A personal exploration of the mysterious world of birds through a single year 368 pages Richardson Rosamond ...

For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement ignoring the impending war between the barbarians & the Empire whose servant he is But when the interrogation experts arrive he is jolted into sympathy with the victims & into a quixotic act of rebellion which lands him in prison branded as an enemy of the state Waiting for the Barbarians is an allegory of oppressor & oppressed Not just a man living through a crisis of conscience in an obscure place in remote times the Magistrate is an analogue of all men living in complicity with regimes that ignore justice & decency ...

A moving & profound exploration of life's greatest mystery from one of the most revered religious figures of our time 176 pages Holloway Richard ...

Waiting For Wednesday by Nicci French is the thrilling third novel in the highly acclaimed Frieda Klein series Ruth Lennox beloved mother of three is found by her daughter in a pool of her own blood Who would want to murder an ordinary housewife? & why? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein finds she has an unusually personal connection with DCI Karlsson's latest case She is no longer working with him in an official capacity but when her niece befriends Ruth Lennox's son Ted she finds herself in the awkward position of confidante to both Karlsson & Ted When it emerges that Ruth was leading a secret life her family closes ranks & Karlsson finds he needs Frieda's help more than ever before But Frieda is distracted Having survived an attack on her life she is struggling to stay in control & when a patient's chance remark rings an alarm bell she finds herself chasing down a path that seems to lead to a serial killer who has long escaped detection Or is it merely a symptom of her own increasingly fragile mind? Because as Frieda knows every step closer to a killer is one more step into a darkness from which there may be no return Praise for Nicci French' Nicci French's sophisticated compassionate & gripping crime novels stand head & shoulders above the competition No one understands human psychological frailty better No one writes better about grief love fear or emotional damage Not many books are as insightful as they are addictive; Nicci French's are' Sophie Hannah' Brilliantly crafted' Daily Mirror' Full of dark psychology & tension nerve-tingling & addictive' Daily Express' Magnificent' Evening Standard ...

Waiting For Wednesday by Nicci French is the thrilling third novel in the highly acclaimed Frieda Klein series Ruth Lennox beloved mother of three is found by her daughter in a pool of her own blood Who would want to murder an ordinary housewife? & why? Psychotherapist Frieda Klein finds she has an unusually personal connection with DCI Karlsson's latest case She is no longer working with him in an official capacity but when her niece befriends Ruth Lennox's son Ted she finds herself in the awkward position of confidante to both Karlsson & Ted When it emerges that Ruth was leading a secret life her family closes ranks & Karlsson finds he needs Frieda's help more than ever before But Frieda is distracted Having survived an attack on her life she is struggling to stay in control & when a patient's chance remark rings an alarm bell she finds herself chasing down a path that seems to lead to a serial killer who has long escaped detection Or is it merely a symptom of her own increasingly fragile mind? Because as Frieda knows every step closer to a killer is one more step into a darkness from which there may be no return Praise for Nicci French' Nicci French's sophisticated compassionate & gripping crime novels stand head & shoulders above the competition No one understands human psychological frailty better No one writes better about grief love fear or emotional damage Not many books are as insightful as they are addictive; Nicci French's are' Sophie Hannah' Brilliantly crafted' Daily Mirror' Full of dark psychology & tension nerve-tingling & addictive' Daily Express' Magnificent' Evening Standard ...

