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The Lake District Murder

By: John Bude

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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Originally published in 1935, Bude's murder mystery remains as intriguing today as it was upon its release almost 80 years ago." —Publishers Weekly When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigation where every clue leads to another puzzle: was this a suicide, or something more sinister? Why was the dead man planning to flee the country? And how is this connected to the shady business dealings of the garage? This classic mystery novel is set amidst the stunning scenery of a small village in the Lake District. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s with an introduction by the award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards.

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264

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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ISBN 10

1464206546

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9781464206542

Sir John Gielgud

A Life in Letters

By: John Gielgud

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Sir John Gielgud

A Life in Letters

By: John Gielgud

Published to coincide with the centenary of Gielgud's birth, this is the remarkable autobiography of one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, seen through his frank, mesmerizing, and intimate letters. of photos. Line drawings.

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602

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Arcade Publishing

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1559707291

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9781559707299

Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994

By: John Ripley

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Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994

By: John Ripley

Drawing upon promptbooks and other theater documents, engravings and photographs, reviews, interviews, letters, diaries, and memoirs, he creates a richly layered account of a play persistently denied its character and rarely staged without explicit or implicit apology.

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444

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838637418

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9780838637418

The Heavy Water War

Beating Hitler to the Bomb

By: John Sadler

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The Heavy Water War

Beating Hitler to the Bomb

By: John Sadler

If Hitler had succeeded in developing a nuclear bomb, that could have been both the end of the Second World War and of civilisation as we know it. A handful of commandos stopped him.

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406

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398117684

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9781398117686

An Actor and His Time

By: John Gielgud,John Miller

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An Actor and His Time

By: John Gielgud,John Miller

The acclaimed British actor looks back on his long career in the theater and recalls the many great actors and actresses with whom he has worked

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268

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1557834156

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9781557834157

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

By: John Ford

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'Tis Pity She's a Whore

By: John Ford

Like Shakespeare's Juliet, Annabella, accompanied by her down-to-earth nurse, is introduced to a series of suitors to her hand. Like Juliet, she finds all of them unsatisfactory - and rightly so, for the audience know that the nastiest of them is having an affair with her domineering aunt. Like Juliet, Annabella is wooed by a sensitive and passionate young man whose love she returns - but this young man happens to be her own brother, Giovanni. When they consummate their love and she, to avoid the scandal of extramarital pregnancy, agrees to marry her aunt's lover, the tragic outcome is inevitable. John Ford, writing his psychologically powerful and intellectually challenging tragedies in the early years of King Charles I's reign, is a playwright of the first rank, as 20th-century directors have shown both in the theatre and on film.

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188

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A&C Black

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1408144328

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9781408144329

Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company

A Critical History

By: John Wyver

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Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company

A Critical History

By: John Wyver

No theatre company has been involved in such a broad range of adaptations for television and cinema as the Royal Shakespeare Company. Starting with Richard III filmed in the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre before World War One, the RSC's accomplishments continue today with highly successful live cinema broadcasts. The Wars of the Roses (BBC, 1965), Peter Brook's film of King Lear (1971), Channel 4's epic version of Nicholas Nickleby (1982) and Hamlet with David Tennant (BBC, 2009) are among their most iconic adaptations. Many other RSC productions live on as extracts in documentaries, as archival recordings, in trailers and in other fragmentary forms. Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company explores this remarkable history of collaborations between stage and screen and considers key questions about adaptation that concern all those involved in theatre, film and television. John Wyver is a broadcasting historian and the producer of RSC Live from Stratford-upon-Avon, and is uniquely well-placed to provide a vivid account of the company's television and film productions. He contributes an award-winning practitioner's insight into screen adaptation's numerous challenges and rich potential.

