“Inside The Wicker Man” is a treat for all cinemagoers, exhaustively researched and achieving a near-perfect balance between history, trivia and serious analysis. Allan Brown describes the filming and distribution of the cult masterpiece as a ‘textbook example of How Things Should Never Be Done’. The omens were bad from the start, and proceeded to get much, much worse, with fake blossom on trees to simulate spring, actors chomping on ice-cubes to prevent their breath showing on film, and verbal and physical confrontations involving both cast and crew. The studio hated it and hardly bothered to distribute it, but today it finds favour with critics and fans alike, as a serious – if flawed – piece of cinema. Brown expertly guides readers through the film’s convoluted history, attempting along the way to explain its enduring fascination, and providing interviews with the key figures – many of whom still have an axe to grind, and some of whom still harbour plans for a sequel.

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“Inside The Wicker Man” is a treat for all cinemagoers, exhaustively researched and achieving a near-perfect balance between history, trivia and serious analysis. Allan Brown describes the filming and distribution of the cult masterpiece as a ‘textbook example of How Things Should Never Be Done’. The omens were bad from the start, and proceeded to get much, much worse, with fake blossom on trees to simulate spring, actors chomping on ice-cubes to prevent their breath showing on film, and verbal and physical confrontations involving both cast and crew. The studio hated it and hardly bothered to distribute it, but today it finds favour with critics and fans alike, as a serious – if flawed – piece of cinema. Brown expertly guides readers through the film’s convoluted history, attempting along the way to explain its enduring fascination, and providing interviews with the key figures – many of whom still have an axe to grind, and some of whom still harbour plans for a sequel.

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Transfer photos, 35mm film and slides direct to SD card – No PC needed!

• 5 mega pixel CMOS sensor takes just two seconds to scan and save colour/black and white slides/negatives/photographs (will also scan up to 10 mega pixel quality – interpolated) Preview images on its large built-in colour 2.4” LCD screen and edit images using ‘flip’, ‘mirror’ and ‘rotate’ buttons for correcting backwards / upside down / portrait images. All without a computer! Automatically adjusts focus, exposure, and colour balance so you don’t have to be a computer whiz to achieve fabulous results (exposure can also be adjusted manually if required) An optional-use USB port and cable supplied for connecting to a PC / laptop (drag files from SD card to computer)

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Transfer 35mm film and slides to SD card – no PC needed!

• 5 mega pixel sensor takes just a few seconds to scan and save colour/b&w slides/negatives (will also scan up to 10 mega pixel quality – interpolated) FREE 1GB SD memory card – enough to store up to 1000 images Preview images on its large built-in colour 2.4” LCD screen Automatically adjusts focus, exposure, and colour balance so you don’t have to be a photo or computer whiz to achieve great results You can even edit images using the ‘flip’, ‘mirror’, and ‘rotate’ buttons for correcting backwards and upside down scanned images An optional-use USB port and cable for connecting to a PC (drag files from SD card to computer) Measures just 10cm x 8.5cm x 8.5cm Mains or USB powered and compact. Includes negative / slide cleaning brush

