To the scions of Shannara have fallen three tasks Par Ohmsford has recovered the fabled Sword of Shannara This he has accomplished but the Federation's Chief Seeker has planted an awful thought in Par's mind
- that he himself is Shadowen the very evil he seeks to destroy Wren is in the Westland seeking out the elves & in the Northland Walker Boh has been commanded by the shade of Allanon to find the lost city of Paranor & recreate the Order of Druids disbanded for three hundred years To achieve this he must find the Black Elfstone but the gem is in the hands of an ancient being of timeless evil
- the Stone King Beset on all sides by enemies & from within by his own self-doubt Walker Boh sets out on his part of the perilous quest A quest that will end in success
- or the complete destruction of all he holds dear


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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 Alongside Sanders of the River & The Four Feathers this rip-roaring Technicolor adventure completes what became known as the Korda&s " Empire trilogy" made by London Films in the late 1930s An unabashed celebration of the British Raj The Drum made a star of Sabu the young Indian actor who was to become a firm favourite in both British & American films over the coming decade Also starring Roger Livesey as an Army captain working undercover to monitor arms smuggling & featuring a memorably malevolent performance from Oscar nominee Raymond Massey as a murderous royal usurper intent on fomenting rebellion The Drum is featured here in a br&-new transfer from original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio ...

Leonard Mlodinow's The Drunkard's Walk How Randomness Rules Our Lives is an exhilarating eye-opening guide to understanding our random world Randomness & uncertainty surround everything we do So why are we so bad at understanding them? The same tools that help us understand the random paths of molecules can be applied to the randomness that governs so many aspects of our everyday lives from winning the lottery to road safety & reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes & film stars & even how to make sense of a blood test The Drunkard's Walk reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting
- read it or risk becoming another victim of chance 'A wonderfully readable guide to how the mathematical laws of randomness affect our lives' Stephen Hawking author of A Brief History of Time ' Delightful Our lives may be shaped by chance but they are enriched by awareness
- just the sort of awareness that this fascinating book will give you' Guardian ' Mlodinow writes in a breezy style interspersing probabilistic mind-benders with portraits of theorists The result is a readable crash course in randomness' The New York Times ' Please read The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow a history explanation & exaltation of probability theory The results are mind-bending' Fortune Leonard Mlodinow has a Ph D has been a member of the faculty of the California Institute of Technology & a television writer in Hollywood as well as developing many award winning CD-ROMs He is currently Vice President of Emerging Technologies & R&D at Scholastic Inc & lives in New York City His previous books include A Brief History of Time which he co-authored as well as Euclid's Window & Some Time with Feynman both published by Penguin

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This quirky guide explains the chemistry & botanical history of over 150 plants trees flowers & fruits showing how they form the bases of our favourite cocktails Amy Stewart offers gardeners growing tips & provides cocktail enthusiasts with 50 drink recipes as well as a rounded knowledge of the processes & plants which go into popular concoctions ...

' One of the most stunning debuts I've ever read Read it!' David Baldacci WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD 2017AMAZONCOM'S ...

Tracklist Disc 1 Wild Rover The Ragman's Ball Preab San Ol The High Reel The Holy Ground Tramps & Hawkers Home Boys Home The Rocky Road to Dublin Banks of the Roses I'll Tell My Ma Swallow's Tail Love Is Pleasing Jar of Porter The Nightingale Disc 2 Roddy Mc Corley The Twang Man Reels
- the Sligo Maid Colonel Rodney Medley The Woman from Wexford The Patriot Game Roisin Dubh Air Fa la la Lo Peggy Lettermore Easy & Slow My Love Is in America The Kerry Recruit The Old Orange Flute Reels
- the Donegal Reel the Longford Collector Medley The Leaving of Liverpool Disc 3 Finngan's Wake Medley Sunshine Hornpipe Mountain Road Monto The Dublin Fusiliers Chief O' Neill's Favourite The Sea Around Us Finnegan Wakes Mc Alpine's Fusiliers Hot Asphalt The Glendalough Saint Within a Mile of Dublin Will You Come to the Bower Medley Dublin Nelson's Farewell

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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 Like her direct descendent Princess Diana Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire was a glamorous royal much loved by the public While her attractiveness & charm afforded her popularity the intelligent & vulnerable Duchess was trapped within a loveless marriage to one of the country&s richest men Rebelling against the establishment Georgina became active campaigner for the liberal party & in turn romantically involved with Earl Grey leading her through tragedy self-discovery & redemption ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In The Duchess Keira Knightley will play the 18th century aristocrat Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire An ancestor of Princess Diana she lived an extravagant profligate & promiscuous life of political & romantic intrigue becoming an important powerbroker amid Britain&s ruling elite but also running up catastrophic gambling debts She was alternately feted & reviled & widely caricatured by the popular press Making of Documentary Deleted scenes with introduction by Saul Dibb Production photography gallery Original theatrical trailer Actors Keira Knightley Ralph Fiennes Hayley Atwell Dominic Cooper Charlotte Rampling Simon Mc Burney Aidan Mc Ardle Richard Mc Cabe Bruce Mackinnon & Georgia King Director Saul Dibb Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 50 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Compilation of the complete first series of The Duchess of Duke Street ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The story of the indomitable Louisa Trotter the former scullery maid who left her mark on turn-of-the-century England as "the finest cook in London" & the reigning mistress of Hotel Bentinck As her own mother remarks Louisa "has done very well She&s moved up in the world" The Bentinck is no Fawlty Towers Louisa based on the real-life Rosa Lewis the proprietor of the fashionable Cavendish Hotel presides over her domain with a stiff-backed iron rule She is as one of her staff remarks "a tough customer a woman with spirit" Louisa&s troublemaking brother inspires mutiny among the devoted staff & Louisa is besieged by mysterious love letters Darkening the horizon is the deepening shadow of World War I ...