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  Rebecca - Adapted from the...

  Mr Punch

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  Mr Punch Presents: REBECCA, based upon the best-selling novel by Daphne du Maurier. Laurence Olivier plays Maxim de Winter and Vivien Leigh is the shy and naive ladies’ companion that he meets while holidaying in Monte Carlo. They fall in love, get married and return to Maxim's beloved Manderley in Cornwall, where the second Mrs de Winter now meets the mysterious Mrs Danvers and finds that Rebecca is not forgotten. The film was to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. 
   
  This high-quality audiobook has been re-mastered and re-edited from the original radio broadcast. 
    
  Also available as part of the Hollywood Playhouse BOX SET, a collection of 14 Oscar winning ear-movies, adapted from the original screenplays & performed for the radio by many of the original film stars in front of a live studio audience. 
    
  These radio dramas were….to become as popular as the movies themselves. Hollywood Movie Memories 
    
  This is an excellent audio product that will appeal to the majority of audiobook listeners. Talking Business 
    
  A lovely series to add to any film, audio or crime lovers’ collection. Audio World 
   

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  Red Tide - The Fight For Freedom

  Brian P Stewart

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  This is a fictional account of four high school buddies who are also neighbors. One is a young white male - Spike Mulligan who plays guitar sings and writes songs for revivals. The others Howie, Rufus and Ed are choir members of a black Baptist Church and ask him to sit in and play guitar in their church band and also to join their high school football team. The four become inseparable and dream of attending college together. Because of existing Alabama politics and racial prejudice they quickly realize it is not going to be that easy. The boys are drafted into the army and they all end up fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, they soon learn the only color that matters is red, representing their lives and the sacrifices they will make for one another. Only their status as returning war heroes can turn the Red Tide and swing open doors of opportunity that were unjustly locked for ages.

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  Easy Oil Painting - Beginner...

  Estelle Day

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  If you've always wanted to try your hand at still life oil painting, this comprehensive guide is the book for you! A complete introduction to oil painting for beginners, award-winning and professional artist, Estelle Day, will walk you through everything you need to know to be successful in small-scale oil painting. Accessible and unintimidating, Easy Steps to Oil Painting focuses on painting small canvases that are no bigger than a 5-inch square so you can worry less about composition and focus more on the actual subject! Learn key painting techniques through 10 step-by-step project tutorials and work with several different shapes, colors, and textures to grow your painting and layering skills! Easy-to-follow instructions, as well as "Trace-This-Linework" sketches, are also included, making this must-have guide a great starting point for beginning artists!

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  Narrative of the Life of...

  Frederick Douglass

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  "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man."
  
  In this searingly honest and powerful account, Frederick Douglass reveals the harrowing reality of slavery in the American South. From the soul-crushing toil on the Lloyd plantation to his life-changing confrontation with the "slave-breaker" Edward Covey, Douglass chronicles his journey from a state of bondage to the reclamation of his own soul. He famously details how he secretly taught himself to read and write, realizing that education was the "pathway to freedom." This narrative is not just a historical document; it is a timeless testament to the power of literacy, the resilience of the human spirit, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
  
  The Battle for Human Dignity: The turning point of the narrative is Douglass's physical fight with Edward Covey. This moment represents the internal shift from a broken spirit to a man determined to be free, illustrating that resistance—both mental and physical—is the cornerstone of liberation.
  
  A Critique of Hypocrisy: Douglass's prose is sharp and uncompromising. He famously contrasts the "Christianity of Christ" with the "Christianity of this land," exposing the moral bankruptcy of those who used religion to justify the horrors of the slave system.
  
  Why It Is Essential Reading: Short, visceral, and profoundly moving, this narrative changed the course of history. It forced the world to acknowledge the humanity and genius of the enslaved, making it one of the most effective tools in the fight for abolition. To read it is to understand the very heart of the American struggle for equality.
  
  Experience the story that sparked a revolution. Purchase the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" today.

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  Life Belongs to the Loud

  Forrest Lonefight

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  Azul Morgan, a young Native / Indigenous woman is the next rock star to break. Trapped in M-town, Iowa during the "Next Seattle" Midwest Music Scene explosion during the aftermath of 9/11, she takes her guitar named, Mocha, & her composition notebook, The Bastard Chronicle, to write the greatest songs ever & form the perfect band. 
  Through the chaos she finds her tribe outside her native tribal roots in two amazing dudes, Rick, a womanizing drummer/singer, and Jesus, a cross-dressing guitarist. The three find the musical chemistry they've been looking for. Their unique new band are poised to take over the world-at-war. Azul writes about it all in The Bastard Chronicle, in her hilarious voice, as her past, present, & future collide in a coming-of-age story never told before in an era of the music scene when anything was possible. 
  This is author Forrest Lonefight's debut novel.

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  Timeless Adventures - The...

  Brian J. Robb

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  This critical history of Doctor Who covers the series 60 years, from the creation of the show to its triumph as Britain's number one TV drama.
  
  Opening with an in-depth account of the creation of the series within the BBC of the early 1960s, each decade of the show is tackled through a unique political and pop cultural historical viewpoint, exploring the links between contemporary Britain and the stories Doctor Who told, and how such links kept the show popular with a mass television audience.
  
  Timeless Adventures reveals how Doctor Who is at its strongest when it reflects the political and cultural concerns of a mass British audience (the 1960s, 1970s and 21st Century), and at its weakest when catering to a narrow fan-based audience (as in the 1980s). The book also addresses the cancellation of the show in the late 1980s (following the series becoming increasing self-obsessed) and the ways in which a narrowly-focused dedicated fandom contributed to the show's demise and yet was also instrumental in its regeneration for the 21st Century under Russell T. Davies, and analyses the new series to reveal what has made it so popular, reflecting real world issues like consumerism and dieting.

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