More From Contributor

£2.99
Six-part legal drama SILK invites you into the high pressure process of being appointed a Queen&s Counsel; known as &taking Silk& Written by former barrister Peter Moffat (KAVANAGH QC CRIMINAL JUSTICE) & based on his own experiences at the bar the series follows the ethical dilemmas politics personal sacrifices & temptations faced by a group of career driven professionals ...
Archived Product
£5.99
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on Alessandro Baricco&s novel Silk is the story of a silkworm smuggler & his adventures in Japan ; ; When the pebrine epidemic
- the spotted silkworm disease that ravaged eggs from European hatcheries in the 1860&s
- spreads overseas the entire European silk trade seemed doomed In order to continue his lucrative trade Baldabiou (Molina) a roguish French silk trader decides to send a young military officer Herve Joncour (Pitt) on a perilous mission to Japan Thus separating him for months on end from Helene (Knightley) his lovely & devoted schoolteacher wife Japan the island that produced the finest silk in the world for thousands of years prior to the opening of the Suez Canal was considered a dominion forbidden to foreigners quite literally the opposite end of the world It is here that Herve encounters the powerful & feared local baron Hara Jubei (Yakusho) with whom he will trade for the precious silkworm eggs & it is here in a world unlike anything that Herve has experienced before that he becomes entranced by the baron&s concubine a deeply mysterious girl of intoxicating beauty

...
Archived Product
£11.99
Fine cushions for the couch & or bed These pillows make your home more beautiful & cozy Available in different fantasy prints The inner cushion is removable by a zipper in the cover SPECIFICATIONS Designer Lisa Parker Category Cats Function Cushions Weight 04750 kg ...
Archived Product
£12.99
Anne Stokes & is exclusive to Nemesis Now In a magical forest moonlight streams through the branches at night A white unicorn sits serenely on the long grass moonlight reflecting off their flanks & horn They look at you with an unnatural intelligence & calmness the tip of their horn glowing as if the light was coming from within somehow Against their side rests a young woman with chestnut hair her long blue dress flowing across the ground A small sapphire is fixed in place on her forehead by a blue diadem With a silk finish this cushion is not only sure to add a touch of mystery & magic to any sofa or bed but is also incredibly comfortable SPECIFICATIONSDesigner Anne Stokes Category Unicorns Function Cushions Weight 04750 kg Primary Colour Blue Secondary Colour White ...
Archived Product
£11.99
Entitled ' His Master's Voice' featuring a black cat at a Ouija Board Cushion designed by fantasy artist Lisa Parker Eye catching & colourful cushion for the home Cushions come filled & have removable covers SPECIFICATIONS Designer Lisa Parker Category Cats Function Cushions ...
Archived Product
£22.99
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Series 1 Single attractive thirty-something Martha Costello is a brilliant passionate defence barrister with the unwavering belief that all are innocent until proven guilty She is about to apply to become Queen’s Counsel (a ‘QC’ or ‘ Silk’) but she’s not the only one at her chambers… Clive Reader is charming ruthless & dangerous & knows how to play the game… only one of them will be made QC & Senior Clerk Billy Lamb is the man with everyone’s lives & careers in his hands Martha’s conscience & faith in the criminal justice system are tested to breaking point as she deals with clients who are good bad & downright evil Series 2 Martha is now a member of the Queen&s Council
- a QC which means the stakes are now higher than ever Tensions are running high in the chambers with the still ambitious Clive Reader having to deal with his failure to become a QC & Billy Lamb under pressure to keep the chambers afloat As Martha finds an ambiguous ally in Caroline Warwick a 50-something sharp as a stiletto QC & Clive develops a fascination for a very beautiful & principled solicitor; passion jealousy & ambition take hold both in & out of the courtroom Series 3 Martha is now an experienced QC at the height of her powers & should be enjoying the high-profile cases & media attention that implies But as her cases become ever more morally complex Martha questions whether her role as a defence barrister is enough Her close relationships are put to the test when her ambitious colleague & rival Clive Reader finally becomes QC challenging her to confront her feelings for him As Head Clerk Billy Lamb struggles to keep the huge secret he’s been concealing he makes plans to secure the future of Chambers with or without him Effective new Practice Manager Harriet has other ideas & wants chambers to prosecute more & defend less potentially isolating Martha As she struggles with her conscience her faith in the justice system is tested to breaking point Where does she really belong?
...
Archived Product
£5.99
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play As Martha (Maxine Peake) steps up to become a QC Shoe Lane Chambers once again becomes the focus for drama & intrigue on the front line of criminal law… Martha Costello is incredibly young to have got silk she is a brilliant & passionate barrister but now the stakes are higher than ever Tensions are also running high in the chambers with the still ambitious Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones) having to deal with his failure to become a QC & Billy Lamb under pressure to keep the chambers afloat As Martha finds an ambiguous ally in Caroline Warwick a 50-something sharp as a stiletto QC & Clive develops a fascination for a very beautiful & principled solicitor; passion jealousy & ambition take hold both in & out of the courtroom ...
Archived Product
£12.49

