In a Summer Season is one of Elizabeth Taylor's finest novels in which in a moving & powerful climax she reveals love to be the thing it is beautiful often funny & sometimes tragic' You taste of rain' he said kissing her ' People say I married her for her money' he thought contentedly & for the moment was full of the self-respect that loving her had given him Kate Heron is a wealthy charming widow who marries much to the disapproval of friends & neighbours a man ten years her junior the attractive feckless Dermot Then comes the return of Kate's old friend Charles
- intelligent kind & now widowed with his beautiful young daughter Kate watches happily as their two families are drawn together finding his presence reassuringly familiar but slowly she becomes aware of subtle undercurrents that begin to disturb the calm surface of their friendship Before long even she cannot ignore the gathering storm
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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 Comedy directed by & starring Lake Bell who also won Best Screenplay at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for her work on the movie Carol (Bell) works as a voice coach & though her clients often include Hollywood stars trying to perfect an accent for their next role she very much lives in the shadow of her father Sam (Fred Melamed) who lends his vocal talents to the trailers of some of the biggest movies around With the help of her friend Louis (Demetri Martin) Carol believes she has a chance to break into the boy&s club of movie trailer voiceovers but can she overcome the challenge presented by the eccentric Gustav (Ken Marino) & of course her father to win the trailer contract for a series of blockbuster movies? Eva Longoria & Cameron Diaz are among those to make cameo appearances ...

Based on a course in the theory of statistics this text concentrates on what can be achieved using the likelihood Fisherian method of taking account of uncertainty when studying a statistical problem It takes the concept ot the likelihood as providing the best methods for unifying the demands of statistical modelling & the theory of inference Every likelihood concept is illustrated by realistic examples which are not compromised by computational problems Examples range from a simile comparison of two accident rates to complex studies that require generalised linear or semiparametric modelling The emphasis is that the likelihood is not simply a device to produce an estimate but an important tool for modelling The book generally takes an informal approach where most important results are established using heuristic arguments & motivated with realistic examples With the currently available computing power examples are not contrived to allow a closed analytical solution & the book can concentrate on the statistical aspects of the data modelling In addition to classical likelihood theory the book covers many modern topics such as generalized linear models & mixed models non parametric smoothing robustness the EM algorithm & empirical likelihood ...

Inspired by Jesus' prayer his disciples asked him Lord teach us to pray' (Luke 111) This book gives many time-honoured answers to that request There is a wealth here of fresh ways to pray such as using nature & dreams as inspiration & getting in touch with one's emotions Key topics such as distractions dryness & doubt as well as joy & finding God in all things are covered The Church's tradition from the Our Father to the Eucharist the saints & pilgrimages is offered as a resource for the individual God meets you where you are & the fact that you are holding this book in your hand means you are already open to that encounter' From the Introduction ...

Johnny is a young Irish actor who decides to try for a new life in America He moves with his wife Sarah & two young daughters to New York City & sets out to find work Things don't quite as well as he hoped & he & Sarah are forced to take badly paid jobs to make ends meet ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Documentary following Madonna during her 1990 & Blonde Ambition& tour Features footage covering the material girl&s relationships with her dancers & backing singers her boyfriend Warren Beatty & her family & friends

Includes:: appearances from Pedro Almodovar Antonio Banderas Sandra Bernhard & Kevin Costner

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From what the Ancient Greeks might have talked about in bed to women's health & the intricacies of Greek marriage Paul Chrystal shines a much-needed light on sex & sexuality in ancient Greece one of the world's most influential civilizations This is a balanced comprehensive & well-researched analysis of the many aspects of sexual desire & activity in the various Greek societies
- from the Minoan civilisation Athens & the other city states to Sparta & Hellenistic Greece It examines attitudes to & the practice of sex in Greek mythology literature & real life; in love marriage & adultery; in religion & philosophy; in the visual arts; of sexual medicine & erotic magic; & the vocabulary of sex A wealth of primary sources are called upon to provide evidence of the antics of the ancient Greeks
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Bampton Derbyshire January 1978 Two girls go missing Rachel Jones returns Sophie Jenkins is never found Thirty years later Sophie Jenkins's mother commits suicide Rachel Jones has tried to put the past behind her & move on with her life But news of the suicide re-opens old wounds & Rachel realises that the only way she can have a future is to finally discover what really happened all those years ago This is a story about loss & family secrets & how often the very darkest secrets are those that are closest to you ...

Like the author's exquisite first book Bringing Nature Home this much-awaited follow-up title presents stunning arrangements ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tbilisi Georgia 1992 Civil war is raging in the province of Abkhazia Two 14-year-olds Natia & Eka find their childhood coming to an end Natia&s alcoholic father constantly terrorises her entire family & Eka rebels against her mother & older sister These two inseparable friends try to find peace outside their family as days are filled with anxiety about what the future will hold for them A thrilling moving & engrossing drama telling a story from one of the world&s most unrepresented countries this is independent world cinema at its boldest & finest ...