Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Selina Scott presents this documentary which takes a look at one of Britain&s stately homes Burghley House The 16th-century mansion was built by Queen Elizabeth I&s Lord High Treasurer Sir William Cecil & today holds many treasures that have accumulated over the years such as Oriental ceramics & Italian masterpieces from the 1600s ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Selina Scott presents this documentary which takes a look at one of Britain&s stately homes Chatsworth House Originally built by Bess of Hardwick the mansion is currently occupied by Peregrine Cavendish 12th Duke of Devonshire & has been lived in by his family since 1549 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Selina Scott presents this documentary which takes a look at one of Britain&s stately homes Holkham Hall Designed by architect William Kent for Thomas Coke First Earl of Leicester the Palladian style mansion houses Coke&s extensive collection of Italian artwork & literature & has remained within his family to the present day ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Selina Scott presents these documentaries which take a look at a selection of Britain&s stately homes Scott visits Burghley House a 16th-century mansion built by Queen Elizabeth I&s Lord High Treasurer Sir William Cecil which today holds many treasures that have accumulated over the years such as Oriental ceramics & Italian masterpieces from the 1600s Next is Chatsworth House which was originally built by Bess of Hardwick is currently occupied by Peregrine Cavendish 12th Duke of Devonshire & has been lived in by his family since 1549 Then she visits Blenheim Palace the birthplace of former Prime Minister Winston Churchill & home to his ancestors for generations after being funded by an Act of Parliament for John Churchill First Duke of Marlborough to show the nation&s gratitude for his victory in the Battle of Blenheim Scott then looks at Holkham Hall which was designed by architect William Kent for Thomas Coke First Earl of Leicester The Palladian style mansion houses Coke&s extensive collection of Italian artwork & literature & has remained within his family to the present day Finally Scott finishes up at Boughton House a mansion currently owned by Richard Scott Tenth Duke of Buccleuch & which holds a collection of treasures including paintings by van Dyck & cabinets by Andre-Charles Boulle ...

Have you ever wished you had a wise old mentor who could tell you where to go next in your career or your life? An Obi-Wan Kenobi-type figure who could not only offer specific advice on handling day-to-day decisions but could guide you to the people & places that would make a difference in your life & career? Let Rizwan Virk a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur & investor show you how to learn to tune into messages that are coming to us all the time from the hidden worlds These messages which take the form of synchronicity hunches gut feelings visions experiences of deja vu bodily sensations & even in our dreams while we are awake or asleep are like clues in our own personal Treasure Hunt Where do these clues come from? Whether they come from our inner mentor from our future selves or from our spiritual guides they can help us to uncover our hidden Treasure Map which shows us the work we were meant to do in this life & the path to get there The author shows how learning to use the Clue Lifecycle can provide concrete guidance in our personal lives our jobs our career decisions & our investments Turn your career into a Treasure Hunt & find true meaningful success in the business & spiritual worlds ...

From the top ten bestselling author of Middle School the Worst Years of My Life & I Funny comes a brilliantly original new adventure series jam-packed with action humour & heart! The Kidd siblings have grown up diving down to shipwrecks & travelling the world helping their famous parents recover everything from swords to gold doubloons from the bottom of the ocean But after their parents disappear on the job the kids are suddenly thrust into the biggest treasure hunt of their lives They'll have to work together to defeat dangerous pirates & dodge the hot pursuit of an evil treasure-hunting rival all while following cryptic clues to unravel the mystery of what really happened to their parents
- & find out if they're still alive
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THE KIDD FAMILY HAS NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM A TREASURE HUNT! In their newest adventure the Kidd family searches for lost treasure in the frosty Arctic! When the biggest heist in history takes place in Moscow the Kidds rush in to save the day
- but instead they're accused of being the thieves themselves Time is running out to find the stolen treasure & they're this close to being thrown into a Russian prison for a crime they didn't commit! Will the Kidd family find the golden goods in the middle of the frigid Arctic? & even more important
- will they make it out of the icy wasteland alive?

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The Kidd family discovers an ancient map to the lost Incan City of Paititi But when the map is stolen the Kidds have to rely on Storm's picture-perfect memory to navigate the dangerous Amazon jungle
- until she's kidnapped! To save Storm the Kidds must locate the fabled city before the bad guys find it first The race is on!
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Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics' Fifteen men on the dead man's chest -Yo-ho-ho & a bottle of rum!' Upon finding a map in his parents' inn young Jim Hawkins joins a crew on route to the Caribbean to find buried treasure One of his crew the charming yet devious Long John Silver is determined to snag the booty for himself & Jim's swashbuckling voyage becomes a mutinous & murderous adventure
- where his own bravery is put to the test & he discovers much about friendship loyalty & betrayal
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A beautiful hardback edition of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson This lovely edition is part of the highly collectible Puffin 'cloth' Classics series
- all the titles in the range have attractive 'cloth' textured covers with a stunning repeat pattern design specific to each story Treasure Island makes a perfect addition to the collection which

Includes:: some of the best-loved Puffin titles of all time Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island But a host of villains wild beasts & deadly savages stand between him & the stash of gold Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas


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