What price victory? The war with the Republic of Haven has resumed disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington Steadholder & Duchess Harrington the single victorious Allied commander of the opening phase of the new war has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet Everyone knows Eighth Fleet is the Alliance&s primary offensive command which makes it the natural assignment for the woman the media calls “the Salamander” But what most of the public DOESN&T know is that not only are the Star Kingdom & its Allies badly outnumbered by the Republic&s new fleet but that the odds are going to get steadily worse Eighth Fleet&s job is to somehow prevent those odds from crushing the Alliance before the Star Kingdom can regain its strategic balance It&s a job which won&t be done cheaply Honor Harrington must meet her formidable responsibilities with inferior forces even as she copes with tumultuous changes in her personal & public life The alternative to victory is total defeat yet this time the COST of victory will be agonizingly high ...

What price victory? The war with the Repbulic of Haven has resumeddisastrously for the Start Kingdom of Manticore Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington Steadholder & Duchess Harrington the single victorious Allied commander of the opening phase of the new war has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet Everyone knows Eighth Fleet is the Alliance's primary offensive command which makes it the natural assignment for the woman the media calls "the Salamander" But what most of the public DOESN't know is that not only are the Star Kingdom & its Alliies badly outnumbered by the Republic's new flett but that the odds are going to get steadily worse Eighth Fleet's job is to somehow prevent those odds from crushing the Alliance before the Star Kingdom can regain its strategic balance It's a job which won't be done cheaply Honor Harrington must meet her formidable responsibilities with inferior forces even as she copes with tumultuous changes in her personal & public life The alternative to victory is total defeat yet this time the COST of victory will be agonizingly high ...

An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel traditional decor impeccable service & an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer Yet not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day ...

Young Gifted & Broke
- Aura meets Lee Perry Can’t See You
- Aura meets Lee Perry Full Experience At Midnight Nar Soh So

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A drama about the intense relationship between a young man & his long-lost father a small-time hood & leader of a rural crime ring Their stormy reunion culminates in disillusion violence & murder ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Share in the adventure of seeing the world for the first time & fall in love with life all over again ...

From the Booker Prize-winner of Offshore' comes this entertaining tale of a chaotic stage school & its singular headmistress With a new introduction by Simon Callow It is the 1960s in London's West End & Freddie is the formidable proprietress of the Temple Stage School Of unknown age & provenance Freddie is a skirt-swathed enigma
- a woman who by sheer force of character & single-minded thrust has turned herself & her school into a national institution Anyone who is anyone must know Freddie At Freddie's is a wickedly droll comedy of the theatre & its terminally eccentric devotees
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In At Home Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity irresistible wit stylish prose & masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books of the last decade & delivers one of the most entertaining & illuminating books ever written about the history of the way we live Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles & wars of history than to considering what history really consists of centuries of people quietly going about their daily business
- eating sleeping & merely endeavouring to get more comfortable & that most of the key discoveries for humankind can be found in the very fabric of the houses in which we live This inspired him to start a journey around his own house an old rectory in Norfolk wandering from room to room considering how the ordinary things in life came to be Along the way he did a prodigious amount of research on the history of anything & everything from architecture to electricity from food preservation to epidemics from the spice trade to the Eiffel Tower from crinolines to toilets; & on the brilliant creative & often eccentric minds behind them & he discovered that although there may seem to be nothing as unremarkable as our domestic lives there is a huge amount of history interest & excitement
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- lurking in the corners of every home


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Lady Carnarvon's love of history is richly rewarded at Highclere Castle with its mine of family records going back some 300 years She has delved into the archives to create a book that invites you inside the Castle past & present Throughout the centuries Highclere has welcomed Royalty Statesmen Egyptologists & pioneers of technology along with men & women from the worlds of music art & letters The etiquette of the invitation the balance of guests at a weekend house party their placement' at dinners & the entertainment of friends as well as the domestic management required to execute the perfect occasion have all preoccupied successive generations of chatelaines This book tells the story four real life weekends
- from 1866 to 1936
- when the great & the good gathered at Highclere to change the world in some large or small part It then reflects on how the current Countess entertains ' At Home' at Highclere today Each weekend showcases the life of the house both upstairs with the rich & famous & below stairs with the staff & employees You are transported to a world where guests were collected from the long since defunct Highclere Station in carriages or later in the earliest cars having had the train stop specifically for them & where the allocation of the most prestigious bedrooms really did matter It looks at what should be served for dinner the hot topics of conversation & gossip traditional breakfasts & shooting parties with the Prince of Wales She explores how menus were & still are now put together with the chef what were the de rigueur cocktails of the day (and why)
- & how to make them at home wherever you are Each chapter will explore some of the recipes & where practical have adaptations & photos of the recipes which can be cooked in today's kitchens Many recipes are little-changed to this day & Lady Carnarvon shares her commentary on their context at Highclere Highclere works hard to steer a steady course in today's world but the Castle was built for entertainment & pleasure for convivial weekends I hope this book gives a glimpse inside a great house with mouth-watering recipes eye-catching photographs & fascinating stories about some of the remarkable people who have stayed here' Lady Carnarvon


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Discover the creatures & plants that live in rivers & lakes & how they have all become perfectly adapted to life in their beautiful but sometimes dangerous home How has human activity affected river & lake biomes & what is being done to repair the damage before it's too late? Other titles in the At Home in the Biome series Coral Reef Mountains Rivers & Lakes Wetlands ...