Marlon Brando triumphs as Carmine Sabatini, a powerful New York importer. Matthew Broderick co-stars as Clark Kellogg, a naive film student who accepts a job working for Sabatini. As if trapped in a comic nightmare, Clark finds himself drawn deeper & de ...

Upon arrival in New York, Vermont freshman Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) is robbed by conman Victor Ray (Bruno Kirby). When Clark tracks Ray down, he offers to find him a 'legitimate' job with his 'importer/exporter' uncle: Mafia Don Carmine Sabatini (Marlon Brando, parodying his famous ' Godfather' role). Inducted into Sabatini's world, Clark begins to realise that he is aiding & abetting an illegal gourmet society which smuggles in endangered species for its members' dining pleasure. ...

In the sleepy little town of Fairwater, a monstrous evil has awakened.. . an evil so powerful, its reach extends beyond the grave! From Oscar nominated Director Peter Jackson (The Lord Of The Rings) & Executive Producer Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Futu ...

Fairy stories says Berlie Doherty, are enchanted dreams
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Massachusetts State Investigator Win Garano is given one of his most challenging cases yet when he is asked to investigate the death of a young British woman murdered more than forty years ago. Assumed to be victim of the Boston Strangler, blind Jane Brolin was raped & left for dead in 1962. With no DNA & sketchy police records, this is the case that will test Garano to his limits. It will take him on a journey through the archives, into the latest innovations in forensic technology, & into a partnership with senior officers at London ...

Growing your own fruit & vegetables is so satisfying & you don't need a large garden or allotment to do so. This book is for all those who want to grow & then cook their own produce & have a garden, allotment or a little bit of outdoor space. Broken down into various chapters, such as Bulb vegetables, Root vegetables, Leaf vegetables, Peas & beans, Marrow & squash, Shooting vegetables, Fruiting vegetables, Herbs, Mushrooms & fungi, Orchard fruit & Soft fruit, there is something for everyone. Each entry

Includes:: an at-a-glance timetable showing time of year for planting, principle care instructions & harvesting times, along with different varieties, growing techniques, information on pests & diseases, storage, preparation, & freezing or preservation techniques. Next comes a recipe section, featuring 60 recipes offering a wide range of cooking techniques & types of dish to make the most of the fruits of your labours. Soups, starters, light meals & salads, main meals, accompaniments, & desserts & puddings all feature. As well as full ingredients, preparation & method instructions, each recipe will include freezing & reheating instructions where applicable, 25 x 17.3 x 2, pages 192.

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Spanning 1979-1987, The Fry Chronicles charts Stephen Fry's arrival at Cambridge up to his thirtieth birthday. " Heartbreaking, a delight, a lovely, comfy book". (" The Times"). " Perfect prose & excruciating honesty. A grand reminiscence of college & theatre & comedyland in the 1980s, with tone-perfect anecdotes & genuine readerly excitement. What Fry does, essentially, is tell us who he really is. Above all else, a thoughtful book. & namedroppy too, & funny, & marbled with melancholy". (" Observer"). " Arguably the greatest living Englishman". (" Independent on Sunday"). " Extremely enjoyable". (" Sunday Times"). " Fry's linguistic facility remains one of the Wildean wonders of the new media age. The patron saint of British intelligence". (" Daily Telegraph"). Welcome to Stephen Fry's " The Fry Chronicles", one of the boldest, bravest, most revealing & heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading. Stephen Fry's film, stage, radio & television credits are so numerous & wide-ranging that there is not space here to do them justice. It is enough to say that he has written, produced, directed, acted in or presented productions as varied as " Wilde", the TV series " Blackadder" & " Jeeves & Wooster", the sketch show "A Bit of Fry & Laurie", the panel game "QI", the radio series " Fry's English Delight" & documentaries on subjects as varied as manic depression, disappearing animals & the United States of America. He's also the bestselling author of four novels
- " The Stars' Tennis Balls", Making History, The Hippopotamus & " The Liar"
- as well as a volume of autobiography, Moab is My Washpot, & sundry works of non-fiction.

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This hilarious, intriguing & utterly compelling story of how the Stephen the nation knows (or thinks it knows) began to make his presence felt as he took his first tentative steps in the worlds of television, journalism, radio, theatre & film. For all its trademark wit & verbal brilliance, this is a book that is not afraid to confront the aching chasm that separates public image from private feeling. Welcome to the Fry Chronicles, one of the bravest, boldest & heartfelt accounts of a man's formative years that you will ever have the exquisite pleasure of reading. ...

In John Ford's adaptation of a Graham Greene novel a priest (Henry Fonda) finds himself forced to go on the run in a south-of-the-border country where religion is outlawed. Having returned to minister to the spiritual needs of the community, the priest be ...

Anyone with a little persistence & the desire can learn to draw well - this is the starting point for The Fundamentals of Drawing, a practical & compressive course for students of all abilities. Opportunities for practice & improvement are offered across a wide spectrum of subjects ï ½ still life, plants, landscapes, animals, figure drawing & portraiture ï ½ & supported by demonstrations of a broad range of skill & techniques, including perspective & composition. The methods used in The Fundamentals of Drawing have been practised through the centuries by art students & professional artists. They are time honoured & proven. Barrington Barber brings his invaluable expertise as a working artist & teacher to the tasks of showing you how to use them effectively to create successful drawings. No matter what your level of expertise, you will find his clear approach encouraging & his way of teaching inspirational. Included 350 illustrations. ...