When Mamrie simultaneously enters her thirties & finds herself single for the first time since college the world is suddenly full of possibilities Emboldened by a maturing cool confidence plus the newfound independence of an attachment-free lifestyle Mamrie commits herself to living life as fully as possible She seeks out once-in-a-lifetime experiences (like meeting the Dixie Chicks) bucket-list goals (like visiting the Moulin Rouge) & madcap adventures (like going anchors-away on a Backstreet Boys cruise)
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When Laurie Moran's husband was brutally murdered only three-year-old Timmy saw the face of his father's killer Five years later his piercing blue eyes still haunt Timmy's dreams Laurie is haunted by more
- the killer's threat to her son as he fled the scene ' Tell your mother she's next then it's your turn' Now Laurie is dealing with murder again this time as producer of a true-crime cold-case television show The series will launch with the twenty-year-old unsolved murder of Betsy Powell Betsy a socialite was found suffocated in her bed after a gala celebrating the graduation of her daughter & three friends The sensational murder was news nationwide Reopening the case in its lavish setting & with the cooperation of the surviving guests that night Laurie is sure to have a hit on her hands But when the estranged friends begin filming it becomes clear each is hiding secrets small & large & a pair of blue eyes is watching events unfold too
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I've lost it (The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose My engagement ring It's been in Magnus's family for three generations & now the very same day his parents are coming I've lost it The very same day Do not hyperventilate Poppy Stay positive!! )A couple of glasses of bubbly with the girls & Poppy's life has gone into meltdown Not only has she lost her engagement ring but in the panic that followed she's lost her phone too When she spots an abandoned phone in a bin it seems it was meant to be Finders Keepers! Except the phone's owner elusive businessman Sam Roxton doesn't agree He wants his phone back & doesn't appreciate Poppy reading all his messages & wading into his personal life Can things get any more tangled? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Billy Fury stars as himself in this crazy tale of a pop star & his love of animals Billy who already has quite an entourage of animals decides to get himself a sheepdog But much to the chagrin of his long-suffering manager Billy returns with a thoroughbred racehorse which he smuggles into the backstage area before a show An argument ensues but when the animal develops pneumonia Billy must choose between his love of the horse & his performing commitments ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play BAFTA-award winning I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG is the outstanding critically acclaimed breakthrough film of the year Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings & a Funeral The English Patient) offers a truly sensational performance in this utterly engrossing & deeply moving tale of two sisters who rebuild their relationship after fifteen years apart The estranged women gradually rediscover common ground & learn how to relate to one another through the memories of their childhood All the while the spectre of their time apart looming overhead… This intelligent & compassionate film is a testament to the power of family love & forgiveness Age Rating 12 ...

Bringing to life the subterfuge & double-dealing of Roman nobility Robert Graves's I Claudius brings the ancient world to life with startling clarity & meticulous realism This Penguin Modern Classics edition is a

Includes:: an introduction by Barry Unsworth Despised for his weakness & regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool the nobleman Claudius quietly survives the intrigues bloody purges & mounting cruelty of the imperial Roman dynasties In I Claudius he watches from the sidelines to record the reigns of its emperors from the wise Augustus & his villainous wife Livia to the sadistic Tiberius & the insane excesses of Caligula Written in the form of Claudius' autobiography this is the first part of Robert Graves's brilliant account of the madness & debauchery of ancient Rome & stands as one of the most celebrated gripping historical novels ever written If you enjoyed I Claudius you might like Graves's sequel Claudius the God also available in Penguin Modern Classics' An imaginative & hugely readable account of the early decades of the Roman Empire racy inventive often comic' Daily Telegraph' Still an acknowledged masterpiece & a model for historical fiction sympathetic & intensely involving a great feat of imagination' Hilary Mantel author of Wolf Hall

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Luxury anniversary edition of this glorious novel set in seventeenth-century London & the fairy world from a CARNEGIE & COSTA-winning author 320 pages Gardner Sally ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Ken Loach directs this drama that follows a 59-year-old joiner as he tries to navigate the British benefits system In the North-East of England widower Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is forced to stop working when he is taken ill with heart disease & so applies for Employment & Support Allowance from the Government But his life is further thrown into disarray when his benefits are suddenly taken away from him & he is forced to jump through the many hoops of the bureaucratic system to get them back During this time he meets the similarly-troubled single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) whose financial problems mean she is being forced out of her home in London along with her two kids Dylan & Daisy (Dylan Mc Kiernan & Briana Shann) The film was nominated for five BAFTAs including Best Film Best Director (Loach) Best Original Screenplay & Best Supporting Actress (Squires) & won the award for Outstanding British Film of the Year Directors Ken Loach Format Blu-ray Language English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Ken Loach directs this drama that follows a 59-year-old joiner as he tries to navigate the British benefits system In the North-East of England widower Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is forced to stop working when he is taken ill with heart disease & so applies for Employment & Support Allowance from the Government But his life is further thrown into disarray when his benefits are suddenly taken away from him & he is forced to jump through the many hoops of the bureaucratic system to get them back During this time he meets the similarly-troubled single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) whose financial problems mean she is being forced out of her home in London along with her two kids Dylan & Daisy (Dylan Mc Kiernan & Briana Shann) The film was nominated for five BAFTAs including Best Film Best Director (Loach) Best Original Screenplay & Best Supporting Actress (Squires) & won the award for Outstanding British Film of the Year Directors Ken Loach Language English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Humans are mammals Most of us appreciate that at some level But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse & an elephant than we do with a parrot snake or frog? After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a uniquely mammalian part of his anatomy he decided to find out more Considering himself as a mammal first & a human second Liam delves into ancient biological history to understand what it means to be mammalian In his humorous & engaging style Liam explores the different characteristics that distinguish mammals from other types of animals He charts the evolution of milk warm blood & burgeoning brains & examines the emergence of sophisticated teeth exquisite ears & elaborate reproductive biology plus a host of other mammalian innovations Entwined are tales of zoological peculiarities & reflections on how being a mammal has shaped the author's life I Mammal is a history of mammals & their ancestors & of how science came to grasp mammalian evolution & in celebrating our mammalian-ness Liam Drew binds us a little more tightly to the five & a half thousand other species of mammal on this planet & reveals the deep roots of many traits humans hold dear ...