Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A new event series from Stefano Sollima the writer & director of ‘ Romanzo Criminale’ based on Robert Saviano’s best-selling book & the subsequent Cannes Golden Palm winning film of the same name Gomorrah is the inside story of fierce Neapolitan crime organisation the Camorra as seen through the eyes of Ciro (Marco D’ Amore) the obedient & self-confident right-hand man of the clan’s godfather Pietro Savastano (Fortunato Cerlino) whose loyalty is tested to its limits over twelve blood-drenched episodes Ciro knows better than anyone what it means to be a loyal clan member But when Pietro decides to sacrifice many of his own only to make a blood-drenched statement to rival clan boss Salvatore Conte something dies in Ciro – for one of the many victims of the bloodshed is his foster father Attilio himself an ever-loyal clan member ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the bestselling expose of the Neapolitan mafia by award-winning journalist Roberto Saviano Gomorrah is an unforgettable & compelling story of power money & blood Five stories are woven together in modern day Naples set in a brutal world from which there is no escape & no mercy Gomorrah is directed by acclaimed & multi award-winning director Matteo Garrone It won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes 2008 & was a multi prize winner at the European Film Academy awards with honours including Best European Film & Best European Director ...

Welcome to the FAYZ! This is Book 1 in the series that Stephen King calls a driving torrential narrative' In the blink of an eye all the adults disappear in a small town in southern California & no one knows why Cut off from the outside world those that are left are trapped & there's no help on the way Sam Temple & his friends must do all they can to survive Chaos rules the streets Gangs begin to form Sides are chosen
- strong or weak Cruel or humane & then there are those who begin to develop powers The GONE series is Lord of the Flies for the 21st century In turns breathtaking harrowing & utterly terrifying Its complex characters & moral dilemmas will delight fans of The Hunger Games Divergent & The Maze Runner This is dystopian fiction at its best Have you got all 6 titles in the New York Times bestselling saga Gone Hunger Lies Plague Fear & Light? I am now free to leave the FAYZ but my time there was well spent' Stephen King If you love GONE be sure not to miss Michael's new series Front Lines
- it's WWII but not as you know it! The first book is Front Lines followed by Silver Stars Michael Grant also has a World Book Day book Dead of Night which is set in the Front Lines universe & written exclusively for World Book Day 2017 Michael Grant has lived an exciting fast-paced life He moved in with his wife Katherine Applegate after only 24 hours He has co-authored over 160 books but promises that everything he writes is like nothing you've ever read before! If the Gone series has left you hungry for more from the dark genius of YA fiction look out for the BZRK trilogy BZRK BZRK Reloaded BZRK Apocalypse & the terrifying Messenger of Fear & its sequel The Tattooed Heart Michael is a World Book Day author for 2017

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' All my life my Stradivarius had been waiting for me as I had been waiting for her ' At 7 years old Min Kym was a prodigy the youngest ever pupil at the Purcell School of Music At 11 she won her first international prize She worked with many violins waiting for the day she would play 'the one' At 21 she found it a rare 1696 Stradivarius perfectly suited to her build & temperament Her career soared She recorded the Brahms concerto & a world tour was planned Then in a train station cafe her violin was stolen In an instant her world collapsed She descended into a terrifying limbo land unable to play another note This is Min's extraordinary story
- of a young woman staring into the void wondering who she was who she had been It is a story of isolation & dependence of love loss & betrayal & the intense almost human bond that a musician has with their instrument Above all it's a story of hope through a journey back to music' The hours fell away as I read this spellbinding tale of love loss & above all devotion to art'
- Susan Cain author of international bestseller Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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Night is falling as murder detective Jack Caffrey arrives to interview the distraught victim of a car-jacking What he hears horrifies him The car was taken by force & on the back seat was a passenger An eleven-year-old girl Who is still missing Before long the jacker starts to communicate with the police & Caffrey becomes certain that he is planning to take another car & another child Who is the car-jacker? How is he choosing his targets? &
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- can Caffrey find the child? Before it's too late

