Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Revelation Films presents a brand new boxset containing three classic series from master of disaster Irwin Allen Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea Land Of The Giants & The Time Tunnel Appearing in the same set for the very first time in the UK these cult sci-fi series are as popular today as they were when they began airing 50 years ago & this set is sure to delight fans all over again! Join Admiral Nelson Captain Crane & the rest of the crew aboard the Seaview the earth s most powerful nuclear submarine & dive deep into the unknown in Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea Starring Richard Basehart & David Hedison It s 1983 & sub-orbital spaceship the Spindrift is drawn into a terrifying space storm forcing it to crash on a hostile planet where little people are hunted down by giants Join Captain Steve Burton & his crew & passengers as they battle for their lives in Land Of The Giants! Starring Gary Conway Don Marshall Don Matheson Kurt Kasznar Stefan Arngrim Deanna Lund Heather Young Kevin Hagen The control of time is the most valuable treasure that man will ever find or so believe the scientists of Project Tic Toc The project s focus is the feasibility of time travel but when the government reconsiders the scientists have only 24 hours to prove their untested Time Tunnel Will it actually work? Starring James Darren & Robert Colbert The set designed to look like a metal flight case (it s actually cardboard!) contains every episode from each of the three wonderful series with English subtitles plus loads of fantastic extras some of which were created exclusively for the UK The perfect way to own all three series at a fantastic price! ...

In May 2013 freelance photographer Daniel Rye was captured in Syria & held prisoner by Islamic State for thirteen months along with eighteen other hostages The ISIS Hostage tells the dramatic & heart-breaking story of Daniel's ordeal & details the misery inflicted upon him by the British guards which included Jihadi John This tense & riveting account also follows Daniel's family & the nerve-wracking negotiations with his kidnappers It traces their horrifying journey through impossible dilemmas & offers a rare glimpse into the secret world of the investigation launched to locate & free not only Daniel but also the American journalist & fellow hostage James Foley Written with Daniel's full cooperation & based on interviews with former fellow prisoners jihadists & key figures who worked behind the scenes to secure his release The ISIS Hostage reveals for the first time the torment suffered by the captives & tells a moving & terrifying story of friendship torture & survival ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESelected as a book of the year 2017 by the Times Literary Supplement & the Sunday Times (' At a time when the gulf between Islam & the West yawns distressingly wide De Bellaigue's book is a welcome & surprising corrective' Dominic Sandbrook Sunday Times)' The best sort of book for our disordered days timely urgent & illuminating' Pankaj Mishra' It strikes a blow for common humanity' Sunday Times The Islamic Enlightenment a contradiction in terms? The Muslim world has often been accused of a failure to modernise reform & adapt But from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day Islamic society in its Middle Eastern heartlands has in fact been transformed by modern ideals & practices including the adoption of modern medicine the emergence of women from purdah & the development of democracy Who were the scholars & scientists writers & politicians that brought about these remarkable changes? & why is their legacy now under threat? Beginning with the dramatic collision of East & West following Napoleon's arrival in Egypt & taking us through 200 tumultuous years of Middle Eastern history Christopher de Bellaigue introduces us to key figures & reformers; from Egypt's visionary ruler Muhammad Ali to brave radicals like Iran's first feminist Qurrat al-Ayn & the writer Ibrahim Sinasi who transformed Ottoman Turkey's language & literature This book tells the forgotten story of the Islamic Enlightenment It shows us how to look beyond sensationalist headlines to foster a genuine understanding of modern Islam & Muslim culture & is essential reading for anyone engaged with the state of the world today ...

Ed Husain's The Islamist is the shocking inside story of British Islamic fundamentalism told by a former radical ' When I was sixteen I became an Islamic fundamentalist Five years later after much emotional turmoil I rejected fundamentalist teachings & returned to normal life & my family As I recovered my faith & mind I tried to put my experiences behind me but as the events of 77 unfolded it became clear to me that Islamist groups pose a threat to this country that we
- Muslims & non-Muslims alike
- do not yet understand' ' Why are young British Muslims becoming extremists? What are the risks of another home-grown terrorist attack on British soil? By describing my experiences inside these groups & the reasons I joined them I hope to explain the appeal of extremist thought how fanatics penetrate Muslim communities & the truth behind their agenda of subverting the West & moderate Islam Writing candidly about life after extremism I illustrate the depth of the problem that now grips Muslim hearts & minds & lay bare what politicians & Muslim 'community leaders' do not want you to know' 'A complete eye-opener' The Times ' Captivating & terrifyingly honest' Observer ' Persuasive & stimulating' Martin Amis ' Read this articulate & impassioned book' Simon Jenkins Sunday Times Ed Husain was an Islamist radical for five years in his late teens & early twenties Having rejected extremism he travelled widely in the Middle East & worked for the British Council in Syria & Saudi Arabia Husain received wide & various acclaim for The Islamist which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for political writing & the PENAckerley Prize for literary autobiography amongst others

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There were friends once but they melted away Things are different now I am a MONSTER& Frances is alone Cast away on a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean she has to find water food & shelter But survival is hard Especially when she is haunted by memories of the things that she did before the things that made her a monster Pushed to the limit in extreme conditions she battles to come to terms with her past & find a future worth fighting for This is a gripping & thought-provoking story about one girl&s journey to become the person she believes she can be ...

And what kind of school ranks its students by how fast they can run round the school quad
- however ancient that quad may be? But
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London's streets built up over more than two thousand years are a maze of history cultures & stories In his fantastically detailed maps of the city Stephen Walter converts the densely packed streets into a tangle of insightful yet humorous words & symbols As The Guardian notes "the features Walter selects in a map are by turns funny crass touching burlesque murderous & uncanny" Jokingly dismissing neighboring cities the artist reimagines London as an insular body of land surrounded by water The book

Includes:: posters of all 33 London boroughs that can be pulled out framed & displayed & a further poster contains a key to the many symbols used by the artist to help readers navigate their way through the maps Walter's cartographic creations have a cult following & his books enable a wider audience to immerse themselves in his personal vision that celebrates the art of mapmaking & pokes intelligent fun at the city he calls home

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Amihan lives on Culion Island where some of the inhabitants
- including her mother
- have leprosy Ami loves her home
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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 It is 1908 & Sir Antony Ross (Donald Sinden) from London has co-ordinated a team of explorers to go looking for his missing son in the Arctic Circle The group&s expert is John Ivarson (David Hartman) a professor of Nordic history On their voyage they stumble into uncharted land
- a mysterious valley next to a huge volcano which they discover is a lost Viking kingdom
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They don&t want you to know what you are Lincoln Six-Echo (Mc Gregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid 21st Century Like all the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to & The Island&
- reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet
- until he makes a terrible discovery that everything about his existence is a lie & that he is actually more valuable dead than alive Together with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Johansson) Lincoln makes a daring escape to the outside world he&s never known Now with the forces of the institute that once housed them relentlessly hunting them down Lincoln & Jordan engage in a desperate race for their lives Actors Ewan Mc Gregor Scarlett Johansson Djimon Hounsou Sean Bean Steve Buscemi Michael Clarke Duncan Ethan Phillips Brian Stepanek Noa Tishby & Siobhan Flynn Director Michael Bay Certificate 12 years & over Year 2005 Languages English Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 2 hours & 7 minutes (approx)

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