A wealth of new research & thinking on Lawrence the Arab Revolt & World War One in the Middle East providing essential background to today's violent conflicts Rarely is a book published that revises our understanding of an entire world region & the history that has defined it This groundbreaking volume makes just such a contribution Neil Faulkner draws on ten years of field research to offer the first truly multidisciplinary history of the conflicts that raged in Sinai Arabia Palestine & Syria during the First World War In Lawrence of Arabia's War the author rewrites the history of T E Lawrence's legendary military campaigns in the context of the Arab Revolt He explores the intersections among the declining Ottoman Empire the Bedouin tribes nascent Arab nationalism & Western imperial ambition The book provides a new analysis of Ottoman resilience in the face of modern industrialized warfare & it assesses the relative weight of conventional operations in Palestine & irregular warfare in Syria Faulkner thus reassesses the historic roots of today's divided fractious war-torn Middle East ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A romantic comedy in which two jaded New York divorce lawyers (Brosnan Moore) are often competing against each other in court actions After romance blossoms between them they decide to get married However once wed will they be able to avoid the same difficulties at home that provide them with business at work? ...

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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 Based on the memoir by Beth Raymer this lighthearted gambling caper based on true events stars Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) Bruce Willis Catherine Zeta Jones (Chicago) Vince Vaughn (The Break-Up) Joshua Jackson (Bobby) & is directed by Academy Award nominated filmmaker Stephen Frears (The Queen) In the sports gambling Mecca of Las Vegas an exuberant ex-private dancer Beth (Rebecca Hall) arrives in search of her ultimate dream
- to become a cocktail waitress Fate leads her to Dink (Bruce Willis) a charming old-school gambler who seeing beyond the ditzy façade takes a shine to Beth recruiting her as his good luck charm Actors Bruce Willis Catherine Zeta-Jones Vince Vaughn Laura Prepon Rebecca Hall Joel Murray Joshua Jackson Frank Grillo Corbin Bernsen John Carroll Lynch Jo Newman Andrea Frankle Lara Grice Dominique Du Vernay & Ritchie Montgomery Director Stephen Frears Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 169 Languages English Subtitles English
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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 Layer Cake Matthew Vaughn the producer of & Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels& & & Snatch& steps into the director&s chair for the first time with & Layer Cake& Based upon JJ Connelly&s London crime novel & Layer Cake& is about a successful cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) who has earned a respected place among England&s Mafia elite & plans an early retirement from the business However big boss Jimmy Price (Cranham) hands down a tough assignment find Charlotte Ryder the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy&s old pal Edward (Gambon) a powerful construction business player & gossip papers socialite Complicating matters are two million pounds& worth of Grade A ecstasy a brutal neo-Nazi sect & a whole series of double crossings The title & Layer Cake& refers to the layers or levels the dealer has to go through as he painstakingly plots his own escape What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed There are no &codes& or &families& & respect lasts as long as a line Not knowing who he can trust he has to use all his &savvy& &telling& & skills which make him one of the best to escape his own The ultimate last job a love interest called Tammy & an international drugs ring threaten to draw him back into the &cake mix& But time is running out & the penalty will endure a lifetime Snatch Guy Ritchie writerdirector of & Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels& delivers another awe-inspiring directorial masterpiece & Snatch& is an edgy & hilarious film about a diamond heist gone wrong a colourful Irish gypsy turned prizefighter & a very temperamental dog In the heart of gangland two novice unlicensed boxing promoters Turkish (Jason Statham) & Tommy (Stephen Graham) get roped into organising a bare-knuckled fight with local kingpin villain & fellow boxing promoter Brick Top (Alan Ford) But it all goes wrong when Brick Top&s fighter who is rigged to win is suddenly knocked out by the boys& wildcard Irish gypsy boxer One Punch Mickey O& Neil (Brad Pitt) Unfortunately things go from bad to worse as Mickey starts playing by his own rules & the duo find they are heading for a whole lot of trouble ...

A successful drug dealer is just about to retire from the industry when he finds that his ill-gotten gains begin dwindling as his legacy crumbles around him Based on JJ Connelly&s London crime novel of the same name the producer of Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels & Snatch steps into the director&s chair for the first time for another darkly comic look at the capital&s gangland underworld Special Features Deleted scenes Two alternate endings Director & writer commentary Q&A with director & Daniel Craig Behind the scenes Technical Details Actors Daniel Craig Kenneth Cranham Dexter Fletcher Jamie Foreman Michael Gambon Colm Meaney Sienna Miller Natalie Lunghi Darren Healy & Sally Hawkins Director Matthew Vaughn Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) ; PCM (51) Subtitles English ; Hindi ; English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 46 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 A successful drug dealer is just about to retire from the industry when he finds that his ill-gotten gains begin dwindling as his legacy crumbles around him Based on JJ Connelly's London crime novel of the same name the producer of ' Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels' & ' Snatch' steps into the director's chair for the first time for another darkly comic look at the capital's gangland underworld Actors Daniel Craig Kenneth Cranham Dexter Fletcher Jamie Foreman Michael Gambon Colm Meaney Sienna Miller Natalie Lunghi & Darren Healy Director Matthew Vaughn Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages English Audio Descriptive Track Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Hindi Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Layer Cake A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement ...

Discover how to make clever quilts with layer cakes jelly rolls & charm packs that are a million miles from simple strip quilts or scrap charm quilts Seventeen beautiful projects from lap quilts to full-sized show you how to get the most from irresistible pre-cut fabric bundles Each quilt is made from one jelly roll layer cake or charm pack (or a combination of these items) making the projects both quick & economical It

Includes:: exciting blocks with stars triangles & even machine-pieced hexagons Using the latest fabrics including delightful collections from Moda each project consists of a main quilt & an alternative colour way giving added versatility Simple step-by-step instructions & illustrations make creating stunning quilts from these desirable fabric bundles accessible to quilters of all abilities

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Layers is a pattern-matching game that requires players to turn flip & overlap a set of five layers to complete the pattern shown on a mission card The faster you complete the pattern the higher your score will be With a variety of levels you can try to match different patterns on the mission cards using 3 layers up to 5 layers Each layer has an unique shape & the colors are different in the front & back so you must be careful as you overlap different layers into one pattern Complete the pattern quicker than the others to gain more points & win the game! A new game designed by Dave Choi & Yohan Goh the designers of Battle Fold & Fold-it presents an unique style of puzzle-solving game with colorful patterns that will make you feel like an artist Players 2-4 Playing time 30 mins Ages 7 ...