Ronnie Barker was one of our most respected & best-loved comedy actors & here in this fascinating biography Richard Webber delves deep in to the heart of Barkers life & career peppering his narrative with original & incisive memories from some of Barkers closest contemporaries including Ronnie Corbett Michael Palin & Barry Cryer. Star of the much-adored comedy classics Porridge" " The Two Ronnies"
- one of the most successful & long-running television comedy shows ever on British television
- & " Open All Hours" Ronnie Barker was universally admired by the public & industry insiders alike. From his early days writing for & performing skits on " The Frost Report" right up to his retirement in 1988 he lit up television screens across the country with his wonderful gift for comedy & his remarkable skill for character acting. Beyond his performances on the stage & screen Barker was also an accomplished comedy writer providing many of the sketches & songs for " The Two Ronnies" & contributing material to a number of other television & radio shows. & despite his retirement he retained pole position in the publics affection returning to the screen in 1999 to team up with his erstwhile comedy partner & great friend Ronnie Corbett for a Two Ronnies night on BBC1 followed by a BAFTA tribute in 2004 & a final appearance on television in 2005 on " The Two Ronnies Christmas Sketchbook". Effortlessly funny universally adored & an actor & writer responsible for some of Britains best-loved & most-respected comedy Ronnie Barker was a true comedy legend. Here hes brought to the page in winning style as hes remembered by those who best loved & knew him."

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On every high street there used to be butcher baker grocer greengrocer draper Boots ironmonger pub W H Smith cafe bank Freeman Hardy & Willis jeweller Marks & Spencer furniture shop hotel secondhand bookseller off-licence haberdasher Woolworths confectioner cobbler tobacconist electrical showroom Burtons gas showroom ladies fashions Home & Colonial & more & maybe a department store or two. You know what we mostly have now. A parade of pound shops charity shops building society branches ladies hairdressers kebab take-aways & shops boarded up. So what has gone wrong
- if it is wrong? The author answers this & many other important questions such as who exactly was H Samuel who was the Fifty Shilling Tailor & what the Dolly Sisters did to Mr Selfridge. So if you wondered where the yellow went when you brushed your teeth with Pepsodent wonder no more. Its all in here.
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There is no more gruesome & tragic record in the history of the 20th century than the photographs taken at the liberation of the concentration camps in Germany after World War II. These images are seared into our collective memory as brutal evidence of the atrocity of war & the evil of which humanity is capable. But the horrific content of these images has somewhat obscured their status as historical documents. This text reveals the unique significance of the concentration camp photographs
- how they have become the basis of our memory of the Holocaust & how they have affected our presentations & perceptions of contemporary historys subsequent atrocities. Prior to the Holocaust news reporters primarily told their stories in words using photographs almost as an afterthought. When the camps were liberated however journalists & reporters turned to photography to bear witness to the unspeakable & indescribable scenes of the dead & dying. Through this process the text argues photographs earned a new legitimacy as tools of reporting. The author shows how since the end of the war the use of atrocity photos" has fallen into patterns
- or waves of memory
- determined by the different roles that the photos occupy in the public imagination. Most recently for example the images from Bosnia hark back to the Holocaust imagery an echo that can actually dilute our response to what happened both then & now."


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The definitive account of Whitney Houston's astonishing life ground-breaking career & tragic death
- complete with never-before-seen
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- Scotl&. A group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away
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With new commentary & Insights on the life & times of Jesse Livermore Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the fictionalized biography of perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time-Jesse Livermore. This annotated edition bridges the gap between Edwin Lefevres fictionalized account of Livermores life & the actual historical events places & people that populate the book. It also describes the variety of trading approaches Livermore used throughout his life & analyzes his psychological development as a trader & the lessons gained through hard experiences. Analyzes legendary trader Jesse Livermores strategies & explains how they can be used in todays markets Provides factual details regarding the actual companies Livermore traded in & the people who helped/hindered him along the way Explains the structure & mechanics of the Livermore-era markets including the bucket shops & the commodity exchanges

Includes:: more than 100 pages of new material Reminiscences of a Stock Operator has endured over 70 years because traders & investors continue to find lessons from Livermores experiences that they can apply to their own trading. This annotated edition will continue the trend.

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The writings of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century -- revolutionary leader Ernesto Che Guevara. These diaries follow on from the events recorded in The Motorcycle Diaries & recount the experiences that would make Che a figure known around the world. The people of Cuba struggled against immense odds to emerge victorious from years of brutal dictatorship & poverty in 1959. This is Che Guevaras classic eyewitness account of the transformation of a country & also the transformation of Che himself -- from a troop doctor to a revolutionary leader who would become one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century. Following the phenomenally successful film adaptation of The Motorcycle Diaries two of Che Guevaras later & most insightful diaries are being brought to the big screen in 2009. Directed by Steven Soderbergh & starring Benicio del Toro Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War & The Bolivian Diary will be released as Che Part 1 & Che Part 2. Del Toro won the best actor award for his part in the films at Cannes in 2008. ...

Tough resourceful ruthless
- as an SAS trooper Nick Stone was one of the best. Now he's back on the streets. After a botched mission
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This pioneering collection of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama has now been updated to include more early material plus Mary Sidneys The Tragedy of Antony" John Marstons " The Malcontent" & Ben Jonsons " Masque of Queens". Second edition of this pioneering collection of works of non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama. This book: covers the full sweep of dramatic performances including State progresses & Court masques; contains material useful for courses on women playwrights or women in Renaissance drama including Middletons " Chaste Maid in Cheapside" Websters " The Duchess of Malfi" & " Thomas Middleton" & William Rowleys " The Changeling";

Includes:: plays & pageants not anthologized elsewhere such as the coronation entries of Elizabeth I & Queen Anne & Thomas Heywoods "A Woman Killed with Kindness". For the second edition more early material has been added such as " Noah" & " The Second Shepherds Play". The anthology now also

Includes:: Mary Sidneys " The Tragedy of Antony" John Marstons " The Malcontent" & Ben Jonsons " The Masque of Queens"."



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In the year 2130 a mysterious & apparently untenanted alien spaceship Rama enters our solar system. The first product of an alien civilisation to be encountered by man it reveals a world of technological marvels & an unparalleled artificial ecology. But what is its purpose in 2131? Who is inside it? & why? ...