LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017 This is travel writing at its best' Katherine Norbury Observer An Observer Book of the Year His father Brian taught Rory Stewart how to walk & walked with him on journeys from Iran to Malaysia Now they have chosen to do their final walk together along the Marches'
- the frontier that divides their two countries Scotland & England Brian a ninety-year-old former colonial official & intelligence officer arrives in Newcastle from Scotland dressed in tartan & carrying a draft of his new book You Know More Chinese Than You Think Rory comes from his home in the Lake District carrying a Punjabi fighting stick which he used when walking across Afghanistan On their six-hundred-mile thirty-day journey
- with Rory on foot & his father ambushing' him by car
- the pair relive Scottish dances reflect on Burmese honey-bears & on the loss of human presence in the British landscape On mountain ridges & in housing estates they uncover a forgotten country crushed between England & Scotland the Middleland They cross upland valleys which once held forgotten peoples & languages
- still preserved in sixth-century lullabies & sixteenth-century ballads The surreal tragedy of Hadrian's Wall forces them to re-evaluate their own experiences in the Iraq & Vietnam wars The wild places of the uplands reveal abandoned monasteries border castles secret military test sites & newly created wetlands They discover unsettling modern lives lodged in an ancient land Their odyssey develops into a history of nationhood an anatomy of the landscape a chronicle of contemporary Britain & an exuberant encounter between a father & a son & as the journey deepens & the end approaches Brian & Rory fight to match step by step modern voices nationalisms & contemporary settlements to the natural beauty of the Marches & a fierce absorption in tradition in their own unconventional lives



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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONGinger is in her forties & a recovering alcoholic when she meets & marries Paul When it becomes clear it's too late for her to have a baby of her own she tries to persuade him to consider adoption but he already has a child from a previous marriage & is ten years older than her so doesn't share her longing to be a parent at any cost As a compromise they sign up to an organisation that sends poor inner-city kids to stay with country families for a few weeks in the summer & so one hot July day eleven year old Velveteen Vargas a Dominican girl from one of Brooklyn's toughest neighbourhoods arrives in their lives & Ginger is instantly besotted Bemused by her gentle middle-aged hosts but deeply intuitive in the way of clever children Velvet quickly senses the longing behind Ginger's rapturous attention While Velvet returns her affection she finds the intensity of it bewildering Velvet's own passions are more excited by the stables nearby where she discovers she has a natural talent for riding & a deep affinity with the damaged horses cared for there But when Ginger begins to entertain fantasies of adopting her things start to get complicated for everyone involved This is a heartbreakingly honest & profoundly moving portrait of the nearly unbridgeable gaps between people & the way we long for fairytale endings despite knowing that they don't exist ...

The original biodynamic sowing & planting calendar now in its 56th year This useful guide shows the optimum days for sowing pruning & harvesting various plants & crops as well as working with bees It

Includes:: Thun's unique insights which go above & beyond the standard information presented in some other lunar calendars It is presented in colour with clear symbols & explanations The calendar

Includes:: a pullout wallchart that can be pinned up in a barn shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference



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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 Titles Comprise The Marine WWE champion John Cena dominates the big screen as Marine John Triton Wherever there&s danger Triton is usually smack dab in the middle of it & he doesn&t play by rules! After he&s unwillingly discharged from Iraq Triton&s beautiful wife Kate (Nip & Tuck&s Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by merciless jewel thieves led by a vicious killer (Robert Patrick)! Now Triton must fight to save her utilizing his most powerful weapon
- himself! The Marine 2 A relaxing five-star holiday turns into an all out battleground for Marine recon sniper Joe Linwood when a group of local rebels seize control of the hotel taking the billionaire owner & a group of guests including Joe&s wife hostage With the victims in danger of being brutally murdered Joe takes matters into his own hands in order to save his wife from certain death Actors John Cena Robert Patrick Kelly Carlson Anthony Ray Parker Abigail Bianca Jerome Ehlers Ted Di Biase Jr Michael Rooker Temuera Morrison Lara Cox Able Wanamakok Josiah D Lee Cameron Pearson Nick Dash & Masami Kosaka Director John Bonito & Roel Reine Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 ; 2009 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 2 hours & 58 minutes (approx)

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A Marine sniper (Ted Di Biase) must save his wife (Lara Cox) & other hostages when rebels seize a luxury resort ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray in order to play WWE superstar Mike “ The Miz” Mizanin delivers a knock-out performance in the most explosive action-packed Marine adventure yet After returning to his hometown on leave Sgt Jake Carter learns that his sister has been abducted by a band of violent extremists To save her Carter launches a daring one-man assault on their base of operations only to discover the group’s ruthless leader is plotting a deadly terrorist strike With time running out Carter realises he’s the only man who can stop the impending massacre--but this American hero may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save thousands of innocent lives ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play WWE superstar Mike “ The Miz” Mizanin delivers a knock-out performance in the most explosive action-packed Marine adventure yet! After returning to his hometown on leave Sgt Jake Carter learns that his sister has been abducted by a band of violent extremists To save her Carter launches a daring one-man assault on their base of operations only to discover the group’s ruthless leader is plotting a deadly terrorist strike With time running out Carter realises he’s the only man who can stop the impending massacre--but this American hero may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save thousands of innocent lives ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Mike & The Miz& Mizanin returns for this fourth instalment in & The Marine& film series Former Marine Jake Carter (Mizanin) now working in the private sector is assigned to protect whistleblower Rachel Dawes (Summer Rae) who claims she is in possession of secrets that could bring down a corrupt military defence organisation As the number of people who want Rachel dead grows by the minute Jake has his work cut out for him defending his client & trying to stay alive Actors Mike Mizanin Summer Rae Josh Blacker Matthew Mac Caull Paul Mc Gillion Directors William Kaufman Producers Michael J Luisi Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play WWE champion John Cena dominates the big screen as Marine John Triton Wherever there&s danger Triton is usually smack dab in the middle of it & he doesn&t play by rules! After he&s unwillingly discharged from Iraq Triton&s beautiful wife Kate (Nip & Tuck&s Kelly Carlson) is kidnapped by merciless jewel thieves led by a vicious killer (Robert Patrick)! Now Triton must fight to save her utilizing his most powerful weapon
- himself! Actors John Cena Robert Patrick Kelly Carlson Anthony Ray Parker Abigail Bianca Jerome Ehlers Manu Bennett Damon Gibson Drew Powell Frank Carlopio Firass Dirani & Remi Braodway Director John Bonito Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 28 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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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 Explosive thriller starring John Cena as John Triton an injured US Marine who returns home from duty only to have his wife kidnapped by a ruthless criminal Robert Patrick stars as the villainous Rome who is more than willing to kill if it means staying one step ahead of the law With nothing left to lose & enough training to take down a small army the hard-fighting Triton sets out to rescue his wife & ensure that the psychotic Rome receives a painful taste of justice ...