I eke out my days here with care; spend them carefully one at a time like pennies in this one little room where all the straggles & strays of my life are gathered up neat as a ball of wool; the eighty-three years of them drawn taut to a single hard knot that weighs me down like a stone' From her bed in a Dublin nursing home Harriet Campbell reflects on the time long ago when the second greatest joy in her life was her newborn son James; only her God had a greater claim to her love It is the 1920s in the shadowlands south of the border Harriet & her husband Thomas are respected members of their strict Presbyterian Congregation; indeed Thomas has just been made an Elder But this is a changing Ireland where the sway of the Roman Catholic Church is at its height & the community is becoming increasingly isolated Little does Harriet realise that as James grows up she will be forced to choose between faith & family Written in startlingly beautiful prose Norma Mac Master's Silence Under a Stone is an intimate deeply moving human story where sometimes the price of an unyielding faith is too great to bear ...

Nick Stone has always kept his job as ex-SAS trouble shooter at arms' length from his home life Life just got very personal To stop his cover being terminally blown he must follow a trail that begins in Triad-controlled Hong Kong 544 pages Mc Nab Andy ...

Written by television producer Mark Askwith & drawn by R G Taylor (Sandman Mystery Theater) Silencers is a compelling look at spies coming to terms with the changing face of espionage in the new world order When the newest recruit to the Silencers is murdered his death triggers a mission of betrayal & revenge ...

In December 2016 the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their iconic " Doomsday Clock" thirty seconds forward to two & a half minutes to midnight the latest it has been set since 1952 the year of the first United States hydrogen bomb test But a group of scientists-geologists engineers & physicists-has been fighting to turn back the clock Since the dawn of the Cold War they have advocated a halt to nuclear testing their work culminating in the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty which still awaits ratification from China Iran North Korea-and the United States The backbone of the treaty is every nation's ability to independently monitor the nuclear activity of the others The noted seismologist Lynn R Sykes one of the central figures in the development of the science & technology used in monitoring has dedicated his career to halting nuclear testing In Silencing the Bomb he tells the inside story behind scientists' quest for disarmament Called upon time & again to testify before Congress & to inform the public Sykes & his colleagues were for much of the Cold War among the only people on earth able to say with certainty when & where a bomb was tested & how large it was Methods of measuring earthquakes researchers realized could also detect underground nuclear explosions When politicians on both sides of the Iron Curtain attempted to sidestep disarmament or test ban treaties Sykes was able to deploy the nascent science of plate tectonics to reveal the truth Seismologists' discoveries helped bring about treaties limiting nuclear testing but it was their activism that played a key role in the quest for peace Full of intrigue international politics & hard science used for the global good Silencing the Bomb is a timely & necessary chronicle of one scientist's efforts to keep the clock from striking midnight ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The central characters in the story are father & son a baronet & his deceased war-hero offspring The grief-stricken baronet builds a memorial to his son&s honor--whereupon sonny boy turns up very much alive & very much of a jerk The drama (or rather melodrama) arises from the father&s efforts to preserve the honor of the family name This is another of director Lance Comfort&s compact compelling film noir-ish programmers of the 1940s ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Heather Mason & her father have been on the run always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn&t fully understand Now on the eve of her 18th birthday plagued by horrific nightmares & the disappearance of her father Heather discovers she&s not who she thinks she is The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever Actors Sean Bean Malcolm Mc Dowell Carrie-Anne Moss Radha Mitchell Kit Harington Deborah Kara Unger Adelaide Clemens & Heather Marks Director Michael J Bassett Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen Languages English ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Evil has a new home After the continuous sleep walking episodes of Sharon the young daughter of Rose Da Silva the decision is made to take Sharon to the place only mentioned in her restless dreams- Silent Hill However the road to Silent Hill is anything but easy to access & Rose creates a high speed chase between herself & a police officer only to end in a crash for them both When she wakes up Sharon has disappeared & Rose is at the entrance to the deserted dream-like town of Silent Hill As Rose begins the search for her daughter she does not realize the terror & mystery surrounding her Rose is led on a blind search for her beloved daughter finding herself getting more & more entwined into disturbing past of Silent Hill Actors Hannah Fleming Radha Mitchell Sean Bean Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger Kim Coates Tanya Allen Alice Krige Jodelle Ferland Colleen Williams Ron Gabriel Derek Ritschel & Amanda Hiebert Director Christophe Gans Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 2 hours & 2 minutes (approx)
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Staying true to the franchise&s original roots the game returns with another third person horror experience & an all new thought provoking storyline Players will once again find themselves face to face with their deepest sins & fears in the strange world of Silent Hill The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles as well as horrific creatures & otherworld terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies The natural response fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a more dark thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early classic Silent Hill series as well as anyone who enjoys a deep psychological horror experience In addition to the main storyline players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style revealing unknown evils within the town All new & updated Silent Hill experience that visually stands on its own with the current competition Utilizing Unreal 3 technology the game brings the town of Silent Hill its characters the creatures & the alternate hell world into vivid & spectacular display Free-roaming & deep exploration that will take players into all-new & Side Quests& unlocking areas within the game special items & bonus content An ever-changing game world including day & night & Normal& world & & Otherworld& world all manifested & sourced from character actions throughout the game First-time ever 3D technology will bring Silent Hill a step closer to the player with three-dimensional immersion ...

Please note this is the NTSC version of the game which is fully compatible with PAL systems Staying true to the franchise&s original roots the game returns with another third person horror experience & an all new thought provoking storyline Players will once again find themselves face to face with their deepest sins & fears in the strange world of Silent Hill The survival horror experience begins after a prison transport vehicle careens off the road leaving lone inmate Murphy Pendleton stranded in Silent Hill Gamers will encounter mind-bending puzzles as well as horrific creatures & otherworld terrors using everyday objects from wooden chairs to glass bottles to fend off their enemies The natural response fight or flight is left to the player as they unravel a more dark thought-provoking storyline which will appeal to fans of the early classic Silent Hill series as well as anyone who enjoys a deep psychological horror experience In addition to the main storyline players will also be presented with variable side quests along the way that can change depending on their play style revealing unknown evils within the town All new & updated Silent Hill experience that visually stands on its own with the current competition Utilizing Unreal 3 technology the game brings the town of Silent Hill its characters the creatures & the alternate hell world into vivid & spectacular display Free-roaming & deep exploration that will take players into all-new & Side Quests& unlocking areas within the game special items & bonus content An ever-changing game world including day & night & Normal& world & & Otherworld& world all manifested & sourced from character actions throughout the game First-time ever 3D technology will bring Silent Hill a step closer to the player with three-dimensional immersion ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Evil has a new home After the continuous sleep walking episodes of Sharon the young daughter of Rose Da Silva the decision is made to take Sharon to the place only mentioned in her restless dreams- Silent Hill However the road to Silent Hill is anything but easy to access & Rose creates a high speed chase between herself & a police officer only to end in a crash for them both When she wakes up Sharon has disappeared & Rose is at the entrance to the deserted dream-like town of Silent Hill As Rose begins the search for her daughter she does not realize the terror & mystery surrounding her Rose is led on a blind search for her beloved daughter finding herself getting more & more entwined into disturbing past of Silent Hill Actors Hannah Fleming Radha Mitchell Sean Bean Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger Kim Coates Tanya Allen Alice Krige Jodelle Ferland Colleen Williams Ron Gabriel Derek Ritschel & Amanda Hiebert Director Christophe Gans Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 2 hours & 2 minutes (approx)
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