Ireland is neither cursed with snakes nor blessed with nightingales & the characters in Maeve Binchy's fiction occupy the same middle ground These five stories specially dramatised for BBC Radio 4 feature modern Irishwomen emerging from a culture where they knew their place into a more hazardous but more rewarding light In ' The Night People Came in for Something that was No Trouble' Cara's envy of another couple's disingenuous ease at giving dinner parties spurs her to plan the perfect casual' evening down to the last detail
- but things don't go as she'd intended ' The Stepson' sees Clare walking on eggshells taking great care not to try to replace her stepson Simon's dead mother until she finally attempts to break through his hostile diffidence ' Decisions at Sea' finds Tessa an overlooked but good-tempered secretary heading out on a cruise where she faces a big decision In ' The Answer Machine' Biddy reasons that her family need an answer machine for Christmas & gives it to them early
- but by Christmas she is beginning to regret the whole idea & in ' By The Time We Get to Clifden' Nessa & her husband Harry are planning their annual break to Clifden when neighbour Melly seeks their help & ends up changing their itinerary & their lives Featuring a full cast including Niamh Cusack Sam Dale & Harry Towb these five Maeve Binchy stories are all typically warm wry & witty 1 CD 1 hr 15 mins

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THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The Sunday Times bestseller is 'brilliant gripping beautifully written real' says Jonathan Northcroft So you think you know Joey Barton Think again No Nonsense is a game-changing autobiography which will redefine the most fascinating figure in British football It is the raw yet redemptive story of a man shaped by rejection & the consequences of his mistakes He has represented England & been a pivotal player for Manchester City Newcastle United Queens Park Rangers Marseille Burnley & Glasgow Rangers but his career has featured recurring controversy The low point of being sent to prison for assault in 2008 proved to be the catalyst for the re-evaluation of his life No Nonsense reflects Barton's character
- it is candid challenging entertaining & intelligent He does not spare himself in revealing the formative influences of a tough upbringing in Liverpool & gives a survivor's insight into a game which to use his phrase 'eats people alive' The book is emotionally driven & explains how he has redirected his energies since the birth of his children In addition to dealing with his past he expands on his plans for the future In this updated edition he speaks frankly about the gambling addiction that has left him facing a hefty ban The millions who follow his commentaries on social media & those who witnessed him on BBC's Question Time will be given another reason to pause & look beyond the caricature' Compelling' Donald Mc Rae Guardian ' Brilliant' Matt Lawton Daily Mail
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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 AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4 Joanna Scanlan (The Thick of It Getting On) Elaine Cassidy (The Paradise Harper&s Island) & Alexandra Roach (The Iron Lady Utopia) lead the unorthodox crack team of cops at the heart of Paul Abbott&s NO OFFENCE an outrageous new police procedural series from the writer of Shameless & State of Play Will Mellor (Dates Broadchurch) Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner The Game) & Colin Salmon (Arrow 24 Live Another Day) join them in the mix of tough but big-hearted bobbies who go above & beyond to bring down the criminal rabble in a crumbling cop-shop Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie but there&s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force on this side of town Drug labs arsonists neo-Nazis & notorious murderers are all in a day&s work for this close-knit team led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering (Scanlan) But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling Flanked by her right-hand women the compassionate but impulsive DC Dinah Kowalska (Cassidy) & the recently (surprisingly) promoted DS Joy Freers (Roach) Deering & her team must crack this case by whatever unconventional means possible Because amidst all the assorted low life; the pimps the petty thieves & downright nasty bastards they&ve dealt with this is their most disturbing case yet one that will touch their lives in ways they could never expect ...

THE BESTSELLING CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED WINNER OF THE 2007 FRANK O'CONNOR INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD' Blisteringly good' Guardian In her remarkable stories of seemingly ordinary people living extraordinary lives Miranda July reveals how a single moment can change everything Whether writing about a middle-aged woman's obsession with Prince William or an aging bachelor who has never been in love the result is startling tender & sexy by turns One of the most acclaimed & successful short-story collections No One Belongs Here More Than You confirms Miranda July as a spectacularly original iconic & important voice today ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Ryuhei Kitamura director of THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN delivers this twisting tale of terror concerning a missing heiress a gang of vicious bandits & a vacationing couple who aren&t what they seem Age Rating 18 ...

After the death of wise old Mangan the Regent of Esphania many of the regent's skills & qualities seem to have been transferred to his beautiful & intelligent cat Niffy who at once attaches herself to the new ruler Prince Jamas When the king of a neighboring kingdom seems keen to forge an alliance with Jamas by allowing the prince to marry his niece the real danger is Yasmin the wicked queen wife who poisons everyone she dislikes or suspects of interfering with her ambitions Niffy ...

Tracklist A1 Turf Cutters A2 Ice Bears On The Run B1 Lisebeth's Gone (Sweet Sweet) B2 Sun Station Theme ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Beautiful heiress Miss Blandish (Linden Travers) is kidnapped by a gang of hoodlums & falls into the hands of Slim Grisson (Jack La Rue) a murderous gangster Erotically attracted to his savagery she persuades him to run away with her but a lethal double cross is just around the corner Actors Jack La Rue Hugh Mc Dermott & Linden Travers Director St John Legh Clowes Certificate PGYear 1948 Screen 1331 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 39 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Our intuition on how the world works could well be wrong We are surprised when new competitors burst on the scene or businesses protected by large & deep moats find their defences easily breached or vast new markets are conjured from nothing Trend lines resemble saw-tooth mountain ridges The world not only feels different The data tell us it is different Based on years of research by the directors of the Mc Kinsey Global Institute No Ordinary Disruption The Four Forces Breaking all the Trends is a timely & important analysis of how we need to reset our intuition as a result of four forces colliding & transforming the global economy the rise of emerging markets the accelerating impact of technology on the natural forces of market competition an aging world population & accelerating flows of trade capital & people Our intuitions formed during a uniquely benign period for the world economyoften termed the Great Moderation Asset prices were rising cost of capital was falling labour & resources were abundant & generation after generation was growing up more prosperous than their parents But the Great Moderation has gone The cost of capital may rise The price of everything from grain to steel may become more volatile The world's labour force could shrink Individuals particularly those with low job skills are at risk of growing up poorer than their parents What sets No Ordinary Disruption apart is depth of analysis combined with lively writing informed by surprising memorable insights that enable us to quickly grasp the disruptive forces at work For evidence of the shift to emerging markets consider the startling fact that by 2025 a single regional city in China Tianjinwill have a GDP equal to that of the Sweden of that in the decades ahead half of the world's economic growth will comefrom 440 cities including Kumasi in Ghana or Santa Carina in Brazil that most executives today would be hard-pressed to locate on a map What we are now seeing is no ordinary disruption but the new facts of business life facts that require executives & leaders at all levels to reset their operating assumptions & management intuition ...

Tracklist A1 Zosma A2 Passage A3 Draco B1 Ursa Major B2 Block 9000B3 The First Hour C1 Love &38; Bias C2 The Dark Wave C3 Gears C4 Static Shift D1 Intrometida D2 Halcyon Charm D3 Decay ...