Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a compelling moving story exploring injustice & mob hysteria by the Nobel Laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez author of One Hundred Years of Solitude & Love in the Time of Cholera ' On the day they were going to kill him Santiago Nasar got up at five-thirty in the morning to wait for the boat the bishop was coming on' Santiago Nasar is brutally murdered in a small town by two brothers All the townspeople knew it was going to happen
- including the victim But nobody did anything to prevent the killing Twenty seven years later a man arrives in town to try & piece together the truth from the contradictory testimonies of the townsfolk To at last understand what happened to Santiago & why 'A masterpiece' Evening Standard'A work of high explosiveness
- the proper stuff of Nobel prizes An exceptional novel' The Times' Brilliant writer brilliant book' Guardian

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This is a highly readable history & a unique work of reference Focusing on the succession of the rulers of imperial Rome it uses timelines with at-a-glance visual guides to each reign & its main events Biographical portraits of the 56 principal emperors from Augustus to Constantine together with a concluding section on the later emperors build into a highly readable single-volume history of imperial Rome Biographical information is illustrated with busts of each emperor coin portraits battle plans & cutaway diagrams of imperial monuments Supporting datafiles for every emperor list key information such as name at birth wives & children full imperial titles & place & manner of death Genealogical trees & over 90 sidebars & special features on subjects ranging from Nero's Golden House to Diocletian's Palace allow the reader to delve even deeper Colourful contemporary judgments by such writers as Suetonius & Tacitus are balanced by judicious character assessments made in the light of modern research The famous & the infamous
- Caligula & Claudius Trajan & Caracalla
- receive their due while lesser names emerge clearly from the shadows for the first time Chronicle of the Roman Emperors is at once a book to be enjoyed as popular history an essential work of reference & a source of visual inspiration bringing to life one of the most powerful & influential empires the world has ever known 'A valuable volume providing a nice blend of information & entertainment'
- Teaching History ' Marvellous'
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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 Chronicle is an unconventional & slightly darker take on the superhero genre where three ordinary teenagers suddenly gain super powers & are able to do things they never imagined possible Initially they have fun but their pranks become ever more dangerous & they must face the inevitable question of whether they can handle the responsibility that comes with extraordinary powers Actors Dane De Haan Alex Russell Michael B Jordan Michael Kelly Ashley Hinshaw Bo Petersen Anna Wood Rudi Malcolm Luke Tyler Crystal-Donna Roberts Adrian Collins Grant Powell Armand Aucamp Nicole Bailey & Lynita Crofford Director Josh Trank Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English ...

The return of the best-selling award-winning economist extraordinaire With the same powerful evidence & range of reference as his global bestseller Capital in the Twenty-First Century
- & in columns of 700 words rather than 700 pages
- Chronicles sets out Thomas Piketty's analysis of the financial crisis what has happened since & where we should go from here Tackling a wider range of subjects than in Capital from productivity in Britain to Barack Obama it comprises the very best of his writing for Liberation from the past ten years Now translated into English for the first time it will further cement Piketty's reputation as the world's leading thinker today

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Umberto Eco was an international cultural superstar A celebrated essayist as well as novelist in this his last collection he explores many aspects of the modern world with irrepressible curiosity & wisdom A crisis in ideological values a crisis in politics unbridled individualism
- the familiar backdrop to our lives a liquid society' where it's not easy to find a polestar though stars & starlets are not lacking In these pieces written by Eco as articles for his regular column in l' Espresso magazine he brings his dazzling erudition & keen sense of the everyday to bear on topics such as popular culture & politics being seen conspiracies the old & the young mobile phones mass media racism good manners & the crisis in ideological values It is a final gift to his readers
- astute witty & illuminating

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Torak has survived the summer & his heart-stopping adventure in the Seal Islands He & Wolf are together again But their reunion is all too short-lived As mid winter approaches Torak learns the worst from the White Fox clan
- Wolf has been snatched In a desperate bid to rescue him Torak & Renn must brave the frozen wilderness of the Far North They tread a deadly dangerous path as they step into a world of deceit treachery & lies & come face to face with the the most powerful & feared mages alive Cruel Thiazzi the Oak Tree Mage Seshru the Viper Mage beautiful & manipulative & Nef the gruff Bat Mage
- here too is Eostra the mysterious Masked One
- all of them bound by their desire for all creatures to bow before them Under the dark wings of night Torak confronts vengeful ice bears mistrust broken promises & a terrifying evil Another step is taken on his quest to destroy the Soul-Eaters but with it comes the burden of an utterly chilling secret of his own


