Shortlisted for the 2014 Folio Prize Old Filth & The Man in the Wooden Hat told with bristling tenderness & black humour the stories of that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts Old Filth QC & his clever misunderstood wife Betty Last Friends the final volume of this trilogy picks up with Terence Veneering Filth's great rival in work &
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- in love Veneering's were not the usual beginnings of an establishment silk the son of a Russian acrobat marooned in northeast England & a devoted local girl he escapes the war to emerge in the Far East as a man of panache success & fame But always at the stuffy English Bar he is treated with suspicion where did this blond louche brilliant Slav come from? Veneering Filth & their friends tell a tale of love friendship grace the bittersweet experiences of a now-forgotten Empire & the disappointments & consolations of age

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THE GREATEST ROCK ’N’ ROLL SWINDLE! It’s 1977 & crime on the once-swinging streets of London is as soft & flabby as an overfed corgi Nearly a decade has gone by since the brothers Kray were locked away & it’s high time for the torch to be passed—preferably straight through a bank window Luckily a new generation of snot-nosed Robin Hoods filled with attitude alcohol & anarchy are ready to burst onto the scene Now as Great Britain prepares to celebrate its glorious monarch’s Silver Jubilee a rising gangland queen & her punk-rock robbers are about to pull off the heist of the century—and breaking into Buckingham Palace is only the start! Acclaimed creators Simon Oliver (FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS) & Rufus Dayglo (TANK GIRL) proudly present the punk-noir crime saga LAST GANG IN TOWN—a brash bold & bloody brilliant take on the English underworld! Meet the Author Simon Oliver is the writer of the Wildstorm comic book series GEN & the Vertigo comic book series THE EXTERMINATORS & HELLBLAZER PRESENTS CHAS— The KNOWLEDGE He also wrote the acclaimed Vertigo Crime graphic novel NOCHE ROJA & FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS ...

Vampire-like murders are plaguing the dark streets & alleys of the tiny exotic European town of Antibes After your fiancee was sent there to write & investigate a story you receive a strange package with a booklet & mysterious disk The return address on the package reveals it came from Antibes & it contains the bloodstained engagement ring you gave her! Your journey follows the path of clues left behind by your missing girlfriend where along the way you will have to solve an ancient mystery & the source of evil causing the local townsfolk to turn into a rare breed of savage night-thirsty murderers Your plane leaves tonight Are you ready to once again uncover the secrets behind another chapter of the Last Half of Darkness? Third-person point & click style game play High resolution full screen graphics Cinematic movie cut scenes Strange & mysterious puzzles Creepy & horrifying thriller mystery Dynamic fog & rain effects TAB key-enabled hotspot display ...

A dimensional gate has just opened & monsters are surging over our world You have been called to kill them & steal the artefacts from the monster bosses These artefacts all together allow to close the gate open by the Chaos monsters Use your weapons cleverly & help your fellow hunters by providing them ammunition but in the end only one hero will build up their name & get glory During your turn in Last Heroes you choose one of the weapon cards from your hand & play it in Your supply area (with its ammunitions then being available to opponents) or Your attack area (using the ammunition available in your or the other players& supply area) Then you can attack one monster provided that you have the required weapons When you kill a boss (in the third row) the player who has made a dent in the second row gets an artefact If you directly kill a boss (without making a dent first) you need more weapons but you score the artefact for yourself The game may end in two ways Immediately when the players get all the artefacts (in which case each Artefact scores 5 points)OR after ten turns (in which case the Artefacts do not score) Last Heroes is both collaborative & competitive You need the other players& ammunition to load your weapons & in return you help them by making a dent in the monsters& rows The winner is the player who has killed the most valuable monsters & provided the most ammunitions to their fellow hunters Players 3-5playing time 30-45 mins Ages 12 ...

Alec Guinness stars in this 1950s black comedy about a salesman who learns he has months to live When told by his doctor of his terminal illness agricultural salesman George Bird (Guinness) decides to bow out with no regrets Cashing in all his savings he heads off to live in a fancy hotel & enjoy the good life while he still can discovering along the way that his life would probably have turned out far better had he been more adventurous After blowing his entire savings however George discovers that he has been wrongly diagnosed & that he can now look forward to a long & healthy life Synopsis Informed that he has only a short time to live salesman George Bird (Alec Guinness) decides to enjoy his last months to the fullest He withdraws all his savings from the bank & heads to a posh hotel Here he makes more contacts & opens more professional doors than he&s ever done before thanks to his willingness--at long last--to take risks He also spends every penny that he&s earned in life before discovering that the doctor&s diagnosis was in error & that he&s in no danger of imminent death whatsoever An ironic ending caps this fast-paced black comedy ...

