An enchanting tale of one family coming together & finding their way from the Sunday Times bestselling author It's the summer of 1939 & after touring an unsettled Europe to promote her latest book Romily Temple returns home to Island House & the love of her life the charismatic Jack Devereux But when Jack falls ill his estranged family are called home & given seven days to find a way to bury their resentments & come together With war now declared each member of the family is reluctantly forced to accept their new stepmother & confront their own shortcomings But can the habits of a lifetime be changed in one week? & can Romily a woman who thrives on adventure cope with the life that has been so unexpectedly thrust upon her? Praise for Erica James'A beautifully crafted & hugely uplifting tale of friendship history & love A real gem'
- Isabelle Broom Heat'A captivating tale of love & loss'
- Sunday Express Magazine' Delightfula blend of emotion & wry social observation'
- Daily Mail'A captivating read beautifully written & heartrendingly sad'
- Daily Telegraph Fans of Santa Montefiore Katie Fforde Jill Mansell & Rosamunde Pilcher will love the warm characters & storytelling in this wonderful new bestseller from Erica James



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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 Coming To America casts comedian Eddie Murphy as pampered African prince Akeem who rebels against an arranged marriage & heads to America to find a new bride Murphy&s regal father (James Earl Jones) agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the US sending the prince&s faithful retainer Semmi (Arsenio Hall) along to make sure nothing untoward happens To avoid fortune hunters Prince Akeem conceals his true identity & gets a " Joe job" at a fast-food restaurant Murphy & Hall play multiple roles & there are innumerable celebrity cameos peppered throughout the proceedings
- including the Duke Brothers (Don Ameche & Ralph Bellamy) from Trading Places Actors James Earl Jones Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall Madge Sinclair Shari Headley & John Amos Director John Landis Certificate Restricted Year 1988 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Spanish ; French Duration 1 hour 56 minutes (approx)

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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 Eddie Murphy is a king of comedy & in John Landis& Coming To America Murphy is also the Prince of Comedy
- a very wealthy & pampered African prince who comes to America in search of a bride Accompanied by his closest companion (Arsenio Hall) Murphy quickly finds a job new friends new digs new enemies
- & lots of trouble Keep an eye out for both Murphy & Hall in some unforgettable cameo roles! Actors Eddie Murphy Arsenio Hall James Earl Jones Paul Bates Madge Sinclair Sheila Johnson Cuba Gooding Jr Eriq La Salle Cynthia Finkley Shari Headley Allison Dean & John Amos Director John Landis Certificate 15 years & over Year 1988 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; English for the Hearing Impaired ; Finnish ; German ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Romanian ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 52 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players



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This edition of Floella Benjamin's classic memoir

Includes:: a foreword by the author & some additional historical

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A twentieth-anniversary edition of Floella Benjamin&s classic memoir

Includes:: a new foreword by the author

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George Orwell's paean to the end of an idyllic era in British history Coming Up for Air is a poignant account of one man's attempt to recapture childhood innocence as war looms on the horizon George Bowling forty-five mortgaged married with children is an insurance salesman with an expanding waistline a new set of false teeth
- & a desperate desire to escape his dreary life He fears modern times
- since in 1939 the Second World War is imminent
- foreseeing food queues soldiers secret police & tyranny So he decides to escape to the world of his childhood to the village he remembers as a rural haven of peace & tranquillity But his return journey to Lower Binfield may bring only a more complete disillusionment ' Very funny as well as invigoratingly realistic Nineteen Eighty-Four is here in embryo So is Animal Farm not many novels carry the seeds of two classics as well as being richly readable themselves' John Carey Sunday Times


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21 Epic battles- now you are in command! Greece Vs the Ancient Kingdoms Command & Colours Ancients means that you can re-fight epic battles of the ancient world In this expansion Alexander & his superb Macedonians take on the Persian & Indian hordes formidable Greek Phalanxes battle against their Roman rivals & Greek Syracusans fight against Carthaginians for control of Sicily Units in both armies can only move & fight when ordered The command playing cards supply those orders providing an element of luck that creates a fog of war & presents players with both challenges & opportunities by playing your command cards judiciously How well you handle the diverse units their weapons & their terrain will determine victory 2 players ages 14COMPONENTSFive full-color sheets of unit labels to affix to the 364 wooden blocks Rulebook Scenario Book 2 full color Player Aid cards 7 Battle dice ...

