With an introduction by Martin Scorsese director of the film starring Andrew Garfield & Adam Driver Beneath the light of the candle I am sitting with my hands on my knees staring in front of me & I keep turning over in my mind the thought that I am at the end of the earth in a place which you do not know & which your whole lives through you will never visit It is 1640 & Father Sebastian Rodrigues an idealistic Jesuit priest sets sale for Japan determined to help the brutally oppressed Christians there He is also desperate to discover the truth about his former mentor rumoured to have renounced his faith under torture Rodrigues cannot believe the stories about a man he so revered but as his journey takes him deeper into Japan & then into the hands of those who would crush his faith he finds himself forced to make an impossible choice whether to abandon his flock or his God The recipient of the 1966 Tanizaki Prize Silence is Shusaku Endo's most highly acclaimed work & has been called one of the twentieth century's finest novels As empathetic as it is powerful it is an astonishing exploration of faith & suffering & an award-winning classic ' One of the finest historical novels written by anyone anywhere flawless' David Mitchell'A masterpiece There can be no higher praise' Daily Telegraph ...

We can spend a lot of time looking for happiness when the world right around us is full of wonder But our hearts & minds are so full of noise that we can't always hear the call of life & love To hear that call & respond to it we need silence In his beautiful new book Buddhist monk & Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how mindfulness is the practice that stops the noise inside With gentle anecdotes simple Buddhist wisdom & practical exercises he shows us how to live mindfully so that all the internal chatter ceases & we are left with the eloquent sound of silence Now at last we can answer the call of the beauty around us Through silence Thich Nhat Hanh reveals we are free to hear to see
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When the bicycle 13-year-old Sinikka is discovered in the exact same wheat field where a heinous murderrape took place 23 years prior retired police detective Krischan senses that the two crimes are connected & vows to bring the killer to justice The fact that Krischan was unable to catch the killer two decades prior still haunts him to this very day but perhaps with the help of ambitious young officer David this time he will find a way to bring closure to the case Later as the investigation begins & a sweltering summer heat wave washes over the town the young victim&s parents begin to experience an overwhelming sense of dread concerning a clean cut husband & father who had recently visited their home ...

Coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson is attacked & abducted in her home territory Fighting off a crazed werewolf she manages to escape only to find herself alone in the heart of Europe without money without clothing & on the run from the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world Unable to contact her pack Mercy has allies to find & enemies to fight but first she needs to figure out which is which Ancient powers stir & Mercy needs to be at her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires & werewolves
- & between werewolves & werewolves & in the heart of the ancient city of Prague old ghosts rise
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THE INTERNATIONAL NO 1 BESTSELLING SERIES'I love these books!' Charlaine Harris Coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson is attacked & abducted in her home territory Fighting off a crazed werewolf she manages to escape only to find herself alone in the heart of Europe without money without clothing & on the run from the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world Unable to contact her pack Mercy has allies to find & enemies to fight but first she needs to figure out which is which Ancient powers stir & Mercy needs to be at her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires & werewolves
- & between werewolves & werewolves & in the heart of the ancient city of Prague old ghosts rise ' Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer & Silence Fallen is simply fantastic I love hanging out with the amazing characters in this series!' Nalini Singh New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling series' Patricia Briggs never fails to deliver an exciting magic & fable filled suspense story Silence Fallen is one of her best' Erin Watt 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Royals series' It is always a joy to pick up a new Briggs novel & she certainly doesn't disappoint with this latest Mercy Thompson book Briggs hits another one out of the park!' RT Book Reviews The Mercy Thompson novels Moon Called Blood Bound Iron Kissed Bone Crossed Silver Marked Frost Burned Night Broken Fire Touched Silence Fallen The Alpha & Omega Novels (A Mercy Thompson spin-off series) Cry Wolf Hunting Ground Fair Game Dead Heat Burn Bright
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The war has intensified During an air strike Noah a 16-year-old boy & his little sister Renie seek shelter There they not only find themselves safe from a deadly bombardment but also from the crossroads of a world between life & death Silence When Noah loses his sister he is forced to enter the idyllic & unknown world of Silence in order to find it However Silencio lives with the wounds & suffering of his own war Dark creatures attack the towns & cities devastating what was once a quiet place between worlds Only a small group of rebels faces the threat Now the brothers& objective is not only to save their own lives but also to save the inhabitants of Silence from an imminent death Join Noah & Renie on an exciting journey through Silence & live an intense adventure in a world of contrasts between harmony & danger Meet fascinating characters such as Spot the magic caterpillar that will help Noah & Renie & he lives the moment in which the brothers discover that the love they feel for each other is the only thing that can save them 3D characters designed with maximum detail & spectacular 2D scenarios Three characters to play with Enjoy amazing new characters & also the reunion with old friends ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play In order to become the owner of a snack bar with her boyfriend Lorna a young Albanian woman living in Belgium becomes an accomplice to a diabolical plan devised by mobster Fabio Fabio has orchestrated a sham marriage between her & Claudy The marriage allows her to obtain Belgian citizenship & then marry a Russian Mafioso willing to pay a lot of money to acquire the same quickly However for this second marriage to be possible Fabio has planned to kill Claudy Will Lorna keep silent? Actors Arta Dobroshi Jeremie Renier Fabrizio Rongione Alban Ukaj Morgan Marinne Olivier Gourmet Anton Yakovlev Grigori Manukov Mireille Bailly Stephanie Gob & Laurent Caron Director The Dardennes Brothers Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Languages French Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx) ...

Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave Years before this part of the city was all open hills & Erlendur & his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow who has lain peacefully buried for decades Things are never that simple Whilst Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family his case unearths many other tales of family pain The hills have more than one tragic story to tell tales of failed relationships & heartbreak; of anger domestic violence & fear; of family loyalty & family shame Few people are still alive who can tell the story but even secrets taken to the grave cannot remain hidden forever Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play As Hannibal " The Cannibal" Lecter Anthony Hopkins is the archetypical antihero--cultured quick-witted uncontainable--a portrait of the sharpest human faculties gone diabolically wrong His performance marked him as a major star in America & the movie swept the 1991 Academy Awards--Best Picture Director (Jonathan Demme) Actor (Hopkins) Actress (Foster) & Screenplay Adaptation (Ted Tally from the novel by Thomas Harris) ...

An FBI trainee A psychopath locked up for unspeakable crimes & a serial killer getting ever closer to his latest victim FBI rookie Clarice Starling turns to Dr Hannibal Lecter monster cannibal held in a hospital for the criminally insane for insight into the deadly madman she must find As Dr Lecter invites her into the darkest chambers of his mind he forces her to confront her own childhood demons as the price of understanding an unspeakable tuition he exacts to teach her how the monster thinks & time is running out ...