A companion to the groundbreaking PBS documentary series this volume is a unique & timeless celebration of the blues from writers & artists as esteemed & revered as the music that moved them. Included in this stunning collection are Essays by David Halberstam Hilton Als Suzan-Lori Parks Elmore Leonard Luc Sante John Edgar Wideman & many others Timeless archival pieces by writers such as Stanley Booth Paul Oliver & Mack Mc Cormick Evocative color illustrations & rare vintage photography Illuminating & in-depth conversations & portraits of musicians ranging from Robert Johnson & Bessie Smith to John Lee Hooker & Eric Clapton Lyrics of legendary blues compositions Personal essays by the series directors Martin Scorsese Charles Burnett Richard Pearce Wim Wenders Marc Levin Mike Figgis & Clint Eastwood Excerpts from literary masters James Baldwin Ralph Ellison Eudora Welty Zora Neale Hurston Langston Hughes & William Faulkner Tracing the art forms path from juke joints house parties & recording studios to musicians such as Elvis Presley The Rolling Stones & The Beatles Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues proves in the words of Willie Dixon The blues are the roots; every-thing else is the fruits."" ...

Badrang the Tyrant stoat the evil Lord of the Eastern Coast has forced captive slaves to build his fortress Marshank. Among these slaves is an indomitable young mouse called Martin who together with his friends Felldoh & Brome escapes from the fortress aided by Rose of Noonvale & Grumm the mole. So begins a tale of adventure love treachery & deceit. The action is fast & furious scattered with characters like Capn Tramun Clogg Ambella & her Pygmy shrews & the Rambling Rosehip Players. A stirring yarn with all Brian Jacques usual ingredients of feasts rhymes songs battles & humour & starring a legendary Redwall hero: MARTIN THE WARRIOR! ...

Unlike most kittens Martin doesnt like eating mice
- let alone catching them. When he catches one by mistake he decides to keep
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The breech-loading single-shot. 458 in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 & the numerous battles in Egypt & the Sudan in 1884-85 but continued to be used by both British & colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention & introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun which demonstrated that the breech-loading rifle offered faster loading enhanced accuracy & superior range; significantly the weapon could be loaded & fired from a prone position thus offering the rifleman greater security on the battlefield. Due to the longevity of service many Martini-Henry rifles survive today both in museums & in private collections & the weapon is highly prized by shooting enthusiasts. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork & an array of arresting first-hand accounts & written by an authority on warfare in the Victorian era this engaging study tells the story of the powerful Martini-Henry & its impact on the battlefield from the Anglo-Zulu War to the opening months of World War I. ...

Danny & June are bored. So June dares Danny to go with her to wake the Marty Monster. Over the shark-infested seas they sail climbing up the high mountain where the dangerous wolves lurk past the jungles where the fierce wildcats stalk round the bubble lake where the blubber blob bathes to the cave of the Marty Monster... ...

A rollercoaster of deceit mystery & betrayal
- Martyn Pig loves detective stories but never meant to end up starring in one himself!
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Starting out with home-town team Pontypridd it didnt take the ginger-haired flanker long to make his mark on the national game. He made his Wales debut aged just 20 & won the Welsh league title with Ponypridd the following year repeating the feat in his first season after joining Cardiff who he went on to captain for three years. Twice a British Lion he took an award-winning role in Wales Six Nations championship Grand Slam of 2005 & then came out of international retirement to seal a second Slam in 2008. Martyn speaks for the first time about the controversial departure of Mike Ruddock as coach of the national team the drinking culture in Welsh rugby in the early years of professionalism the infamous Battle of Brive & why he turned down the chance to captain Wales at the 2003 World Cup. He also gives his views on the influx of southern hemisphere coaches like Graham Henry Steve Hansen & Warren Gatland what went wrong at the 2007 World Cup & why he came out of retirement. Featuring the inside story of the 2008 Grand Slam & revealing portraits of his team-mates & opponents this honest witty informative & entertaining autobiography is a must for fans & any sports lover. ...

MARTYR is the first in the acclaimed & bestselling John Shakespeare Elizabethan mystery series by Rory Clements winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award. ' Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times England is close to war. Within days the axe could fall on the neck of Mary Queen of Scots & Spain is already gathering a battle fleet to avenge her. Tensions in Elizabeth I's government are at breaking point. At the eye of the storm is John Shakespeare chief intelligencer in the secret service of Sir Francis Walsingham. When an intercept reveals a plot to assassinate England's 'sea dragon' Francis Drake Shakespeare is ordered to protect him. With Drake on land fitting out his ships he is frighteningly vulnerable. If he dies England will be open to invasion. In a London rife with rumour Shakespeare must decide which leads to follow which to ignore. When a high-born young woman is found mutilated & murdered at an illicit printing house it is political gunpowder
- & he has no option but to investigate. But why is Shakespeare shadowed at every turn by the brutal Richard Topcliffe the blood-drenched priest-hunter who claims intimacy with Queen Elizabeth herself? What is Topcliffe's interest in a housemaid whose baby has been stolen? & where do two fugitive Jesuit priests fit into the puzzle one happy to die for God the other to kill for Him? From the splendour & intrigue of the royal court to the sleek warships of Her Majesty's Navy & the teeming brothels of Southwark Shakespeare soon learns that nothing is as it seems.. .
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From the Incredible Hulk" to the invincible Iron Man to the amazing Spiderman all 200 characters who have made up the The Avengers the world's mightiest Super Hero team are included in this ultimate character encyclopedia. You can discover all about the Avengers' action packed history since 1963. You can find out about each member of the Avengers with detailed facts stats character histories their allies & their enemies. Created in full collaboration with Marvel Comics & packed full with original comic book art this encyclopedia is essential reading for all super hero fans!" ...