A Cold War thriller from the master of spy fiction John le Carre's The Looking Glass War is a gripping novel of double-crosses audacious bluffs & the ever-present threat of nuclear war published in Penguin Modern Classics When the Department
- faded since the war & busy only with bureaucratic battles
- hears rumour of a missile base near the West German border it seems like the perfect opportunity to regain some political standing in the Intelligence market place The Cold War is at its height & the Department is dying for a piece of the action Swiftly becoming carried away by fear & pride the Department & her officers send deactivated agent Fred Leiser back into East Germany armed only with some schoolboy training & his memories of the war In the land of eloquent silence that is Communist East Germany Leiser's fate becomes inseparable from the Department's If you enjoyed The Looking Glass War you might like le Carre's The Secret Pilgrim also available in Penguin Modern Classics'A devastating & tragic record of human not glamour spies' New York Herald Tribune'A book of rare & great power' Financial Times

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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 In exchange for political asylum Polish defector Leiser (Jones) agrees to return behind the Iron Curtain to confirm the suspicions of the British Security Chief that East Germany is building a rocket in violation of the disarmament pact Once in East Berlin Leiser falls in love with a beautiful young girl & the couple decide to flee the espionage experts
- both East & West
- to start a new life together But they soon find themselves pawns in the brutal game where the stakes are human lives Adapted from the classic John Le Carre spy novel

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Equal parts psychological drama & heist movie this film from screenwriter Scott Frank is a smart first feature with a strong cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Chris Pratt a young man whose life changes after a car accident Though Chris survived hes not the cocky high school athlete everyone remembers Instead a head injury leaves him with memory loss & the need to write everything down in a notebook After leaving his late-night job as a bank janitor for the evening Chris meets Gary (Matthew Goode) & Luvlee (Isla Fisher WEDDING CRASHERS) at a neighbourhood bar Though they initially seem genuine Gary reveals his intentions to rob the bank where Chris works Eager for friendship & a return to the person he used to be Chris is quickly in over his head After starring in THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN Gordon-Levitt hasnt gone the typical route of a 20-something actor There isnt a single mainstream film in his post-sitcom filmography & he has chosen smart indie fare such as BRICK & MYSTERIOUS SKIN Though THE LOOKOUT is a larger project it gives him the chance to shine Jeff Daniels (THE SQUID & THE WHALE) adds depth & wry humor with his portrayal of Lewis Chriss blind roommate British actor Goode trades in the good-guy roles in CHASING LIBERTY & MATCH POINT for this decidedly darker part Though THE LOOKOUT lacks the style & humor of Franks previous screenwriting work in OUT OF SIGHT & GET SHORTY its a well-acted film that is worth seeking out ...

Brilliantly written compelling & highly original The Looming Tower is the first book to tell the full story of Al Qaeda from its roots up to 911 Drawing on astonishing interviews & first-hand sources it investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization
- & those who tried to stop them There is the tormented resentful Egyptian Sayyid Qutb who was horrified by the godlessness & decadence he perceived in America in 1948 & whose subsequent writings turned him into a martyr for Islamic extremists There is Ayman al-Zawahiri a devout student who by the age of fifteen had already helped to form an underground jihadist cell There is the deeply contradictory Osama bin Laden Saudi multimillionaire turned muhajideen commander whose interests merged with al-Zawahiri's to form a global terror coalition & there is the FBI's counterterrorism chief the flamboyant cigar-smoking John O' Neill who found his warnings that 'something big' was coming continually ignored & would finally meet his fate in the shadow of the Twin Towers Interweaving this extraordinary story with events including the Israeli-Palestine conflict the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan & the first attack on the World Trade Center Lawrence Wright takes us into training camps mountain hideouts & top secret meetings to explore how it all fed into the planning & execution of 911
- & reveals the real complex origins of Al Qaeda's hatred of the West Wright's brilliantly acclaimed book now

Includes:: a new Afterword which covers events that have unfolded since publication including the death of Osama Bin Laden



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A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa The Looting Machine' explores the dark underbelly of the global economy The Looting Machine' is a searing expose of the global web of traders bankers middlemen despots & corporate raiders that is pillaging Africa's vast natural wealth From the killing fields of Congo to the crude-slicked creeks of Nigeria a great endowment of oil diamonds copper iron gold & coltan has become a curse that condemns millions to poverty violence & oppression That curse is no accident This gripping investigative journey takes us into the shadows of the world economy where secretive networks conspire with Africa's kleptocrats to bleed the continent dry & like their victims the beneficiaries of this grand looting have names ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world Actors Danny De Vito Ed Helms Zac Efron Taylor Swift & Betty White Director Chris Renaud & Kyle Balda Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2012 Screen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages Spanish ; Thai ; Arabic ; Cantonese ; Hindi ; Korean ; Mandarin ; Romanian ; English Audio Description Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 26 minutes (approx)
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The fourth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great & Small Finally home from London after his wartime service in the RAF James Herriot is settling back into life as a country vet While the world has changed after the war the blunt Yorkshire clients & menagerie of beasts with weird & wonderful ailments remain the same But between his young son Jimmy trailing him around aping his every move stubborn farmers refusing to try his new-fangled' treatments & a goat that has eaten 293 tomatoes Darrowby is far from quiet & with another baby on the way life is about to get even more chaotic Since they were first published James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies & entranced generations of animal lovers Charming funny & touching The Lord God Made Them All is a heart-warming story of determination love & companionship from one of Britain's best-loved authors ...

A sumptuous new one-volume edition of Tolkien's classic masterpiece that is fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed & award-winning artist Alan Lee & housed in a special transparent slipcase Since it was first published in 1954 The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured Steeped in unrivalled magic & otherworldliness its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young & old alike Well over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world & occasional collectors' editions become prized & valuable items of publishing With the epic trilogy now an acclaimed award-winning & billion-dollar success images of the characters & landscapes have become iconic to a whole new generation of readers Much of the look of these movies is based on Alan Lee's paintings giving this sumptuous new edition of Tolkien's great work new relevance for the ever-growing number of fans This new edition

Includes:: all 50 of Alan Lee's beautiful watercolour paintings that have been newly scanned by the artist himself together with his stunning frontispiece painting that appears in full for the very first time as a three-page foldout sheet The text has been reset using the definitive 50th anniversary text & is printed on high-quality paper & this is accompanied by Tolkien's own maps which are printed in red & black as endpapers The unjacketed book features illustrated boards &

Includes:: a silk ribbon marker & is housed in a special transparent slipcase; together with Alan's beautiful paintings this new presentation of this landmark work provides the reader with the ultimate edition with which to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its first publication



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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 Ralph Bakshi&s animated version of the seminal fantasy trilogy by JRR Tolkein made by overlaying animation on live action actors (a unique pre-computer graphics technique) Set in the fictional world of Middle Earth The Lord of the Rings tells the epic story of Frodo a Hobbit who must defeat the evil figure Sauron who holds the Ring of Power which controls the fate of all Middle Earth On the way he & his band of friends & cousins must do battle with Black Riders a Balrog & various other animated perils Actors Christopher Guard William Squire Michael Scholes John Hurt Simon Chandler Directors Ralph Bakshi Writers Chris Conkling JRR Tolkien Peter S Beagle Producers Saul Zaentz Language English Subtitles Arabic Bulgarian Dutch English French German Italian Portuguese Romanian Spanish Dubbed French Italian Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Peter Jackson&s award-winning " The Lord of the Rings Trilogy"
- including The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers & The Return of the King
- now comes with exciting extra features This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit Frodo Baggins & his fellowship of companions to save Middle-earth by destroying the One Ring & defeating the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron

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