FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LOST SWIMMER now in development as a film 'A taut & tightly wound page-turner' Marie Claire When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station she begins to uncover more than she could ever imagine On a diving expedition Laura emerges into an ice cave where she is shocked to see an anguished figure crying for help But in this freezing lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere & Laura wonders if her own eyes can be trusted Has she been in the ice too long? Piecing together a past & present of cruelty & vulnerability that can be traced around the world from Norway to Nantucket Europe & Antarctica Laura will stop at nothing to unearth the truth As she comes face to face with the dark side of human progress she also discovers a legacy of love hope & the meaning of family If only Laura can now find her way out of the ice Out of the Ice delivers compelling psychological drama for fans of Ruth Ware & Rosamund Lupton Praise for The Lost Swimmer now being developed as a film Ann Turner has produced a vivid suspenseful thriller that should appeal to those with a taste for armchair travel' Sydney Morning Herald We had pins & needles trying to unravel the truth throughout Turner's crisply written cleverly plotted tale of deceit' i Books Editor ...

Once upon a time there lived a happy family called the Maitlands Iain the father was a writer Tracey the mother worked at a nearby school They had three bright & charming children Michael Sophie & Adam It looked like the perfect family life Until October 2012 when Iain received a message Michael had been taken to hospital Years of depression anxiety & anorexia had taken their toll & he had pneumonia & a collapsed lung The doctors weren't sure if he would make it Told with humour & frankness through Michael's diary entries & Iain's own reflections Out of the Madhouse charts Michael's journey to recovery from entering the Priory & returning home to becoming a mental health ambassador for young people Sharing tips & techniques that have helped them & others to self-manage this is an essential resource for anyone experiencing depression anxiety OCD & similar issues ...

' An optimistic accessible way to start thinking about change'
- Financial Times Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers
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At the height of the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s over 100 foreign civilians were taken hostage by Islamic Jihad As the Archbishop of Canterbury's special envoy Terry Waite conducted several successful missions to negotiate the release of numerous hostages But in January 1987 while on one of his many visits to Beirut he was captured himself Imprisoned for nearly five years four of them in solitary confinement he was chained beaten frequently blindfolded & subjected to a mock execution In this moving sequence of poems & reflections Terry Waite recalls the highs & lows of his life both during that ordeal & throughout the happier years of humanitarian work that have followed They give us a glimpse into the depths of faith hope & love that sustained him through that intense time of suffering They also take us into memories of his later life reminding us of the joy to be found in meaningful work & in the humanity we share with those around us Out of the Silence not only offers a rare insight into one man's experience in the throes of a bitter conflict of the past; it also bears witness to the enduring power of forgiveness truth & reconciliation in the face of adverse forces still at work in the world today ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play OUT OF THE UNKNOWN (7 DVD SET) This classic anthology science fiction series created by Irene Shubik (The Wednesday Play Rumpole of the Bailey was one of the most daring ambitious & inventive series ever created Intended to display the genre at its best as parable or metaphor whether seriously or satirically the series drew from writers of the calibre of Frederick Pohl EM Forster Isaac Asimov Ray Bradbury & John Wyndham The cream of British television talent was applied to bring these tales to the small screen Dramatists such as JB Priestly Leon Griffiths & Jeremy Paul directors such as Philip Saville & Rudolph Cartier visionary designers including Ridley Scott & powerful actors of the calibre of Yvonne Mitchell George Cole Rachel Roberts David Hemmings & Warren Mitchell The results were spectacular sometimes disturbing sometimes funny yet always of the highest intelligence an extraordinary consistently demanding exploration of the genre with some of the most memorable television productions ever staged This extensive seven-disc DVD box set collects all 20 surviving episodes from the four original series along with an extensive & comprehensive collection of extra features including one incomplete episode four episode reconstructions 11 audio commentaries extensive stills galleries an archival interview with director James Cellan Jones & a newly-created 42-minute documentary with original cast & crew members & rarely seen fragments from lost episodes Special features All 20 surviving episodes from series one to four Return of the Unknown (2014 42 mins) all-new documentary with cast & crew interviews & clips from lost episodes 11 audio commentaries with cast & crew & experts moderated by actor-comedian Toby Hadoke Archival interview with director James Cellan Jones Episode reconstructions for Beach Head The Naked Sun The Yellow Pill & The Uninvited Film insert from Deathday episode Seven extensive stills galleries Fully illustrated booklet with essays by Out of the Unknown expert Mark Ward Starring Terence Morgan Milo O& Shea Yvonne Mitchell George Cole Wendy Craig Graham Stark Rachel Roberts David Hemmings Warren Mitchell Hannah Gordon Burt Kwouk & other British notable actors Directed by Philip Saville Rudolph Cartier Peter Sasdy & others UK 1965
- 1971 black & white & colour English language optional hard-of-hearing subtitles 1325 minutes Original aspect ratio 1331 7 x DVD9 PAL Dolby Digital 10 mono audio
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What does the good life
- & the good society
- look like in the twenty-first century? 224 pages Monbiot George ...

Out Of This World is jam-packed with everything children need to know about space
- from facts & statistics to real-life adventures
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Tyrone Lewis is messing about in the woods trying to keep out of trouble when he stumbles upon something weird a glowing lump of rock or metal or something Whatever it is it gives him an amazing power Which is cool at first until Ty's new powers start attracting attention & soon he's being followed by two sinister agents who seem intent on 'collecting' him But Ty has no intention of letting that happen So now he's got to RUN ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Suppose everything you knew everything you trusted became a lie For Matt Lee Whitlock that nightmare has become a reality In his role as chief of police in small Banyan Key Florida he&s highly respected by his peers & loved by his community But when Banyan Key is shocked by a double homicide everything Matt Lee thought he knew starts to unravel & he finds himself in a race against time to solve the murders before he himself falls under suspicion Matt Lee has to stay a few steps ahead of his own police force & everyone he&s trusted in order to find out the truth Actors Denzel Washington Eva Mendes Dean Cain Sanaa Lathan John Billingsley Robert Baker & Alex Carter Director Carl Franklin Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 101 minutes (approx)
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'A beautifully written book Essential reading' John Humphrys' Carol Lee is a courageous writer This book is both tender & tough-minded in its record of one woman's day by day journey through a universal experience' Maggie Gee In a candid portrayal of the last years of her parents' lives Carol Lee confronts the sense of loss
- & longing
- at the heart of her family & perhaps all families They have often lived separately
- in the UK Africa Egypt & the Middle East her father's sudden illness & her mother's gradual memory loss bringing them together Returning with her brother as adult 'children'
- roles & boundaries between all of them changed
- guilt & anger play their part in the two & a half years which follow But Carol finds delight too in stories of her mother practising tango in the tiny kitchen of her childhood home & she is humbled by her father's courage Snowbound winters beach walks in Wales & African times are captured in this account of the turmoil of long-distance care Along the road back to a parent's house matters of memory identity grief
- & renewal
- are woven through four people's lives to reveal a rich legacy from the past






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