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Collecting seven one-shots & short stories created with Image Comics over the past 15 years this volume

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Bestselling author Fred Saberhagen created three popular series his Berserker stories & novels telling of the endless war of humans & their alien allies against the Berserkers gigantic robot battleships programmed by an unknown extinct race to destory all life in the galaxy; his high fantasy Lost Swords series; & his Dracula series the first novels to tell a story from the vampire's point of view In a book that will be irresistible for the thousands of Saberhagen fans all three series are represented here as well as gems from his other series including his first-published story & his last-written story marking the endpoints of a remarkable writer's remarkable career that spanned more than four decades ...

The 1 <i> New York Times<i> bestselling author of the epic <i> Year One<i> returns with a new tale of terror & magick in a brand new world 464 pages Roberts Nora ...

Of Cats & Men is a stylish illustrated gift book from an award-winning artist profiling notable cat-loving men throughout history in words & pictures Sam Kalda presents a fresh approach to the cat book trend that is smart sweet & driven by engaging & beautiful illustrations Appealing to both men & women Of Cats & Men is stereotype-breaking & charming making for a highly giftable book The 30 men profiled range from writers & artists such as Haruki Murakami TS Eliot Marlon Brando Andy Warhol Freddie Mercury & Ai Weiwei to historical luminaries such as Sir Winston Churchill Edward Lear & Sir Isaac Newton In each of the profiles readers uncover the men's devotion to their feline companions surprising moments of fame for their beloved cats throughout history & more The book also features beautifully h&-lettered"es such as Twain's When a man loves cats I am his friend & comrade without further introduction ...

Acclaimed Russian director Alexei Balabanov (THE BROTHER) is the brains behind this award-winning film about the dark side of the late Victorian upper classes Dark & subversive OF FREAKS & MEN is the story of a seedy man named Johann & his equally sinister assistant who together take pictures of half-naked women being flogged After sneaking their way into the homes of the wealthy they shrewdly managed to engage their victims in some pornographic situations Black comedy at its bravest OF FREAKS & MEN is a ground-breaking Russian film ...

A monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group fear sweeps though the region The army offers them protection but the monks refuse Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay come what may This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group fear sweeps though the region The army offers them protection but the monks refuse Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay come what may This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996 Actors Lambert Wilson Michael Lonsdale Olivier Rabourdin Philippe Laudenbach Jacques Herlin Loïc Pichon Xavier Maly Jean-Marie Frin Abdelhafid Metalsi Sabrina Ouazani Abdellah Moundy Olivier Perrier Farid Larbi Adel Bencherif & Benhaïss Director Xavier Beauvois Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages French ; Arabic Subtitles English Duration 2 hours & 2 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
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Of Human Bondage is the first & most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces It is the story of Philip Carey an orphan eager for life love & adventure After a few months studying in Heidelberg & a brief spell in Paris as would-be artist Philip settles in London to train as a doctor & that is where he meets Mildred the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a formative tortured & masochistic affair which very nearly ruins him ...

In this personal & practical guide to moral self-improvement & living a good life the second-century philosopher Epictetus tackles questions of freedom & imprisonment stubbornness & fear family friendship & love & leaves an intriguing document of daily life in the classical world GREAT IDEAS Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are

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