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‘Thank god…that occasionally books of the stature of Laurence Rees’ superb “Auschwitz: The Nazis and the ‘Final Solution'” are published that try to redress the balance…fascinating’ – Andrew Roberts “Evening Standard”. In his highly acclaimed bestseller “Auschwitz” author and broadcaster Laurence Rees tells the definitive history of the most notorious Nazi institution of them all. we discover how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history – part death camp part concentration camp where around a million Jews were killed. Rees uses Auschwitz as a window through which to examine the Holocaust in its broader context.He argues that far from being an aberration the camp was a uniquely important institution in the Nazi state one that played a vital role in the ‘Final Solution’. “Auschwitz” examines the mentality and motivations of the key Nazi decision makers and perpetrators of appalling crimes speak here for the first time about their actions. Fascinating and disturbing facts have been uncovered – from the operation of a brothel to the corruption that was rife throughout the camp.The book draws on intriguing new documentary material from recently opened Russian archives which will challenge many previously accepted arguments. Auschwitz lay at the hub of a complex system of extermination that spread throughout Nazi Europe. Rees addresses uncomfortable questions such as why so few countries under Nazi occupation protected their Jews and why the Allies did little directly to prevent the killing even after they knew about the existence of the camp.Laurence Rees’ unforgettable account of the notorious Nazi camp is a story of murder brutality courage escape and survival and a powerful study of how a human tragedy of such immense scale could have happened.’Excellent’ – Boyd Tonkin “Independent”. ‘…a key to understanding man’s inhumanity to man’ – Ian Thomson “Guardian”. ‘Well-written…with striking testimonies from bystanders perpetrators and victims…The interviews with SS men and sundry European Fascists are genuinely revealing and must have been exceptionally difficult to negotiate’ – Michael Burleigh “Daily Telegraph”.’Devastating…Rees’ research is impeccable and intrepid…Ultimately he does at the gut level what Hannah Arendt achieved some 40 years ago at the level of philosophy: he forces the reader to shift the Holocaust out of the realm of nightmare or Gothic horror and acknowledge it as something all too human…Scrupulous and honest this book is utterly without illusions’ – David Von Drehle “Washington Post” USA. ‘This magnificent book…exciting and disturbing at the same time’ – Rafael Nunez Florencio “El Mundo” Spain. ‘I believe that Rees’ book will be included in the canon of fundamental works shaping our knowledge about the Holocaust’ – Wladyslaw Bartoszewski former Polish Foreign Minister and one-time inmate of Auschwitz.

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Convert your collection of old film and slides to digital quickly and easily

• High resolution 5 mega pixel CMOS sensor  3,600 dpi interpolation 48-bit colour scan Automatic exposure control Colour balance Fixed focus 3 white LED backlight Single pass scan  

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Battery operated scanner saves direct to micro SD card – No PC or mains connection required!

• Full colour and monochrome scanning for photos, drawings and more Max scanning area: 127cm L x 23cm W Scans to maximum high resolution of 600x600dpi Powered by 2 x AA batteries (supplied) Batteries last well over 200 scans Takes up to 32 GB micro SD card for storing over 30,000 pages (SD cards available separately) Built-in LCD Auto white balance Includes USB lead (for connecting to computer) Includes travel pouch for protection Measures: 25x3x3cm / Weighs 450grams

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Regular use of a wobble board is a great way to improve your balance, core strength and rehabilitate after illness or injury. Just a few minutes a day is all it takes!

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Saturday Kitchen is a popular magazine-format show broadcast live on BBC1 for 35 weeks of the year. Combining a regular band of chefs and celebrities as well as archive material and interactive features it achieves a perfect balance of lively on-screen atmosphere with practical content. Hosted by James Martin the programme has a down-to-earth approach with attention to modern food trends that appeals to not-too-serious cooks. The new Saturday Kitchen Cookbook contains over 100 inspirational recipes from the show bringing together new ideas from some of the nation’s favourite chefs cutting-edge recipes from fresh talent a variety of different cuisine from all around the world and a wealth of tips on current food topics.

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Saturday Kitchen is a popular magazine-format show broadcast live on BBC1 for 35 weeks of the year. Combining a regular band of chefs and celebrities as well as archive material and interactive features it achieves a perfect balance of lively on-screen atmosphere with practical content. Hosted by James Martin the programme has a down-to-earth approach with attention to modern food trends that appeals to not-too-serious cooks. The new Saturday Kitchen Cookbook contains over 100 inspirational recipes from the show bringing together new ideas from some of the nation’s favourite chefs cutting-edge recipes from fresh talent a variety of different cuisine from all around the world and a wealth of tips on current food topics.

Price : £ 11.69

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