2070-71 Nearly six decades after Step Day & in the Long Earth the new Next post-human society continues to evolve For Joshua Valiente now in his late sixties it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers an adventure that turns into a disaster Alone & facing death his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls But as Joshua confronts his mortality the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways
- by the trolls & by the Great Traversers Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous JOIN US The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from throughout the industrious worlds of mankind Bit by bit byte by byte they assemble a computer the size of a continent
- a device that will alter the Long Earth's place within the cosmos & reveal the ultimate life-affirming goal of those who sent the Message Its impact will be felt by & resonate with all
- mankind & other species young & old communities & individuals
- who inhabit the Long Earths The Long Cosmos serves as a fabulous powerful & affecting drawing down of the curtain on this remarkable science fiction sequence



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The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness Monitor your Condition search for life-saving supplies & master survival skills like fire-building maintaining your gear hunting fishing & landmark-based navigation There are no zombies -- only you the cold & everything Mother Nature can throw at you ...

The second Dirk Gently book by Douglas Adams The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a witty detective story perfect for fans of his phenomenally successful The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy When a passenger check-in desk at Terminal Two Heathrow Airport shot up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flame the usual people tried to claim responsibility First the IRA then the PLO & the Gas Board Even British Nuclear Fuels rushed out a statement to the effect that the situation was completely under control that it was a one in a million chance that there was hardly any radioactive leakage at all & that the site of the explosion would make a nice location for a day out with the kids & a picnic before finally having to admit that it wasn't actually anything to do with them at all No rational cause could be found for the explosion
- it was simply designated an act of God But thinks Dirk Gently which God? & why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 1537 to Oslo?'A thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic'
- The author on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness Monitor your Condition search for life-saving supplies & master survival skills like fire-building maintaining your gear hunting fishing & landmark-based navigation There are no zombies -- only you the cold & everything Mother Nature can throw at you ...

Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included The Long Dark is a thoughtful exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness Monitor your Condition search for life-saving supplies & master survival skills like fire-building maintaining your gear hunting fishing & landmark-based navigation There are no zombies -- only you the cold & everything Mother Nature can throw at you ...

1916 the Western Front Private Percy Blakeney wakes up He is lying on fresh spring grass He can hear birdsong & the wind in the leaves in the trees Where has the mud blood & blasted landscape of No Man's Land gone? 2015 Madison Wisconsin Cop Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive (some said mad others dangerous) scientist when she finds a curious gadget
- a box containing some wiring a three-way switch & apotato It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way Mankind views his world for ever & that is an understatement if ever there was one
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Four-part BBC2 drama based on the cult novel by Jake Arnott set in the dark underbelly of 1960s London Mark Strong plays Harry Starks a charismatic nightclub owner racketeer & porn king whose sensitive temperament & love of Judy Garland belie the violent savagery that makes him the most feared & respected crime boss in Soho His story is told from the point of view of four characters on whom Starks leaves his indelible mark the poverty-stricken aristocrat Lord Teddy Thursby (Derek Jacobi) who cannot hide his predilection for young boys; Ruby Ryder (Lena Headey) a film actress past her prime; radical criminologist & lecturer Lenny (Shaun Dingwall); & Jimmy (Phil Daniels) a lowlife petty criminal who gets increasingly drawn into Starks& dark world ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play NOTHING SAYS GOODBYE LIKE A BULLET When private eye Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is visited by an old friend this sets in train a series of events in which he&s hired to search for a missing novelist (Sterling Hayden) & finds himself on the wrong side of vicious gangsters So far so faithful to Raymond Chandler but Robert Altman&s inspired adaptation of the writer&s most personal novel takes his legendary detective & relocates him to the selfish hedonistic culture of 1970s Hollywood where he finds that his old-fashioned notions of honour & loyalty carry little weight & even his smoking (universal in film noir) is now frowned upon Widely misunderstood at the time The Long Goodbye is now regarded as one of Altman&s best films & one of the outstanding American films of its era with Gould&s shambling cat-obsessed Marlowe ranking alongside more outwardly faithful interpretations by Humphrey Bogart & Robert Mitchum Actors Elliott Gould Nina van Pallandt Sterling Hayden Mark Rydell Henry Gibson David Arkin Jim Bouton Warren Berlinger Jo Ann Brody Stephen Coit Jack Knight Pepe Callahan Vincent Palmieri Pancho Córdova & Enrique Lucero Director Robert Altman Certificate 12 years & over Year 1973 Languages English
- PCM (20) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired
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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 An inspiring drama directed by the great John Ford (Stagecoach The Searchers) starring Tyrone Power (The Mark Of Zorro The Razor&s Edge) as Marty Maher a humble Irish man from a poor background who joins the US Army to make a career for himself after a difficult beginning he attains the rank of cadet instructor at famed West Point Military Academy Co-starring Maureen O& Hara (The Quiet Man Only The Lonely) this is superb & little known or seen military drama ...

Now a major movie
- in cinemas now!A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun unless of course you're the Heffleys The journey
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