' The Penguin History of Europe series is one of contemporary publishing's great projects' New Statesman The Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history
- from the battered introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution & the wars of Napoleon Tim Blanning depicts the lives of ordinary people & the dominant personalities of the age (Louis XIV Frederick the Great Napoleon) & explores an era of almost unprecedented change growth & cultural political & technological ferment that shaped the societies & economies of entire countries
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We all have one common desire the desire for happiness As we build our life taking steps towards the pursuit of happiness we come closer to the realization that happiness lies in the pursuit The Pursuit of Happiness is a game in which you take a character from birth & you live the life you always wanted Using a worker-placement mechanism with time as your workers you take on projects you get jobs you buy items you establish relationships you raise families The possibilities are endless as you live the life you have always wanted How much will you be able to achieve in just one lifetime during The Pursuit of Happiness? Players 1-4 Playing time 60-90 minutes Ages 12 ...

The critically acclaimed bestseller from the number one bestselling author of The Moment & A Special Relationship A powerful romantic novel set in the tumultuous world of post-war America New York 1945
- Sara Smythe a young beautiful & intelligent woman ready to make her own way in the big city attends her brother's Thanksgiving Eve party As the party gets into full swing in walks Jack Malone a US Army journalist back from a defeated Germany & a man unlike any Sara has ever met before
- one who is destined to change Sara's future forever But finding love isn't the same as finding happiness
- as Sara & Jack soon find out In post-war America chance meetings aren't always as they seem & people's choices can often have profound repercussions Sara & Jack find they are subject to forces beyond their control & that their destinies are formed by more than just circumstance In this world of intrigue & emotional conflict Sara must fight to survive
- against Jack as much as for him In this mesmerising tale of longing & betrayal The Pursuit of Happiness is a great tragic love story; a tale of divided loyalties decisive moral choices & the random workings of destiny



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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 Drama starring Will Smith Set in early &80s San Francisco the film charts the hard times & eventual comeback of Chris Gardner (Smith) a suddenly single salesman who has custody of his son but finds that providing for the two of them is a challenge in the increasingly unstable economic climate In the face of this difficult life Chris has the desperate inspiration to try for a stockbroker internship where one in twenty has a chance of a lucrative full time career Together father & son struggle through homelessness jail time tax seizure & the overall punishing despair in a quest that would make Gardner a respected millionaire ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he&s poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor ...

'A scintillating encyclopaedic history rich in detail from the arcane to the familiar a veritable tour de force' Richard Overy New Statesman' Transnational history at its finest social political & cultural themes swirl together in one great canvas of immense detail & beauty' Gerard De Groot The Times' Dazzlingly erudite & entertaining' Dominic Sandbrook The Sunday Times A masterpiece which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent & dramatic era of revolutionary change The Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about nineteenth-century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich surprising & entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic transformation The book aims to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era as rulers & ruled navigated overwhelming cultural political & technological changes It was a time where what was seen as modern with amazing speed appeared old-fashioned where huge cities sprang up in a generation new European countries were created & where for the first time humans could communicate almost instantly over thousands of miles In the period bounded by the Battle of Waterloo & the outbreak of World War I Europe dominated the rest of the world as never before or since this book breaks new ground by showing how the continent shaped & was shaped by its interactions with other parts of the globe Richard Evans explores fully the revolutions empire-building & wars that marked the nineteenth century but the book is about so much more whether it is illness serfdom religion or philosophy The Pursuit of Power is a work by a historian at the height of his powers essential for anyone trying to understand Europe then or now ...

A dramatic inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell the first person to free climb the Dawn Wall of Yosemite s El Capitan On January 14 2015 Tommy Caldwell along with his partner Kevin Jorgeson summited what is widely regarded as the hardest climb in history Yosemite s nearly vertical 3000-foot Dawn Wall after nineteen days on the route Caldwell s odds-defying feat was the culmination of an entire lifetime of pushing himself to his limits as an athlete This engrossing memoir chronicles the journey of a boy with a fanatical mountain-guide father who was determined to instill toughness in his son to a teen whose obsessive nature drove him to the top of the sport-climbing circuit Caldwell s affinity for adventure then led him to the vertigo-inducing & little understood world of big wall free climbing But his evolution as a climber was not without challenges; in his early twenties he was held hostage by militants in a harrowing ordeal in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan Soon after he lost his left index finger in an accident Later his wife & main climbing partner left him Caldwell emerged from these hardships with a renewed sense of purpose & determination He set his sights on free climbing El Capitan s biggest steepest blankest face the Dawn Wall This epic assault took more than seven years during which time Caldwell redefined the sport found love again & became a father The Push is an arresting story of focus drive motivation endurance & transformation a book that will appeal to anyone ...

' Fantastic packed with brain-teasing activities!'- Dino The Puzzle Activity Book is bursting with cool things to colour brilliant puzzles & brain-boggling things to do Filled with dot to dots mazes doodles spot the difference picture puzzles & much much more kids can wave goodbye to boredom for ever This is the perfect book to test puzzle skills & make sure kids stay at the top of the class all whilst having fun ...

Strong yet light puzzle board Suitable for jigsaw puzzles up to 1000 pieces Easy to store away Non-slip surface with a raised edge which helps prevent lost pieces Gibsons is a British family company established in 1919 We have over 250 jigsaw puzzles in our range ...

A guide to the complex subject of ethics explained in clear & entertaining language This new edition is fully revised & updated This popular introduction to the subject of ethics poses vital contemporary questions & explores the approach of leading thinkers The authors take the reader step by step through the complex arguments on issues such as animal an human rights environmental ethics & the morality of war It is a great gift to be able to make philosophy accessible to the general reader This is a wonderfully clear introduction both to moral philosophy & to contemporary ethical concerns' David Atkinson Church Times ...