Download or read book Sixty glorious years written by Anthony Kent Giles and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sixty Glorious Years written by Victoria Murphy and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne sixty years ago Britain has seen huge social, political and economic change. As her people have celebrated the highs and mourned the lows, she has remained a constant and stable figure at the head of the world's most famous Royal Family. Through 12 Prime Ministers, four recessions, wars and a technological revolution, the Queen's determination to carry out her duties and to connect with the public has not faltered. Sixty Glorious Years celebrates her extraordinary ability to have secured a place in the hearts of generations of Britons. With rarely seen pictures, this book offers an unparalleled look at the life and work of the woman who looks set to become Britain's longest surviving sovereign.

Download or read book House of Fun 20 Glorious Years in Parliament written by Simon Hoggart and published by Guardian Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Three Glorious Years written by RJ (Dick) Lloyd and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dick Lloyd spent his working life as an Export Salesman, visiting almost every country in the world. He specialised in selling to Communist Eastern Europe. All of his experiences are encapsulated in his first book entitled ""40 Years a Salesman"". He speaks several languages, mostly self-taught . His second memoir, Re-Incarnated a Boarding School Boy recalls his early schooling, whilst this third volume covers his time and exploits at Merton College, Oxford. "Three Glorious Years is a fast-paced, energetic and witty account of undergraduate life in the late 1950s. It is an extraordinary account of a world we have lost." PROFESSOR ROBERT GILDEA Tutor in Modern History at Merton 1979-2006, Senior Tutor 1997-1990 and Sub Warden 2004-2006.

Download or read book Sixty Glorious Years written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Baby Boomers First Hand First Year Guide to Retirement written by Duane Lance Filer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-13 with total page 787 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder what really happens that first year after you retire? I'm talking about the day-to-day emotions, feelings, projects, questions, anxieties... the ups and downs of this very important next step in one's life after some 25/30/35/40 years of formal work? Well, my "The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement... 365 Days of Bliss (???!!!) or Diss (Not???!!!)" could provide some insight for those recently retired or contemplating retirement. This 365 day (from January 17, 2013 to January 17, 2014) daily journal allows the reader to follow along as I experience the chores, the life; the new budgeting, the wife the questions, the emotions; some answers and hopefully some solutions. "First-Hand" is an easy-to-read/fast page turner; a humorous collection of thoughts and stuff... it does not hit you over the head with heavy retirement questions regarding pensions or 401(k) requirements; or statistics such as inflation projections, investment facts, tax shelters, financial formulas, etc... My book is simply a personal essay of my first 365 days of retirement, featuring real names and real people. Included are personal pictures and anecdotes of my 2013 journey that sheds light on the everyday minutia of retired life. I self-published my first book "SQUARE SQUIRE & THE JOURNEY TO DREAMSTATE" in 2012. I have a completed children's short story collection "LongTALES for shortTAILS" currently being illustrated; and I have a young adult/short story collection "Word Food for Doods" ready for publishing. I am presently working on a novella about a jive/hipster dude cat called "Diddley Squatt."

Download or read book Mini written by Giles Chapman and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mini celebrates 60 amazing years of this iconic car, from its revolutionary introduction to the popularity of its new-generation models. The first two-door Mini, introduced in 1959 and built until 2000, revolutionized automotive design with its innovative front-wheel-drive layout that made the car appear bigger on the inside than the outside. In 1999, the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century, behind the Ford Model T. Designed for British Motor Corporation (BMC) by Sir Alec Issigonis and manufactured in England, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Chile, Italy, Portugal, South Africa, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia, the Mini was as successful in competition as it was on the street, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times from 1964 through 1967. Originally built by BMC, the Mini’s later parent company, Rover, was acquired by BMW in 1994. In 2000, BMW sold most of the Rover Group but retained the Mini brand. The last and 5,387,862nd original Mini rolled off the production line in October 2000. In July 2001, BMW launched production of the new-generation of Mini which was soon joined by Countryman, Clubman, convertible, Cooper Works, and numerous special editions. Nearly 20 years later, the new Minis remain as popular as the original from 1959.

