Book 1 in Manticore Ascendant a new series set in David Weber&s best-selling Honorverse from multiple New York Times bestseller David Weber & 1 New York Times bestseller Timothy Zahn Adventure in the heroic days & frontier past of Honor Harrington&s Star Kingdom! Growing up Travis Uriah Long yearned for order & discipline in his life
- the two things his neglectful mother couldn&t or wouldn&t provide So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy he thought he&d finally found the structure he&d always wanted so desperately But life in the RMN isn&t exactly what he expected Boot camp is rough & frustrating; his first ship assignment lax & disorderly; & with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague the Navy is possibly on the edge of budgetary extinction The universe is not a safe place Travis Long is about to find that out
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NEW SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHORS Book 1 in Manticore Ascendant a new series set in David Weber&s best-selling Honorverse from multiple New York Times best seller David Weber & 1 New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK Growing up Travis Uriah Long yearned for order in his life some things his neglectful mother couldn’t or wouldn’t provide So when Travis enlisted in the Royal Manticoran Navy he thought he’d finally found the structure he’d always wanted so desperately But life in the RMN isn’t exactly what he expected Boot camp is rough & frustrating; his first ship assignment lax & disorderly; & with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating plague the Navy is possibly on the edge of budgetary extinction The Star Kingdom is a minor nation among the worlds of the Diaspora its closest neighbors weeks or months away with little in the way of resources With only modest interstellar trade no foreign contacts to speak of a plague-ravaged economy to rebuild & no enemies looming at the hyper limit there are factions in Parliament who want nothing more than to scrap the Navy & shift its resources & manpower elsewhere But those factions are mistaken The universe is not a safe place Travis Long is about to find that out by David Weber Timothy Zahn ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A Caribbean Dream is a re-imagining of William Shakespeare s romantic comedy A Midsummer Night s Dream Set in modern day Barbados Theseus & Hippolyta are returning Nationals This traditional tale takes a twist with the creation of new characters where Mechanicals are re-imagined as Fishermen & Bottom as a Black Belly Sheep along with Birdman & a Changeling Boy Chaos & madness unfolds at night exploring Caribbean folklore & culture This is a unique & entertaining re-imagination of one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies Actors Susannah Harker Aden Gillett Lorna Gayle Patrick Michael Foster Sonia Williams Directors Shakirah Bourne Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Poachers witch doctors diamond-smuggling & corruption welcome to the world of Detective Kubu They find the first body or what the hyena had left near a waterhole considered magical by the local bush people A string of clues suggests that the victim was murdered & his identity hidden For Assistant Superintendent David Kubu Bengu its obvious from the start that sinister forces are at work On the surface a convivial figure with a passion for his wife his wine & his music Kubu is a clever & resourceful lawman well versed in Botswanas deadliest secrets As Kubu follows a blood-soaked trail marked by lies & superstition he uncovers a chain of crimes linked to the most powerful figures in the country influential enemies who will stop at nothing to remove those who stand in their way ...

There is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out a plane goes down This is the story of one such plane Why did a Hercules C130 the world's sturdiest plane carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq go down on 17 August 1988? Was it because of 1 Mechanical failure 2 Human error 3 The CIA's impatience 4A blind woman's curse 5 Generals not happy with their pension plans 6 The mango season Or could it be your narrator Ali Shigri? Teasing provocative & very very funny Mohammed Hanif's debut novel takes one of the subcontinent's enduring mysteries & out if it spins a tale as rich & colourful as a beggar's dream Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Novel & shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2008 ...

Only one doctor is willing to push his way through the mysterious maze of hidden medical data & shocking secrets to learn the truth This explosive medical thriller is vintage Michael Crichton
- with the breathtaking blend of riveting suspense & authentic medical detail that has made him one of today's most fascinating writers 432 pages Crichton Michael
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Romantic comedy starring Justin Long & Evan Rachel Wood Shy writer Sam (Long) meets Birdie (Wood) at a coffee shop & in an attempt to make a good impression uses her Facebook profile so he can pretend he has similar interests When she falls in love with him Sam finds it difficult to keep up the persona he has created but also worries that the real him won&t be enough for Birdie The film features cameos from Peter Dinklage Sam Rockwell Brendan Fraser Vince Vaughn & Sienna Miller among others ...

The threat from above casts a dark shadow A man falls to his death from a cliff face in western Scotland From a distance another man watches He approaches the body tucks a book into the dead man's pocket & leaves When the Scottish police show visiting Detective Chief Inspector Domenic Jejeune the book he recognizes it as a call for help But he also knows that answering that call could destroy the life he & his girlfriend Lindy have built for themselves in the village of Saltmarsh in north Norfolk Back in Saltmarsh the brutal murder of a researcher involved in a local climate change project has everyone looking at the man's controversial studies as a motive But Sergeant Danny Maik heading the investigation in Jejeune's absence believes a huge cash incentive being offered for the research may play a crucial role With their beleaguered Chief Superintendent blocking every attempt to interview the project's uber-wealthy owners Jejeune & Maik must work together to find their answers But will the men's partnership survive when the danger from above begins to cast its dark shadow? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animation in 2012 A Cat in Paris is a delightful jazzy noir animation that will appeal to children & adults in equal measure Dino is a cool cat By day he lives with a little girl called Zoe whose mother is a police officer By night he works with Nico a jewellery thief with a big heart When Dino gives Zoe a present of a diamond bracelet it&s not long before the police are trying to track down the thief Trying to protect Dino Zoe follows him & unwittingly stumbles on a team of gangsters who have a big robbery in mind Zoe finds herself in danger & it&s up to Dino & Nico to try & save her Director Jean-Loup Felicioli & Alain Gagnol Certificate PGYear 2010 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Live from the Royal Albert Hall Clive Anderson introduces a sensational concert celebrating 75 years of classic MGM film musicals John Wilson & his h&-picked orchestra including superb & diverse vocal talent celebrate the golden age of Hollywood musicals with songs from the great movies including Thee Wizard of Oz Meet Me in St Louis Seven Brides for Seven Brothers High Society Gigi & Singin& in the Rain Joined by an array of talented vocalists including Curtis Stigers Kim Criswell Seth Mac Farlane Sir Thomas Allen & Sarah Fox Wilson sends the feel-good factor soaring with a medley of popular songs including " Get Happy" " Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" " Wonderful Wonderful Day" " Steppin& Out With My Baby" " Lover Come Back to Me" & a host of other sumptuous delicious numbers Amazingly although all the original orchestral parts were lost Wilson has painstakingly reconstructed the original scores The result was the highlight of the 2009 BBC Proms season
- a unique live performance of these beloved songs Actors Curtis Stigers Kim Criswell Seth Mac Farlane & Sir Thomas Allen Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 2009 Languages English
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