Documentary about former professional boxer Muhammad Ali directed by film-maker Clare Lewins. With access to Ali's personal audio journals as well as his friends and family members, the film explores how he became an internationally recognised celebrity and countercultural figure due to a provocative and entertaining nature, and also examines how he was with those closest to him while at the top of his game.

Praise for "The Imperfect Board Member"

"Finally! A book about boards that isn't boring!"
--Patrick Lencioni, author, "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"

"Everyone wins with good governance--countries, corporations, and community groups. In a compelling style like no one before him, Jim Brown helps leaders understand the keys for boardroom excellence. "The Imperfect Board Member" ought to be required reading for people on every type of board. The great thing is that it won't need to be required--it's such a fun book, every leader will want to read it."
--Jim Balsillie, chairman and co-CEO, Research in Motion; chair, Centre for International Governance Innovation

"I know no board members, myself included, who won't learn valuable lessons from Jim Brown's book The Imperfect Board Member. Don't miss it!"
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor, "The One-Minute Manager(R) and The Secret"

"Thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley, boards have become active. "The Imperfect Board Member" clarifies sharply the lines of what boards need to do and what management needs to do. The time has come for the two groups to work together and yet keep independent."
--Ram Charan, coauthor, Execution, and author, "Boards That Deliver"

""The Imperfect Board Member" by Jim Brown is a highly perceptive, eminently readable, engagingly human book on how boards and directors can improve their performance. In a breezy conversational style that uses dialogue invitingly and often, the author explores with sensitivity and a light touch not only the standard ingredients but also the more subtle nuances of excellence in both corporate and not-for-profit governance."
--William A. Dimma, author, "Tougher Boardsfor Tougher Times"; chairman, Home Capital Group Inc.

Documentary about the life and work of singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. Produced by his daughter, Gina, the film charts Belafonte's tireless contribution to the civil rights movement in America and around the globe, as well as his glittering musical career in which he sang alongside stars including Sammy Davis Jr, Petula Clark, Shelley Winters and Nina Simone.

This is a reprinted paperback edition of the 2005 sell-out hit. This is a comprehensive historical survey of Southampton's development, containing over 300 illustrations alongside detailed historical background. "Southampton's Changing Faces" shows how building developments, some dramatic, have transformed areas of the city over the years. Local historian Jim Brown has had access to local collections containing a number of unpublished views and his modern photos, taken from- as nearly as possible-the same position as the older pictures, sometimes revealing startling changes. Southampton suffered widespread damage during World War Two, when Hitler's Blitzkrieg was unleashed on the town's docks and infrastructure, and the subsequent post-war reconstruction altered many areas beyond recognition. Further changes came in the 1950s when a new ring road was constructed around the city centre to cope with ever-increasing traffic demands, with the resultant demolition of many properties. More changes occurred in the 1970s when the massive Itchen Bridge was built to provide an improved connection east of the city, and this involved the sweeping away of a number of buildings to provide the two approaches to the new bridge. The Bitterne area of the town was also transformed in the 1980s when a new bypass tore through the former Bitterne Village. Fortunately some individuals had the foresight to take photos before properties were demolished, and these have provided Jim Brown with invaluable material. The book contains over 300 illustrations and is sure to appeal to all those who remember how Southampton has changed over the years, as well as giving younger readers a fascinating insight into the city's past.

“Rahaman has, at last, written the definitive biography on his late brother, which tells the real Ali story.” —Mike Tyson More words have been written about Muhammad Ali than almost anyone else. He was, without doubt, the world’s most-loved sportsman. At the height of his celebrity he was the most famous person in the world. And yet, until now, the one voice missing belonged to the man who knew him best—his only sibling, and best friend, Rahaman Ali. No one was closer to Ali than Rahaman. Born Cassius and Rudolph Arnett Clay, the two brothers grew up together, lived together, trained together, travelled together, and fought together in the street and in the ring. A near-constant fixture in his sibling’s company, Rahaman saw Ali at both his best and his worst: the relentless prankster and the jealous older brother, the outspoken advocate, the husband and father. In My Brother, Muhammad Ali, Rahaman offers an insider's perspective on the well-known stories as well as never-before-told tales, painting a rich and intimate portrait of a proud, relentlessly polarizing, yet often vulnerable man. In this extraordinary, poignant memoir, Rahaman tells a much bigger and more personal story than in any other book on Muhammad Ali—that of two brothers, almost inseparable from birth to death. It is the final and most important perspective on an iconic figure.

