Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011 Life is on the up We are wealthier healthier happier kinder cleaner more peaceful more equal & longer-lived than any previous generation Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange & specialisation our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far In The Rational Optimist' acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley comprehensively refutes the doom-mongers of our time & reaches back into the past to give a rational explanation for why we can
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- overcome the challenges of the future such as climate change & the population boom Bold & controversial it is a brilliantly confident assertion that the 21st century will be the best for humankind yet

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Edited by Seamus Heaney & Ted Hughes & conceived of as a collection of their own favourite poems The Rattle Bag has established itself as the classic anthology of our time Heaney & Hughes have brought together an inspired & diverse selection ranging from undisputed masterpieces to rare discoveries as well as drawing upon works in translation & traditional poems from oral cultures In effect this anthology has transformed the way we define & appreciate poetry & it will continue to do so for years to come Including writers from Shakespeare & Blake to Sylvia Plath & T S Eliot The Rattle Bag is eclectic instructive & inspiring at the same time ...

10 years have passed since Stephen Thorn’s fiancee vanished without a trace & he has grown into a prominent if bitter victim’s rights crusader Despite the cold trail & lack of leads he stubbornly refuses to give up the search & then…he begins to hear her voice in the strangest of places Pursued by his own organization & questioning his sanity Stephen embarks on a grisly journey to save his long-lost love As he unravels the truth of her disappearance the body count rises & Stephen finds himself ensnared in a trap that has been set for him long ago… ...

Someone claiming to be Terra's brother comes to the team Unfortunately Deathstroke the Terminator isn't far behind him! The Ravagers are having serious trust issues already so a visit from the world's deadliest assassin certainly won't help As Caitlin & Rose deal with the shocking revelation about their origins Deathstroke takes down the remaining Ravagers one by one Collects The Ravagers 8-12 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The year is 1864 England is at peace
- but across the Atlantic Ocean a bloody civil war is being fought between the North & the South & untold thousands are dying on the battlefield In Portsmouth the far distant war seems not to matter
- until a humble warehouse clerk Silas Trumble (Robert James) finds himself caught up in a chilling conspiracy & jailed for a crime he did not commit His daughter Abigail (Julia Lewis) fights to prove his innocence & enlists the help of street urchins led by Gegor (Jack Wild) & William Sedgwick (Steven Grives) a mysterious journalist with a strange secret Together they unmask a sinister plot that could well drag Britain into the American Civil War & change the course of history All six thrilling episodes of the popular ITV children s adventure series first broadcast on British television between 31st December 1979 & 4th February 1980 Actors Julia Lewis Jack Wild Language English Number of discs 1

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This is the first book in a brand new series from bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater Fans of SHIVER (9781407115009) LINGER (9781407121086) & FOREVER (9781407121116) will love this new quartet! Blue has spent the majority of her sixteen years being told that if she kisses her true love he will die When Blue meets Gansey's spirit on the corpse road she knows there is only one reason why
- either he is her true love or she has killed him Determined to find out the truth Blue becomes involved with the Raven Boys four boys from the local private school (lead by Gansey) who are on a quest to discover Glendower
- a lost ancient Welsh King who is buried somewhere along the Virginia ley line Whoever finds him will be granted a supernatural favour Never before has Blue felt such magic around her But is Gansey her true love? She can't imagine a time she would feel like that & she is adamant not to be the reason for his death Where will fate lead them? Look out for the next book THE DREAM THIEVES out 18th September 2013!