Reclining on a sandy stretch of coastline blue surf lapping at her tail this nubile mermaid wears only a single silver armband Her long strawberry blonde hair hangs down to preserve her modesty as she props herself up on her elbow & gazes at your seductively Perfect for bringing a touch of exotic tropical romance to any room this piece is cast in high-quality resin before being lovingly hand painted ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Waiting Room is the beautiful feature debut of Academy-Award nominated writerdirector Roger Goldby The sterling cast portray two strangers
- Anna (Anne-Marie Duff) & Stephen (Ralf Little)
- who are brought together by chance as they sit together in a deserted waiting room Here they make a brief but powerful connection forgetting their individual lives for an isolated moment in time As Stephen & Anna&s lives move onwards they find themselves thinking more & more of the stranger they met in the waiting room
- & what would happen should they meet again This highly acclaimed & deeply moving film presents a fresh edgy & totally romantic view of contemporary life & love in London Actors Anne-Marie Duff Ralf Little Rupert Graves Frank Finlay Zoe Telford Phyllida Law Christine Bottomley Adrian Bower Daisy Donovan Allan Corduner Lizzy Mc Innerny Lee Williams & Leader Hawkins Director Roger Goldby Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) 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 Savannah Bernadine Robin & Gloria are all searching for the real thing true love Bernadine thought she had it until her husband left her for another woman Savannah & Robin are successful in business but their love lives are bankrupt Divorcee Gloria is getting back in the game by flirting with her new very eligible neighbour! Based on Terry Mc Millan&s best-selling novel & featuring the 1 smash Hit " Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" this is the film you & your friends have been waiting for! Actors Whitney Houston Angela Bassett Loretta Devine Lela Rochon Mykelti Williamson Gregory Hines Dennis Haysbert Leon Wendell Pierce & Donald Faison Director Forest Whitaker Certificate 15 years & over Year 1995 Languages English Duration 2 hours & 4 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 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play & Waiting Women& is an episodic work composed of three segments thr third of which represents Bergman&s first foray into comedy later honed in the erotic farce &A Lesson In Love& Three women (all sisters-in-law) talk about their marital problems while waiting for their husbands at a summer cottage The first story concerns Rakel (Anita Björk) & an adulterous episode that changed her marriage forever In the next intensely visual segment featuring only limited dialogue Marta (Maj-Britt Nilsson) tells of her difficult relationship with an artist (her future husband) in Paris In the acclaimed final piece
- which Bergman himself considered quite innovative & daring & was inspired by the cinematic style of Alfred Hitchcock
- Karin & her husband Fredrik (Eva Dahlbeck & Gunnar Björnstrand) find themselves stuck together in an elevator & consequently end up making some surprising discoveries about each other&s personalities The three women&s stories inspire Karin&s younger sister Maj (Gerd Andersson) to elope with the man she loves Actors Anita Bjork Eva Dahlbeck Maj-Britt Nilsson Birger Malmsten Gunnar Bjornstrand Karl-Arne Holmsten Jarl Kulle & Aino Taube Director Ingmar Bergman Certificate PGYear 1952 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages Swedish
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx)


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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 Waiting No one&s gonna make it big here Always remember the cardinal rule of eating out Never mess with people who handle your food! Ryan Reynolds (The Amityville Horror) Anna Faris (Scary Movie) & Justin Long (Dodgeball A True Underdog Story) star in this hilarious comedy about the band of mischievous waiters waitresses & cooks just waiting to show guests how extraordinary the service at Shenanigan Z restaurant can be Just Friends Some friends are just friends Others you get to see naked When Chris a likable high-school loser finally gathers the courage to reveal his love to Jamie
- the girl of his dreams & a super cool cheerleader
- she rejects him saying she just wants to be friends So he moves across the country & transforms himself into a selfish womanizing & successful music executive But 10 years later circumstances bring him back to his home town & fate reconnects him with the "just friends" girl of his dreams Suddenly Chris has the chance to undo the past but unbelievably he finds it more difficult to romance Jamie than it was 10 years ago Can one escape the clutches of the "friend zone?" Is it possible to go from "just friend" to boyfriend? Chris is about to find out the hard way Van Wilder Ryan Reynolds gives a charismatic performance as a seventh year senior Van Wilder who wants nothing more than to continue his cushy life at Coolidge College as " Campus Legend" With a personal assistant & a panache for throwing parties graduation is the furthest thing from his mind But when Gwen Pearson (Tara Reid) enters his life could his priorities start changing? Actors Chi Mc Bride Ryan Reynolds Anna Faris Justin Long Luis Guzman Alanna Ubach Smart Anna Faris Chris Klein Julie Hagerty Stephen Root Chris Marquette Paul Gleason Tara Reid Tim Matheson & Erik Estrada Director Rob Mc Kittrick Roger Kumble & Walt Becker Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Languages English

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