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Double bill of BBC espionage drama mini-series based on the novels
by John Le Carré and starring Alec Guinness as master spy George
Smiley. In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (1979), Smiley has been
in 'retirement' for some time, some say owing to his mishandling of
the Czech scandal. However, the retiring superspy finds himself
summoned back to the 'Circus' (British secret service) when it
transpires that an enemy infiltrator is at work in the department.
Smiley returns once again to his old department in 'Smiley's
People' (1982) following the murder of his friend, General
Vladimir, a Russian who once worked for British Intelligence. When
it transpires that Vladimir was in fact a double agent, Smiley
becomes engaged in a battle of wills with his old adversaries at
the Moscow Centre.
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Get Carter (Blu-ray disc)
Michael Caine, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, Ian Hendry, Geraldine Moffat, …
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Acclaimed 1970s British thriller starring Michael Caine as a
hardened gangster returning to his hometown in search of the truth
behind his brother's death. Though originally from Newcastle, Jack
Carter (Caine) has made his name in London as a tough enforcer for
the crime boss, Gerald Fletcher (Terence Rigby). On hearing of his
brother's death, Carter returns to Newcastle for his funeral and to
investigate his suspicion that his sibling may have been murdered.
After visiting local gangster Cyril Kinnear (John Osborne), Carter
is threatened and advised to head back to London. Jack refuses and
descends further and further into the city's underworld as his
investigations begin to pay off. His search is merciless,
unrelenting and fraught with danger and it becomes clear that he
will stop at nothing to exact his own brand of justice.
All three Christmas specials of the BBC sitcom starring Michael
Crawford as the accident-prone Frank Spencer. Episodes are:
'Jessica's First Christmas', 'Learning to Drive' and 'Learning to
Fly'.
Everyone's favourite time traveller returns to do battle with his
greatest foes. Years after his peremptory departure from Totters
Lane (see the first ever story, 'Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child'),
the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) returns to 1963 London to discover
that the military have been called in to do battle with an alien
invasion force at Coal Hill School. The aliens turn out to be none
other than the Daleks, whose Emperor wants to obtain a Gallifreyan
stellar manipulator - known as the Hand of Omega- which was left in
the Doctor's care. However, a group of renegade Daleks are also
after the Hand, in league with a fascistic human group. Can the
Doctor defeat both Dalek armies and prevent the Hand of Omega being
misused?
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (DVD)
Alec Guinness, Alexander Knox, Beryl Reid, Michael Aldridge, Michael Jayston, …
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Superspy George Smiley (Alec Guinness) has for some time been in
'retirement' - some say due to his mishandling of the Czech
scandal. However, the retiring masterspy finds himself summoned
back to the 'Circus' (British secret service) when it transpires
that an enemy infiltrator is at work in the department.
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The Detectives: Series 2 (DVD)
Jasper Carrott, Robert Powell, George Sewell, Tony Selby; Contributions by Ed Bye
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All six episodes from the second series of the BBC comedy, starring
Jasper Carrot and Robert Powell as the bumbling duo, promoted well
beyond their crime fighting talents. In this series, the inept cops
are kidnapped by local gangsters, and when they're given firearms
to protect them on a dangerous case, they end up spending more time
playing with the guns like toys. Episodes are: 'Collared;'
'Witness;' 'Never Without Protection'; 'Dutch Cops' and 'Sparring
Partners'.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of
Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical
understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking.
Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel
Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and
moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade.
The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and
Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a
debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
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++++British LibraryT033445Previously issued as 'More news from
Salisbury'.London: printed for E. Curll, 1715. 2], viii,19, 1]p.; 8
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Delve into what it
was like to live during the eighteenth century by reading the
first-hand accounts of everyday people, including city dwellers and
farmers, businessmen and bankers, artisans and merchants, artists
and their patrons, politicians and their constituents. Original
texts make the American, French, and Industrial revolutions vividly
contemporary.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++British LibraryT032814Sometimes
attributed to George Sewell. A satire in verse on the Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough.London: printed for John Holmes, 1713.
2],22p.; 8
Title: The tragedy of Sir Walter Raleigh: as it is acted at the
theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields.Author: George SewellPublisher:
Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
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title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02739300CollectionID:
CTRG98-B2672PublicationDate: 17190101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Dedication signed: "George Sewell."Collation: 16], 63
p.; 20 cm
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Suspense thriller and metaphysical mystery, "The Krismere" bridges
here-and-now with a moment fifty-four thousand years ago that
ignited civilization as we know it. Counseling Psychologist Harry
Wilson is manipulated by a covert alliance of government agencies,
select individuals, and a philanthropic institution into an
experiment through time to capture information from a great Temple.
He is essential for the rare technology to target time and place,
then and now. What happens to Harry once the experiment begins? No
one knows, and what unfolds is not according to plan.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on
English life and social history, this collection spans the world as
it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles
include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of
nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world
that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American
Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side
of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++British LibraryT040903Also issued as
part of: 'Poems by Mr. John Philips, .. To which is prefix'd his
life', London, 1715.London: printed for E. Curll, 1715. 36p.; 12
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