From award-winning historian Mark Mazower Dark Continent Europe's Twentieth Century retells the story of a century of division charting the struggles of rival ideologies to create a new world order for mankind The end of the First World War saw old empires swept away & the opportunity to build a better society from the ruins Yet the result was division & bloodshed on an unprecedented scale as liberal democracy communism & fascism struggled against one another for mastery of the world Dark Continent radically overturns the myth of Europe as a safe haven of democracy to redefine our view of the twentieth century ' Original thought-provoking iconoclastic' Frank Mc Lynn Irish Times ' Fascinating & forceful' Martin Gilbert Literary Review ' Mazower leaves us in this wonderful book with an account of our century that anyone who takes an interest in Europe's present & future will enlarge their mind by reading' John Keegan Daily Telegraph ' There are few who can walk with AJP Taylor One is Mark Mazower a tour de force' Alex Danchev TLS ' Combines narrative verve with wise & humane analysis For anyone who wants to know how Europe came to be the way it is in the years since 1900 this is the work to provide the answers' David Cannadine Observer Books of the Year Mark Mazower is the author of Inside Hitler's Greece The Balkans which won the Wolfson Prize for History Salonika City of Ghosts which won both the Runciman Prize & the Duff Cooper Prize & Hitler's Empire ...

When Carl sells a box of slimming pills to his close friend Stacey inadvertently causing her death he sets in train a sequence of catastrophic events which begin with subterfuge extend to lies & culminate in murder In Rendell's dark & atmospheric tale of psychological suspense we encounter mistaken identity kidnap blackmail & a cast of characters who are so real that we come to know them better than we know ourselves Infused with her distinctive blend of wry humour acute observation & deep humanity this is Rendell at her most memorable & best ...

All Peter Prego wanted to do was have a little night cap before bed but this is postponed once a bloodied pit bull shows up at his door Cruising around the city of Red Circle (a fictitious coastal metropolis resembling L A Atlanta New York & Miami) Pete tries to find the dog&s owner & ends up in quite a jackpot With help from his pals an expert thief— Johnny Collins & Carter Ford—an ex-cop newly sprung from prison he secures the dog in his home after cleaning out the place of its valuables Once they&ve gone a woman dressed in black appears at that same residence to claim the pup Who does this dog really belong to? Why was Carter in prison for ten years? & who are the Seven Deadly Daughters? Answers to these questions & more can only be discovered by diving into volume one of Rich Tommaso&s exciting ongoing crime series ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jim Carrey commands the screen in this spellbinding thriller brought to you by the executive producers of The Revenant & Black Mass When a crime novelist shares intimate knowledge of an unsolved murder disgraced detective Tadek (Jim Carrey Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Bruce Almighty) sees an opportunity to end his career with honour The author outspoken provocateur Kozlow (Marton Csokas Noah) isn t as slippery as his prose implies however Trapped in a battle of wits that will test his very moral fibre the hardened investigator must confront the shadows lurking in every corner if he hopes to uncover what the truth is or really means Number of discs 1 ...

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Meet Skulduggery Pleasant detective sorcerer warrior Oh yes & dead Skulduggery Pleasant is gone sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the Faceless Ones If his bones haven't already been turned to dust chances are he's insane driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods There is no official Sanctuary-approved rescue mission There is no official plan to save him But Valkyrie's never had much time for plans The problem is even if she can get Skulduggery back there might not be much left for him to return to There's a gang of villains bent on destroying the Sanctuary there are some very powerful people who want Valkyrie dead & as if all that wasn't enough it looks very likely that a sorcerer named Darquesse is going to kill the world & everyone on it Skulduggery is gone All our hopes rest with Valkyrie The world's weight is on her shoulders & its fate is in her hands These are dark days indeed ...

In 2010 a nineteen-year-old super-fan rushed the stage during a Lamb of God concert in Prague To protect himself singer Randy Blythe pushed the fan away Unbeknownst to Blythe the young man hit his head on the floor when he fell & later died from the injury 496 pages Blythe Randy ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play DARK DAYS explores this surprisingly domestic subterranean world unearthing a way of life unimaginable to those above Through stories simultaneously heartbreaking hilarious intimate & off the cuff tunnel dwellers reveal their reasons for taking refuge & their struggle to survive underground Filmed in striking black & white with a crew comprised of the tunnel&s inhabitants & scored by legendary turntablist DJ Shadow DARK DAYS remains a soulful & enduring document of life on the fringe ...

For Overlords of evil doom & sorrow life is not fair The local races hackneyed halflings & dullard dwarves fail to appreciate the time & toil that goes into perverting the laws of nature & defying death itself & now after a few singed villages & poisoned wells the locals are coming for you & your magical brethren Stout Heroes of the land mighty warriors & dexterous thieves pious paladins & wily wizards have banded together to bust down your gates & evict you from your dark castle Luckily you are in contact with Dark Masters beings man was not meant to know They are ready to provide you dastardly traps potent spells & decaying corpses for reanimation if you can demonstrate your bravery by facing the toughest Heroes Now it’s a competition to see which Overlord can withstand the siege Well you never liked your neighbors that much anyway Dark Dealings is a quick drafting & combat game for 1-6 players You first draft Heroes then use them to bid for the Defenses that will eventually be their downfall Players then take turns flipping & fighting their previously drafted Heroes The last Overlord standing is the winner! Players 1-6 Playing time 15-20 minutes Ages 12 ...

Includes: 2 Contact Lenses (1 pair) Be ready to take on anything & enter the world of wizards & sorcery with new Dark
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