Their feckless mother Edith has fallen into the clutches of unscrupulous pimp Todd Hardiman whose evil presence threatens their daily existence Befriended by Ned Hawkes & his kindly mother Nell Clemency struggles to escape from life in the slums of Stew Lane 544 pages Court Dilly ...

The Cocktail Book first published in 1900 is the earliest book devoted purely to the art of the cocktail For thirty years including the prohibition it was a staple of well-stocked bars although originals are now extremely rare This collection in a beautiful new edition allows a modern audience to rediscover the joy of classic cocktails with early recipes for the Whisky Sour Mint Julep Manhattan & many more The Cocktail Book was published at the precise time that the modern cocktail found true success & is both a connoisseur's curiosity & a practical guide to mixing classic drinks at home ...

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- The Daily Telegraph" Imaginative daring & flying the flag for the savoury-beverage trend"- Harper's Bazaar"
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The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography From the best-selling author of Fermat's Last Theorem The Code Book is a history of man's urge to uncover the secrets of codes from Egyptian puzzles to modern day computer encryptions As in Fermat's Last Theorem Simon Singh brings life to an anstonishing story of puzzles codes languages & riddles that reveals man's continual pursuit to disguise & uncover & to work out the secret languages of others Codes have influenced events throughout history both in the stories of those who make them & those who break them The betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots & the cracking of the enigma code that helped the Allies in World War II are major episodes in a continuing history of cryptography In addition to stories of intrigue & warfare Simon Singh also investigates other codes the unravelling of genes & the rediscovery of ancient languages & most tantalisingly the Beale ciphers an unbroken code that could hold the key to a 20 million treasure ...

A Jeeves & Wooster novel When Bertie Wooster goes to Totleigh Towers to pour oil on the troubled waters of a lovers' breach between Madeline Bassett & Gussie Fink-Nottle he isn't expecting to see Aunt Dahlia there
- nor to be instructed by her to steal some silver But purloining the antique cow creamer from under the baleful nose of Sir Watkyn Bassett is the least of Bertie's tasks He has to restore true love to both Madeline & Gussie & to the Revd ' Stinker' Pinker & Stiffy Byng
- & confound the insane ambitions of would-be Dictator Roderick Spode & his Black Shorts It's a situation that only Jeeves can unravel Writing at the very height of his powers in The Code of the Woosters PG Wodehouse delivers what might be the most delightfully funny book ever committed to paper

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Through in-depth & informative text written by film journalist Ian Nathan The Coen Brothers Archive re-examines the brothers' most famous work including Raising Arizona Fargo The Big Lebowski O Brother Where Art Thou? No Country for Old Men & True Grit Plus some of their cult films like The Evil Dead Paris je t'aime & A Serious Man Packed with stunning images from the Kobal archives this book will also highlight their surprising involvement in recent films like Bridge of Spies & Unbroken as well as looking at those who they frequently collaborate with ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play A Serious Man An original & darkly humorous story about one ordinary man&s quest to become a serious man Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg) can&t believe his life His wife is leaving him for his best friend His unemployed brother won&t move off the couch Someone is threatening his career His kids are a mystery & his neighbour is tormenting him by sunbathing nude Struggling to make sense of it all Larry consults three different rabbis & their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith family delinquent behaviour & mortality The Big Lebowski The Big Lebowski is a hilariously quirky comedy about bowling a severed toe White Russians & a guy named The Dude Jeff " The Dude" Lebowski doesn&t want any drama in his life heck he can&t even be bothered with a job But he must embark on a quest with his bowling buddies after his rug is destroyed in a twisted case of mistaken identity Starring Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi Philip Seymour Hoffman & John Turturro experience the cultural phenomenon of The Dude Barton Fink New York 1941 Socially Concious scriptwriter Barton Fink (John Turturro) has made it big on Broadway now Tinsel Town is taking notice Hired by Hollywood to write a wrestling picture Barton quits the city smog for movie stardom LA has got the Barton Fink feeling
- Barton Fink has got writer&s block Enlisting the help of able assistant Audrey (Judy Davis) & amiable neighbour Charlie Meadows (John Goodman) Fink finds the real-life inspiration he seeks comes from the most sinister of sources Burn After Reading An all-star cast including George Clooney Brad Pitt Frances Mc Dormand Tilda Swinton & John Malkovich come together in this outrageous spy comedy about murder blackmail sex addiction & physical fitness! When a disc filled with some of the CIA&s most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined but dim-witted gym employees the duo are intent on exploiting their find but since blackmail is a trade better left to the experts events soon spiral out of everyone & anyone&s control resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters! Intolerable Cruelty Top divorce attorney Miles Massey (George Clooney) has got it all Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta-Jones) wants it all When Miles falls for the unattainable Marilyn a hilarious battle of deceit & cunning ensues Underhanded tactics deceptions & an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn & Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes Actors John Goodman Steve Buscemi Julianne Moore John Turturro Frances Mc Dormand John Malkovich Tilda Swinton Brad Pitt John Goodman Judy Davis Michael Lerner Jon Polito Richard Kind Ellen Chenowet Rachel Tanner Catherine Zeta-Jones & Geoffrey Rush Director Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Certificate 18 years & over Year 1998 ; 2008 ; 1991 ; 2009 ; 2003 Screen 1851 Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 8 hours & 52 minutes (approx)

