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Charles Darwin
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Bill Price
Charles Darwin

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November 2008
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The publication of The Origin of Species in 1859 was the culmination of more than twenty years of work by Charles Darwin and the ideas he presented in it would lead to a fundamental change in the way we think about life on earth. Evolution, as it came to be known, described how the extraordinary variety of life could develop and adapt by natural means rather than being entirely the creation of a supreme being. It was controversial at the time and now, as the bicentenary of Darwin's birth approaches in 2009, it remains the subject of bitter argument... more...>


George A. Romero
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Tom Fallows Curtis Owen
George A. Romero

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October 2008
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The dead walk. Putrid corpses claw their way out of earthy graves and stumble towards civilisation. They are bloody, rotting, and hungry for human flesh - and it's all George Romero's fault.

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Filming on a Microbudget
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Paul Hardy
Filming on a Microbudget

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September 2008
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So you want to make a film? It's the only way to get into the film industry. No one's going to let you play with the kind of money it takes to make a feature film until you've already proven yourself by making a great short film. You can do that at film school - if you can afford to go to film school. If you can't, then you're going to have to make your films without money. You're going to have to film on a microbudget... more...>


The English Civil War
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David Clark
The English Civil War

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September 2008
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The English Civil War is a subject of perennial interest. This book presents the ‘essentials’ of the conflict in the form of a readable chronological narrative, beginning with the causes of the war and ending with the execution of King Charles I.

The author, who has been exploring battlefields for 50 years, describes the celebrated battles – including Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby – together with the major political events which characterized one of the most turbulent periods in English History.

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