George Miller made his first film, Mad Max, in 1976 after raising $300,000 from family and friends and hiring a no-name actor, Mel Gibson. Edited in his kitchen, it would become the most profitable film ever made, a position it held for over two decades. Miller and Max is the story of two heroes. O[...]
Moonlight Serenade, Sunrise Serenade, Little Brown Jug, In the Mood...These and other memorable tunes endeared Glenn Miller to millions in the Swing Era and all who recall those times. After playing trombone and arranging for leading orchestras of the Dorsey brothers, Ray Noble, Ben Pollack, and Red[...]
The remarkable and challenging story of a man who dared to believe that God both could and would supply all of his needs?whether personal or for the thousands of orphans in his care! Though confirmed in the church at the age of 14, George Muller was raised without a real concept of God. By the time[...]
Contemporary / British English Babe leaves the farm for the city. He wants to make some money. 'But nobody wins in the city,' says Bob, a chimpanzee. 'And nobody helps anybody. Understand?'[...]
Born into the Christian minority in Lebanon and since settled in France, Amin Maalouf claims a unique position in global conversation. His first book, "The Crusades Through Arab Eyes," was a critical and commercial success and remains in print after twenty years. In "Disordered World," Maalouf combi[...]
This book offers learning and teaching materials for anyone beginning a career as a care worker, especially in Scotland[...]
World Coins of the 21st Century Step confidently into the 21st century with the substantially expanded new edition of Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date. You will discover up-to-date and completely vetted values for the vast selections of the most recent coins produced and sold by today's Wor[...]
19th Century Coins Identified and Valued! The 7th edition of The Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 offers comprehensive coin listings and current market prices compiled from data provided by over 140 experts from around the world. For researchers, collectors, auctions and dealers, The Standa[...]
The biggest name in fiction, George R.R. Martin, opens his story vault as we adapt a tale of dark fantasy to comics for the first time with In The House of the Worm. Beneath a ruined city on a forgotten planet lies a world of plots and revenge. When Annelyn is embarrassed in front of his noble frien[...]
Max Rockatansky returns. Haunted by his turbulent past, the wandering Road Warrior becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. Seeking escape from the tyranny of Immortan Joe, what follows is a high-octane Road War - and a chance for[...]
Praise for the George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards series: "Well written and suspenseful and a good read."-Aboriginal Science Fiction"Commendable writing...a zany premise...narrated with rueful humor and intelligence."-Publishers Weekly"A superior series featuring superheroes...a delightfully imaginativ[...]
Works in the Goetz Collection.
This renowned Canadian duo's audio and video works and installations examine the complexity and vertiginous nature of subjectivity in a technological world, where man is caught between present and the loss of self, between memory and experience, perception and imagination. Cardiff and Miller create [...]