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In 1666 London is burning
- a great fire sweeps through the city destroying many buildings Discover how the fire came about & read
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On Sunday September 2 1666 Thomas Farriner the baker to the King forgot to put out the hearth fire in his shop This simple act of negligence created a towering & lethal inferno which would eventually destroy 13000 houses & leave nearly 90 percent of the city&s population destitute & homeless You are no simple bystander to this tragedy; the future of London lies in your hands In The Great Fire of London 1666 the players are men of wealth & standing who own property around London The Lord Mayor has failed to act & it is down to these mighty men to lead trained bands of militia to fight the fire & save the city To do so they must decide which districts to sacrifice to the fire & which to protect Remember these same men own much of London thus such choices will shape their own future & greatly affect their wealth & standing Use the trained bands to suppress the fire & explosives to destroy blocks of housing to create fire breaks & prevent its spread Do you choose to protect your own homes turning a blind eye & allowing the fire to consume your rival&s property? Or will you stand as the hero of London & choose to save as much of the city as possible? Victory can belong to the player with the most property left after the ashes settle but stopping the fire & saving London&s most famous landmarks may win a more altruistic land owner the hearts & minds of the people Save the city or watch it burn ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Please note the UV copy is only compatible in participating regions please visit the UV website for full details From the uniquely imaginative mind of writerproducerdirector Baz Luhrmann comes the new big screen adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald&s novel The Great Gatsby The filmmaker created his own distinctive visual interpretation of the classic story bringing the period to life in a way that has never been seen before in a film starring Leonardo Di Caprio in the title role " The Great Gatsby" follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest & comes to New York City in the spring of 1922 an era of loosening morals glittering jazz bootleg kings & sky-rocketing stocks Chasing his own American Dream Nick lands next door to a mysterious party-giving millionaire Jay Gatsby & across the bay from his cousin Daisy & her philandering blue-blooded husband Tom Buchanan It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich their illusions loves & deceits As Nick bears witness within & without of the world he inhabits he pens a tale of impossible love incorruptible dreams & high-octane tragedy & holds a mirror to our own modern times & struggles Actors Leonardo Di Caprio Carey Mulligan Joel Edgerton Tobey Maguire Amitabh Bachchan Isla Fisher Steve Bisley Richard Carter Jason Clarke Adelaide Clemens Vince Colosimo & Max Cullen Director Baz Luhrmann Certificate 12 years & over Year 2013 Screen 2401 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 23 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Baz Luhrmann writes directs & produces this adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald novel starring Leonardo Di Caprio Tobey Maguire & Carey Mulligan Set in the 1920s the story follows aspiring writer Nick Carraway (Maguire) as he moves to New York & becomes intrigued by his neighbour Jay Gatsby (Di Caprio)&s lavish lifestyle & mysterious past As Nick finds himself caught up in the world of the wealthy he witnesses romantic entanglement & betrayal Gatsby&s true nature is slowly exposed & his involvement with old flame Daisy Buchanan (Mulligan) ultimately leads to tragedy The soundtrack was overseen by Jay-Z & features music from amongst others Beyonce Andre 3000 William Lana Del Rey & Florence & the Machine as well as Jay-Z himself Ultraviolet Expiry Date November 11 2015 Extra Content Deleted Scenes ...

In The Great Heartland Hauling Co (originally announced as Over the Road) players take on the role of medium haul Midwest truck drivers doing their best to make a living by hauling goods for big suppliers Players truck to various locations around America&s Heartland picking up & dropping off goods using matching cards from their hands Most locations have native goods that require fewer cards to load; other locations may pay a premium for those goods but may also require more fuel – & time – to get there with the cargo With limited space in each trailer & only five cards in hand at a time players will have to expertly manage their resources as well as play the odds & press their luck to be the best trucker on the road The Great Heartland Hauling Co offers a lot of replay value through the use of cards to create a variable board set-up each game The game

Includes:: 60 goods cubes four thick cardboard trucks & 46 resource cards – required for pick-up & delivery – that are drawn from a shared draft board as well as 20 fuel cards which are used to move about the Heartland Players 2-4 Playing time 30 minutes Ages 10

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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 Documentary following Silibil n AE Brains a hip hop duo who dream of making it big but when they were shunned from the music industry for their Scottish roots the duo decided to reinvent themselves With fake American accents & made up identities the duo deceive music execs in a hope to get a golden ticket to a life of hip hop fame ...

" This lavishly illustrated compendium suggest that the age of elegance endures" Mail on Sunday The great houses of London represent one of the marvels of English architecture & yet they are almost entirely unknown They are for the most part disguised behind sober facades but their riches within are astonishing There are many architectural wonders among them Robert Adam&s 20 St James&s Square & William Burges&s Tower House Several
- including Bridgewater House with its Raphaels & Titians
- have held great art collections These are houses that hold extraordinary stories half the Cabinet resigned after breakfast at Stratford House; & on 4 August 1914 at 9 Carlton House Terrace then the German Embassy young duty clerk Harold Nicholson deftly substituted one declaration of war for another Great Houses of London opens the door to some of the greatest & grandest houses in the world to tell the stories of their owners & occupants artists & architects their restoration adaptation & change

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The history of England is inextricably linked with the stories of its leading aristocratic dynasties & the great seats they have occupied for centuries As the current owners speak of the critical roles their ancestors have played in the nation they bring history alive All of these houses have survived great wars economic upheavals & at times scandal Filled with stunning photography this book is a remarkably intimate & lively look inside some of Britain's stateliest houses with the modern-day aristocrats who live in them & keep them going in high style This book presents a tour of some of England's finest residences with many of the interiors shown here for the first time It

Includes:: Blenheim Palace-seven acres under one roof eclipsing the splendor of any of the British royal family's residences-property of the Dukes of Marlborough; the exquisite Old Vicarage in Derbyshire last residence of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (nee Deborah Mitford); Haddon Hall a vast crenellated 900-year-old manor house belonging to the Dukes of Rutland that has been called the most romantic house in England; & the island paradises on Mustique & St Lucia of the 3rd Baron Glenconner This book is perfect for history buffs & lovers of traditional interior design & English country life

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