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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 Focusing on the disappearance of a young girl within a crime-saturated neighbourhood Gone Baby Gone is an urban mystery of failure that mixes high-wire suspense with vivid characters & provocative themes This dark hard-bitten & powerful adaptation of Dennis Lehane's haunting & emotional crime novel Gone Baby Gone sees Ben Affleck in his debut directorial role produce an intense crime thriller that is constantly surprising & deeply compelling Dorchester a tough district of Boston where the gritty working class streets are lined with the wreckage of broken families & dreams is home to private investigator Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) With professional partner & girlfriend Angela (Michelle Monaghan) Patrick investigates minor criminal cases Their approachable tone & familiarity with the neighbourhood enables them to talk to people the police cannot When four-year-old Amanda Mc Cready (Madeline O' Brien) is abducted from her bedroom after her drug addicted mother Helene (Amy Ryan) leaves her alone the local police unit led by Capt Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman) & his ace detective Remy Bressant (Ed Harris) use all their resources to try & track the little girl down With the police making no headway Patrick & Angela are bought in by Amanda's proud & virtuous aunt Bea to start their own investigation As Patrick & Angela delve further down a path in to the dark heart of the neighbourhood they uncover an intensifying web of sordid lies & a labyrinthine maze of class corruption evil & innocence With every clue or fact that is revealed tension mounts & much like Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Lehane's Mystic River Gone Baby Gone packs an emotionally powerful punch that keeps you ultimately involved & unaware of what is around the corner By opting for a cast that consists of established & confident actors like Morgan Freeman & Ed Harris paired with real-life toughened Bostonians straight out of local pool-halls & clubs Ben Affleck has managed to portray the tough real feel of the streets of South Boston with natural grit & charm & has adapted Dennis Lehane's best-selling novel Gone Baby Gone in to a terrifying & intellectually engaging feature Actors Casey Affleck Michelle Monaghan Morgan Freeman & Ed Harris Director Ben Affleck Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 49 minutes (approx) ...

Based on the novel by MYSTIC RIVER author Dennis Lehane GONE BABY GONE marks the directorial debut of actor Ben Affleck Featuring a solid cast including Ed Harris Morgan Freeman & Affleck's brother Casey in the lead role as a private detective GONE BABY GONE centres on the disappearance of a young girl in the working class neighborhood of Dorchester in South Boston With plenty of twists & turns the movie works as a solid crime thriller but it's as a study of a place--and one's ability to either accept & embrace or ultimately break free from it--that the film flowers Beneath the movie's street-tough justice & cop shop politics sits a very complicated view of the world which Affleck delves into unflinchingly thanks in large part to his ability to extract some excellent performances from his cast Casey Affleck offers a nice mix of both steely resolve & vulnerability while Harris presents a strong performance as a conflicted emotionally tortured cop Of particular note is Amy Ryan as the mother of the abducted girl Her character's outrageous foul-mouthed demeanor ultimately ends up feeling both tragic & pathetic with the only appropriate reactions being either pity or rage It makes for an uncomfortable but affecting dichotomy GONE BABY GONE signifies a confident & impressive turn behind the camera for one of Hollywood's more contentious stars A Boston native himself Affleck takes great care in evoking his city's entirety from its undeniably ugly underbelly to what feels like an almost primordial sense of community It speaks to Affleck's substance as a director & of good things to come ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tense detective thriller directed by Ben Affleck about a small-time private investigator hired to find a kidnapped girl Living & working in a run-down impoverished district of Boston Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) along with his partner Angela (Michelle Monaghan) investigates the cases nobody else wants When four-year-old Amanda Mc Cready (Madeline O& Brian) disappears from her drug addict mother&s house the local police investigation led by Capt Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman) comes up short Hired by Amanda&s aunt because they know the area & the locals so well Patrick & Angela set out to uncover the truth but soon find themselves caught up in a web of lies & corruption that threatens their relationship ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) comes home from working the night shift to discover that her sister Molly has suddenly disappeared Convinced that Molly has been abducted by the same serial killer from whom she escaped just a year before & that by sundown Molly will be dead Jill embarks on a break-neck ride to rescue her Racing the sinking sun in a heart-pounding chase Jill has only 12 hours to find the killer & save her sister Actors Amanda Seyfried Daniel Sunjata Jennifer Carpenter Sebastian Stan Wes Bentley Nick Searcy Socratis Otto Emily Wickersham Joel David Moore Katherine Moennig Michael Pare Sam Upton Ted Rooney & Erin Carufel Director Heitor Dhalia Certificate 15 years & over Screen Widescreen Languages English ...

The British airliners we see today in our airports are the result of numerous takeovers & mergers involving large & small companies This book covers some of these airlines that have ceased operating since 1946 some collapsed because of financial difficulties some were taken over by larger airlines & some ceased operating altogether In post-war Britain several small airlines were founded & equipped with surplus military aircraft the most popular being the Douglas Dakota The book is a guide to each airline accompanied by a brief historical account & interesting images of the aircraft in their distinctive colour schemes The airlines covered are a selection of large & small aircraft who flew international & regional routes as well as airlines involved in inclusive tours business ...