, he offers a completely fresh perspective on the artist & a warm, affecting portrait of a generous, kind, caring man who was a perfectionist in work & life. ...

Stanley LOVES to knit. He knocks up pom-poms at breakfast time, whips up bobble hats at bath time. He even knits in his sleep! & what does Stanley do with his wonderful woollies? He gives them to his friends of course
- balaclavas for bunnies, neckwarmers for giraffes & much more besides. But when Stanley gets carried away with his dream of winning the Woolly Wonders Competition, he has to decide what`s more important
- his knitting or his friends? Another fabulously funny story from the creator of Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar. Perfect for creative kids everywhere!

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* New title from the author of the successful Noisy Neighbours, featuring some of the same characters * Rollicking rhymes & retro illustrations * Introducing an endearing, lovable character in Stanley the dog, sure to become a family favourite Meet Stanley, the friendly dog who is always hungry. A delicious pie on the top shelf of the kitchen proves particularly tempting & Stanley spends the whole day hatching plans to reach it, with the help of his friends Sid the Snail & Herbert the Hedgehog. A funny romp told through infectious rhymes & bold, retro illustrations from print-maker Ruth Green
- Stanley`s Plan is a gentle reminder that sometimes good things come to those who wait.
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Cynical, solitary Stanly Bird used to be a fairly typical teenager
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Stanningley in 1906 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers most of Stanningley, between Leeds & Bradford, & a small portion of Pudsey. Coverage stretches from Lowtown Pudsey northward to Arthur Street Stanningley, & westward to Galloway Lane & Hill Foot. Features include Primrose Hill, GNR railway with Stanningley station, tramway along Bradford Road, Stanningley Iron Works, Stanningley Hall, West Royd, Providence Foundry, Upper Cape Mills, Leigh Mills, Delph Hill, Pudsey Cemetery, Prospect Mills, Owl Cotes Hill, Grove Boot Works, Wood Nook, Fieldhouse Farm, etc. On the reverse are directory entries for Richardshaw Lane & Town Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Stans area, map No. 245T, at 1:50, 000 in a special hiking edition of the country’s topographic survey, published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation. Coverage

Includes:: the southern part of Lake Lucerne, Pilatus & the Engelberg area. Cartography, identical to the standard version of the survey, is highly regarded for its superb use of graphic relief & hill shading to provide an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. An overprint highlights routes maintained by the SHF, distinguishing between hiking routes, mountain routes requiring proper footwear, & alpine routes where equipment is needed. Paths which are part of the national or regional network of long-distance hiking routes are specially marked & in the more recent editions are annotated with their official numbers. The maps show mountain huts, refuges & in remote areas also inns, plus roads with bus service & the positions of bus stops. All the maps have a 1-km grid of the Swiss national coordinates. For a list of all the titles in this series, please click on the series link.

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Detailed ski map at 1:50, 000 from Swisstopo, the country’s national survey organization, showing routes for skiing and/or snowboarding, access by public transport, recommended itineraries, lists of mountain huts, etc. The series uses the cartography of Switzerland’s topographic survey, with additional colouring to show slopes steeper than 30°. An overprint highlights ski routes, indicating suggested direction, difficult passages & sections which must be covered on foot. Also marked are areas where it is forbidden to leave the routes shown on the map. The maps also highlight roads with bus routes, indicating individual bus stops, show ski lifts & funiculars, plus mark locations of refuges or other mountain accommodation. Each title has the Swiss national grid at intervals of 1km, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’. Some titles cover a larger area, with a part of an adjoining sheet printed on the reverse of the main map as indicated on our series grid. Where appropriate, ski information extends across the border to France & Italy. On the reverse are itineraries of routes recommended by the Swiss Alpine Club, indicating the degree of difficulty, plus lists of alpine huts with contact details. Map legend for the overprint

Includes:: English. The text about the routes & accommodation is in the main language of the area covered by the map. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Stansted Mountfitchet in 1921 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided & shows Stansted Mountfichet in great detail, featuring individual houses, the remains of the castle, St John`s & St Mary`s Parish Churches, Chapel of Our Lady, Stansted Park, Stansted House, Hargrave Park, Bentfield End, Castle Hill, Rochford`s Nurseries with tramway. A prominent feature of the map is the Great Eastern Railway
- the Cambridge Main Line. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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In the sleepy Avon village of Stanton Drew stand the forgotten remains of the third major neolithic temple complex of Southern Britain after Stonehenge & Avebury. In this guidebook to the site, packed with rare images, Stanton Drew boffin Gordon Strong explores some of the deeper questions raised by sites such as this. ...

Stanwell in 1934 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the area from Stanwellmoor eastward to Stanwell village. Features include Stanwell Place, St Mary`s church, Longford River, cemetery, part of Staines Reservoir, Hithermoor Farm, etc. On the reverse are directories for Stanwell in 1890 & 1933. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...