Download or read book Reactions to Irish Nationalism 1865 1914 written by Alan O'Day and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1987-07-01 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the mid-1860s to 1914 the Irish problem was frequently the prime issue in British politics. Quantitatively it absorbed more time and energy than any other question. There was little about Ireland which was not aired at length in the press, in Parliament and at the dinner tables of the British political elite. Fenianism obsessed British minds at the beginning of the period while at the end it seemed all too possible that Irish home rule would spark off the largest civil disruption in the British Isles since the seventeenth century. Throughout the late Victorian and Edwardian eras Ireland never drifted far from political consciousness. The importance of the Irish question in modern British history is undeniable. It remains a staple of schools and university history syllabuses. For many William Gladstone's long career, most of which had little connection with Ireland, was bound up with his mission to pacify the Emerald Isle. Charles Stewart Parnell, the Protestant nationalist who guided an essentially Catholic movement so triumphantly, has inspired the best in poetry and the worst of Hollywood. The Irish problem, understandably, has continued to excite interest and passion beyond any other issue of the time. Its ramifications are with us even today. Failure to resolve the Irish problem by 1914 left a bitter legacy and was a major factor in giving birth to the contemporary Northern Ireland violence. That the Irish question played so considerable a part in later nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain is at initial glance very curious. Ireland was a small, relatively poor backwater on the fringe of the British Isles and western Europe. It possessed few significant resources and had little intrinsic importance. Scotland and Wales, lands of infinitely more value to Britain, attracted little concern by comparison though both had grievances and aspirations similar to those in Ireland. Moreover, neither the industrial workers of Britain's cities or the agricultural classes of the countryside were given the consideration devoted to the humblest of Ireland's Catholic peasantry. Ireland's centrality is explicable in three principle ways. First, there was a range of outstanding Irish grievances which public opinion had been educated to understand demanded attention if the Catholics of the country were to consent freely to be part of a unified kingdom. Certain issues, then, were ripe for legislation. Secondly, a movement emerged which was able to galvanise the Catholic masses. It also proved effective in keeping Ireland to the fore in British life over an extended time.

Download or read book Hammer Complete written by Howard Maxford and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 993 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think you know everything there is to know about Hammer Films, the fabled "Studio that Dripped Blood?" The lowdown on all the imperishable classics of horror, like The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula and The Devil Rides Out? What about the company's less blood-curdling back catalog? What about the musicals, comedies and travelogues, the fantasies and historical epics--not to mention the pirate adventures? This lavishly illustrated encyclopedia covers every Hammer film and television production in thorough detail, including budgets, shooting schedules, publicity and more, along with all the actors, supporting players, writers, directors, producers, composers and technicians. Packed with quotes, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, credit lists and production specifics, this all-inclusive reference work is the last word on this cherished cinematic institution.

Download or read book Past and Present written by James Chapman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2005-09-23 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking book takes as its focal point director Ken Loach's view that 'The only reason to make films that are a reflection on history is to talk about the present.' In the first book to take on this major genre in all its complexity, James Chapman argues that historical films say as much about the times in which they are made as about the past they purport to portray. Through in-depth case studies of fourteen key films spanning the 1930s up to the turn of the twenty first century, from The Private Life of Henry VIII and Zulu to Chariots of Fire and Elizabeth, Chapman examines the place of historical films in British cinema history and film culture. Looking closely at the issues that they present, from gender, class and ethnicity to militarism and imperialism, he also discusses controversies over historical accuracy, and the ways in which devices such as voice overs, title captions, and visual references to photographs and paintings assert a sense of historical verisimilitude. Exploring throughout the book the dialectical relationship between past and present, Chapman reveals how such films promote British achievements - but also sometimes question them - and how they project images of 'Britishness' to audiences both in the UK and internationally.

