Internationally renowned theoretical physicist & bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative revelatory answers to the biggest philosophical questions Where did our universe come from? Why does anything exist? & how is it all going to end? ' Why is there something rather than nothing?' is the question atheists & scientists are always askedand until now there has not been a satisfying scientific answer Today exciting scientific advances provide new insight into this cosmological mystery not only cansomething arise from nothing but something willalwaysarise from nothing A mind-bending trip back to the beginning of the beginning A Universe from Nothingauthoritatively presents the most recent evidence that explains how our universe evolved
- & the implications for how it's going to end It will provoke challenge & delight readers to look at the most basic underpinnings of existence in a whole new way In the words of Richard Dawkins this could potentially be the most important scientific book since Darwin's On the Origin of Species
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London 1888 Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can't resist the allure of an exotic mystery-particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague Stoker His former expedition partner has vanished from an archaeological dig with a priceless diadem unearthed from the newly discovered tomb of an Egyptian princess just the latest in a string of unfortunate events that have plagued the controversial expedition In London rumours abound that the curse of the vengeful princess has been unleashed as the shadowy figure of Anubis himself stalks the streets Sordid details emerge from Stoker's past & caught in a tangle of conspiracies & threats Veronica must separate facts from fantasy to unravel a web of duplicity that threatens to cost Stoker everything ...

In the first edition of A Very Bad Wizard Morality Behind the Curtain
- Nine Conversations philosopher Tamler Sommers talked with
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Imagine if all your Christmases did actually "come at once" That idiom is supposed to evoke an image of delight happiness & nothing going wrong but the British Christmas doesn't always turn out that way Yes sometimes all the gifts are perfect everyone's on great form & no one chokes on a mince pie But on other occasions you'll fall through a glass cabinet or set your cardigan on fire A Very British Christmas pays tribute to all the peculiar ways we choose to celebrate; it tells stories of our propensity to behave badly our uselessness under pressure & our unquenchable joie de vivre Join us as we salute cultural icons dissect national customs & hear from people who've eaten all the turkey & lived to tell the tale Tidings of discomfort tidings of joy ...

The fifth of the Catesby spy novels A Very British Ending follows powerful people's plots to control modern Britain The book follows Catesby's attempt to outwit a cabal of plotters trying to overthrow the Prime Minister with the narrative alluding to the life of Harold Wilson 350 pages Wilson Edward ...

Cute corgis in Buckingham Palace a riotous romp around London a fabulously festive love story its a recipe for the perfect Christmas picture book! 32 pages Hay Sam ...

The shocking true story of the first British politician to stand trial for murder Behind oak-panelled doors in the House of Commons men with cut-glass accents & gold signet rings are conspiring to murder It&s the late 1960s & homosexuality has only just been legalised & Jeremy Thorpe the leader of the Liberal party has a secret he&s desperate to hide As long as Norman Scott his beautiful unstable lover is around Thorpe&s brilliant career is at risk With the help of his fellow politicians Thorpe schemes deceives embezzles
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Adapted from John Preston's book A Very English Scandal Sex Lies & a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by Russell T Davies (Dr Who Queer As Folk Cucumber) & directed by Stephen Frears (Florence Foster Jenkins Philomena Dangerous Liaisons) starring Hugh Grant as Jeremy Thorpe & Ben Whishaw as Norman Scott A Very English Scandal is the shocking true story of the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy to murder It's the late 1960s homosexuality has only just been decriminalized & Jeremy Thorpe the leader of the Liberal party & the youngest leader of any British political party in a hundred years has a secret he's desperate to hide As long as Norman Scott his vociferous ex-lover is around Thorpe's brilliant career is at risk & eventually Thorpe can see only one way to silence Scott for good The trial of Jeremy Thorpe changed politics forever as the British public discovered the darkest secrets of the Establishment & the lengths they'd go to conceal them Actors Hugh Grant Ben Whishaw Alex Jennings Directors Stephen Frears Format Subtitled PALLanguage English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Audio Description English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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Track Listing The Disney Chorus
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas Deck the Halls Do You Want to Build a Snowman? Christmas Is Coming
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This special collector's set

Includes:: the entire first season of the popular & critically acclaimed BBC television

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