Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play It&s the truth that haunts us Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school who is found floating in the river Fearing scandal the school insists it was suicide But after discovering from the boy&s girlfriend Carlin that he was being badly bullied Abel suspects that a dangerous schoolboy initiation has gone horribly wrong & he secretly solicits the help of a sympathetic teacher Betsy He is warned off the investigation by his boss as the school is a generous benefactor to the Police benevolent fund Abel however cannot let the case go not only because his own brother committed suicide years before but also it seems that the spirit of the dead boy is leaving them clues as to what really happened that night Actors Jamie King Edward Burns Jennifer Ehle Thomas Gibson John Kapelos Rachelle Lefevre Julian Rhind-Tutt Jonathan Malen & Sean Mc Cann Director Nick Willing Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Duration 1 hour & 35 minutes (approx)
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Put on your captain&s hat with River Master Game PC & prepare to take on important cargo deliveries across one of the longest rivers in Europe! Command several vessels including barges container ships & ferries to make sure that you reach your destination as fast as possible! Once you reach your destination all is not over as you&ll need to carefully dock your vessel & unload the contents of your cargo using cranes Completing missions earns you experience points that can be exchanged for new vessels Can you become the river master? Features Cruise across the Rhine from Frankfurt to the Dutch border Operate a great selection of vessels including barges ferries container ships & a speedboat Each vehicle has its own special mission Don&t fancy unloading cargo? Skip it! Select what you want to control View from behind the wheel using dials levers & GPS to control the ship ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Biologist & extreme angler Jeremy Wade investigates the world&s most impressive river dwelling &monsters& in this fantastic six-part series Starting in Brazil&s murky Amazon waters Jeremy examines whether piranhas deserve their fearsome reputation & if there&s any truth in tales of catfish swallowing people whole Then on to a lake just outside Berlin to find Europe&s largest freshwater fish the Wels Catfish & into America&s deep south to investigate an ancient fish that has existed on earth for over 100 million years the alligator gar & then back in the Amazon Jeremy goes in search of &assassins& such as the arapaima fish & meets the brave people that farm them ...

What if a teenage boy washed up on the banks of the River Thames soaked to the skin & unable to explain who he is? What if the only clue to the boy's identity is a sketch he made from a strange symbol? Who would help him? Who would hunt him? Who is River Boy? When a mystery teenage boy emerges from the River Thames drenched distressed & unable to remember anything about himself he becomes the focus of worldwide media speculation Unable to communicate the River Boy is given paper & a pencil & begins to scribble Soon a symbol emerges but the boy has no idea why he has drawn it even thought it's the only clue to the mystery of his identity As the boy begins to build a new life under a new name the hunt for his real identity begins A hunt which will lead him on a dangerous QUEST that he has only one year to complete Introducing the first in a thrilling new series packed with adventure this book has an illustrated narrative running through it helping readers to solve the mystery alongside the characters in the story ...

Jed needs a miracle If he can't complete his quest within a year he will die If he can he will become immortal Jed & Kassia know that time is running out & when their enemies hunt them down in Paris the friends flee to Istanbul to reveal its age-old secrets But they know that the biggest clue to the mystery is Jed himself Who is he? & what is hidden in his past? The third in an action-packed series full of adventure this book has an illustrated narrative running through it helping readers to solve the mystery alongside the characters in the story ...

' As hypnotic as an opium dream & pretty unputdownable' Daily Mail In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean & the Ibis a ship carrying a consignment of convicts & indentured laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius is caught up in the whirlwind When the seas settle five men have disappeared
- two lascars two convicts & one of the passengers Did the same storm upend the fortunes of those aboard the Anahita an opium carrier heading towards Canton? & what fate befell those aboard the Redruth a sturdy two-masted brig heading East out of Cornwall? Was it the storm that altered their course or were the destinies of these passengers at the mercy of even more powerful forces? On the grand scale of an historical epic River of Smoke follows its storm-tossed characters to the crowded harbors of China There despite efforts of the emperor to stop them ships from Europe & India exchange their cargoes of opium for boxes of tea silk porcelain & silver Among them are Bahram Modi a wealthy Parsi opium merchant out of Bombay his estranged half-Chinese son Ah Fatt the orphaned Paulette & a motley collection of others whose pursuit of romance riches & a legendary rare flower have thrown together All struggle to cope with their losses
- & for some unimaginable freedoms
- in the alleys & crowded waterways of 19th century Canton As transporting & mesmerizing as an opiate induced dream River of Smoke will soon be heralded as a masterpiece of twenty-first century literature


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Between 1970 & 1975 Jon Swain the English journalist portrayed in David Puttnam's film The Killing Fields lived in the lands of the Mekong river This is his account of those years & the way in which the tumultuous events affected his perceptions of life & death as Europe never could He also describes the beauty of the Mekong landscape
- the villages along its banks surrounded by mangoes bananas & coconuts & the exquisite women the odours of opium & the region's other face
- that of violence & corruption

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The first series of Doctor Who POP! figures flew of shelves around the globe & now hot on their heels is a second series This River Song POP! vinyl figure stands around 9cm tall Packed in an illustrated window box ...

A lyrical beautifully illustrated account of a river's journey from its source to the sea
- supports key stage 1-2 Geography 32
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From the twisted minds of our in house design team comes this expertly crafted tankard Sailing along the River Styx this reaper clings to his iconic scythe ferrying his claimed souls to the underworld The bottom of this drinking vessel is decorated with the sides of his long boat showing animated skeletons gripping the sides trying to cling to what life they have left The handle is formed by the ships might bow replicating a human spinal column With intricate silver skull decorations throughout & a large Reaper stood to attention on the side this tankard would make the perfect gift for anyone who would like to take a trip with the Ferryman Exclusive Nemesis Now design Reaper sailing the river styx Cast in the finest resin 175cm Lovingly h&-painted ...