Please note this is the NTSC version of the game which is compatible with PAL systems Any future DLC may require a US PSN account The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history & restore the glory of Mother Russia The time travel mission goes awry creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage & World War III is raging The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East making World War III a three-way struggle between the Soviets the Allies & the Empire with armies fielding wacky & wonderful weapons & technologies like Tesla coils heavily armed War Blimps teleportation armoured bears intelligent dolphins floating island fortresses & transforming tanks Game with fame Randy Couture Tim Curry Jenny Mc Carthy Jonathan Pryce JK Simmons George Takei & others join the largest live Hollywood cast ever assembled in a videogame with over 60 minutes of high-def video sequences It&s Always Better With Someone Else Fight your way through three campaigns solo or join forces with your friends or one of nine in-game commanders each with unique personalities & play styles in missions designed from the ground for co-op play Command the Seas Conquer the World Experience Gameplay&sup 3; as for the first time in the series waging war on the water will be every bit as important as dominating by land & air Gain strategic advantages by controlling resources in the seas & mounting three-pronged attacks from all directions Ready your Man Cannons Armoured War Bears & Anime-inspired psychic school girls join your favourite Red Alert units like Sonic Dolphins Tesla Troopers Attack Dogs & the ever popular Tanya A New Threat From the East The deadly Empire of the Rising Sun is a technological terror with designs influenced by a mixture of anime science-fiction martial arts & robot culture The Empire&s futuristic units can transform into alternate forms & they specialise in naval warfare ...

March 2047 A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky marking the dramatic beginning to the Third Tiberium War & long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-time Strategy franchise (RTS) of all time The critically-acclaimed Command & Conquer (C&C) series returns with Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars (C&C 3) Setting the standard for the future of RTS gaming once more C&C 3 takes you back to where it all began—the Tiberium Universe In 2047 Tiberium has blanketed the Earth which is now divided into zones based on the level of Tiberium infestation Pristine Blue Zones represent 20 of the planet’s surface & are the last refuge of the civilized world Partially habitable Yellow Zones make up 50 of the planet’s surface; most of the world’s population lives in these war-torn & ecologically ravaged areas The remaining 30 of the planet is uninhabitable a Tiberium wasteland swept by violent Ion Storms Red Zones are like the surface of an Alien planet The infamous Kane has returned to lead the Brotherhood of Nod in a massive global assault on the Global Defense Initiative & the few remaining Blue zones left on the planet Only you can stop him The fate of humanity – & the planet – is in your hands Featuring state-of-the-art next-generation graphics an epic story with live action video sequences featuring top Hollywood actors & the classic fast-paced C&C style of play C&C 3 sets the standard for the single player RTS experience When you decide to test your skills online a suite of truly innovative features such as the ability to transform online battles into a spectator sport unfold Welcome back Commander Fast Fluid Fun
- The ultra-responsive smooth-as-silk gameplay C&C invented is now better than ever intuitively placing your entire arsenal at your fingertips Over 30 Single Player Missions
- In a vast open-world &theatre of war& where each decision you make matters you&ll experience one cohesive epic story told from the unique perspective of all three warring factions RTS as a Sport
- Observe broadcast & compete in thrilling online battles with innovations including all-new interactive spectator modes Vo IP communication player commentary & more Story Like You&ve Never Seen
- High-definition live action video sequences that seamlessly tie the game&s epic story together featuring an unparalleled diverse Hollywood cast Top talent