Download or read book Doctor Who written by Peter Haining and published by Carol Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1990 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Complete fiction of H P Lovecraft 60 titles The Necronomicon Collection of short stories and novels The Call of Cthulhu At the Mountains of Madness The Shadow out of Time The Dunwich Horror The Colour out of Space etc written by H.P. Lovecraft and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most complete collection of American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Stephen King has called Lovecraft "the twentieth Century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Christian humanism. Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. The History of the Necronomicon. “Original title Al Azif-azif being the word used by Arabs to designate that nocturnal sound (made by insects) suppos’d to be the howling of daemons…” Contents: -The Alchemist -At the Mountains of Madness -Azathoth -The Beast in the Cave -Beyond the Wall of Sleep -The Book -The Call of Cthulhu -The Case of Charles Dexter Ward -The Cats of Ulthar -The Colour out of Space -Dagon -The Descendant -The Doom That Came to Sarnath -The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath -The Dunwich Horror -The Evil Clergyman -Ex Oblivione -Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family -The Festival -From Beyond -The Haunter of the Dark -He -Herbert West-Reanimator -The History of the Necronomicon -The Horror at Red Hook -The Hound -Hypnos -Ibid -In the Vault -The Little Glass Bottle -Memory -The Moon-Bog -The Music of Erich Zann -The Nameless City -Nyarlathotep -Old Bugs -The Other Gods -The Outsider -Pickman’s Model -The Picture in the House -Polaris -The Quest of Iranon -The Rats in the Walls -A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson -The Secret Cave or John Lees adventure -The Shadow out of Time -The Shadow over Innsmouth -The Shunned House -The Silver Key -The Statement of Randolph Carter -The Strange High House in the Mist -The Street -The Temple -The Terrible Old Man -The Tomb -The Transition of Juan Romero -The Tree -Under the Pyramids -The Very Old Folk -What the Moon Brings -The Whisperer in Darkness -The White Ship

Download or read book The Essential Wisden written by John Stern and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 1097 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the highlights of 150 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Download or read book Webster s World written by Jack Webster and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 1997-10-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Webster is one of the most popular journalists writing in Scotland today. Voted Columnist of the Year in 1996, his first collection of Herald columns was a bestseller. This book presents another collection of his writings.

Download or read book The Duh Awards written by Bob Fenster and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the genius of funnyman Bob Fenster, who brought you Duh!, They Did What!?, and Well, Duh!, comes another in real-life idiocy. The Duh Awards honors the intellectually challenged and utterly inept. From historical explorers to politicians to celebrities to everyday people, no one is spared from lampoon. Ever notice there seems to be an award show for just about everything? And that everyone who wins is rich, beautiful, and brilliant? Good-looking, intelligent winners are everywhere. The Duh Awards is for the rest of us. These awards are handed out to the not-so-smart, the underworked, the overpaid, the wacky, the weird, and the downright stupid. And it's about time! Chapters include such ridiculousness as: Boss of the Year and Other Slave Driver Awards; Champion Scoffers, Scorners, Insulters, and Other All-Star Wise Guys; and Only in Hollywood-The Anti-Oscars. Here are just a excerpts from this hilarious book: The Know-a-Little, Talk-a-Lot Society presents the Anti-Expert Awards: In 1931 President Herbert Hoover somehow missed the impact of the Great Depression when he offered this solution: "If someone could get off a good joke every ten days, I think our troubles would be over." Winning Mind Games: All-Star Shockers, Psych-Outs, and Gross Champs: During the halftime show of the 2004 Super Bowl, singer Justin Timberlake removed part of singer Janet Jackson's shirt to reveal one of her star breasts on national TV. This upset viewers who had tuned in to watch rapper Nelly grab his crotch. The Spin Awards for Fooling Most of the People Enough of the Time: In 2003 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told the press: "As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns--the ones we don't know we don't know." The Duh Awards celebrates the moments that some would rather we forget.

Download or read book British Colour Cinema written by Simon Brown and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Created as a companion volume to a major history of colour in British Cinema (also by Sarah Street), British Colour Cinema is a book based on a series of unique interviews conducted by Sarah Street and Elizabeth I Watkins with practitioners who worked in the UK with Technicolor and/or Eastmancolor during the 1930s-1950s.

Download or read book The Oxford History of World Cinema written by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1996-10-17 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford History of World Cinema is the most authoritative, up-to-date history of the Cinema ever undertaken. It traces the history of the twentieth-century's most enduringly popular entertainment form, covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact. The book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of diverse achievement from westerns to the New Wave, from animation to the Avant-Garde, and from Hollywood to Hong Kong, with an international team of distinguished film historians telling the story of the major inventions and developments in the cinema business, its institutions, genres, and personnel. Other chapters outline the evolution of national cinemas round the world - the varied and distinctive filmic traditions that have developed alongside Hollywood. Also included are over 140 special inset features on the film-makers and personalities - Garbo and Godard, Keaton and Kurosawa, Bugs Bunny and Bergman - who have had an enduring impact in popular memory and cinematic lore. With over 300 illustrations, a full bibliography, and an extensive index, The Oxford History of World Cinema is an invaluable and entertaining guide and resource for the student and general reader.