' He writes history like nobody else He thinks like nobody else He sees the world as a whole with its limitless fund of stories' Byan Appleyard Sunday Times Where have the people in any particular place actually come from? What are the historical complexities in any particular place? This evocative historical journey around the world shows us' Human history is a tale not just of constant change but equally of perpetual locomotion' writes Norman Davies Throughout the ages men & women have endlessly sought the greener side of the hill Their migrations collisions conquests & interactions have given rise to the spectacular profusion of cultures races languages & polities that now proliferates on every continent This incessant restlessness inspired Davies's own After decades of writing about European history & like Tennyson's ageing Ulysses longing for one last adventure he embarked upon an extended journey that took him right round the world to a score of hitherto unfamiliar countries His aims were to test his powers of observation & to revel in the exotic but equally to encounter history in a new way Beneath Another Sky is partly a historian's travelogue partly a highly engaging exploration of events & personalities that have fashioned today's world
- & entirely sui generis Davies's circumnavigation takes him to Baku the Emirates India Malaysia Mauritius Tasmania Tahiti Texas Madeira & many places in between At every stop he not only describes the current scene but also excavates the layers of accumulated experience that underpin the present He tramps round ancient temples & weird museums summarises the complexity of Indian castes Austronesian languages & Pacific explorations delves into the fate of indigenous peoples & of a missing Malaysian airliner reflects on cultural conflict in Cornwall uncovers the Nazi origins of Frankfurt airport & lectures on imperialism in a desert oasis ' Everything has its history' he writes 'including the history of finding one's way or of getting lost' The personality of the author comes across strongly
- wry romantic occasionally grumpy but with an endless curiosity & appetite for knowledge As always Norman Davies watches the historical horizon as well as what is close at hand & brilliantly complicates our view of the past

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Bestselling author Coble elevates her already-considerable suspense chops with this new book of the Rock Harbor series --Publishers Weekly Dana has already learned that love isn't safe but could it be different in Rock Harbor? As a 911 dispatcher Dana Newell takes pride in being calm in tough circumstances In addition to her emotionally-charged career she's faced enough emergencies in her own life She recently escaped her abusive fiance to move to tranquil Rock Harbor where she hopes life will be more peaceful But the idyllic town hides more danger & secrets than it first appeared Dana is continually drawn to her new friend Boone who has scars inside & out Then she answers a call at her job only to hear a friend's desperate screams on the other end Soon the pain in her past collides with the mysteries of her new home-and threatens to keep her from the future she's always wanted ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The extraordinary true story of Oliver Woodward It&s 1916 & Woodward must tear himself from his new young love to go to the mud & carnage of the Western Front Deep beneath the German lines Woodward & his secret platoon of Australian tunnelers fight to defend a leaking labyrinthine tunnel system packed with enough high explosives to change the course of the War Actors Brendan Cowell Harrison Gilbertson Steve Le Marquand Gyton Grantley Alex Thompson Alan Dukes Mark Coles Smith Warwick Young Anthony Hayes & Leon Ford Director Jeremy Sims Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English ...

Centuries ago the city of Nexus was built around a well of magical power hidden deep below the earth Over the ages Nexus soared to incredible wealth & power Wandering tribes flocked to the city to worship & learn from the mysterious magicks beneath it As Nexus grew more & more power was drawn from the well & as more power was drawn the more unstable the energies of the well became After millennia of providing Nexus with knowledge & might the well gave the city something new Blight Beneath Nexus is an asymmetrical dungeon crawling card game for 3 to 6 players One player acts as the Blight Lord an evil overlord who corrupted the great city of Nexus centuries ago All other players play the heroes who have come to Nexus to reclaim it from the powerful Blight Lord Beneath Nexus&s fantasy theme was inspired by the big tabletop rpgs like D&D Pathfinder & Dungeonworld Players of Magic the Gathering Sentinels of the Multiverse & Lunch Money will recognize the card-based mechanics & gameplay We at Silverclutch Games created Beneath Nexus for hobbyist gamers to introduce casual gamers & new players to fantasy adventure Beneath Nexus can be learned within 10 minutes & is both competitive & cooperative with its one vs many format Hobbyist gamers will find the unique heroes & Blight Lords engaging & challenging to master due to variable player powers difficult dungeon cards & the vast array of monsters to combat with their own unique abilities ...