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Thousands of years ago an orphan boy & his wolf cub companion challenge a demon bear that threatens to destroy their world forever With the help of the World Spirit Torak destroys the bear but his beloved Wolf is lost in the ensuing avalanche & Torak's quest is far from over A strange creeping sickness silent & deadly is threatening the Ravens Word arrives that the Seal Clan have the cure & Torak must face a lonely journey to find it On the Seal's Island he stumbles into a world utterly unlike his own Here life moves to the rhythms of the sea the Seals build shelters from whale bones & skim the waves in fast beautiful kayaks & here Torak is welcomed by the kindly Seal Mage Teneris & kinsman Bale But all is not as it seems
- Torak must keep his wits about him to judge who might be friend or foe As in ' Wolf Brother' Michelle Paver's sheer passion for her story set in a world of myth & natural magic shines through in this skilfully woven exciting & brilliantly satisfying second instalment of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
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The first bestselling novel in the million-copy-selling CHRONICLES OF ANCIENT DARKNESS series WOLF BROTHER is a compelling page-turner like no other written by renowned author Michelle Paver Thousands of years ago the land is one dark forest Its people are hunter-gatherers They know every tree & herb & they know how to survive in a time of enchantment & powerful magic Until an ambitious & malevolent force conjures a demon a demon so evil that it can be contained only in the body of a ferocious bear that will slay everything it sees a demon determined to destroy the world Only one boy can stop it
- 12-year-old Torak who has seen his father murdered by the bear With his dying breath Torak's father tells his son of his burden He must lead the bear to the mountain of the World Spirit & beg that spirit's help to overcome it A terrifying quest in a world of wolves tree spirits & Hidden People a world in which trusting a friend means risking your life Audio edition also available read by Ian Mc Kellen
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Chronicles of Crime is a cooperative game of crime investigation mixing VR experience & board gaming With the same physical components (board locations characters & items) players will be able to play plenty of different scenarios & solve as many different crime stories They will start the app choose the scenario they want to play & follow the story The goal is to catch the killer of the case they have been given in the shortest short time possible Using the Scan& Play technology each component (locations characters items etc) has a unique QR code which depending on the scenario selected will activate & trigger different clues & stories That means players will be able to get new stories way after the game is release simply by downloading the app&s updates without any shipping of new physical components involved In addition you can purchase the Virtual Reality Module separately which means that you can use a mobile phone Players simply put the VR glasses onto their mobile device & put the VR glasses on their nose holding their mobile device in front of their eyes to immerse themselves in the game&s universe & search for clues in a virtual world Each session lasts around 1h to 1h 30 minutes & many scenarios are connected to each other in order to tell a much bigger story Please note this retail edition of Chronicles of Crime does not come with the VR module included & this must be purchased separately The base game comes with 6 scenarios (1 tutorial 5 investigations) for a total of 6 to 8 hours of gameplay ...

Noir is an expansion authored by Stephane Anquetil a very talented writer with credentials including Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective scenarios as well as Escape Books & Box (404 editions) In Noir the whole group is collectively representing one private detective with unconventional methods Instead of Forensic Contacts players have 4 action cards they can use at any point & any moment Spy Break-In Bribe Intimidate You won&t be able to intimidate everyone without repercussions Also your money is in a shortage so you can&t bribe everyone you meet Noir really brings another side to crime busting! This Expansion requires the base game (London) to be played It also requires an app to work (it&s impossible to play without it) but once downloaded no Internet connexion is needed to play You currently need Android 44 or newer or i OS 80 or newer to run the app which may change in the future Players 1-4 Playing time 60-90 mins Ages 14 Contents 10 Location Cards 15 Special Item Cards 25 Character Cards 4 Actions Cards 4 New Scenarios ...