The Carmina Gadelica is the most comprehensive collection of poems & prayers from the Gaelic tradition of oral poetry Gathered by Alexander Carmichael in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland 'from Arran to Caithness from Perth to St Kilda' The poems had been handed down through the generations in a living oral tradition This tradition & the way of life which sustained it have now disappeared but these poems & prayers live on to remind us of the faith of the unknown poets who composed them Previously only available as a bilingual text in six volumes this one-volume edition in English only is an important contribution to the wider awareness of Celtic literature John Mac Innes' introduction puts the poems in the context of the life & folklore of the Gaelic community ...

Carmine Infantino is the artistic & publishing visionary whose mark on the comic book industry pushed conventional boundaries As a penciler & cover artist he was a major force in defining the Silver Age of comics co-creating the modern Flash & resuscitating the Batman franchise in the 1960s As art director & publisher he steered DC Comics through the late 1960s & 1970s one of the most creative & fertile periods in their long history Join historian & inker Jim Amash (Alter Ego magazine Archie Comics) & Eric Nolen-Weathington (Modern Masters book series) as they document the life & career of Carmine Infantino in the most candid & thorough interview this controversial living legend has ever given lavishly illustrated with the incredible images that made him a star Carmine Infantino Penciler Publisher Provocateur shines a light on the artist life career & contemporaries & uncovers details about the comics industry never made public until now ...

Carmine Infantino is the artistic & publishing visionary whose mark on the comic book industry pushed conventional boundaries As a penciler & cover artist he was a major force in defining the Silver Age of comics co-creating the modern Flash & resuscitating the Batman franchise in the 1960s As art director & publisher he steered DC Comics through the late 1960s & 1970s one of the most creative & fertile periods in their long history Join historian & inker Jim Amash (Alter Ego magazine Archie Comics) & Eric Nolen-Weathington (Modern Masters book series) as they document the life & career of Carmine Infantino in the most candid & thorough interview this controversial living legend has ever given lavishly illustrated with the incredible images that made him a star Carmine Infantino Penciler Publisher Provocateur shines a light on the artist life career & contemporaries & uncovers details about the comics industry never made public until now ...

Carnac is a simple fast abstract strategy game for two players On your turn you take a Megalith — a piece formed by two cubes joined together — from the common reserve & place it on the board in a standing position The turn passes to your opponent if he is willing to tip over the Megalith or if the Megalith cannot be tipped over A player owns a square if it is covered by a Megalith showing his color on the upper face A Dolmen is a group of at least three adjacent squares belonging to the same player The game is won by the player with the most Dolmens; in case of a tie the player with the largest Dolmen wins All Megaliths are the same three faces (one square & two opposed rectangular ones) of one color & the other three faces of the other color The two main aspects of the game are Your move often is also determined by your opponent&s choice Having a lot of Megaliths with your own color showing on the upper face is not always a good thing as you might end up with merely one giant Dolmen The basic aim of the game is building many Dolmens & keeping them separated while trying to connect your opponent&s Dolmens to each other It is possible to play Carnac on different board sizes leading to the use of different strategies to achieve victory ...

A Diamond Select Toys release! Let the Carnage commence! This 9-inch PVC diorama marks the arrival of psychopath kletus cassady into the Marvel gallery line as he swings an apple-shaped hand atop a rocky outcropping Designed by Caesar & sculpted by Alterton this sculpture is made from high-grade plastic Features detailed paint applications & comes packaged in a full-color window box The perfect companion to our Venom PVC! Stands 9" tall Designed by Caesar Sculpted by Alterton Detailed paint applications Full-color window box ...

Perched atop an outcrop of grey rock this brown dragon is crouched low tail curled behind them Their neck is outstretched as they roar teeth bared & wings up in a threat display Cast in high-quality resin before being carefully h&-painted this alternative figurine is perfect for keeping any coffee table or mantelpiece safe from intruders ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Roman Polanski directs this comedy of manners adapted from the play by Yasmina Reza who also co-writes the screenplay A stripped-back four-hander the film tells the satirical tale of two sets of well-heeled New York City parents
- Penelope & Michael Longstreet (Jodie Foster & John C Reilly) & Nancy & Alan Cowan (Kate Winslet & Christoph Waltz)
- who meet for a discussion after their sons are involved in a violent incident in the school playground Despite their honourable intentions long-suppressed resentments & hostilities soon flare up both between & within the couples leading to a rapid deterioration in civilities Age Rating 15

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Director Mike Nichols's provocative film based on a Jules Feiffer script about the changes in America's sexual mores over the course of the three decades chronicles the bitter experiences of two middle-class American males Jonathan (Jack Nicholson) a cruel but charismatic misogynist & Sandy (Art Garfunkel) a bland idealist meet as roommates at a small New England college in the 1940s As their friendship progresses through the following decades their search for the ideal woman leads to failed marriages bad relationships & emotional emptiness Nichols is particularly adept at negotiating the kind of psychological minefield presented in CARNAL KNOWLEDGE Nicholson is fascinating to watch but the supporting women including Candice Bergen & Ann-Margret supply the soul Nichols uses a shadowy film noir technique that underscores the movie's exploration of the uncertainty in relationships & also employs long close-ups that offer the characters no room to prevaricate in his bleak vision of men women & romance ...

The leaders of the Eubian Empire & Skolian Imperialate have survived political intrigue military coups & murder attempts as they worked to forge a peace treaty between their two empires Now comes the hard part
- making the treaty a reality Now Aassassins are poised on both sides! Their mission eliminate the leaders for the "crime" of striving to end half a millennia of hatred between empires & as the main players in the peace process attempt to navigate the Byzantine convolutions surrounding the negotiations an explosive pop anthem Carnelians Finale sweeps across three civilizations its message inflaming passions As violence escalates & militaries are called forth there remains hope to keep both empires alive long enough so that their rulers might somehow achieve peace at last
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Two emperors navigate an uneasy peace while a powerful trader guild does everything in its power to bring on war & as if Kelric the Skolian Imperator didn&&t have enough problems his own brother
- who happens to be a rock star of galactic proportions
- has a hit song that calls the traders out as the hidebound blueblood jerks they are & pleads for an end to centuries of war Kelric & his Eubian Trader Empire counterpart Jabriol attempt finally to meet in a public summit & sign a treaty that will save billions of lives & end the grinding millennium-long war But assassins lurk everywhere & intrigue is afoot as the baroque old order has no intention of giving up its war-bought privilege & power without a fight to the death
- & they don&&t care if they take the rest of galactic civilization down with them!


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