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394

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350006599

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9781350006591

How to Play the World's Most Exclusive Golf Clubs

A Journey through Pine Valley, Royal Melbourne, Augusta, Muirfield, and More

By: John Sabino

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How to Play the World's Most Exclusive Golf Clubs

A Journey through Pine Valley, Royal Melbourne, Augusta, Muirfield, and More

By: John Sabino

The most exclusive golf clubs in the world are special places that elicit feelings of awe and wonder from most golfers. How great would it be to play some of the storied venues of the game such as Winged Foot, Riviera or Muirfield? Or, the ultimate for any golfer, Augusta National, home of the Masters? How to Play the World’s Most Exclusive Golf Clubs highlights the many ways that golfers can enter the world’s elite clubs, located in some of the most beautiful locations in the world. How do you go about gaining access to some of some of golf’s hallowed grounds? Who do you have to know? How do you find a member? What is the etiquette to follow? This book gives insights into what has worked for the author and other motivated golfers. An avid golfer and student of golf history, John brings an unparalleled enthusiasm, a unique perspective, and an insider’s insights to the task. Throughout each chapter there are personal stories about the author’s experience and unique stories about some of the lengths to which golfers have gone to gain access to golf’s premier venues. The proliferation of golf course ratings by magazines, combined with the expanded information about golf courses and golf architecture that the Internet age has brought to the fore, has created a new and expanding group of golf aficionados who dream of playing at exclusive golf courses and are eager to learn the secrets of doing so. This book’s coverage of more than 125 global clubs will be perfect for any player. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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397

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Simon and Schuster

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163450805X

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9781634508056

The Final Sunset

The fatal sinking of the HMBS Flamingo

By: John McPhee

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The Final Sunset

The fatal sinking of the HMBS Flamingo

By: John McPhee

In the quiet still hours of the evening on May 10, 1980, a young nation faced its most crucial hour. Two Cuban MiGs were dispatched by Cuba's competent authority. Their ultimate destination Cay Santo Domingo a small cay in the southern hemisphere of the Bahamas. Their intended target: HMBS Flamingo, a one-hundred-and-four-foot Bahamian patrol vessel with two Cuban fishing vessels, Ferrocemento 54 and Ferrocemento 165, in tow.The remaining hours in the afternoon will unfold a tyranny of unsettling events resulting in the tragic loss of life and property for the Bahamas. The crises plunged the region into a geopolitical crisis and set in motion a cascading set of circumstances that will affect the young nation for the rest of its existence.Final Sunset is the riveting account of the fatal sinking of HMBS Flamingo by Cuban MIGs on May 10, 1980. It recounts the harrowing tale of heroism and survivorship. The gritty and unrelenting human will to make it home after their routine day took a most unfortunate turn on one of the darkest moments in Bahamian history.

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119

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662464975

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9781662464973

Dead Weight

A Thriller

By: John Francome

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Dead Weight

A Thriller

By: John Francome

To the outside world it seems like Phil Nicholas has it all. For years he's been one of the best jump jockeys around - winning championship after championship. On top of the money and glamour, he's married to Julia, a sexy, beautiful, young woman who adores him. Unfortunately his good luck starts to run out when he suffers a devastating fall. His body heals, but his mind and confidence may be shattered forever. Flashbacks of his accident invade his dreams, rob him of his sleep, and freeze him in the saddle - an impossible situation for a jockey." "While Phil is battling to overcome his fear, his weighing-room colleague, Adrian Moore, is viciously attacked after losing a race he should have won. It's the start of a vendetta by someone determined to hurt those who break the rules of racing. If Phil wants to save the sport - and the woman he loves - it's time for him to recover his nerve."--BOOK JACKET.

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Macmillan

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0312329814

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9780312329815

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The Lake District Murder

The Lake District Murder

Sir John Gielgud

Sir John Gielgud

Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994

Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994

The Heavy Water War

The Heavy Water War

An Actor and His Time

An Actor and His Time

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company

Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company

How to Play the World's Most Exclusive Golf Clubs

How to Play the World's Most Exclusive Golf Clubs

The Final Sunset

The Final Sunset

Dead Weight

Dead Weight

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