In the shadow of a failed international intervention in Somalia, Gareth Owen lands in war-torn Angola, thrust into a besieged city teetering on the brink. Malanje, encircled by UNITA rebels deploying medieval tactics, becomes ground zero for a crack team of Irish aid workers fighting to stave off starvation for tens of thousands of children.Amid mortar fire and minefields, Owen bears witness to haunting violence and unwavering human spirit. His eight-month emotional descent unfolds...

'a book you simply must read if you're a fan of movies, James Bond or Roger Moore' - Movies in Focus'Owen writes with wit, affection and poignancy . . . Highly recommended' - From Sweden with Love'a breezy, enjoyable read that takes few sittings to get through . . . The affection and energy with which Raising an Eyebrow has been written is intoxicating' - Entertainment Focus...

A gritty and moving personal account of the struggle to provide humanitarian relief during Operation Restore Hope in war-torn Somalia.In 1993, Gareth Owen volunteered to go to Somalia with an Irish aid agency.Located in a remote desert outpost, he encountered the brutality of conflict and famine and experienced the hardships and struggles of an extraordinary race of desert warriors. He rubbed shoulders with the French Foreign Legion and Gre...

THE COST OF CAPITAL AND COMPANY VALUATION fundamentally challenges Modigliani and Miller's treatment of taxation in their 'correction' from 1963. It provides new propositions around how taxes affect the distribution of cash flows and capital values between the suppliers of financial capital, leading to alternative ways of calculating the cost of capital, including, by extension, the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). Finally, it explores how to appropriately calculate the intrinsic v...

I den här underhållande samlingen sanna anekdoter lyfter Roger Moore på locket till filmindustrin. Den siste gentlemannen innehåller otroliga historier om stjärnor och filmmakare som Tony Curtis, Lana Turner, Michael Caine, Joan Collins, David Niven, Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, John Mills, Peter Sellers, Michael Winner, Cubby Broccoli och många fler.Under en karriär som spänner över sju decennier har Roger Moore befunnit sig i filmvärldens absoluta cen...

Who is Norman Smith and why on earth are we reading about his latest impulsive hobby? Why is he under investigation? Are the characters he interacts with real people or merely figments of the author’s fevered imagination? Most importantly, how would he manage without his long suffering wife, Mrs G? Norman Smith’s Hobbies explores the carnage that a maverick hobbyist can unwittingly unleash, creating disastrous side-effects on family, friends and foes alike.

Follow a group of children as they climb to the top of a hill and race each other to the bottom by rolling in this fun rhyming poem – written by acclaimed poet Gareth Owen, and accompanied by the colourful illustrations of Vicky Fieldhouse.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural languageA scene of the hill and surrounding area on pages 14–15 allow children to discuss the events of the poem, providing a wealth of speaking and listening opportu...

This is the remarkable memoir of Lidia Lukes-Hitchcock, a film production manager who fled communist Prague to forge a prolific career making Hollywood blockbusters.Leaving Czechoslovakia seemed impossible, but a chance encounter with Barbra Streisand changed everything. Inspired, Lidia spent years meticulously planning a daring escape from the grey streets of Communist Prague to the bright lights of Hollywood, with her young son by her side. Lidia's determination and resilience eventually...

Celebrating eighty years of Royal Film Performances, mixing Royal elegance with celebrity glamour and showcasing the pinnacle of film arts.For nearly eight decades, the Royal Family has been gracing the red carpet to see the most eagerly anticipated film of the year. Since 1946, the Royal Film Performance has been an annual highlight of the entertainment social calendar, where cinema's most famous icons have come face to face with royalty.With authors Garet...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people often face unique challenges as they grow older. It is vital that those providing them with care and support understand their needs, wishes and experiences.This book demonstrates how biographical approaches can increase understanding about the distinct perspectives of older LGBT people, enhancing inclusive care and support. Chapters explore people's expectations and fears surrounding care and service provision, the impact of disc...

Albert J. Luxford has long been known as "The Gimmick Man" in the film and television industry, but he has remained one of its unsung and unknown geniuses despite his well-known work. He equipped James Bond with some of his most memorable gadgets; made possible many of the effects and sequences in the Carry On series. He worked on such shows and movies as Are You Being Served?, The Muppets, Highlander, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, among many others.In thi...

Charming, erudite, and the very personification of the English gentleman, Dennis Price was without doubt also one of the most promising and talented newcomers to the world of theatre and film in the late 1930s, and he arguably reached his screen best in the classic Ealing comedy 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'. Huge praise was lavished upon him and he was compared alongside theatrical contemporaries Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson as being destined for great things. Scene-st...