The Number One bestselling crime series featuring Dr Tony Hill hero of TV's Wire in the Blood The award-winning Val Mc Dermid is at the height of her powers in this tense masterclass in psychological suspense The race is on to uncover the identity of a murderer with nothing to lose
- & everything to kill for When Robbie Bishop star midfielder for the Bradfield Vics is poisoned by a rare & deadly toxin profiler Dr Tony Hill & trusted colleague DCI Carol Jordan have their work cut out for them Robbie was adored so the public want answers
- but the answers aren't coming & trails are running cold Then a bomb explodes in the football stadium causing massive casualties
- & another man dies from poisoning Is there a link between the cases? & what are the motives for these crimes? The clock is ticking for Tony & Carol
- & the death toll keeps rising



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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Driving to a wedding in Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert Paul & Adrienne seem destined for a life of genuine love & happiness Road-weary they decide to stop for the night at lonely Roy&s Motel & Cafe This roadside artifact proves to be a strange & surreal place with an unsettling mix of travellers including front-desk manager Frank & his promiscuous wife Sandy Ultimately these ill-fated lovers lead Paul & Adrienne down a path of tense & emotionally charged experiences In the end a horrifying secret from Paul&s past is revealed with grave consequences for all parties involved Actors Josh Stewart Jamie-Lynn Sigler Chris Browning Angela Featherstone & Afemo Omilami Director Chad Feehan Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Subtitles None listed Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx)
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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 After hours of driving through the lonely Mojave Desert young lovers Paul & Adrienne pull over at Roy&s Motel to stay for the night They soon discover that the roadside rest stop is home to a strange & deranged bunch of characters including front-desk manager Frank & his wanton wife Sandy The night&s stay quickly turns nasty & ultimately a horrifying secret from Paul&s past is revealed with deadly consequences for all As shocking as it is horrifying
- you&ll never be able to spend a night in a motel again Actors Josh Stewart Jamie-Lynn Sigler Chris Browning Angela Featherstone & Afemo Omilami Director Chad Feehan Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles None listed Duration 1 hour & 37 minutes (approx)

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A small-town mortician finds his darkest secret revealed in director Martin Guigui&s edge-of-your-seat thriller Everyone in Smithville Texas knows the name Ely Vaughn (Dennis Quaid) A former star quarterback on the high-school football team amiable Ely went on to become the town mortician Ely&s always got a quick smile ready as he cheers on the hometown team but two years after his wife&s untimely death he&s grown increasingly reclusive He lives in a sprawling mansion that also doubles as the local funeral home & rumor has it that the house is haunted For curious teens Travis (Tony Oller) Brian (Stephen Lunsford) Abby (Aimee Teegarden) & Danny (Devon Werkheiser) the temptation to find out for themselves if the stories are true prove too powerful to resist Gazing into Ely&s windows the teens witness the silhouettes of the grieving widower & an unidentified woman dancing together & decide to get a closer look But it may be the last mistake they ever make because beneath Ely&s friendly facade dwells a murderous sociopath capable of unspeakable evil ...

In this collection of twelve dark unerring & surprising short stories John Boyne explores the extremities of the human condition in all its brilliance & brutality 272 pages Boyne John ...

Beneath the Lion's Gaze opens in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 1974 on the eve of a revolution Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family & country His father Hailu a prominent doctor has been ordered to report to jail after helping a victim of state-sanctioned torture to die & Dawit Hailu's youngest son has joined an underground resistance movement-a choice that will lead to more upheaval & bloodshed across a ravaged Ethiopia Maaza Mengieste's powerful debut tells a gripping story of family & of the bonds of love & friendship set in a time & place that has rarely been explored in fiction It is a story about the lengths to which human beings will go in pursuit of freedom & the human price of a national revolution Emotionally gripping poetic & indelibly tragic Beneath the Lion's Gaze is a transcendent story that introduces a powerful new voice ...