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The Best American Mystery and Suspense (1997–) The Best American Science and Nature Writing (2000–) The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy (2015–) The Best American Food Writing (2018–) The following titles were formerly included in the series: The Best American Recipes (1999–2005) The Best American Spiritual Writing (2004–2008)
In a letter seen by the local newspaper Brimbank Weekly the inspectorate claimed to have found 'insufficient evidence to support a prosecution'. [13] The Ombudsman's report led to the passage of new laws banning councillors from working as staffers to members of Parliament. It also played a role in the eventual sacking of Brimbank Council in ...
In 2008 and 2009, the Brimbank City Council was the subject of several investigations into alleged misconduct by councillors. On 30 July 2008, the state MP for Keilor, George Seitz, invoked parliamentary privilege in the Legislative Assembly to accuse former Brimbank mayor Cr Natalie Suleyman of branch stacking, describing her as the "Robert Mugabe of Brimbank".
Seven Samurai (1954) topped the BBC poll of best foreign-language films as well as several Japanese polls.. Battleship Potemkin (1925) was ranked number 1 with 32 votes when the Festival Mondial du Film et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique asked 63 film professionals around the world, mostly directors, to vote for the best films of the half-century in 1951. [3]
The Best Years of Our Lives: William Wyler: 1946 12: Apollo 13: Ron Howard: 1995 13: Hoosiers: David Anspaugh: 1986 14: The Bridge on the River Kwai: David Lean: 1957 15: The Miracle Worker: Arthur Penn: 1962 16: Norma Rae: Martin Ritt: 1979 17: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Miloš Forman: 1975 18: The Diary of Anne Frank: George Stevens ...
The film is a lavish fictionalized re-telling of the Watergate story (loosely based on ex-Nixon aide John Ehrlichman's novel The Company) mixing political intrigue and personal drama and centering on the rise of a power-hungry American president and the men with whom he surrounds himself in order to keep his grip on his office.
The highest-ranked book on the list was the Elena Ferrante novel My Brilliant Friend published in 2012. Authors Ferrante, Jesmyn Ward, and George Saunders each had three books on the list, the most of any author.
Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, [14] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.