A gripping account of how the early Christians viciously attacked the art & teachings of the Classical world from a brilliant young historian 352 pages 16pp plates Nixey Catherine ...

Hardcover 144 pages Publisher Cubicle 7 Entertainment; 1st edition (21 Nov 2012) Language English ...

A heartbreakingly moving story of loyalty & passion second in the Durham Trilogy When pretty Sara Pallister's father dies leaving his farm bankrupt she is begrudgingly taken in by her narrow-minded uncle & aunt in the mining village of Whitton Grange Made to pay her way Sara is hired out to Dolly Sergeant's grocer's shop where she meets funny bashful Raymond Kirkup & his warm-hearted aunt Louie It is through Raymond that she meets the family that is to change her life the exotic & extrovert Italian Dimarcos who own the popular ice-cream parlour & finds herself irresistibly drawn to leather-jacketed motorbike-riding Joe Dimarco But neither of their families approves the love-match & they strive to keep them apart As the shadows of the Second World War gather & the growing hostility to the Italians erupts into violence Sara & Joe's passionate love seems doomed With its vivid backdrop of a pit-town strained by the tensions of war The Darkening Skies is a vibrant & moving story of conflicting loyalties passions & cultures The Darkening Skies follows the award-nominated The Hungry Hills in the Durham Mining Trilogy ...

Young Chris is an astronaut A very busy astronaut Saving the planet from aliens is much more important than taking baths or going to bed Because at bedtime the worst sort of alien appears
- darkness But when Chris watches the first moon landing on TV he discovers that there is a dark out in Space that is much darker than he's used to It's the darkest dark ever & he realizes that the unknown can be exciting! The Darkest Dark is the debut picture book by Commander Chris Hadfield international bestselling author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth & You Are Here with spectacular illustrations by illustration team The Fan Brothers Inspired by Chris's decision to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo 11 moon landing at age nine The Darkest Dark is an inspiring story about facing your fears & following your dreams
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This special hardback edition comes with an audio CD of the story read by Chris Hadfield plus bonus commentary & The Darkest Dark Song written & recorded by him too! Young Chris is an astronaut A very busy astronaut Saving the planet from aliens is much more important than taking baths or going to bed Because at bedtime the worst sort of alien appears
- darkness But when Chris watches the first moon landing he discovers that there is a dark out in Space that is much darker than he's used to It's the darkest dark ever & he realizes that the unknown can be exciting! The Darkest Dark is the debut picture book by Commander Chris Hadfield international bestselling author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth with spectacular illustrations by illustration team The Fan Brothers Inspired by Chris's decision to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo 11 moon landing at age nine The Darkest Dark is about facing your fears & following your dreams Awarded as a Junior Library Guild Selection in the United States for autumn 2016
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' Brings Glasgow to life in the same way Ian Rankin evokes Edinburgh' DAILY MAILWhen newly fledged DC Kirsty Wilson is called to the house of an elderly woman what appears to be a death by natural causes soon takes a sinister turn when it is revealed that the woman had a mysterious visitor in the early hours of that morning
- someone dressed as a community nurse but with much darker intentions As Kirsty is called to another murder
- this one the brutal execution of a well-known Glasgow drug dealer
- she finds herself pulled into a complex case involving vulnerable people & a sinister service that offers them & their loved ones a 'release' Detective Superintendent William Lorimer is called in to help DC Wilson investigate & as the body count rises the pair soon realise that this case is about to get more personal than either of them could have imagined


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Step into the wild world of the Warrior Cats
- wild cat excitement epic battles & tribal rivalry! Myths & legends surround the
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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 Young entrepreneurs Sean (Emile Hirsch) & Ben (Max Minghella) meet stranded travelers Natalie (Olivia Thirlby) & Anne (Rachael Taylor) at a hot Moscow nightclub Their whole world changes in an instant when an alien attack devastates the city & everything goes dark Joined by a Swedish businessman (Joel Kinnaman) the youths emerge from hiding days later & must somehow fight back against a nearly invisible enemy that could find & disintegrate them at any moment ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Darkest Hour follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow following an unexplained global disaster & fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack… This sci-fi thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the genius of legendary film-maker Timur Bekmanbetov (Wanted & Night Watch) ...

A vicious plague sweeps the Earth causing panic destruction & giving rise to questions about a government's duty to its people A savage portrayal of society on the brink of ruin Maine Charles Eric ...