For as long as she can remember Barbro Karlen has recalled a previous existence as Anne Frank author of the famous diary Now prompted by a series of events that culminated in a struggle for survival she tells her amazing story She takes us from her early fame as a best-selling child literary sensation in her native Sweden to her years as a policewoman & successful horse trainer But this is no ordinary life history As the victim of discrimination personal vendettas media assassination libel & attempted murder Karlen is eventually shown the karmic background to these events Glimpsing fragments of her former life she begins to understand how forces of destiny reach out from the past into the present & she is finally free to be herself This the story of a supernatural struggle for truth in the face of discrimination & lies Eight pages of illustrations ...

A lesbian-themed twist on Tom Tykwer&s frenetic indie speedball RUN LOLA RUN co-directors Ellen Seidler & Megan Sidler&s sexy romantic comedy follows skilled but perpetually tardy photographer Lola (Ashleigh Sumner) as she races through the streets of San Francisco to make an important meeting With her career & her relationship hanging in the balance Lola switches into high gear & speeds toward her destination ...

Agatha Christie's world-famous mystery thriller reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers Ten strangers apparently with little in common are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious UNOwen Over dinner a record begins to play & the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret That evening former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again & again ...

The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie's 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world's favourite 1939 Europe teeters on the brink of war Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island an isolated rock near the Devon coast Cut off from the mainland with their generous hosts Mr & Mrs UN Owen mysteriously absent they are each accused of a terrible crime When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy a troubled Harley Street doctor a formidable judge an uncouth detective an unscrupulous mercenary a God-fearing spinster two restless servants a highly decorated general & an anxious secretary One by one they are picked off Who will survive? & who is the killer? Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room the murders mimicking the awful fates of its Ten Little Soldier Boys' The clear winner in an international online poll held to discover the world's favourite Agatha Christie book this new paperback also coincides with a new 3-part BBC TV adaptation featuring a stellar ensemble cast Douglas Booth Charles Dance Maeve Dermody Burn Gorman Anna Maxwell Martin Sam Neill Miranda Richardson Toby Stephens Noah Taylor & Aidan Turner ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Douglas Booth & Charles Dance star in this three-part BBC adaptation of the classic crime novel by Agatha Christie When ten strangers are invited to stay on an isolated island off the Devonshire coast they find that the owners Mr & Mrs Owen are nowhere to be seen As gradually each member of the party is killed the remaining holidaymakers become increasingly suspicious of their fellow islanders ...

What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the sun? How far could you actually get in digging a hole to China? And Then You're Dead offers serious answers to these horribly interesting questions Paul Doherty & Cody Cassidy explore the real science behind these & other fantastical scenarios offering insights into physics astronomy anatomy & more along the way Illustrated with straightforward technical art & leavened by small doses of dry humour & Then You're Dead is both scientifically informative & gruesomely entertaining ...

From Jeffrey Archer the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles & Kane & Abel comes his captivating sixth collection of short stories & Hereby Hangs a Tale full of magnificent characters & shocking plot twists In High Heels' discover what happens in a loss adjuster's memorable first case where his wife has to explain why a pair of designer shows couldn't have gone up in flames While on the streets of Delhi in Caste-Off' a man & woman fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green & in A Good Eye' a priceless Renaissance oil painting remains in the same family for generations until its current owner is face with a difficult choice Jeffrey demonstrates his natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish witty & entertaining His mastery of characterization & suspense combined with a gift for the unexpected jaw-dropping plot twist show him at the height of his powers & demonstrate why he is one of world's bestselling authors ...

Christopher Hitchens was an unparalleled prolific writer who raised the polemical essay to a new art form over a lifetime of thinking & debating the defining issues of our times As an essayist he contributed to the New Statesman Atlantic Monthly London Review of Books TLS & Vanity Fair Any publication of a volume of Hitchens' essays was a major event on both sides of the Atlantic Now comes a volume of Hitchens' previously uncollected essays covering the themes that define Hitchens the thinker literature religion & politics These essays remind us once more of the fierce brilliant & trenchant voice of Christopher Hitchens ...

Disc 11 The Doomsday Book 2 Jaded Apostles 3 A Million Random Digits 4 Lie Without a Liar 5 The Ghost Within 6 The Dragonfly Queen 7 How to Avoid Huge Ships 8 Bus Lines 9 Lost in the Grand Scheme 10 Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears 11 Sound of the Silk ...

Tracklist A1 Invocation A2 It Was There That I Saw You A3 Another Morning Stoner A4 Baudelaire A5 Homage B1 How Near How Far B2 Life Is Elsewhere B3 Heart In The Hand Of The Matter B4 Monsoon B5 Days Of Being Wild C1 Relative Ways C2 After The Laughter C3 Source Tags & Codes C4 Blood Rites (Bonus Track) ...