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  • Escape to Hollywood

    The True Story of One Woman's Daring Escape From Communist Prague to Her Career in Blockbuster Movies.

    by Lidia Lukes-Hitchcock, Gareth Owen ...
    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 ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life Through an Aperture

    The Films and Photography of Keith Hamshere

    by Keith Hamshere, Gareth Owen ...
    For blockbuster photographer Keith Hamshere it was the humble ukulele, given to him for his ninth birthday, that piqued his interest in the entertainment industry, leading to a long and impressive career in front of and behind the camera.Starting out in the late 1950s as a child actor, Keith decided to add another string to his bow, developing his interest in photography and becoming a society ... Read more

    $22.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cost of Capital and Company Valuation

    Modigliani and Miller Revisited

    by Gareth Owen ...
    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 ... Read more

    $4.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Price of Fame

    The Biography of Dennis Price

    by Elaine Parker, Gareth Owen ...
    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 ... Read more

    $9.38 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Raising an Eyebrow

    My Life with Sir Roger Moore

    by Gareth Owen ...
    '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<... ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Unhealed Wounds

    Trauma, Aid and Angola

    by Gareth Owen ...
    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 ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • When the Music's Over

    Intervention, Aid and Somalia

    by Gareth Owen ...
    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 ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Organometallic Chemistry

    Volume 46

    Edited by Gareth Owen, Nildo Costa ...
    Series Book 46 - Specialist Periodical Reports - Organometallic Chemistry
    This volume serves as an invaluable resource, offering thoroughly analysed, evaluated, and distilled information on the latest advancements in organometallic and coordination chemistry, as well as emerging fields. With the ever-growing volume of information, researchers often struggle to stay current with the literature in their domain.The expertly curated reviews in this volume cover a broad ... Read more

    $395.99 USD

  • Organometallic Chemistry

    Volume 45

    Edited by Clare Bakewell, Nildo Costa, Rebecca Musgrave, Gareth Owen ...
    Series Book 45 - Specialist Periodical Reports - Organometallic Chemistry
    Compiled by a new editorial team, this volume provides an invaluable resource covering many aspects of organometallic and coordination chemistry. The book has been developed through contributions from future leaders in organometallic chemistry at the forefront of their research. With continued increases and expansion of chemical literature, researchers can find it challenging to keep up with ... Read more

    $395.99 USD

  • Norman Smith’s Hobbies

    by Gareth Owen ...
    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, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Ageing

    Biographical Approaches for Inclusive Care and Support

    by Kath Browne, Jane Traies, Mike Phillips, Jason Lim, Roger Newman, Jose Catalan, Leela Bakshi, Lindsay River, Sally Knocker, Kathryn Almack, Gary L. Stein, Stephen Pugh, Andrew King, Gareth Owen, Ann Cronin, Elizabeth Price, Robin Wright, Stacey Halls, Rebecca Jones, Nick Maxwell, Louis Bailey ...
    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 ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry

    Edited by Gareth Owen, Simon Wessely, Robin Murray ...
    The Maudsley Handbook of Practical Psychiatry has long served trainees in psychiatry, presenting them with practical and essential advice. This new edition of the orange book provides guidance on the psychiatric and neuropsychiatric examination and interviewing of adults and childrennot just as a central skill, but as the basis for reaching a diagnosis, formulation and defining a treatment plan. ... Read more

    $43.99 USD