Andrew Robinson

"Starting with the origins of writing five thousand years ago, with cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs, Andrew Robinson explains how these early forms of writing developed into hundreds of scripts including the Roman alphabet and the Chinese characters. He reveals how the modern writing system we take for granted - including airport signage and electronic text messaging - resemble ancient scripts much more closely than we think."--Jacket.

The first concise study of genius in both the arts and the sciences, using the life and work of famous geniuses to illuminate this phenomenon.-publisher description.

"In 1961, twenty-seven-year-old Brian Epstein walked into a dank Liverpool basement to see an unknown rock band perform--and our world was forever changed. The fifth Beatle is Epstein's untold true story: the tale of a genuine visionary who discovered, managed, and guided the Beatles to unprecedented international stardom, rewriting the rule of the pop music business in the process. But Brian Epstein was also the ultimate outsider, constantly searching...

Motion comic adaptation of the Superman: Red son comic book, placing Superman in an alternate-reality in which he is a Soviet hero. This series mixes alternate versions of DC super-heroes and villains with alternate-reality versions of real political figures such as Joseph Stalin and John F. Kennedy, spanning the years 1950-2000.

Hellraiser: "When Kirsty Cotton's (Ashley Laurence) family moves into their ancestral home, they are terrorized by the resurrected corpse of her uncle (Sean Chapman), who requires the flesh of murdered innocent victims to oder to become whole and alive again."--Container. Hellbound: "Picking up a mere two hours after Hellraiser left off, the sequel finds young Kirsty (Laurence) in a mental hospital in the aftermath of the horrific events she witnessed...

A rooftop sniper named Scorpio has killed twice. Streetwise San Francisco police detective Harry Callahan will nail the perp one way or another-- no matter what "the system" prescribes.

In the 26th century, Earth's United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, a coalition of aliens, are engaged in a war within the Halo universe for ultimate control, in a collection of four stories depicting various conflicts during the struggle.

Set in late 19th-century, pre-independence India, this film is about a woman's artistic and romantic yearning. It is about the lonely wife of a workaholic newspaper editor, Charulata, whose beautiful face masks a burning creativity. When her husband's poet cousin comes to stay with them, Charulata finds herself both inspired by him creatively and dangerously drawn to him physically. A delicate tale of a marriage in jeopardy and a woman taking the...