' The Irish do love telling stories & we are suspicious of people who don't have long complicated conversations There used to be a rule in etiquette books that you should invite four talkers & four listeners to a dinner party That doesn't work in Ireland because nobody knows four listeners' Maeve Binchy Maeve Binchy's bestselling novels not only tell wonderful stories they also give an insight in to how Ireland has changed over the decades & how people remain the same they still fall in love sometimes unsuitably; they still have hopes & dreams; they have deep long-standing friendships & some that fall apart From her earliest writing to her most recent Maeve's work has included wonderfully nostalgic pieces & also sharp often witty writing which is insightful & topical But at the heart of all Maeve's fiction are the people & their relationships with each other A FEW OF THE GIRLS is a glorious collection of the very best of her writing full of the warmth charm & humour that has always been essentially Maeve ...

In this investigation into loss losing & being lost Rebecca Solnit explores the challenges of living with uncertainty A Field Guide to Getting Lost takes in subjects as eclectic as memory & mapmaking Hitchcock movies & Renaissance painting Beautifully written this book combines memoir history & philosophy shedding glittering new light on the way we live now ...

Offers a guide to live more simply & in balance From her experiences as an American writer & teacher living in Bhutan the author shares endearing often humorous stories from the happiest country in the world 256 pages Leaming Linda ...

A guide to critical thinking in the &post-truth& era from the author of Sunday Times best-seller The Organized Mind We live in a world of information overload Facts & figures on absolutely everything are at our fingertips but are too often biased distorted or outright lies From unemployment figures to voting polls IQ tests to divorce rates we&re bombarded by seemingly plausible statistics on how people live & what they think Daniel Levitin teaches us how to effectively ask ourselves can we really know that? & how do they know that? In this eye-opening accessible guide filled with fascinating examples & practical takeaways acclaimed neuroscientist Daniel Levitin shows us how learning to understand statistics will enable you to make better smarter judgements on the world around you ...

The Archbishop of York's behaviour was 'never that expected of a cleric rarely that expected of a pirate' 192 pages Butler-Gallie The Revd Fergus ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Fleeing from a battle in the English Civil War a small group of deserters are captured by an Alchemist & forced to aid him in his search for treasure he believes is buried in a nearby field Crossing a vast mushroom circle which provides their first meal the group quickly descends into a chaos of arguments fighting & paranoia; & as it becomes clear that the treasure may be something other than gold they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field A psychedelic trip into magic & madness featuring Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen) & Michael Smiley (Kill List) Actors Michael Smiley Reece Shearsmith Ryan Pope Julian Barratt & Richard Glover Director Ben Wheatley Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English ...

Dirk Lloyd the Dark Lord trapped in the body of a weedy schoolboy returns in another darkly hilarious adventure Brilliantly funny & subversive this is the Funny Prize-winning Jamie Thomson at his best 512 pages Thomson Jamie ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Haunted by a tragic past undefeated washed up boxer Sailor O’ Connor (Dominic Purcell) is a broken man When a fluke opportunity arises to step back in the ring he takes it Not knowing when to throw in the towel Sailor must face his personal demons or die trying to stay on his feet throughout a bloody brutal beating in the ring Actors Dominic Purcell Louis Gossett Jr James Caan Directors Damian Lee Language English Subtitles Hindi French Dutch English Run Time 85 minutes ...

Set in mid-1970s India A Fine Balance is a subtle & compelling narrative about four unlikely characters who come together in circumstances no one could have foreseen soon after the government declares a ' State of Internal Emergency' It is a breathtaking achievement panoramic yet humane intensely political yet rich with local delight; & above all compulsively readable ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the vaults of British television comes a comedy gem starring two consummate actors who were also a couple in real life Dame Judi Dench & her husband Michael Williams They play a pair of middle-aged dating-game dropouts as wary of romance as they are perfect for each other Laura a brainy translator & Mike a shy landscape gardener are introduced by Laura&s glamorous younger sister who is intent on finding a mate for her spinsterish sibling Awkward & rumpled Mike drives an old wreck & fails to impress the prickly Laura Still Mike senses an opportunity if only he can find the courage to pursue it From this unpromising beginning the pair lurch & swerve their way to companionship friendship & finally love This superb boxed set brings the complete series together for the first time For individual episode listings please refer to the individual series Actors Judi Dench Michael Williams Susan Penhaligon Richard Warwick Lally Bowers Richard Pearson Ian Collier David Ashfield Michael Howarth Eve Pearce & Michael Lees Certificate PGLanguages English Duration 10 hours (approx) ...