Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni a hot new award-winning artist who is primed for superstardom But not all is what it seems & the pressures cause Noni to nearly fall apart until she meets Kaz Nicol a promising young cop & aspiring politician who’s been assigned to her detail Drawn to each other Noni & Kaz fall fast & hard despite the protests of those around them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance But can Kaz&s love give Noni the courage to find her own voice & break free to become the artist she was meant to be? ...

In the dying days of the eighth century the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids & slaughter The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers & village pillagers but this is far from the whole story Throughout the Middle Ages long-ships transported hairy northern voyagers far & wide where they not only raided but also traded explored & settled new lands encountered unfamiliar races & embarked on pilgrimages & crusades The Norsemen travelled to all corners of the medieval world & beyond; north to the wastelands of arctic Scandinavia south to the politically turbulent heartlands of medieval Christendom west across the wild seas to Greenland & the fringes of the North American continent & east down the Russian waterways trading silver skins & slaves Beyond the Northlands explores this world through the stories that the Vikings told about themselves in their sagas But the depiction of the Viking world in the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas goes far beyond historical facts What emerges from these tales is a mixture of realism & fantasy quasi-historical adventures & exotic wonder-tales that rocket far beyond the horizon of reality On the crackling brown pages of saga manuscripts trolls dragons & outlandish tribes jostle for position with explorers traders & kings To explore the sagas & the world that produced them Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough now takes her own trip through the dramatic landscapes that they describe Along the way she illuminates the rich but often confusing saga accounts with a range of other evidence archaeological finds rune-stones medieval world maps encyclopaedic manuscripts & texts from as far away as Byzantium & Baghdad As her journey across the Old Norse world shows by situating the sagas against the revealing background of this other evidence we can begin at least to understand just how the world was experienced remembered & imagined by this unique culture from the outermost edge of Europe so many centuries ago ...

In Beyond the Page Blake writes about his projects since 2000 Published to co-incide with the publication of Words & Pictures in paperback for the first time 256 pages 320 colour Blake Quentin ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Academy Award winner Michael Douglas is Madec a rich ruthless international businessman & avid game hunter Searching for a new trophy to add to his collection he hires young tracker Ben (Jeremy Irvine- The Railway Man War Horse) as his guide through the Reach a vast & hostile basin in the Mojave Desert But when the hunt goes tragically wrong Ben finds himself the target of Madec s fiendish mind Using only his survival skills & knowledge of the Reach Ben is forced to challenge Madec at his own game in a desperate attempt to bring him to justice Set against one of the world s most desolate & unforgiving landscapes Beyond the Reach is a blistering story of survival featuring a powerhouse performance from Michael Douglas as the corporate predator Madec Actors Michael Douglas Jeremy Irvine Ronny Cox Directors Jean-Baptiste L&233;onetti Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play For Bobby Darin (Kevin Spacey) performing was his life It kept his heart beating He came alive onstage even when he was near collapse offstage In & Beyond The Sea& Bobby tells his own story At age seven Bobby gets rheumatic fever that damages his heart forever The doctor tells his mother Polly (Brenda Blethyn) he&ll be lucky to live to the age of fifteen Polly & Bobby&s older sister Nina (Caroline Aaron) take care of him along with Nina&s husband Charlie (Bob Hoskins) Modern medicine & determination keep him alive his heart&s still ticking & by 20 with the help of his best friend turned manager Steve Blauner (John Goodman) & musical director Dick Behrke (Peter Cincotti) he&s working his way up from tacky clubs to performing in Vegas finally scoring a hit with & Splish Splash& But Bobby wants more As he tells Life Magazine he wants to be a legend by 25 & Mack The Knife& makes him the star he&s dreamed of becoming but for him this is only the beginning ...

A new queen has usurped the throne & is leading Cenaria into disaster The country has become a broken realm with a threadbare army little food & no hope Kylar Stern plans to reinstate his closest friend Logan as King but can he really get away with murder? In the north the Godking's death has thrown Khalidor into civil war To gain the upper hand one faction attempts to raise the goddess Khali herself But they are playing with volatile powers & trigger conflict on a vast scale Seven armies will converge to save
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- an entire continent Kylar has finally learnt the bitter cost of immortality & is faced with a task only he can complete To save his friends & perhaps his enemies he must assassinate a goddess Failure will doom the south Success will cost him everything he's ever loved

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So you want to go into space? WHY?! (No really
- it's sort of a terrible idea We humans are perfectly designed for life on Earth
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Learn to crochet make a granny square It's a simple formula that has held true for decades Crocheters love granny squares because the technique is simple to learn but the possibilities are endless Vary the colours Use the same colours but change their placement Add unique images Make the same square over & over but in different sizes There is much to love about the classic square crochet motif But if it's hip to make squares imagine the coolness"ient of circles stars triangles & hexagons Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs introduces crocheters to more than 150 designs of every size & shape Full colour photographs capture the intricate details & colour work in each motif & the stitching instructions offer the flexibility of being presented in both text & symbol formats Each motif can be quickly crocheted & then used as a small embellishment on a larger item
- or combined with other motifs to create original pieces from baby blankets to tote bags Edie Eckman inspires readers to see the world of possibility in each motif Master the technique then let the imagination run wild Motifs give crocheters the freedom to play with shape colour & texture in patterns that are small & quickly completed Motifs
- each one a tiny work of art
- are at once addictive & rewarding With its unexpected range of shapes designs & colour ideas Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs will keep enthusiasts happy for a very long time!


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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 This film is a sequel in name only to Valley of the Dolls (1967) An all-girl rock band goes to Hollywood to make it big There they find success but luckily for us they sink into a cesspool of decadence This film has a sleeping woman performing on a gun which is in her mouth It has women posing as men It has lesbian sex scenes It is also written by Roger Ebert who had become friends with Russ Meyer after writing favorable reviews of several of his films Actors Dolly Read Cynthia Myers Marcia Mc Broom John Lazar Michael Blodgett David Gurian Edy Williams Erica Gavin Phyllis Davis & Harrison Page Director Russ Meyer Certificate 18 years & over Year 1970 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital Stereo (20) Additional Languages French ; Spanish Subtitles English ; Dutch ; French ; Spanish Duration 1 Hour & 45 minutes (approx)
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The story of a runaway slave girl & her dangerous journey through the murky underworld of Roman Britain by Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman From Tanya Landman author of the 2015 Carnegie Medal winner Buffalo Soldier comes a heart-stopping tale of love corruption & the power of choice Blood on her lips Blood on her tongue Blood that is not her own Cassia does not fear to die but for her – for a slave who has maimed her master – there are worse things than death Yet the mighty Roman Empire has its limits Beyond her master’s estate beyond the river far to the north stands Hadrian’s Wall & beyond the wall? Freedom With dogs on her trail & a bounty on her head the journey seems impossible But then Cassia meets Marcus – slick slippery silver-tongued – a true & perfect son of Rome & her only hope ...