A powerful post-apocalyptic allegory of persecution & intolerance the Penguin Modern Classics edition of John Wyndham's science fiction masterpiece The Day of the Triffids contains an introduction by M John Harrison Nuclear war has devastated the world bringing with it a host of genetic mutations In the bleak primitive society that has emerged from its ruins any sign of deviation no matter how small is ruthlessly rooted out & destroyed David lives in fear of discovery for he is part of a secret group of children who are able to communicate with each other by transferring thought-shapes into each other's minds As they grow older they feel increasingly isolated Then one of them marries a 'norm' with terrifying consequences John Wyndham (1903-1969) the son of a barrister tried a number of careers including farming law commercial art & advertising before writing short stories intended for sale in 1925 After serving in the Civil Service & the Army during the Second World War he decided to try writing a modified form of Science Fiction which he called 'logical fantasy' Among his most famous books are The Day of the Triffids (1951) The Kraken Wakes (1953) The Chrysalids (1955) The Midwich Cuckoos (1957 filmed twice as Village of the Damned) Trouble with Lichen (1960) & Chocky (1968) If you enjoyed The Chrysalids you might like Arthur Miller's The Crucible also available in Penguin Modern Classics' One of those few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator ...

The disturbing post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham author of The Day of the Triffids & The Kraken Wakes & dramatised on BBC Radio 4 David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses calling them blasphemies against nature Little does he realise that his own son & his son's cousin Rosalind & their friends have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants But as David & Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders Soon they face a choice wait for eventual discovery or flee to the terrifying & mutable Badlands The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear apocalypse story of genetic mutation in a devastated world & explores the lengths the intolerant will go to keep themselves pure' Perfect timing astringent humour one of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator' Remains fresh & disturbing in an entirely unexpected way' Guardian John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903 the son of a barrister He tried a number of careers including farming law commercial art & advertising & started writing short stories intended for sale in 1925 From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names almost exclusively for American publications while also writing detective novels During the war he was in the Civil Service & then the Army In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA & decided to try a modified form of science fiction a form he called 'logical fantasy' As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids The Kraken Wakes The Chrysalids The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned) The Seeds of Time Trouble with Lichen The Outward Urge Consider Her Ways & Others Web & Chocky John Wyndham died in March 1969 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play SLAUGHTER &38; LUST IN THE CATHEDRAL OF DEMONS! stunning visuals creepy atmospheric horror & gasp-inducing shock! From director Michele Soavi (DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE THE SECT) & writer Dario Argento comes the first ever UK DVD release of this Italian horror classic After Teutonic Knights massacre a village of witches in medieval times the sinister religious order builds a gothic Church on the site of the atrocity Hundreds of years later the church s librarian (Tomas Arana) accidentally unleashes whatever darkness was laid in the church s ground that terrible day At the mercy of the waking demons & satanic spirits the churchgoers who ve been trapped inside by the building s ancient mechanisms soon succumb to the evil in an orgy of diabolic-lust & merciless slaughter With a brooding score from genre cohorts Keith Emerson & Goblin Soavi ramps the dread up to 666 before building to a blood-curdling finale! Actors Hugh Quarshie Tomas Arana Feodor Chaliapin Barbara Cupisti Antonella Vitale Directors Michele Soavi Format PALLanguage Italian Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

A refreshingly original biography for fans of The Darkest Hour' The must-read biography of the year' Evening Standard' He writes with gusto the result is a book that is never boring genuinely clever this book sizzles' The Times The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of Winston Churchill's death & written in conjunction with the Churchill Estate Boris Johnson explores what makes up the ' Churchill Factor'
- the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century Taking on the myths & misconceptions along with the outsized reality he portrays
- with characteristic wit & passion
- a man of multiple contradictions contagious bravery breath-taking eloquence matchless strategizing & deep humanity Fearless on the battlefield Churchill had to be ordered by the King to stay out of action on D-Day; he embraced large-scale strategic bombing yet hated the destruction of war & scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors He was a celebrated journalist a great orator & won the Nobel Prize for Literature He was famous for his ability to combine wining & dining with many late nights of crucial wartime decision-making His open-mindedness made him a pioneer in health care education & social welfare though he remained incorrigibly politically incorrect Most of all as Boris Johnson says ' Churchill is the resounding human rebuttal to all who think history is the story of vast & impersonal economic forces' The Churchill Factor is a book to be enjoyed not only by anyone interested in history it is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what makes a great leader


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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 falsely accused of a payroll heist the Cimarron Kid heads for the high country where he joins the outlaw Dalton gang When the Daltons are decimated during a daring daylight bank robbery the Kid takes over what is left of the gang & hides out at a local ranch Here he is reformed by the love of rancher&s daughter Carrie Roberts but not so reformed that he doesn&t embark upon one last robbery ...

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