A re-issue of three plays that ushered in the great age of absurdist theatre There was a riot at the first performance of Ubu Roi on 10 December 1896 when Firmin Gemier playing Ubu strode to the footlights & roared: Merde!" at the audience & theatre would never be the same again. Ubu became a force to be reckoned with in literature art & politics. Jarry wrote more exploits for him & took to acting the role of Ubu himself in his own brief strange life. This volume contains lively modern translations by Cyril Connolly & Simon Watson Taylor of Ubu Roi Ubu Cocu & Ubu Enchaine as well as Jarrys writings on theatre." The Ubu explosion sent shrapnel flying into the next century. Dada Surrealism Pataphysics Theatre of Cruelty the Absurd
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This is the 25th edition of the ultimate reference book on European football. The UEFA European Football Yearbook 2012-13" contains everything that a football fan will need to watch their favourite team or country as they battle for glory. Gloriously illustrated with dramatic action photos artworks & maps this exceptional volume begins with a review of UEFA competitions at club & national levels on adult youth (Under-17 Under-19 & Under-21) & women's football. A detailed review of the UEFA 2012 European Championship is followed by the thought- (and argument-) provoking Top 100 Players of the Season section with each of the 100 top stars in Europe
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' What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth?' Winston Churchill prime minister's personal minute 28th July 1952 The UFO Files tells the story of over 100 years of UFO sightings drawing on formerly secret government documents at the National Archives in London. Alongside extraordinary reports by ordinary people it reveals details of official interest & investigations stretching back more than 80 years. In this remarkable book fully updated for this second edition David Clarke reveals an array of startling stories from possible UFO reports hidden among Met Office investigations of aerial phenomena in the 1920s to the conclusions of Project Condign the secret British Intelligence UFO study completed in 2000. As well as covering Roswell & Britain's own Rendlesham Forest mystery Clarke raids the records for dramatic stories of abductions & close encounters ghost aircraft & crop circles & UFO reports by both civilian aircrew & military personnel. Dramatic witness statements & interviews combine with rarely seen photographs drawings & newly available documents to offer a unique guide to one of our most intriguing mysteries. ...

Ug & his parents are living in the Stone Age. & that means stone blankets stone cold food an even colder cave & worst of all hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive & intelligent child Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating cooking boats & balls that actually bounce are met with a hostile reaction by his parents who don't know what he's going on about. Even Ug himself is occasionally unsure of the purpose of his inventions
- his round stone that rolls down the hill is great but what is it actually for? With the help of his father who is slowly coming round to his son's way of thinking Ug comes tantalisingly close to his ultimate garment goal only to find that there are some obstacles even a boy genius can't overcome.
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Somebody once said that if you planted a walking stick overnight in the soil of Uganda it would take root before morning dawned. Of all Africas safari destinations this is the most fertile. Its also the best destination in Africa for seeing a variety of primate species
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