The definitive & comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths' Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions & began soaring towards the sun rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings Presently when Daedalus looked over his shoulder he could no longer see Icarus; but scattered feathers floated on the waves below' These are the greatest stories ever told
- the labours of Hercules the voyage of the Argonauts Theseus & the minotaur Midas & his golden touch the Trojan War & Odysseus's journey home
- brought together into one epic & unforgettable story Ideal for the first time reader it can be read as a single page-turning narrative while full commentaries as well as a comprehensive index of names make it equally valuable for anyone seeking an authoritative & detailed account of the spectacular stories that make up the bedrock of Western literature The Greek Myths is a classic among classics a treasure trove of extraordinary tales & a masterful work of literature in its own right

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A severed head is found on the Greek border near a wall planned to stop Middle Eastern immigrants crossing from Turkey Intelligence Agent Evangelos wants the truth about the murder human trafficking into Greece & about the corruption surrounding the wall's construction It is a mystery novel & a political thriller but more importantly it evokes the problems of the West incarnated in Greece isolationism fear of immigration economic collapse & corruption While dark it is also poetic & paints an indelible portrait of Athens with its mixed fragrances of eucalyptus freshly baked bread & cigarette smoke ...

They shared a night of mindless passion now he'll take her once again! Reeling from his best friend's death Greek shipping magnate Nik Latsis found oblivion in the arms of a stunning stranger Since then her innocence has haunted his dreams & now Nik knows only another taste will rid him of his burning desire But Nik will need more than seductive charm if he's to entice feisty Chloe back into his bed ...

In this philosophy classic which was first published in 1951 ER Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology & psychology Dodds asks ' Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?' Praised by reviewers as an event in modern Greek scholarship & a book which it would be difficult to over-praise The Greeks & the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures series ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play They were crack troops skilled in the techniques of unconditional warfare the soldiers of the Special Forces
- & the focus of Hollywood&s first feature film about the Vietnam War The Green Berets John Wayne stars in & co-directs this red-white-&-blue depiction of America&s Vietnam effort Wayne wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to request military assistance for the film
- & got more than enough firepower to create an impressive spectacle Its soldiers fit the tried & true mould of earlier Wayne war classics like Back To Bataan & Sands of Iwo Jima Their heroics are timeless Actors John Wayne David Janssen Jim Hutton Aldo Ray Raymond St Jacques Bruce Cabot Jack Soo George Takei Patrick Wayne Luke Askew Irene Tsu Edward Faulkner Jason Evers Mike Henry & Craig Jue Director John Wayne & Ray Kellogg Certificate 12 years & over Year 1968 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51) Additional Languages Spanish ; French ; German ; Castilian Spanish Subtitles English ; Spanish ; French ; German ; Portuguese ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Greek ; Castilian Spanish Duration 2 hours & 21 minutes (approx)


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Beautifully illustrated & part of a new collection of true crime dramas for readers on the ' Cold Case Jury' In 1919 the body of Bella Wright lies in a lonely lane in rural Leicestershire after she was seen with a man on a green bicycle With new evidence 'the jury' gets to decide what happened ...

One of the finest historical fiction writers in the world
- Ben Kane After the bloody trials of Alexandria Sir William Gold is
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On a visit to her granddad in the countryide Bea Green befriends a giant made from plants in the next-door neighbour's greenhouse Can they make the world a better place?A timely new picture book that taps into our concern for the environment greening our cities & guerrilla gardening 32 pages Illustrated throughout Cottle Katie ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The first four series of the spin-off featuring Boycie (John Challis) Del&s fellow rogue trader from the BBC comedy classic & Only Fools & Horses& The series follows Boycie & his wife Marlene (Sue Holderness) as they swap their Peckham mansion for a rambling farmhouse in the middle of the Shropshire countryside Series 1 episodes are & Keep On Running& &A Rocky Start& & The Country Wife& & Hay Fever& & Pillow Talk& & Sex & the Country& & & One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock& Series 2 episodes are & Testing Times& & Here&s to You Mrs Boyce& & Bothered & Bewildered& & Mother Earth& & Schoolboy French& & More Questions Than Answers& & Brothers & Sisters& & & From Here to Paternity& Series 3 episodes are & But Is It Art?& & The Lonely Herdsman& & If You Go Down to the Woods& & Sweet Sorrow& & Fifteen Minutes& & The Final Curtain& & Lust in Translation& & & The Special Relationship& Series 4 episodes are & The Path of True Love& & Home Brew& & Calendar Boys& & Animal Instincts& & Your Cheating Art& & The Departed& & One Man&s Junk& & & For Richer for Poorer& For contractual reasons Series 4 does not contain the episode ‘I Done It My Way’ originally broadcast 170209 ...

For Boycie Marlene & son Tyler life at the Shropshire Grange is so enjoyable – it’s a wonder they ever thought they’d miss the city! When Boycie & Marlene visit a local mansion Boycie is particularly inspired by the portraits adorning the walls What else could secure Boycie’s position as a traditional English squire more than a dignified portrait? However with Bryan & Elgin tasked to commission an artist things don’t quite go to plan If that isn’t enough the city spiv turned farm owner faces an unwelcome trip to see his mother-in-law as well as desperately trying to a find his missing dog before he has to give someone else the reward Meanwhile Elgin Bryan Jed & Mrs Cakeworthy are just about managing to keep the farm going despite sometimes seeming a few bales short of a haystack Bryan looks for a date at farmersfancierscom & comes up against Steamy Stella; the reality TV show Farm Idol causes a stir at Winterdown Farm & when Bryan’s mail-order bride brings more than he bargained for Llewellyn is only too pleased to step in & the whole farm is excited when they welcome a rich American businessman revisiting the haunts of his military posting in the 1970s He is clearly still a real ladies man but rumour has it he might also be closely related to someone in the village… Bonus Feature The Christmas Special 2007 Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play ...