Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect & abuse devoid of anything resembling love Far from the warmth of family she has had her share of troubles & pitfalls Just when all hope seems lost a fateful encounter awaits her When a man with the head of a beast wielding strange powers obtains her through a slave auction Chise's life will never be the same again The man is a magus a sorcerer of great power who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity The magus then makes a bold statement Chise will become his apprentice
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The Ancient Magus' Bride is an all-new manga series that features a fascinating relationship between a troubled teenage girl & an inhuman wizard Kore Yamazaki combines a fantastical shoujo style with a darker brooding tone that is reminiscent of shonen hits like Pandora Hearts & Blue Exorcist The Ancient Magus' Bride Is an ongoing manga series that

Includes:: captivating artwork & colour inserts in each volume Chise Haton has lived a life full of neglect & abuse devoid of anything resembling love Far from the warmth of family she has had her share of troubles & pitfalls Just when all hope seems lost a fateful encounter awaits her When a man with the head of a beast wielding strange powers obtains her through a slave auction Chise's life will never be the same again The man is a magus a sorcerer of great power who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity The magus then makes a bold statement Chise will become his apprentice & his bride!

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The ancient Near East is known as the cradle of civilization
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Legend has it that hidden in the remote reaches of the Himalayan mountains lies an ancient secret There generations of Tibetan monks have passed down a series of exercises with mystical age-reversing properties Known as the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation or the Five Rites these once-secret exercises are now available to us all in Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth by Peter Kelder Beginning with an account of his own introduction to the rites by way of Colonel Bradford a mysterious retired British army officer who learned of the rites while journeying high up in the Himalayas Kelder then reveals to us the five ancient Tibetan rites that can make you feel & look younger The philosophies in the book combine with the practical yoga-like positions of the rites & lifestylediet advice to provide you with the ultimate guide to preserving your youth Taking just minutes a day to perform benefits include increased energy weight loss better memory new hair growth pain relief better digestion & just feeling much more youthful! ...

Artists The Ancients Label Chapter Music Format Vinyl 12 Album Tracks 1 Chaos & Futility 2 Green Face 3 She Lives in a Tent 4 Hey Now 5 Night Bus 6 Molokai 7 Hamster 8 House of Cards 9 Bad Weather Report 10 Jenny Street ...

Five prominent biophysicists give the United States government an urgent warning sterilisation procedures for returning space probes may be inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-entry to the atmosphere Two years later Project Scoop sends seventeen satellites into the fringes of space in order to 'collect organisms & dust for study' Then a probe falls to the earth landing in a desolate area of northeastern Arizona A little while later in the nearby town of Piedmont bodies are discovered heaped & flung across the ground faces locked in frozen surprise But the terror has only just begun because when they try to find the cause of death the scientists don't realise just what kind of unearthly danger they are dealing with Brilliantly filmed by Robert Wise in 1971 The Andromeda Strain was the first book to introduce Michael Crichton's audacious combination of believable plots & white-knuckled excitement to a wide audience ...

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 the best-selling novel by Michael Crichton the Sky Movies mini-series event The Andromeda Strain arrives on DVD in this special 2-Disc collection Two-time Academy Award nominee Mikael Saloman (Band of Brothers) directs a powerhouse cast including Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order 24 ) Christa Miller (Scrubs) Eric Mc Cormack (Will & Grace) Ricky Schroder (NYPD Blue) Andre Braugher (City of Angels) Viola Davis (Disturbia) & Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) in this thrilling sci-fi adventure When a mysterious virus is brought to earth by a returning satellite an elite & dedicated squad of scientist assembles to search for the truth & stop the mutating killer before it ends life on earth Presented by three-time Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott (Blade Runner Alien) & Tony Scott (Top Gun Enemy of the State) The Andromeda Strain

Includes:: all four television episodes contains exclusive bonus materials & features Dolby 51 surround sound Own the action-packed epic today Bonus Features include Terra Incognita The Making of The Andromeda Strain Visual Effects Breakdowns Photo & Design Gallery Feature Audio Commentary with Director Mikael Salmon Executive Producers David W Zucker & Tom Thayer & Editor Scott Vickrey

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The Queen of grip-lit is back A terrific story originally told All hail the new Queen of Crime!' HEAT A web of a plot that twists & turns & keeps the reader on the edge of their seat This formidable debut is a page-turner but don't read it before bed if you're easily spooked!' SUN THE TRUTH WON'T STAY LOCKED UP FOREVER When a burned body is found in a disused signal box suspicion falls on lonely teenager Gabriel Webb There's no doubt he was at the scene of the crime but does he really deserve what awaits him in prison? DS Imogen Grey is certain there's more to the case than meets the eye But while she struggles to convince those around her of the truth her partner DS Adrian Miles is distracted by his own demons When a brutal double murder is reported their investigation is stopped in its tracks Is the body in the box even who they thought it was? The duo realise Gabriel might have been locked up for a crime he didn't commit But with enemies watching Gabriel's every move they may be too late Miles & Grey are back in the thrilling new novel from bestselling author Katerina Diamond perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter & MJ Arlidge ...

By all appearances the ties that bind High King Madeth & the knight Lalvan his childhood friend are made from the sternest stuff But in truth their friendship has always struck a most delicate balance With the arrival of Lady Prima & the birth of her son Perseus not long after the precarious harmony between Madeth & Lalvan crumbles & when the young Perseus harboring questions about his lineage seeks out Lalvan will the repercussions be much greater than a friendship lost?A lone angel its eyes replete with sadness looks on as the tragedy unfolds About the Author Manga creator Aki is a talented artist who in addition to publishing manga illustrates several light novels & is part of the doujinshi circle Shachou no Subako ...

'A profoundly beautiful novel that infolds the political with the personal in unexpected & new ways An extraordinary book' Neel Mukherjee New Statesman ' Books of the Year 2016'' His stories take the reader into the labyrinth that is the mind The Angel of History is digressive & daring' the Economist' Alameddine has created a scintillating original work whose moral complexity & detail of observation are wholly contemporary & entirely his own' Spectator Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic The Angel of History follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father & his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS Hovered over by the presence of alluring sassy Satan who taunts Jacob to remember his painful past & dour frigid Death who urges him to forget & give up on life Jacob is also attended to by 14 saints Set in Cairo & Beirut; Sana'a Stockholm & San Francisco; Alameddine gives us a charged philosophical portrait of a brilliant mind in crisis This is a profound philosophical & hilariously winning story of the war between memory & oblivion we wrestle with every day of our lives' Here is a book full of story unrepentantly political at every level At a time when many western writers seem to be in retreat from saying anything that could be construed as political Alameddine says it all shamelessly gloriously & realised like his Satan in the most stylish of forms' the Guardian ...