Step Up 2: The Streets
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met - a man his mother claimed was dangerous. His uncle tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . . Titel: Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer Udgave: Exclusive edition m
From the master of the novel of international intrigue comes a riveting new book as timely and unsettling as tomorrow's headlines. It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets. For the West, Russia is a basket case. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last--not only for law, order, and prosperity, but for restoring the lost greatness of their land. Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A docu
LP album af Ralph McTell med titlen 'Streets'. Albummet indeholder singlen 'The Streets of London'. Forsiden har en sløret illustration, mens bagsiden viser en ringkamp med en liste over sangene, der indgår i albummet samt produktionsdetaljer.
Krimi. It looks like a paradise parish, cobbled streets, black and white timber-framed houses. But, even before she moves in, Merrily Watkins, the new woman priest, has witnessed an ugly death. Soon she'll be involved in a bitter dispute over a play about a 17th century vicar accused of witchcraft ... a story which certain old families would rather remained obscure. Welcome to Ledwardine, steeped in cider and secrecy. And, as Merrily and her teenage daughter Jane, discover - a village where horrific murder is a tradition spanning centuries Forlag: Corvus Udgivelsesår: 2011 Sider: 591 Sprog: Engelsk
Controversy & acclaim mark Martin Scorsese's career from his earlier iconoclastic New York films like Mean Streets & Raging Bull to the more recent The Last Temptation of Christ, GoodFellas, & Cape Fear. In Martin Scorsese: A Journey, Mary Pat Kelley, writer & prize-winning filmmaker, traces Scorsese's life & work though interviews with Scorsese as well as more than twenty major motion picture figures, providing a rare look at the process & inspiration behind the films of America's premier director. Martin Scorsese: A Journey includes exclusive interviews with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Nick Nolte, Oliver Stone, Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli, Sandra Bernhard, Rosanna Arquette, Ellen Burstyn, & many, many more. Titel: Martin Scorsese Genre: biografi Forlag: Thunder's Mouth Press Sammendrag: Biografisk og filmfaglig gennemgang af Martin Scorseses
Skuespillere: Dominic West, John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr. Instruktør: David Simon On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore, there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. Studie: HBO Resumé: The Wire, created by David Simon, follows the story of police and drug dealers in Baltimore. With sharp observations on the lines between good and bad, the series provides a gritty portrayal of crime and punishment.
*NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'An unforgettable story of greed, financial madness and moral decay' Rory Stewart 'Hilarious, shocking and deeply sad — often in the same sentence' Sunday Times 'The Wolf of Wall Street with a moral compass' Irvine Welsh An outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open 'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around? Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger. Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than