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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 Academy Award Winners Joel & Ethan Coen have been writing directing editing & producing some of the most original films to come out of Hollywood This box set contains six of their most unique & imaginative classics including their most recent hit A Serious Man Titles Comprise A Serious Man Larry Nidus is a good man He is a loving husband a committed father & a dedicated professor who always does the fair & just thing in the face of daily temptations But one day everything starts to go wrong His wife leaves him for reasons she can&t explain & her smug new lover manages to convince Larry that he should be the one to move out of the house & into a cheap motel
- all for the children&s benefit of course Burn After Reading An outrageous spy comedy about murder blackmail sex addiction & physical fitness! When a disc filled with some of the CIA&s most irrelevant secrets gets in the hands of two determined but dim-witted gym employees the duo are intent on exploiting their find But since blackmail is a trade better left for the experts events soon spiral out of everyone&s & anyone&s control resulting in a non-stop series of hilarious encounters! The Big Lebowski It takes guys as simple as the Dude & Walter to make a story this complicated & they&d really rather be bowling & The Dude& Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is unemployed & laid-back That is until he becomes a victim of mistaken identity two thugs breaking into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the Pasadena millionaire In hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet &the Dude& visits his wealthy namesake & with buddy ex ' Nam& vet Walter Sobchak he is swept into a labyrinthine comedythriller of extortion embezzlement sex dope German Nihilists White Russians mysterious cowboys Shomer Shabbos bowling & sever The Hudsucker Proxy Hudsucker Industries is flourishing Profits are stupendous & stock is at an all-time high So when their founder Waring Hudsucker leaps to his death from the 44th floor his board of directors is thrown into panic Hudsucker has not left a will & his majority shareholding in the company must therefore soon be offered for sale to the public But scheming Vice President Sidney J Mussburger has a plan He&ll install a complete imbecile as Chairman & devalue the stock to a level where the rest of the board can acquire controlling interests for themselves Barton Fink Between Heaven & Hell There&s Always Hollywood! John Turturro shines in the lead role in Barton Fink the Coen Brothers& hilarious satire set in the 1940s Hollywood Fink is a New York playwright who reluctantly relocates to Hollywood to write screenplays Ordered to write a low budget screenplay about wrestling Fink manages to type one sentence & thennothing! Although his chatty insurance salesman neighbour Charlie helps out by teaching Fink about wrestling the clock ticks the temperature rises & Fink&s life spins more & more out of control Intolerable Cruelty From the Coen brothers comes this witty sharp comedy about a man who wins in court & courts to win! Divorce attorney Miles Massey has got it all Serial gold-digger Marilyn Rexroth wants it all A hilarious battle of deceit & cunning ensues when Miles falls for Marilyn with each one trying to outsmart the other Underhand tactics deceptions & an undeniable attraction escalate as Marilyn & Miles square off in this classic battle of the sexes Actors Simon Helberg Adam Arkin Brad Pitt George Clooney Tilda Swinton John Malkovich Frances Mc Dormand Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi Tim Robbins Paul Newman Jennifer Jason Leigh George Clooney & Catherine Zeta Jones Director Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Certificate 18 years & over Year 2009 ; 2008 ; 1997 ; 1994 ; 1991 ; 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
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Please note this is a region 2 Blu-ray DVD & will require a region 2 or region free Blu-ray DVD player in order to play Academy Award Winners Joel & Ethan Coen have been writing directing editing & producing some of the most original films to come out of Hollywood This box set contains eight of their most unique & imaginative classics including Hail Caesar & A Serious Man Re-visit characters like The Dude (Jeff Bridges – The Big Lebowski) & Linda & Chad (Frances Mc Dormand & Brad Pitt – Burn After Reading) as they are swept up in comedy thrillers of extortion & embezzlement From their inspired re-imagining of True Grit to the sinister No Country for Old Men; from the bona fide Soggy Bottom Boys of O Brother Where Art Thou? to the underhand tactics deception & undeniable attraction of George Clooney & Catherine Zeta Jones in Intolerable Cruelty
- this collection is an endlessly entertaining assembly of the worldwide critically acclaimed Coen Brothers masterpieces! Directors Ethan Coen Joel Coen Language English Number of discs 8
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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 Academy Award Winners Joel & Ethan Coen have been writing directing editing & producing some of the most original films to come out of Hollywood This box set contains eight of their most unique & imaginative classics including Hail Caesar & A Serious Man Re-visit characters like The Dude (Jeff Bridges – The Big Lebowski) & Linda & Chad (Frances Mc Dormand & Brad Pitt – Burn After Reading) as they are swept up in comedy thrillers of extortion & embezzlement From their inspired re-imagining of True Grit to the sinister No Country for Old Men; from the bona fide Soggy Bottom Boys of O Brother Where Art Thou? to the underhand tactics deception & undeniable attraction of George Clooney & Catherine Zeta Jones in Intolerable Cruelty
- this collection is an endlessly entertaining assembly of the worldwide critically acclaimed Coen Brothers masterpieces! Directors Ethan Coen Joel Coen Language English Number of discs 8
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