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) undertook extensive excavations during the construction of two separate, but adjacent road schemes, some 4.5km apart near Houghton Regis and Toddington, in south Central Bedfordshire. Taken as a whole, the excavations provide a detailed multi-period dataset for regional and national comparison. The first evidence for occupation occurred in the middle/late Bronze Age comprising pits and clusters of postholes, including four-post and six-post structures. Two pit alignments, more than 2km apart, also indicate that land divisions were being established, and in the late Bronze Age/early Iron Age a significant new settlement emerged in the valley bottom. Parts of a further contemporary earlier-middle Iron Age settlement lay at the top of the valley but neither settlement extended into the Roman period. In the late Iron Age or early Roman period three or four new settlements emerged with occupation continuing into the late Roman period in at least one of these. Of particular interest was the recovery of two significant Aylesford-Swarling type cemeteries as well as a third cemetery which largely comprised unurned burials, including some busta, but with few accompanying grave goods. In the late 7th-century a small probable Christian conversion open-ground inhumation cemetery was established with burials accompanied by a range of objects, including a rare work box, knives, brooches, chatelaine keys and a spearhead. Parts of three medieval settlements were uncovered including one with a potters' working area.

Keenen Ivory Wayans writes, directs and stars in this comedy spoof. Ex-soldier Jack Spade (Wayans) returns home to his old neighbourhood after his brother Junebug dies from an overdose of gold chains. When he finds that the crime lord Mr. Big (John Vernon) is the man behind it all, the wannabe hero vows to avenge his brother's death and joins forces with ghetto heroes John Slade (Bernie Casey), Hammer (Isaac Hayes) and Slammer (Jim Brown) to bring justice where justice is needed most.

Praise for Family Gems... ." . .a funny, real and completely entertaining book." --Amy Greene, author of Bloodroot ." . .interesting. . .charming. . .quirky. . . . Jewell and Ruby are] compelling, funny, interesting women." --Writer's Digest ." . .a fun, fun book. . . .Buy it, read it, and. . .enjoy the heck out of it." --Mark Van Patten, goinglikesixty.com

The novel is based on truth and tells the story of a young man accused of a crime that he did not commit. It tells of bitter months of hatred towards his accuser, the judge and prison officials. He had nothing but hatred towards the system and was totally unhappy. It wasn't until he was able to forgive his accuser, his public defender and the judge that sentenced him to twenty years in prison that his life began to change. In time he became a model prisoner and was able to face his situation without hatred controlling him. His desire to clear his name and become a person of respectability generated thought of freedom and escape from prison. He dreamed of finding the guilty party and having the court reverse his conviction. His intentions were good, but the action he took branded him a "Prisoner on the run."

This collection of poems from Jim Brown's life-long engagement with language is full of surprises and vivid moments. Some of the poems move downward and inward along faint trails--seen or imagined--toward "moon-abetted mystery." Some are tough-minded reality checks. Others are romps amid playful language. Throughout, he reminds us that keen attention and exact language are the best snares humans have for inspiration and insight. (Charles Goodrich, writer/poet, gardener, author of Insects of South Corvallis, The Practice of Home, and Going to Seed: Dispatches from the Garden.)

The 3rd Platoon was written by an Infantry Platoon Leader who was among the first American soldiers to see combat during the Korean conflict. War was never declared and the action taken was by United Nation Forces. The hostilities were considered to be only a police action in a effort to stop the spread of Communism. This conflict may not have been an all out war but it is declared as one of the bloodiest conflicts of modern times. Soldiers of several nations were involved fighting under the authority of the United Nations. Most weapons of modern times were employed and millions of people were killed, wounded or missing. Other millions of people were displaced. United Nation Forces consisted primarily of soldiers from South Korea, England, Canada, Australia, Turkey and the United States. There were scattered support from other nations but the United states furnished a majority of the troops and cost of this conflict. Enemy forces consisted of; North Korea, China and a sprinkling of Russian airmen

Matthew Henry said, all things are difficult before they become easy. someone else gave this advice "Do not allow yourself to become a failure by blaming your lack of education, money and time. Most men who fail to realize their dreams blame their closest family members and associates for their lack of encouragement. Accept helpful criticism and learn from others but never allow others to discourage you by making discouraging remarks that hold you back from realizing your potential. Breast-Feed Your Dreams talks about these concerns and addressees steps that you may take to overcome lack of education, money, time and discouragement. As you read and ponder the steps that other successful men and women have taken you will soon realize that you have the same or even greater potential. Your success is out there waiting for you to possess it. All things are possible for those who can visualize something new or improve an existing product or service. Successful people dream of what can be and then without delay go forth with vigor and accomplish possibilities. All things are possible for those who can see in their mind something that will benefit mankind. Successful men and women learn to follow their dreams before it come too late. Time will not wait for anyone. so do not allow procrastinate to keep you from from becoming all that you can be. included on these pages are compelling bits of wisdom coming from years of "Listening, Learning, Loving and Laughter." Men and women who follow the above four "L's" are some of the more successful in history. As you learn from their success you may catch their enthusiasm and go out and do what they have done.