Richard Rogers founder of Rogers Stirk Harbour Partners is a pre-eminent architect of his generation whose approach to buildings is infused with his enthusiasm for modernism love of life & strong sense of social justice From the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the Lloyds Building in the City of London & from airports to cancer care centres to low-cost homes the buildings he & his partners have designed blend private use public space & civic value In part inspired by his 2013 Royal Academy exhibition A place for all people is a mosaic of life projects & ideas for a better society Ranging backwards & forwards over a long & creative life & integrating relationships projects stories collaborations & polemics with case studies drawings & photographs A place for all people is a dazzling & inspiring book as original as its author ...

In The Lent Factor Graham James wrote about 40 people (one for each day of Lent) who had inspired him & helped to shape his spiritual journey In this new book he turns his attention to places from the Flinders Ranges in Australia to Devil's Island (French Guiana) via the Holy Land Center Parcs & Holborn Underground Station As with the previous book each chapter of A Place for God offers a daily reflection beginning with a suggested Bible reading & ending with a short prayer & employing the same engaging combination of autobiography history & spirituality Some of the locations are well known & others very obscure what they have in common is the part they have played in the author's life in enabling his discovery of the divine in the landscape & the built environment & of a God who always locates himself in our world supremely revealed in Jesus of Nazareth' ...

Pluto got the shock of his life when he was kicked out of the famous nine On his quest to find a place where he belongs he talks to comets asteroids & meteoroids But when Pluto is about to give up he runs into a dwarf planet & finally finds his place in the solar system 32 pages Digital; 14 Illustrations unspecified Wade Stef ...

From the double Man Booker prize-winner comes an extraordinary work of historical imagination
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A devastating accident is only the start of Emily Mattison's troubles When Emily Mattison falls victim to a near-fatal accident shortly after receiving an unexpected inheritance from a distant cousin her ruthless nephew George seizes the opportunity to take control of his aunt's assets It's only when Emily reaches The Drover's Hope the former pub on the edge of the Lancashire moors bequeathed to her by her late cousin Penelope that she begins to feel safe She also discovers that love can be found in the most unexpected places But it's not so easy to escape the clutches of someone as determined as George ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of nurse Sarah Adams & the Blighs a wealthy & complicated Pastoralist family living in Inverness New South Wales where sex death & secrets are never far below the surface Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams a woman with a mysterious past who has returned to Australia after 20 years abroad The idyllic way of life in Inverness begins to work its magic on Sarah & she begins to heal from the horrors of World War Two & find love again But can she really find a place to call home? This DVD set contains all 33 episodes from series one to three & an additional bonus episode containing an alternative series two finale ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic drama set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of nurse Sarah Adams & the Blighs a wealthy & complicated Pastoralist family living in Inverness New South Wales As Australia faces internal & external threats to its way of life so too do the people of Inverness & previous alliances & relationships are tested Sarah&s dilemma between her feelings for George & her duty to her husband Rene is exacerbated by a heart breaking secret; James & Olivia&s relationship is under pressure by the desire for physical fulfilment while the true parentage of Baby George is threatened with exposure; Elizabeth Bligh&s decision to leave Ash Park to explore a life of her own proves more difficult than she thought & the difference between Anna & Gino&s fairytale romance & the reality of married life threatens to tear them apart This DVD set contains all 10 episodes of series 3 & a bonus alternative series two finale ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set in rural Australia in the 1950s A Place to Call Home is a sweeping & romantic drama of one woman’s journey to heal her soul & of a privileged family’s confrontation with a changing era Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams a woman with a mysterious past who returns to Australia after 20 years abroad Tragic news is about to cause her to make the long delayed journey back home Working her passage home aboard an ocean liner Sarah becomes involved in the lives of the Blighs a wealthy Australian family which will change her life forever It is time for Sarah to begin her journey towards healing & find A Place To Call Home ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play A Place to Call Home is a sweeping romantic dram set in 1950s rural Australia following the lives of nurse Sarah Adams & the Blighs a wealthy & complicated pastoralist family living in Inverness New South Wales where sex death & secrets are never far below the surface Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish) leads the cast as Sarah Adams a woman with a mysterious past who has returned to Australia after 20 years abroad The Idyllic way of life in Inverness works its magic on Sarah & she begins to heal from the horrors of World War Two & find love again But can she really find a place to call home? Actors Marta Dusseldorp Noni Hazlehurst Brett Climo Craig Hall David Berry Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 10 ...

'TRULY EPIC FANTASY' James Islington author of The Shadow of What Was Lost From the east came the Bone Giants From the south the fire-wielding Hathrim It was an invasion that sparked war across the six nations of Teldwen Now the kingdom's only hope is the discovery of a new form of magic
- one that will call the wondrous beasts of the world to fight by the side of humankind In the start of a thrilling new series the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles creates an unforgettable fantasy world of warring giants & elemental magic' This isn't just a breath of fresh air for the genre it's a damned hurricane' Jason M Hough New York Times bestselling author'A rare masterpiece that's both current & timeless merging the fantasy bones of Tolkien & Rothfuss with a wide cast of characters who'll break your heart' Delilah S Dawson
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