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 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Doctor Charles Marlow (Christopher Lee) has manufactured a new drug which relieves inhibitions After successful trials on his patients the doctor tries the medication on himself
- but instead of chilling him out it turns him into a sadistic brute
- the evil Edward Blake

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Journalist presenter broadcaster husband father vigorous all-rounder Alan Partridge Star of action blockbuster Alpha Papa; a man with a fascinating past & an amazing future Gregarious & popular yet Alan's never happier than when relaxing in his own five-bedroom south-built house with three acres of land & access to a private stream But who is this mysterious enigma? Alan Gordon Partridge is the best
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- radio presenter in the region Born into a changing world of rationing Teddy Boys apes in space & the launch of ITV Alan's broadcasting career began as chief DJ of Radio Smile at St Luke's Hospital in Norwich After replacing Peter Flint as the presenter of Scout About he entered the top 8 of BBC sports presenters But Alan's big break came with his primetime BBC chat show Knowing Me Knowing You Sadly the show battled against poor scheduling having been put up against News at Ten then in its heyday Due to declining ratings a single catastrophic hitch (the killing of a guest on air) & the dumbing down of network TV Alan's show was cancelled Not to be dissuaded he embraced this opportunity to wind up his production company leave London & fulfil a lifelong ambition to return to his roots in local radio Now single Alan is an intensely private man but he opens up for the second time in this candid entertaining often deeply emotional
- & of course compelling
- memoir written entirely in his own words (Alan quickly dispelled the idea of using a ghost writer With a grade B English Language O-Level he knew he was up to the task) He speaks touchingly about his tragic Toblerone addiction & the painful moment when unsold copies of his first autobiography Bouncing Back were pulped like word porridge' He reveals all about his relationship with his ex-Ukrainian girlfriend Sonja with whom he had sex at least twice a day & the truth about the thick people who make key decisions at the BBC A literary tour de force I Partridge We Need to Talk About Alan charts the incredible journey of one of our greatest broadcasters



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Voyager Classics
- timeless masterworks of science fiction & fantasy The classic collection of robot stories from the master of
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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 Special effects-laden sci-fi action thriller starring Will Smith set in a near-future in which robots have become a vital component of human beings& everyday lives Although the technology of the robots has become more & more advanced they are all pre-programmed to always obey humans & under no circumstances to harm them So when robot scientist Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) is murdered & a humanoid robot is implicated the authorities are extremely worried if the robots can overcome the basic moral principle of their existence what&s to stop them taking over the world? Robot-hating Chicago Police Detective John Spooner (Smith) is assigned to investigate this alarming case ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Special effects-laden sci-fi action thriller starring Will Smith set in a near-future in which robots have become a vital component of human beings& everyday lives Although the technology of the robots has become more & more advanced they are all pre-programmed to always obey humans & under no circumstances to harm them So when robot scientist Dr Alfred Lanning (James Cromwell) is murdered & a humanoid robot is implicated the authorities are extremely worried if the robots can overcome the basic moral principle of their existence what&s to stop them taking over the world? Robot-hating Chicago Police Detective John Spooner (Smith) is assigned to investigate this alarming case ...