In Scandinavia the whole period of Christmas from the first Sunday in Advent to New Year's Day is marked by festivals & celebrated in traditional but beautifully contemporary style Hygge the Danish word for cosiness is about being inside with candles great comfort food & lots of cakes & sweets The first week of December is baking week
- enough has to be made to last the whole Christmas period Jars of decorated cookies gingerbread houses & clogs filled with little presents rub shoulders with simple wreaths trees & tables decorated with white candles & fresh greenery Brunches cocktail & tea parties lunches & dinners are celebrated with a mixture of traditional goodies & delicious modern recipes Duck & pork rule on Christmas Eve fish ham & seasonal vegetables on Christmas Day Sweets biscuits puddings & other treats abound
- all washed down with gluwein & fruity cocktails In this glorious book illustrated with evocative photographs Trine Hahnemann provides a cornucopia of 70 Christmas recipes showing us how we too can decorate our homes & make delicious dishes to celebrate Christmas the Scandinavian way

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The Scandinavians excel in comfort
- family friends a good atmosphere long meals relaxation & an emphasis on simple pleasures They
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In Scandinavian Modern Magnus Englund & Christina Schmidt of design store Skandium trace the development of the Scandinavian style introduce key designers & take a look at some of the most stylish homes in Scandinavia The first section Elements takes a lively look at Scandinavian designers & design in the context of materials wood glass textiles ceramics & so on The second section Living offers an in-depth visual survey of 12 outstanding homes in Denmark Sweden & Finland ranging from modern country houses to sophisticated city-centre apartments The accompanying text provides a fascinating insight into each home describing its design planning & evolution ...

Expert crafter & lover of Scandinavian design Clare Youngs presents a stunning collection of gorgeous gifts soft furnishings ...

The Scandinavians are regarded as Europe's most tolerant & peace-loving people So how was it that one of the worst acts of political terror ever witnessed on this continent was committed by a Norwegian
- against his fellow countrymen? Scandinavia is the epitome of cool we fill our homes with cheap but stylish Nordic furniture; we envy their health-giving outdoor lifestyle; we glut ourselves on their crime fiction; even their strangely attractive melancholia seems to express a stoic common-sensical acceptance of life's many vicissitudes But how valid is this outsider's view of Scandinavia & how accurate our picture of life in Scandinavia today? Robert Ferguson digs down through two millennia of history to tell stories of extraordinary events people & objects
- from Norwegian Death Metal to Vidkun Quisling from Agnetha Faltskog to Greta Garbo from Lurpak butter to the Old Norse rune stones
- that richly illuminate our understanding of modern Scandinavia its society politics culture & temperament


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Tracklist A1 Nothing Lasts Forever A2 State Of Delusion B1 Funk Control B2 The Seeker C1 High Fives & Devil Eyes C2 Stolen Memories D1 First Sound D2 Torn Apart ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the small Colorado town of Ovid the story of Ernie Bishop the local undertaker has become a scar on the community never to be removed Sixteen years ago the terrifying legend began & the town has never recovered Ernie Bishop stashed teenage prisoners in the basement of his morgue keeping them tied up in cabinets meant for dead bodies He cut scarred & tortured his unsuspecting victims & then showed them the damage to their own bodies with a small mirror One of Bishop&s victims Joan Burrows sixteen cut herself free from her bondage & killed Bishop with an embalming fibulator thus ending this reign of terror & becoming a local hero Joan left town after this incident & as the film opens is returning to Ovid for the first time in 16 years to see her niece Olympia be crowned Prom Queen As she arrives strange murders take place within this already battered town Teenagers
- specifically Olympia&s friends
- are being abducted & gory &clues& are being left behind At first Joan fears that Bishop has come back
- & as a result worries that she&s losing her mind But when Olympia goes missing Joan starts to go after the killer on her own After a few too many coincidences the cops target Joan as their prime suspect & incarcerate her Joan is able to break out of jail for one last attempt to save Olympia Actors Angela Bettis Brittney Wilson Ben Cotton Christopher Titus Kirby Bliss Blanton Monika Mar-Lee Bill Baksa Carey Feehan Devon Gaye & Kristin Kowalski Director Jed Weintrob Certificate 18 years & over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen Languages English
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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 After being sent to the countryside for an all-expenses-paid team-building trip four friends decide to pack in the assault courses & management training for a weekend of beer & football at the local pub Thinking that their fortunes are looking even better when they come across three young beautiful & very friendly sisters everything seems set for a perfect vacation But as night falls & shadows spread through the village it quickly becomes apparent that all isn&t quite as it seems Undead victims of a 300 year-old curse the three sisters have turned to witchcraft to lift them from their plight Steeped in sorcery & imbued with the seductive powers of darkness they will stop at nothing to channel the dark arts to suit their aims Violent erotic & disturbing The Scar Crow is a terrifying tale of malevolence desire torture & seduction that will leave your hair standing on end Actors Kevyn Connett Tim Major Michael Walker Darren Mc Ilroy Anna Tolputt Marysia Kay Gabrielle Douglas Andrew Bolton & Anya Lahiri Director Pete Benson & Andy Thompson Certificate 18 years & over Year 2009 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 24 minutes (approx) ...

In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis charismatic & highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recounts his remarkable life story & the history of the band itself Raised in the Midwest he moved to LA aged eleven to live with his father Blackie purveyor of pills pot & cocaine to the Hollywood elite After a brief child-acting career Kiedis dropped out of UCLA & plunged headfirst into the demimonde of the LA underground music scene He formed the band with three schoolfriends
- & found his life's purpose Crisscrossing the country the Chili Peppers were musical innovators & influenced a whole generation of musicians But there's a price to pay for both success & excess & in SCAR TISSUE Kiedis writes candidly of the overdose death of his soul mate & band mate Hillel Slovak & his own ongoing struggle with an addiction to drugs SCAR TISSUE far transcends the typical rock biography because Anthony Kiedis is anything but a typical rock star It is instead a compelling story of dedication & debauchery of intrigue & integrity of recklessness & redemption
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play When Luke wakes up & finds a mutilated corpse in his bathroom his life changes for ever Stalked by a terrifying psychopathic serial killer he has to place his trust in the hands of a smart but volatile female cop Sam Cross The secret they uncover shatters Luke s life & brings Sam face to face with demons from her tragic childhood ...