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Everyone knows Mrs Danvers as a byword for menace in Hitchcock's Rebecca and as a poster girl for lesbians in the movies. But only dedicated fans know her brilliant creator. This book tells Judith Anderson's life story for the first time. It recovers her career as one of the great stars of stage and television and an important character actress in film. Born in Adelaide, Australia, in 1897, brought up by a determined single mother, she parlayed her rich, velvety voice and ability to give reality to strong emotional roles into stardom on Broadway in the 1920s. Not a conventional beauty, she was alluring, with her beautiful body, perfect dress sense, and striking, volatile personality. After p...
This series explores the impact of the media in today's world. Each book features case studies which have received global media coverage. There are also 'Up for Discussion' boxes on each spread which encourage readers to consider the issues raised in more depth and from different viewpoints.
People Trafficking takes the reader undercover to explore the real world of crimefighting. Using up-to-date case studies alongside real-life examples of how famous crimes have been solved. People Trafficking is a growing crime across the world, as criminals have made an industry out of seizing vulnerable people and selling them on for money. Police and governments are together employing more and more sophisticated means to ending this trade in human misery. Find out how the criminals operate, and how we can stop them.
This series introduces children to cycles in nature with clear, friendly texts illustrated with Mike Gordon's humorous artwork.
An intelligent and thought-provoking series that explores the impact of the media in today's world.
Excellent introduction to the industry aimed at those considering taking the Creative and Media Diploma
The grammar and rhetoric of Tudor and Stuart England prioritized words and word-like figures rather than sentences, a prioritizing that had significant consequences for linguistic representation. Examining a wide range of historical sources?treatises, grammars, poems, plays, rhetorics, logics, dictionaries, and sermons?the author investigates how words matter as currency or memento, graphic symbol or template, icon or topos.
This series explores the impact of the media in today's world. Each book features case studies which have received global media coverage. There are also 'Up for Discussion' boxes on each spread which encourage readers to consider the issues raised in more depth and from different viewpoints.
Every readable, double-page spread is packed with statistics and details of individual cases, with additional boxed sections about prevention and criminals caught. High-school readers, and adults, too, will hear the call for prevention by taking a stand and using consumer power to support fair trade. The accessible back matter includes a glossary and a bibliography of books and websites.
Excellent introduction to the industry aimed at those considering taking the Creative and Media Diploma