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Not only does this atmospheric AIP horror-comedy feature Boris Karloff Vincent Price & Peter Lorre but it also stars a young Jack Nicholson Add a funny script by Richard Matheson & deft direction by Roger Corman & this is unbeatable fun a perfect Halloween film for the whole family Price stars as Craven a sensitive nonpracticing 16th-century wizard who begins the movie alone in his castle lamenting for the lost Lenore via the famed Edgar Allan Poe poem Naturally he's soon visited by a raven which in this case turns out to be a wine-swilling obnoxious fellow magician Bedlo (Lorre) who's been enchanted by the evil sorcerer down the road Dr Scarabus (Karloff) When it's revealed that Craven's presumed-dead wife Lenore (Hazel Court) was seen at Scarabus's castle Craven heads over to investigate along with Bedlo Bedlo's son (Nicholson) & Craven's attractive daughter Estelle (Olive Sturges) Once they arrive at Scarabus's gloomy cobweb-covered abode a wild night of horror & hilarity ensues highlighted by a climactic wizard's duel between Scarabus & Craven replete with colourful special effects & great comic timing Hardly a gloomy tale of woe as the title might suggest THE RAVEN is a hoot with the chemistry of the leads providing maximum alchemical yield ...

The fourth & final instalment in the spellbinding series from bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater All her life Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love's death She doesn't believe in true love & never thought this would be a problem but as her life becomes caught up in the strange & sinister world of the Raven Boys she's not so sure any more ...

The Raven – Legacy of a Master Thief is a thrilling crime adventure in three episodes from the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales Full of twists & turns it immerses you in both sides of the story combining thrill-of-the-chase whodunit with the risk & reward of a heist story Paris 1960 Europe is in the grip of the gentleman master thief The Raven His burglaries are spectacular & he always emerges unscathed Young hotshot investigator Nicolas Legrand stuns the public when he confronts the master thief & fatally wounds him London 1964 An ancient ruby – one of the legendary & Eyes of the Sphinx& – is stolen from the British Museum The only clue at the crime scene a raven feather Is somebody trying to follow in the Raven&s footsteps? – Legrand is back on the case At the same time in Zurich a phone rings Constable Anton Jakob Zellner looks up from behind a mountain of files He has no idea what lies hidden in a bank vault just a few hundred meters away from him As he reaches for the receiver his life takes a crucial turn…A continuing story of adventure horror spanning across 3 chapter Chapter I The Eye of the Sphinx Launch July 23 2013 Chapter II Ancestry of Lies Launch August 27 2013 Chapter III A Murder of Ravens Launch September 24 2013 King Art&s thrilling crime adventure – full of twists & turns – immerses you in both sides of the story combining elements of classic whodunit & heist stories Cinematic presentation with hundreds of camera angles & dozens of cutscenes Optional puzzles & scoring system for adventure game veterans Notebook & help function for adventure game newcomers Breathtaking real-time 3D graphics in full HDSystem Requirements Windows PC Windows XP SP3 Vista 78 20 GHz CPU 2GB RAM Direct X 9c compatible graphic card with 256 MB RAM & Pixel Shader 30 Mac OS X Version Leopard 1058 Snow Leopard 1063 20 GHz CPU 2 GB RAM NVIDIA Ge Force 8 Series or higher ATI X1600 or higher (Pixel Shader 30) Linux 20 GHz CPU 2 GB RAM NVIDIA Ge Force 8 Series or higher ATI X1600 or higher (Pixel Shader 30) ...

The Raven Remastered is a full graphical remaster of the classic whodunit adventure that lets you explore a thrilling crime story through the eyes of multiple characters London 1964 An ancient ruby is stolen from the British Museum At the crime scene a raven feather Is somebody trying to follow in the footsteps of The Raven the legendary master thief who disappeared years before? Constable Anton Jakob Zellner finds himself in the middle of the kind of murder mystery he so far only knew from reading his favourite crime novels Nothing is what it seems Everyone has something to hide & the Raven is always one step ahead" A classic whodunit adventure from KING Art the creators of the Book of Unwritten Tales-series Experience a thrilling crime story through the eyes of multiple characters Classic murder mystery locations from a train in the Swiss alps to a majestic cruise ship & the Cairo Museum High quality voice acting from a compelling cast of quirky characters Fully remastered animations lighting & hair in full HD resolution ...