An engrossing account of how Britain became the base of operations for the exiled leaders of Europe in their desperate struggle to reclaim their continent from Hitler When the Nazi blitzkrieg rolled over continental Europe in the early days of World War II the city of London became a refuge for the governments & armed forces of six occupied nations
- Belgium Holland Luxembourg Norway Czechoslovakia & Poland
- who escaped there to continue the fight So too did General Charles de Gaulle the self-appointed representative of free France As the only European democracy still holding out against Hitler Britain became known to occupied countries as ' Last Hope Island' In this epic character-driven narrative acclaimed historian & New York Times-bestselling author Lynne Olson takes us back to those perilous days when the British & their European guests joined forces to combat the mightiest military force in history & restore order to a broken continent

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Masters of horror Wes Craven & Sean Cunnigham revisit their landmark film that launched Craven&s directing career & influenced decades of horror to follow The Last House On The Left Bringing one of the most notorious thrillers of all time to a new generation they produce the story that explores how far two ordinary people will go to exact revenge on the sociopaths who harmed their child The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse Mari (Sara Paxton) & her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee & his crew Terrified & left for dead Mari&s only hope is to make it back to parents John & Emma (Tony Goldwyn & Monica Potter) Unfortunately her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe & when her family learns the horrifying story they will make three strangers curse the day they came to the Last House On The Left Deleted Scenes A Look Inside (HD) Actors Spencer Treat Clark Joshua Cox Garret Dillahunt Tony Goldwyn Riki Lindhome Martha Mac Isaac Aaron Paul Sara Paxton & Monica Potter Certificate 18 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Italian ; German ; Spanish ; Japanese ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Korean ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Traditional Mandarin Duration 1 hour & 53 minutes (approx)
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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 A decade before he would change action filmmaking forever with A Better Tomorrow & The Killer director John Woo was directing martial-arts films for the two biggest studios in Hong Kong Shaw Brothers & Golden Harvest Under the mentorship of the great Chang Cheh (Five Deadly Venoms) Woo began to develop his signature style films that featured slick stylish & often violent choreography with dramatic plots that revolved around brotherhood honour & redemption Presented here are two of his early works from this period In Last Hurrah for Chivalry two killers (Pai Wei & Damian Lau) agree to help a man exact vengeance upon a kung fu master Woo s first cinematic masterpiece Last Hurrah for Chivalry is a dark & violent revenge film featuring lightning fast swordplay & stylish cinematography In Hand of Death a young Shaolin monk must train to defeat a dangerous Manchu warlord (James Tien) who is intent on wiping out the Shaolin once & for all Featuring early performances from Jackie Chan & Sammo Hung (both also handled the film s stunts along with third brother Yuen Biao) Hand of Death is an exquisitely stylish example of old school kung fu filmmaking Actors Jackie CHAN Sammo HUNG Pai WEI Damian LAU Tao-Liang TANDirectors John WOONumber of discs 2 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play From John Woo the director of Hong Kong movie classics including Bullet in the Head & The Killer comes the incredible Last Hurrah for Chivalry; his unique take on the Wuxia or heroic fantasy movie genre This time the guns are replaced with swords but the trademark Woo themes of heroism & honour are much in evidence as the newly married swordsman Kao seeks revenge on the evil Pai for wiping out his family on his wedding night Alone he cannot beat him so enlists the help of Chang & Green to exact justice upon Pai
- John Woo style! This new brotherhood isn&t as honourable as it first appears & the scene is set for a climactic deadly battle This like the rest of the film is expertly choreographed & beautifully captured in John Woo&s brutally inimitable style that will delight fans who prefer their action hardcore!" Actors Damian Lau Pai Wei Chiu-hua Wei Kong Lau Hark-On Fung Hoi Sang Lee Ching Po Chang Ti-ko Chen Lei Cheng Homer Cheung Yi-Hsiung Chi Chuen Chiang Yuet Sang Chin Alan Chui Chung San & Yi-feng Fung Director John Woo Certificate 18 years & over Year 1979 Languages Cantonese Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM CRICKET'S HUGELY POPULAR COMMENTATOR With his infectious enthusiasm for the game David ' Bumble' Lloyd blends immense knowledge & experience with an eye for the quirky detail & an unending fund of brilliant stories This definitive autobiography recalls his childhood in Accrington Lancashire when after a long day playing cricket in the street he would get his chance to wash himself in his family's bath
- but only after his parents & uncle had taken their turn first From being last in the tin bath he moved on to make his debut for Lancashire while still in his teens eventually earning an England call-up when he had to face the pace of Lillee & Thomson
- with painful & eye-watering consequences After retiring as a player he became an umpire & then England coach during the 1990s before eventually turning to commentary with Sky Sports After spending more than 50 years involved with the professional game Bumble's memoir is packed with hilarious anecdotes from the golden age of Lancashire cricket through to the glitzy modern era of T20 cricket He provides vivid behind-the-scenes insight into life with England & on the Sky commentary team Last in the Tin Bath is a joy to read from start to finish & was shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year

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