Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World An Epic History of Greece & Rome is a comprehensive & enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization The classical civilizations of Greece & Rome dominated the world for centuries & continue to intrigue & enlighten us with their inventions whether philosophy politics theatre athletics celebrity science or the pleasures of horse racing Robin Lane Fox's spellbinding history spans almost a thousand years of change from the foundation of the world's first democracy in Athens to the Roman Republic & the Empire under Hadrian Bringing great figures such as Homer Socrates Cicero Alexander Antony & Cleopatra Julius Caesar Augustus & the first Christian martyrs to life exploring freedom justice & luxury this wonderfully exciting tour brings the turbulent histories of Greece & Rome together in a masterly study ' Epic in the true sense' The Times Books of the Year ' He writes supremely well a keen eye for the telling detail & powerful example the humanity of the exercise shines through compulsory & compulsive reading' Peter Jones Sunday Telegraph Robin Lane Fox is a Fellow of New College Oxford & a University Reader in Ancient History His other books include Alexander the Great Pagans & Christians & The Unauthorized Version He was historical advisor to Oliver Stone on the making of Stone's film Alexander for which he waived all his fees on condition that he could take part in the cavalry charge against elephants which Stone staged in the Moroccan desert ...

There is something special about the ancient cathedral of Chartres with its mismatched spires astonishing stained glass & strange labyrinth & there is something special too about Agnes Morel the mysterious woman who is to be found cleaning it each morning No one quite knows where she came from
- not the diffident Abbe Paul who discovered her one morning twenty years ago sleeping in the north porch; nor lonely Professor Jones whose chaotic existence she helps to organise; nor Philippe Nevers whose neurotic sister & newborn child she cares for; nor even the irreverent young restorer Alain Fleury who works alongside her each day & whose attention she catches with her tawny eyes her colourful clothes & elusive manner & yet everyone she encounters would surely agree that she is subtly transforming their lives even if they couldn't quite say how But with a chance meeting in the cathedral one day the spectre of Agnes' past returns provoking malicious rumours from the prejudiced Madame Beck & her gossipy companion Madame Picot As the hearsay grows uglier Agnes is forced to confront her history & the mystery of her origins finally unfolds The Cleaner of Chartres is a compelling story of darkness & light; of traumatic loss & second chances Told with a sparkling wit & captivating charm but infused throughout with deeper truths it speaks of the power of love & mercy to transform the tragedies of the past
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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 In its chilling opener THE CLEARING paints a classic portrait of rich man vs poor man showing the morning routines of two very similar characters Though they are both white middle-aged & of middle-class stature the nuances that differentiate them--their houses their wives their clothing--jump off the screen with stark clarity With a slightly jumbled chronology the subsequent events come not with shock but with devastating realness Wayne Hayes (Robert Redford) is in his Lexus on his way to work when Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe) kidnaps him It all happens calmly with purposeful execution Mack wants money & will use Hayes as ransom to get it The film then turns to Hayes& elegant wife (Helen Mirren who is a tour-de-force in this quietly emotive role) & well-bred family who are saddled with a ransom negotiator & FBI surveillance & are forced to face the tragedy With no outright violence no sudden bursts of surprise & no wasted time THE CLEARING is a captivating masterful suspense thriller Debut director Pieter Jan Brugge works from a screenplay by Justin Haythe in telling this deeply unsettling tale Hayes & Mack (the superb & intense pairing of Redford & Dafoe) argue their opposite points of view through conversations about family morality & power Meanwhile safe at home Hayes& wife undergoes ups & downs reevaluating her marriage & her love for her husband as investigators dig through the intricacies & secrets of their lives Age Rating 12 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Crime thriller starring Robert Redford & Helen Mirren Wayne Hayes (Redford) is a well-off business executive with his own personal slice of the American dream a beautiful wife Eileen (Mirren) two grown-up children (Alessandro Nivola & Melissa Sagemiller) a lovely home in Pittsburg & a successful business built up from scratch The Hayes& perfect world is turned upside down when Wayne is kidnapped by one of his employees Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe) & held ransom in remote woodlands Eileen must deal with a houseful of FBI agents led by Agent Ray Fuller (Matt Craven) & Wayne must draw on his powers of negotiation as never before The film premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival ...

Your gut is astonishingly clever It contains millions of neurons
- as many as you would find in the brain of a cat
- & is home

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An eleven-year-old has discovered a secret that not even an adult should know A US State Senator is dead & Mark Sway is the only one who knows where the body is hidden The FBI want him to tell them where it is at whatever cost to Mark & his family The killer wants him silenced forever Reggie Love has been practising law for less than five years Only she can save Mark from these twin threats Together they must take on the might of the State & the wiles of a cold-blooded killer ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the district attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Riley Parks is a Texas housewife who leads two starkly different lives a struggling mom & an enterprising businesswoman with a secret Sexy seductive & scandalous Jennifer Love Hewitt stars in her hottest role ever Sexy Seductive Scandalous The sensational first season of the provocative hit drama stars Jennifer Love Hewitt (TV&s " Ghost Whisperer") in her hottest role ever Committed to supporting her family Texas housewife Riley Parks (Love Hewitt) takes a job at the neighbouring town&s massage spa She&s stunned to discover that her female co-workers offer "extra" services not on the massage menu With the support of her cunning new boss (Emmy winner Loretta Devine) & the love of her oft-married mother (3-time Golden Globe winner Cybill Shepherd) Riley now leads two starkly different lives struggling single mom & the enterprising businesswoman with a scandalous secret Actors Jennifer Love Hewitt Loretta Devine Colin Egglesfield Cybill Shepherd Rebecca Field Alicia Lagano & Brian Hallisay Certificate 15 years & over Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages French ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Arabic ; French ; Hindi ; Italian ; Spanish Duration 6 hours & 39 minutes (approx)
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WINNER OF THE 2018 GIRO D&ITALIA! THREE TIME WINNER OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE THE FIRST MAN SINCE BERNARD HINAULT TO HOLD THE MAGLIA ROSA THE MAILLOT JAUNE & THE MAILLOT ROJO AT THE SAME TIME THIS IS CHRIS FROOME IN HIS OWN WORDS & Engaging vividly evoked& Mail on Sunday Books of the Year& What Chris has done is phenomenal& Sir Chris Hoy Growing up in Kenya biking down mile after mile of dusty road & staying in a humble tin hut he developed a fierce passion & determination to win The road to Europe was long gruelling & filled with setbacks
- but it prepared him for teamwork as a domestique & then the leap to leader of Team Sky & a shot at winning the Tour de France In The Climb written with the renowned investigative reporter David Walsh he vividly recounts the struggles the rivalries the battles the comebacks Finally he traces his path to triumph & his mission to help clean up cycling Inspiring & exhilarating it will leave you ready to face your own challenges in life whatever they may be
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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 The place Australia The time 1979 before the advent of genetic sciences & DNA testing While travelling across country with her fiance Cameron heavily pregnant Beth Church is drugged & abducted from a desolate outback motel Waking up in an ice bath in an abandoned abattoir she&s horrified to find her baby has been removed an ugly caesarean scar on her abdomen a chilling reminder of the unfathomable crime Searching the isolated gloomy prison for a way out she finds three other women in various states of medical distress but in exactly the same terrifying predicament & so their deadly game of survival begins Just how far would you go to save the child you have never seen? Raw psychological horror as Saw meets The Vanishing with a gripping hereditary twist in director James Rabbitts& feature debut outlining every mother&s worst nightmare ...