In 1914 Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee farm Instantly drawn to the land she spent her happiest years there until the plantation failed Karen Blixen was forced to return to Denmark in 1931 & it was there that she wrote this classic account of her experiences A poignant farewell to her beloved farm Out of Africa describes her strong friendships with the people of her area her affection for the landscape & animals & great love for the adventurer Denys Finch-Hatton Written with astonishing clarity & an unsentimental intelligence Out of Africa portrays a way of life that has disappeared for ever ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sydney Pollack directs this sweeping romantic drama based on the memoirs of Danish writer Isak Dinesen Meryl Streep stars as Karen Blixen the restless wife of European aristocrat & plantation owner Baron Bror Blixen (Brandauer) When Bror departs to hunt big game & chase women the running of their East African coffee plantation falls to Karen She throws herself into this task with the same determination & spirit she brings to her passionate but sporadic affair with free-spirited British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) While enduring her husband&s infidelities & the eventual destruction of their beloved land she entertains Denys & befriends the workers Hatton shares Karen&s profound love for the African landscape but is unwilling to sacrifice his independence for their relationship Actors Robert Redford Meryl Streep Klaus Maria Brandauer Michael Kitchen Michael Gough Leslie Phillips Shane Rimmer Jon Seda Maryam d& Abo Iman Joseph Thiaka Stephen Kinyanjui Stephen Kinyanjui Rachel Kempson & Graham Crowden Director Sydney Pollack Certificate PGYear 1985 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (41) Surround Subtitles English Duration 2 hours & 34 minutes (approx)
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A collection of short stories
- four previously published & three new
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The latest spine-chilling thriller from the queen of crime Val Mc Dermid' There are lots of things that ran in families but murder wasn't one of them ' When a teenage joyrider crashes a stolen car & ends up in a coma a routine DNA test could be the key to unlocking the mystery of a twenty-year-old murder inquiry Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is an expert at solving the unsolvable With each cold case closed justice is served So finding the answer should be straightforward but it's as twisted as the DNA helix itself Meanwhile Karen finds herself irresistibly drawn to another case one that she has no business investigating & as she pieces together decades-old evidence Karen discovers the most dangerous kinds of secrets Secrets that someone is willing to kill for Number one bestseller Val Mc Dermid returns with her most atmospheric gripping novel to date' The queen of crime is still at the top of her game' Independent' It grabs the reader by the throat & never lets go' Daily Mail' Incredibly suspenseful' Sunday Mirror The new thriller from number one bestseller Val Mc Dermid Insidious Intent is available now ...

Donating your heart is the most precious gift of all Adam is a teenage boy who lives with his mum & younger sister His dad has left them although lives close by His sister no longer speaks & his mum works two jobs Adam feels the weight of the world upon his shoulders Then his grandfather dies & in doing so he donates a very precious gift
- his heart William is the recipient of Adam's grandfather's heart He has no family & feels rootless & alone In fact he feels no particular reason to live & then he meets Adam's family William has received much but it appears that he has much to offer Adam & his family too A powerful tale of love & strength in adversity
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Take a trip through rock'n'roll's haziest craziest period beginning with the Beatles & Bob Dylan 'turning on' in a New York hotel & continuing on through two-decades of wonderful colourful history-changing music From psychedelic Woodstock warriors like Hendrix & the Jefferson Airplane through psycho-stereo adventurers Pink Floyd; from the post-hippy bliss of Neil Young & cosmic cowboy Willie Nelson to the druggy blues of Black Sabbath & the hemp-happy rhythms of Peter Tosh & Bob Marley Out of Our Heads gleefully celebrates music's most creative minds
- & their chemically induced expansion This book is for anyone who has ever listened to Dark Side of the Moon on a pair of headphones & said Wow
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Creativity is critical Out of Our Minds explores creativity its value in business its ubiquity in children its perceived absence ...

WINNER OF THE RNA's ROMANTIC COMEDY OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017! A wonderful setting characters you care about a page-turning plot laugh-out-loud funny I loved it' KATIE FFORDEOut of Practice is based around a large country medical practice which proves to be a hotbed of rivalry resentment & romance
- & that's just the doctors Think James Herriot meets House Meet married mum of two & successful GP Holly Graham as she relocates her family to join the team at The Practice at Beckerford hoping to find the peaceful life she craves despite the chaos that comes with her two year old twins & the troublesome state of her marriage It will certainly be a challenge to keep her private & professional lives separate in such a tight-knit community Her colleagues have their own issues to contend with The gorgeous Dr Dan Carter is struggling with to focus on work & the last thing he needs is any more stress; having his ambitious ex-girlfriend Dr Julia Channing working alongside him isn't really helping Thankfully the rather delectable Dr Taffy Jones is on hand to distract Holly from the escalating situation at home Feisty octogenarian & resident celebrity Elsie Townsend is Holly's favourite patient & saving grace Elsie's inspirational Life Lessons come at the perfect moment as The Practice is suddenly under threat of imminent closure & Holly rediscovers her voice & her priorities just in time ' Delightfully warm' Jo Thomas
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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 Billy Ray Lancing (Seagal) a former covert agent turned survivalist discovers that the foster program in Eastern Europe he is using to help a young girl is actually a human trafficking network & so he heads overseas to find the girl & shut down the operation ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit double crossings & murder amongst the locals Pierre Walker was getting ready to leave his small town after a summer of working at the fun park His plans were disrupted when he meets Kelly who steals his money & introduces him to Simeon the double crossing town "handyman" who eventually offers Pierre the job of a lookout man during various burglaries During one attempt Pierre gets caught by Harry who takes him under his wing & offers to show him the real art of burglary Stars Dennis Hopper & Gina Gershon (Three Way Borderline) ...