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The Guns of Navarone (film)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 film based on the 1957 novel of the same name about World War II by Scottish thriller writer Alistair MacLean. It stars Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn, along with Anthony Quayle and Stanley Baker. The book and the film share the same basic plot: the efforts of an Allied commando team to destroy a seemingly impregnable German fortress that threatens Allied naval ships in the Aegean Sea, and prevents 2,000 isolated British troops from being rescued. The film opens with an aerial view of the Greek Islands, and a narrator (James Robertson Justice), setting the scene. The year is 1943, and 2000 British soldiers are holed up on the island of Keros in the Aegean near Turkey. Rescue by the Royal Navy is impossible because of massive guns on the nearby island of Navarone. Time is short, because the Germans are expected to launch an assault on the British forces, to draw Turkey into the war on the Axis' side.

James Robertson, Baron Robertson

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Patrick Bannerman Robertson, Baron Robertson (1845 - 1909), was a Scottish politician and judge. He studied at Edinburgh University (MA 1864, hon LLD 1890), and was Rector of the University in 1893. He passed to the Scottish bar in 1867 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1885. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1885 and again in 1886. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Buteshire from 1885 to 1886 and from 1886 to 1891. He was appointed Lord Advocate in 1888 and was made a Privy Counsellor in the same year. He carried the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. He was appointed Lord President of the Court of Session in 1891, and was appointed a Law lord and Life peer as Baron Robertson, of Forteviot in the County of Perthshire, and member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1899. He was Chairman of the Irish University Commission. In later life he retired to live in Muchalls Castle in Aberdeenshire.

Antonio Beato

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Antonio Beato, also known as Antoine Beato, was a British and Italian photographer. He is noted for his genre works, portraits, and views of the architecture and landscapes of Egypt and the other locations in the Mediterranean region. He was the younger brother of photographer Felice Beato with whom he sometimes worked. Little is known of Antonio Beato's origins but he was probably born in Venetian territory after 1832, and later became a naturalized British citizen. His brother, at least, was born in Venice, but the family may have moved to Corfu, which had been a Venetian possession until 1814 when it was acquired by Britain.

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Forensic Botany

Forensic Botany: From Crime Scene to Court outlines a history of the discipline and field to provide current forensic operational context, real-world applications to cases, and how we arrived at this point. Written by a leading expert, the book presents forensic botany in a realistic and practical framework, offering a schema-a four-stage classification model-for how to manage botanical evidence in a contemporary case management context. Across twelve chapters, Robertson discusses aspects vital to forensic botany, from the central role of crime scene investigators and specialists (in ensuring that data is not mishandled or ignored) to how to handle a range of botanical materials in a triage environment so that they are properly preserved for detailed examination by suitable experts. This book shines a spotlight on the many approaches and forensic applications to plant science that are not traditionally considered, such as conservation, art fraud, and archaeology. In doing so, the coverage presents a novel and useful blueprint to employ a forensic approach in non-traditional areas. Forensic Botany will assist investigators and crime scene examiners in recognising the potential for forensic botanical evidence. It outlines a framework, for forensic professionals of varying levels of expertise to effectively manage botanical evidence and serves as an invaluable guide for those botany professionals undertaking forensic roles as subject matter experts.

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Our Holiday Among the Hills

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the public in good condition in order to preserve their cultural heritage.

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Managing the Cultural Industries

An introduction to the business mechanics of the cultural and creative industries, this textbook provides a management-oriented, practice-based teaching and learning resource. Aimed at students new to the study of the cultural industries and/or new to the study of business, the author introduces the reader to relevant academic insights and perspectives, without losing focus on the essentials of practical business and management. Designed for students who wish to develop a management and leadership career in the cultural and creative industries, the book incorporates coverage of key business ideas and disciplines, from strategy to accounting and finance, through management, human resources and innovation to marketing and consumer behaviour. Each chapter introduces a major new business topic. Key sectors covered included the music industry, television, video games, and the performing arts. Relevant management tools and techniques are described and used. Managing the Cultural Industries is a valuable resource for new students of the cultural industries, as well as providing insights for reflective practitioners in the industry.