Includes: 2 Contact Lenses (1 pair) Multi Purposes Solution (60 ML) Lens Case If you have ever wondered how you would
...
Archived Product
£16.49

Includes: 2 Contact Lenses (1 pair) Multi Purposes Solution (60 ML) Lens Case If you have ever wondered how you would
...
Archived Product
£6.49
An atmospheric exploration of childhood worries & how to overcome them by the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Medal Winner Billy is a bit of a worrier He worries about hats & shoes He worries about clouds & rain & giant birds Most of all he worries about staying at other people's houses His mum & dad try to help but still Billy worries until a visit to his grandma's shows him how to overcome his fears with the aid of his imagination
- & some tiny worry dolls
...
Archived Product

Silk Roads: A Route And Planning Guide

The Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes - Silk Roads - linking Asia and Europe This new practical guide helps travelers explore all these threads and covers Turkey Syria Iran Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan and China Getting to the region from North America Europe and Australasia How to travel - train bus or plane Trips for all budgets - from 15 a day to over 150 a day What to see and where to go Full reviews of hotels and restaurants Comprehensive chapter on the historical background of this most famous of all trade routes 60 maps and town plans Adapted from Silk Route by Rail which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book of the Year Awards Covers more countries than other Silk Road guides - Turkey Syria Iran Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan Pakistan and China
RIP - This product is no longer available on our network. It was last seen on 29.08.2020

This page now acts as a permanent archive for this product. Add more information using the comments box below to ensure it can still be found by future generations.

Use our search facility to see if it is available from an alternative contributor.
Availability: In Stock
£11.99

Product Description

The Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes
- Silk Roads
- linking Asia & Europe This new practical guide helps travelers explore all these threads & covers Turkey Syria Iran Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan & China Getting to the region from North America Europe & Australasia How to travel
- train bus or plane Trips for all budgets
- from 15 a day to over 150 a day What to see & where to go Full reviews of hotels & restaurants Comprehensive chapter on the historical background of this most famous of all trade routes 60 maps & town plans Adapted from Silk Route by Rail which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book of the Year Awards Covers more countries than other Silk Road guides
- Turkey Syria Iran Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Pakistan & China

Reviews/Comments

Add New

Intelligent Comparison

Oooops!
We couldn't find anything!
Perhaps this product's unique.... Or perhaps we are still looking for comparisons!
Click to bump this page and we'll hurry up.

Price History

Vouchers

No voucher codes found.
Do you know a voucher code for this product or supplier? Add it to Insights for others to use.

Facebook

Jargon Buster

Silk - A natural fibre made by silk worms
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Road - a manmade lane or a path that is used to speed up travel.
Practical - Weather a task is easy to carry out and realistically succeed.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.

Supplier Information

Shop4world com
Page Updated: 2022-04-14 12:22:47

Community Generated Product Tags

Oh No! The productWIKI community hasn't generated any tags for this product yet!
Menu