Spellbound by Beauty examines Alfred Hitchcock's well known collaborations with the leading ladies of his day, &, in so doing, delves into his creative life & his uniquely curious professional & personal relationships. The result is a singular kind of life story
- a book about film & film stars; business & power; sex & fantasy; &, romance & derailed psychology. Drawing on explosive, never-before-published material & details gleaned through his friendship with Hitchcock, along with archival material & personal collections only recently made available, Donald Spoto casts a new light on this most famous of directors. He traces Hitchcock's professional & social rise & deals frankly with his strange marriage to Alma Reville, his distance from his daughter, Patricia, & his obsessive relationships with a number of his leading ladies from Grace Kelly & Kim Novak to Tippi Hedren. Hitchcock undeniably felt a certain attraction-repulsion toward his leading ladies. & his troubled relationships with both wife & daughter were aggravated by his career, as he spent a half-century creating fantasy romances. The culmination of Hitchcock's profound emotional repression occurred between 1961 & 1964 in his working relationship with Tippi Hedren. The romantic fixation, the control, the cruelty & the destructive passion that had characterised earlier relations suddenly exploded. Hedren was Hitchcock's last great obsession & arguably his downfall. Considering the films he made & the leading ladies who came after Tippi, it is clear that he lost all interest in his women, his actors, his stories, indeed in movies themselves. With original material, marvellous anecdotes & never-before-told personal observations, Spellbound by Beauty illuminates the complex personality of one of the most brilliant & strange men of the twentieth century.
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Thirteen-year-old T' Challa can't wait to go back to America to visit his friends Sheila & Zeke in Beaumont, a small Alabama town, over their summer break. He's thrilled to be on holiday away from his duties as the Prince of Wakanda. But as T' Challa begins to explore the town, he finds that a man who goes by the ordinary name of Bob happens to be everywhere he is
- & T' Challa begins to think it's no coincidence. When residents of the town begin flocking to Bob's strange message, & a prominent citizen disappears, the Young Prince has no choice but to intervene. Before long, T' Challa & his friends find themselves caught in a plot involving a rare ancient book & a man who's not as he seems. Swept up in a fight against an unexpected & evil villain, T' Challa, Sheila & Zeke must band together to save the people of Beaumont... before it's too late. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781801080996 •†Author: Ronald L. Smith •†Publisher:†  Autumn Publishing •†Format:†  Paperback •†Page...
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Leandra Weal has a bad habit of getting herself in dangerous situations.

While hunting neodemons in her role as Warden

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This series is perfect for helping children practise all the new things they are learning in school. Colourful clear activities for fun learning. Pull out reward chart with reusable star stickers help encourage child & boost confidence. Extra reusable reward stickers throughout to encourage child's participation. Activities linked to school topics to help child development. ...

Learn the easy way with this spelling activity book! Including helpful questions & answers, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child’s learning at home. Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Spelling practice book helps to boost your child’s confidence & develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. Included in this book: • questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school • colourful activities that make learning fun & motivate children to learn at home • helpful tips & answers so that you can support your child’s learning Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008134365 • Author: Collins • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 cm ...

Do you believe you are a psychic? Have you ever considered magick as a tool in all areas of your life? Years of experience have shown Soraya that any individual may possess these skills. This could be you! Discover these lost arts & harness your positive thoughts & feelings to work miracles. Soraya's Spells & Psychic Powers will explain how to open yourself up to the energies around you. Soraya will help you to empower your life for the better using 48 different spells & utilising everyday objects such as candles & oils. In addition to this, she will introduce you to runes & numerology. Practice is the key, & this book provides an array of divination exercises to test your improving psychic powers. Make a leap of faith... Embrace the mystical & wait for extraordinary things to happen! ...

A collection of over 150 spells to improve your love life, bring good fortune & help divine the future. It presents a wide range of traditional spells & charms that are relevant to the modern world. From spells for health, beauty & wellbeing to prot ...

This book lets you discover charms & talismans that can enrich your life. From spells to cast off depression to love potions: from magic for improving one's career to special help for healing. This complete guide gives you tips on when & where to perform your spells & is a great guide for beginners & more knowledgeable practitioners. ...

For most ancient Egyptians, life on earth was short. But death was not an end; it was merely the entering of a new phase of being. They believed that the afterlife was a real place, but various obstacles & judgements had to be overcome to reach it. This book reveals what the ancient Egyptians believed lay between life & the afterlife. ...

Can a case be solved in just three days?

Roger Parnell is a rich, good-looking young man, living in the plushest suburb

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