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Tales From Development Hell (New Updated Edition)
Titan 2012; US$ 9.99A compulsively readable journey into the area of movie-making where all writers, directors and stars fear to tread: Development Hell, the place where scripts are written, actors hired and sets designed... but the movies rarely actually get made! Whatever happened to Darren Aronofsky's Batman movie starring Clint Eastwood? Why were there so many scripts... more...
Comic Book Movies - Virgin Film
Ebury Publishing 2012; US$ 13.34The superheroes are back! Since the 1970s, the film world has found inspiration in comic books and graphic novels. These days no summer is complete without a major blockbuster movie based on a comic: Superman , Batman , Spider-Man , X-Men , Men in Black , Daredevil , and The Hulk . Modern special effects have made large-scale superhero epics... more...
Whiteness in Zimbabwe
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 33.00European settler societies have a long history of establishing a sense of belonging and entitlement outside Europe, but Zimbabwe has proven to be the exception to the rule. Arriving in the 1890s, white settlers never comprised more than a tiny minority. Instead of grafting themselves onto local societies, they adopted a strategy of escape. more...
Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan
BRILL 2008; US$ 133.00The Japanese say that ?folk song is the heart?s home town?. Traditional folk songs (min?yo) from the countryside are strongly linked to their places of origin and continue to play a role there. Today, however, they are also taught as a quasi-art music, arranged for stage and television, quoted in Westernized popular songs and so forth. more...
Research and the Teacher
Routledge 1995; US$ 64.95This highly successful introductory text has been updated in the light of recent legislative changes in education - such as the introduction of teacher appraisal and the move towards school-based training and research. more...
Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 95.55Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis provides a detailed practical guide to cell proliferation and apoptosis detection methods. A novel approach combining both these areas allows important comparisons to be made. Topics covered include all aspects of tissue handling from collection, storage, fixation and processing through to locating and quantifying... more...
Homicide Law in Comparative Perspective
Hart Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 97.20A number of jurisdictions world-wide have changed or are considering changing their homicide laws. Important changes have been recommended for England and Wales, and this book focuses on these changes. It examines key aspects of the law of homicide. more...
The Private Rented Housing Market
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 114.95Based on new and original research, this volume brings together specialists in housing policy and legal studies to examine the UK privately rented sector, and its future direction. The contributors show how the new regulatory environment is opening a series of issues with significant potential to affect (and potentially damage) the market. more...
Historical Dictionary of The Gambia
Scarecrow Press 2008; US$ 94.99The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of The Gambia_through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_provides an important reference on this burgeoning... more...
The Private Rented Sector in a New Century
The Policy Press 2002; US$ 45.00Against a century-long trend of decline, the private rented sector grew significantly during the 1990s. This book explores why and looks at the consequences for tenants and landlords, as well as the wider implications for housing policy. more...









