The fairies are back
- but this time they don't just want your teeth It's Midsummer Night
- no time for dreaming Because sometimes

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The fairies are back
- but this time they don't just want your teeth It's Midsummer Night
- no time for dreaming Because sometimes

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THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE The current financial crisis has only one parallel the Wall Street Crash of 1929 & subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s which crippled the future of an entire generation & set the stage for the horrors of the Second World War Yet the economic meltdown could have been avoided had it not been for the decisions taken by a small number of central bankers In Lords of Finance we meet these men the four bankers who truly broke the world the enigmatic Norman Montagu of the bank of England Benjamin Strong of the NY Federal Reserve the arrogant yet brilliant Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbanlk & the xenophobic Emile Moreau of the Banque de France Their names were lost to history their lives & actions forgotten until now Liaquat Ahamed tells their story in vivid & gripping detail in a timely & arresting reminder that individuals
- their ambitions limitations & human nature
- lie at the very heart of global catastrophe

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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 Unconventional British gangster movie directed by Antonio Simoncini London gangster Tony Lord (Glen Murphy) is forced to reflect on his past misdeeds when he is transported back to 1950s Italy where his mother & father originally met & fell in love Knowing the damaging nature of his father (Christopher Hatherall)&s future wrongdoings Tony takes the opportunity to stop his mother (Serena Iansiti) from leaving Italy with him & changes the course of history as a result Actors Glen Murphy Ray Winstone Giovanni Capalbo Serena Iansiti Christopher Hatherall Cassius Terence Murphy Glyn Grimstead Helen Latham Joe Egan Mark Adams Antonia Davies Edward Darcy & Ray Bullock Jnr Director Antonio Simoncini Certificate 18 years & over Languages English ...

Two legends of science fiction & fantasy literature collide in an epic crossover event! Tarzan the legendary Lord of the Jungle has claimed his title as a British nobleman but his very life is threatened when a hunting excursion among high society goes disastrously wrong Meanwhile John Carter the Warlord of Mars responds to a veiled threat from his defeated enemies Though separated by millions of miles these champions of Mars & Earth are drawn together by a sinister cult & manipulated into a deadly confrontation With their lives & those of their beloved Jane & Dejah Thoris on the line can these iconic heroes put aside their differences & survive the Thern plot & a thousand rampaging White Apes? ...

Introduction The throne lies empty & the clans are restless As a lord of Scotland with land men & money at your disposal now is the time to lay your claim But you are not alone Your rivals have been waiting for just such an opportunity themselves & they are poised to act With the clans of Scotland ready to follow the strongest leader it is up to you to win the loyalty of the clans first If you can demonstrate your prowess in battle to enough clans then the rest will fall in line behind you Do you have the audacity & cunning it takes to be crowned king? How to Play You acquire the support you need to win the game by winning skirmishes against your rivals A skirmish is five consecutive rounds of play During each round of a skirmish you have the opportunity to either build up your army by playing cards from your hand or recruit clans to fight for you by drawing cards from the recruit pile At the end of the five rounds each lord gets to claim a supporter in order of highest strength army to lowest Then you discard all the clans you mustered & begin a new skirmish The game ends when one lord reaches forty or more points worth of supporters & claims the throne If you hope to be the one to do so you will need to know when to commit your forces to battle & when to regroup to fight another day Design Notes Lords of Scotland borrows design elements of Three-Dragon Ante Condottiere & Havoc The Hundred Years War & sets the action in the interregnum period of Scottish history surrounding the wars for Scottish Independence The gameplay is broken up into five round skirmish which are conducted in a turn based clockwise fashion During each skirmish the ability to activate more special card powers by going first is balanced by the knowledge of what strength card you need to play to win by going last While throughout the game there is a general pressure to use resources to make immediate attacks of opportunity balanced with the need to collect resources for long-term strategic advantage Lords of Scotland scales well to the number of players with most victories being determined in the final skirmish ...

the greatest Moroccan travel book of all timevital reading for the new upmarket Marrakesh tourism
- one of the bibles of British
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Lords of the Black Sun PC is an epic complex dense turn-based 4X PC strategy game set in deep space Take command of one race to join the struggle for supremacy in the galaxy As the leader of your empire you are tasked with exploring the stars colonising new worlds managing your empire & conquering whoever dares to oppose you The galaxy is full of secrets & dangers Discover ancient ruins & artefacts repel or befriend pirates promote a general to guide your fleets to victory Concoct complex plots with your allies or use your intelligence services to uncover weak spots on that threatening empire whose leader has vowed to destroy you Make sure to keep your population happy or be prepared to face protests against your rule or in a worst case scenario rebel factions within your empire Only the mightiest rulers can prevail in the depths of space Are you up to the task of becoming a Lord of the Black Sun? Features 8 Major races each with their own ship designs technologies unique traits & unique abilities meaning playing with each race is a different challenge & offers new ways to approach the game Big living universe In addition to the major powers independent races & pirate clans also claim the galaxy as their residence; their existence can be an annoyance or a blessing if you can take advantage of them Deep economic & political layer War isn’t the only way to weaken your rivals Diplomacy intelligence & trade can be one of many powerful tools that if used properly can be very effective as well Tactical Turn based combat Create & customise your own ship designs Generals These unique & powerful units evolve as they battle & if used well can be the difference between defeat & victory Randomly generated universe tech tree & units You will never play the same game twice Empire shattering Unrest might lead rebels to start a civil war which in turn might lead to the creation of a new independent empire that might grow to rival your own Plotting Secretly finance a war against your rivals in order to weaken them or prepare a surprise joint war along with your allies in a bid to destroy that frighteningly fast growing empire Beware of spies & whistle blowers though; your plot might be uncovered before you put it in action & the consequences can be dire Domestic Policies Rule your empire as you wish Turning it into a dystopia a utopia or something in between it’s up to you Human-like AI that doesn’t cheat & plays by the same rules as human players while presenting a constant challenge ...

The action-packed second novel in the No 1 bestselling Conqueror series bringing to the epic story of Genghis Khan brilliantly to life The gathering of the tribes of the Mongols has been a long time in coming but finally triumphantly Temujin of the Wolves Genghis Khan is given the full accolade of the overall leader & their oaths Now he can begin to meld all the previously warring people into one army one nation But the task Genghis has set himself & them is formidable He is determined to travel to the land of the long-time enemy the Chin & attack them there The distances & terrain-the wide deserts the impenetrable mountains-make it a difficult venture even for the legendary Mongolian speed of movement but the greatest problem is that of the complex fortifications a way of fighting wars of a settled urban population which the nomadic Mongolians had never come across Finding ways to tackle that & keeping his tribes together in a strange environment presents another new & exciting challenge for Genghis Khan Not only must Genghis succeed in this incredible campaign but he must also reconcile the restless factions among his own generals mediate between his ambitious brothers & cope with his own reactions to his growing sons The young warrior has become a notable & victorious military commander of thousands he must now learn to become a great leader of peoples of many different races & religions Lords of the Bow is a deeply satisfying novel It is epic in scope convincing & fascinating in the narration of an extraordinary story Above all Genghis Khan continues to dominate the scene as he matures from the young boy of Wolf of the Plains to the great Conqueror ...

Between 1945 & 1970 America replaced Britain as the dominant power in the Middle East in an extraordinary role reversal Lords of the Desert tells this story 416 pages 2 x 8 bw Barr James ...