John Cooper
Rapid Ray Lewis was arguably the fastest man of his generation. He won medals in the 1932 Olympics and the 1934 British Empire Games, and countless races in North America. Remarkable achievements for any man - but all the more remarkable because ... [... more]
Random House |
James Berry
James Berry has received the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to poetry and the Signal Poetry Award for his children's poetry. His previous poetry collections, When I Dance and Everywhere Faces Everywhere, were published to rave ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Madhur Jaffrey
An award-winning actress, cookbook author, free-lance journalist and a recipient of the title, Commander of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II, Madhur Jaffrey has written over 15 cookbooks, acted in over 30 films and in scores of TV ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Peter Abbott
One of the least-published campaigns of the Great War was that fought in East Africa by forces of colonial troops - British Empire, Belgian, Portuguese and German. Short of resources, many European, African and Indian soldiers recorded epics of ... [... more]
Random House |
Alan Jeffreys
Between December 1941 and May 1942, the British Empire suffered a series of humiliating defeats in the Far East. Three years later the Japanese were defeated by British and Commonwealth forces at Kohima and Imphal and in the battles for Burma. ... [... more]
Random House |
Maya Jasanoff
In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tracing their exploits to tell an intimate history of imperialism. Jasanoff delves ... [... more]
Random House |
Breaker Morant (Widescreen)
 From Amazon.com: Before coming to America to make such acclaimed films as Tender Mercies and Driving Miss Daisy, Australian director Bruce Beresford made a lasting impression with this compelling courtroom drama, considered one the finest films of the [... more]
CDN$39.95
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Lisa Jardine
Lisa Jardine, Commander of the British Empire, is director of the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters and Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and an ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
A Passage to India (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: This adaptation of E.M. Forster's mysterious tale of British racism in colonial India turned out to be master director David Lean's final film. Subtle and grand at the same time, Lean's adaptation is faithful to the book, rendering its [... more]
CDN$41.95
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Cotton Mary (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: The Merchant Ivory production company (which were also responsible for A Room With a View, Howard's End, and The Remains of the Day, among others) is the driving force behind Cotton Mary, the story of an Anglo-Indian nurse obsessed with [... more]
CDN$21.98
Amazon CA |
Chariots Of Fire (Two-Disc Special Edition)
From Amazon.co.uk: The come-from-behind winner of the 1981 Oscar for Best Picture, Chariots of Fire either strikes you as either a cold exercise in mechanical manipulation or as a tale of true determination and inspiration. The heroes are an unlikely [... more]
CDN$24.95
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Gandhi
From Amazon.com: Sir Richard Attenborough's 1982 multiple-Oscar winner (including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Ben Kingsley) is an engrossing, reverential look at the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi, who introduced the doctrine of [... more]
CDN$20.77
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