In February 1887 Caitriona Wallace & Emile Nouguier meet in a hot air balloon floating high above Paris
- a moment of pure possibility
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How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history? In January 1649 King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall & Britain became a republic When his eldest son Charles returned in 1651 to fight for his throne he was crushed by the might of Cromwell's armies at the battle of Worcester With 3000 of his supporters lying dead & 10000 taken prisoner it seemed as if his dreams of power had been dashed Surely it was a foregone conclusion that he would now be caught & follow his father to the block? At six foot two inches tall the prince towered over his contemporaries & with dark skin inherited from his French-Italian mother he stood out in a crowd How would he fare on the run with Cromwell's soldiers on his tail & a vast price on his head? The next six weeks would form the most memorable & dramatic of Charles' life Pursued relentlessly Charles ran using disguise deception & relying on grit fortitude & good luck He suffered grievously through weeks when his cause seemed hopeless He hid in an oak tree
- an event so fabled that over 400 English pubs are named Royal Oak in commemoration Less well-known events include his witnessing a village in wild celebrations at the erroneous news of his killing; the ordeal of a medical student wrongly imprisoned because of his similarity in looks; he disguised himself as a servant & as one half of an eloping couple Once restored to the throne as Charles II he told the tale of his escapades to Samuel Pepys who transcribed it all In this gripping action-packed true adventure story based on extensive archive material Charles Spencer bestselling author of Killers of the King uses Pepys's account & many others to retell this epic adventure
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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 A supposedly reformed cat burglar out to prove himself innocent of a recent crime spree tries to capture the thief who&s terrifying the French Riviera Cary Grant is devastatingly elegant as the reformed thief John Robie & charming enough to attract the attention of the lovely Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly) a wealthy & spoiled American traveling the Riviera with her widowed mother (Jessie Royce Landis) However things do not begin on a romantic note Robie is more interested in clearing his name than in pursuing the beautiful American but the two will not go their separate ways so easily Classic suspence & romance from director Alfred Hitchcock Actors Cary Grant Grace Kelly & Jessie Royce Landis Director Alfred Hitchcock Certificate Not Rated Year 1955 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages French English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The French Riviera two luminous stars (Grace Kelly Cary Grant) & the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock behind the camera They all add up to one romantic dazzling screen thriller in this first time on Blu-ray edition Grant plays John Robie a retired jewel thief once known as " The Cat" who catches the eye of Frances Stevens (Kelly) a pampered vacationing heiress But when a new rash of gem thefts occurs amongst the luxury hotels of the spectacular French playground it appears that " The Cat" is on the prowl once again Is Robie truly reformed? Or is he deviously using Frances to gain access to the tempting collection of fabulous jewelry belonging to her mother (Jessie Royce Landis)? Romantic sparks fly as the suspense builds in this glittering Hitchcock classic that nabbed an Oscar for Best Cinematography Actors Cary Grant Grace Kelly Jessie Royce Landis John Williams Charles Vanel Brigitte Auber Jean Martinelli & Georgette Anys Director Alfred Hitchcock Certificate PGYear 1955 Screen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (20) Additional Languages Japanese ; Italian ; Spanish ; German ; French Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Japanese ; Spanish ; French ; Italian ; German ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Danish ; Dutch Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)
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The fourteen short stories in To Cut a Long Story Short show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character of subject & of setting but all with that trademark twist in the tale Every reader will have their own favourites the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks from the quirks of the legal profession -- & those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar -- to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service -- but for a good cause The last story ' The Grass is Always Greener' is possibly the best piece Archer has written & will haunt you for the rest of your life ...

Experts estimate that as many as 98000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents breast cancer or AIDS--three causes that receive far more public attention Indeed more people die annually from medication errors than from workplace injuries Add the financial cost to the human tragedy & medical error easily rises to the top ranks of urgent widespread public problems To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors & their consequence--but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes After all to err is human Instead this book sets forth a national agenda--with state & local implications--for reducing medical errors & improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system This volume reveals the often startling statistics of medical error & the disparity between the incidence of error & public perception of it given many patients' expectations that the medical profession always performs perfectly A careful examination is made from how the surrounding forces of legislation regulation & market activity influence the quality of care provided by health care organizations & then looks at their handling of medical mistakes Using a detailed case study the book reviews the current understanding of why these mistakes happen A key theme is that legitimate liability concerns discourage reporting of errors--which begs the question How can we learn from our mistakes? Balancing regulatory versus market-based initiatives & public versus private efforts the Institute of Medicine presents wide-ranging recommendations for improving patient safety in the areas of leadership enhanced data collection & analysis & development of effective systems at the level of direct patient care To Err Is Human asserts that the problem is not bad people in health care--it is that good people are working in bad systems that need to be made safer Comprehensive & straightforward this book offers a clear prescription for raising the level of patient safety in American health care It also explains how patients themselves can influence the quality of care that they receive once they check into the hospital This book will be vitally important to federal state & local health policy makers & regulators health professional licensing officials hospital administrators medical educators & students health caregivers health journalists patient advocates--as well as patients themselves First in a series of publications from the Quality of Health Care in America a project initiated by the Institute of Medicine ...

In To Explain the World pre-eminent theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg offers a rich & irreverent history of science from a unique perspective
- that of a scientist Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford & from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London he shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world
- they did not understand what there is to understand Yet eventually through the struggle to solve such mysteries as the backward movement of the planets & the rise & fall of tides the modern discipline of science emerged

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In order for the Storm King can cement his power over Osten Ard he must find & defeat the rebel forces massing against him But the rebels led by the exiled Prince Josua have rallied at the Stone of Farewell & are ready to fight the Storm King with every power they can muster The key to their victory lies in finding the third sword of legend Memory
- but the sword has been lost for ages Lost that is until Simon Snowlock realises that he knows exactly where the sword is & how to recover it The only problem an undead army bolstered by powerful magic lies between him & his destination It will take every ounce of Simon's courage & intelligence to journey to & then recover the great sword Memory & bring peace to Osten Ard If Simon's quest is to have any hope Josua must move against the Storm King himself
- a journey that will take him across endless seas through ancient forests & into the stronghold of the Storm King himself This is the first half of the the epic final volume in Tad Williams' breathtaking beloved series Memory Sorrow & Thorn

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Harry Morgan was hard
- the classic Hemingway hero
- rum-running gun-running & man-running from Cuba to the Florida Keys in

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Harry Morgan is a tough guy making his living during the Depression from his motor boat in Key West Florida Although he normally takes out fishing parties sometimes his boat can be put to other uses If the money offered is worth his while Harry will run guns rum & men to & from Cuba ...