Hesiod belongs to the transitional period in Greek civilization between the oral tradition & the introduction of a written alphabet His two major surviving works the Theogony & the Works & Days address the divine & the mundane respectively The Theogony traces the origins of the Greek gods & recounts the events surrounding the crowning of Zeus as their king A manual of moral instruction in verse the Works & Days was addressed to farmers & peasants Introducing his celebrated translations of these two poems & of the Shield a very ancient poem of disputed authorship Apostolos Athanassakis positions Hesiod simultaneously as a philosopher-poet a bard with deep roots in the culture of his native Boeotia & the heir to a long tradition of Hellenic poetry For this eagerly anticipated revised edition Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod & his work subtly amended his faithful translations significantly augmented the notes & index & updated the bibliography Already a classic Hesiod Theogony Works & Days Shield is now more valuable than ever for students of Greek mythology & literature ...

Tracklist Side A1 Operatic 2 Bleach 3 Hands Up 4 New Abuse 5 All We Know 6 Ends Pt 1 Side B1 Guthrie 2 Away 3 Teeth 4 Ends Pt 25 Streamlined ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Frankfurt Germany 1945 The war is over & a group of victorious US Army officers
- including cynical Colonel Jack Durant (Billy Zane of Titanic) & sexy young Lt Kathleen Nash (Lyne Renee)
- take over a castle that formerly belonged to the German royal family But when Durant & Nash uncover a massive cache of priceless gems the lovers hatch a plan to loot the treasure Now all they&ll have to do is smuggle the German Crown Jewels into New York City dodge military investigators con a murderous mob boss & steal back their stolen fortune all without double-crossing each other first Michael Bowen (Kill Bill LOST) co-stars in this lush neo-noirthriller co-written by Nicholas Meyer the Oscar nominated screenwriter of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution & Time After Time & director of Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan Actors Billy Zane Lynne Renee Michael Bowen & Noah Segan Director Paul Breuls Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Languages English Subtitles None listed Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)

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Until now home cooking has remained stubbornly out of touch with technological development but Heston Blumenthal champion of the scientific kitchen changes all that with this radical book With meticulous precision he explains what the most effective techniques are & why they work Heston's instructions are precise & easy to follow with lots of helpful tips & each chapter is introduced with an explanation of Heston's approach to 1) Stocks 2) Soups 3) Starters 4) Salads 5) Meat 6) Fish 7) Sous-vide 8) Pasta & grains 9) Cheese 10) Sides & condiments 11) Ices 12) Desserts & sweets 13) Biscuits snacks & drinks Recipes include Green bean & radish salad; Prawn cocktail; Roast chicken; Shepherd's pie; Sea bass with vanilla butter; Liquorice poached salmon; Carbonara; The ultimate cheese toastie; Strawberry sundae; Liquid centre chocolate pudding & Raspberry sherbert & of course Heston's famous Triple-cooked chips Heston Blumenthal at Home will change the way you think about cooking forever
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Collaborating with the Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal was a case of combining Salter’s precision excellence & integrity with Heston’s own incredible credentials & creating a range of ten kitchen essentials good enough for any chef The Heston Blumethal precision by Salter Orb Electronic Scale fuses gorgeous style with top of the line technology Aquatronic liquid measure function allows for easy measuring in ml or floz so cooks from any background using any cookbook will be able to use the scale with ease The large 15 litre stainless-steel mixing bowl is durable & stylish & the large easy-read LCD display makes this an ideal gift for any cooking enthusiast Heston Blumenthal precision by Salter Orb Electronic Scale Salter Precision with 1g 18 oz 1ml 18 floz increments & 5kg 11lb 5000ml 176 floz capacity Aquatronic (TM) liquid measure function Large stainless steel 15 litre mixing bowl Large easy read LCD display 15 Year manufacturer guarantee Box Contains 1 x Heston Blumenthal Precision by Salter Orb Electronic Scale 1 x 15 litre Capacity stainless steel mixing bowl 3 x AAA batteries 1 x Instruction manual ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The World is on the cusp of war & all the countries of the world have been personified! Axis & Allied powers as well as all your favorite countries across time join together for a series of quirky vignettes Cute crass colourful & funny Hetalia Axis Powers is World History like you&ve never seen it before! Actors Daisuke Namikawa Hiroki Takahashi Hiroki Yasumoto Katsuyuki Konishi Masaya Onosaka Noriaki Sugiyama Yasuhiro Takato & Yuki Kaida Director Bob Shirohata Certificate 12 years & over Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages Japanese
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 42 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 It&s totally the end of the world The Pictorians have arrived from deep in space They also have dangly glow-balls on their heads which is kinda cool but still The freaky aliens are using use their crazy rainbow-beam-thingy to paint everything on Earth the same color white! See now the title of the movie makes more sense right? Anyway if the Pictorians are to be stopped the Allied guys & the Axis boys
- plus some new characters too
- must set aside their differences unite against their common foe & hopefully get together for a sweaty workout to make sure they&re super-ready to save the world! Actors Ayumu Asakura Daisuke Namikawa Hiroki Takahashi & Hiroki Yasumoto Director Bob Shirohata Certificate 12 years & over Year 2010 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Additional Languages Japanese Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 18 minutes (approx)


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This set from the politically astute anime series HETALIA AXIS POWERS

Includes:: episodes 1-26 of the show

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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 Hetalia takes on the world! Italy once home of the strongest empire in the world has changed This is the story of Italy now a cowardly pasta-loving fool & his friends (other personified countries of the world) as they live through strange moments in world history Actors Daisuke Namikawa Hiroki Takahashi Hiroki Yasumoto Katsuyuki Konishi Masaya Onosaka Noriaki Sugiyama Yasuhiro Takato & Yuki Kaida Director Bob Shirohata Certificate 12 years & over Year 2010 Screen 169 Anamorphic Languages Japanese
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Additional Languages English Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx)
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This set from the politically astute anime series HETALIA AXIS POWERS

Includes:: all 24 episodes of the show&s

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