Includes:: Tricia Helfer Josh Holloway Michael Ironside Billy Dee Williams Grace Park Ivana Bozilovic & Shauntay Hinton Adaptive AI
- The game AI matches your style of play
- choose from distinct AI playing styles such as &rushing& &turtling& & more or level the battlefield & let the AI use its own tactics to give you the highest level of challenge New Ways to Attack
- Keep your opponent guessing by building flying battleships wielding the power of terrifying Ion Storms & combining units to form powerful never-before-seen super-units Technology Makes the World Come Alive
- Lose yourself in reflected sunlight & scream in sheer joy as you blow chunks off of enemy tanks structures & anything else you can launch a rocket at The game world gains a new dimension & the battlefield comes to life as the atmosphere fills with smoke fire haze tracers explosions & state-of-the-art weather effects Intuitive & Evolved Interface
- Fully evolved side-bar interface that means that you can fully manage your base operations while never leaving the action Battle the Best Online
- With multiple online game modes all-new multiplayer maps & a fully featured content editor go online to see how you stack up in RTS& ultimate forum











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Welcome back Commander! Command & Conquer 4allows C&C fans to finally experience the epic conclusion to one of gaming&s most beloved & longest-running series the 15-year Tiberium saga Kane GDI Nod Tiberium How will it end? Find out in Command & Conquer 4 told through gritty live-action cinematics persistent player progression & a multitude of innovations to the classic fast & fluid Command & Conquer gameplay In the year 2062 humanity found itself on the brink of extinction Tiberium the mysterious alien crystalline structure that infested Earth for decades & caused years of relentless conflict between the Global Defence Initiative (GDI) & the Brotherhood of Nod was close to rendering the planet uninhabitable In the midst of this crisis Kane Nod&s prophetic leader emerged from seclusion to deliver GDI the message that he had developed a system that could control Tiberium & harness its power But he could not build this " Tiberium Control Network" without GDI&s cooperation Thus the two opposing factions
- GDI & Nod
- found themselves in a desperate & unlikely alliance to stop Tiberium from extinguishing mankind Now after 15 years the network is nearly complete Tiberium is under strict control & our revitalised planet is on the cusp of a new age of prosperity & progress It is only now that the world&s citizens begin to seriously ponder why Kane chose to help & what he will want in return These questions & more lead to the dramatic final act of the Tiberium saga The Epic Conclusion to the Tiberium Saga – Kane returns in the thrilling conclusion to one of gaming’s longest running storylines told through gritty live-action cinematics Choose to take on the campaign solo or team up with a friend & play cooperatively! Persistent Player Progression – The more enemy units you destroy the more experience points you earn to progress your player profile! Level up to unlock new units powers & upgrades to make your army more powerful! Always on the Move – For the first time ever in the C&C series a massive mobile all-in-one base The Crawler lets you pack up & move your base with your army for a new layer of strategic depth Build units as you move across the field & deploy whenever & wherever you choose! Choose Your Class – Choose from three unique classes from both GDI & Nod each with its own specialized units & powers for more strategic & combative options that match your play style of choice! Offence Defence or Support classes—which will you pick? Team Up & Take the Battle Online – Join your fellow commanders online & tackle your opponents in the biggest C&C multiplayer to date featuring 5 vs 5 objective-based battles! Choose your favourite class & take online strategy action to the next level as you conquer objectives while pummelling your enemies The all-new party system lets you move with your party of friends from one online battle to the next Minimum System Requirements OS – Windows XP (SP3) Vista (SP1)7 Processor – Intel core 2 duo or better AMD 64 X2 or better Memory – (XP) 1GB (Vista 7) 15GBHa Hard drive – Atleast 10GB free DVD-Rom – 8X speed Video Card – 256MB with support for shader model 3 Sound card – Direct X 90c compatible This game requires a permanent internet connection

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