This is the new updated edition of the classic book for the novice player & seriously addicted alike Test your wits against of 225 of the best card games ever invented
- from familiar & famous to the strange & new From Canfield Klondike & Napoleon's Forty Thieves to Boomerang Bristol & Sudden Death Right here the odds are in your favour for endless hours of fun But you may have a way to go to become a winner!
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With detailed photographs & clear instruction for practice this is the first book comprehensively to cover the history development & training methods of this rarely taught esoteric internal martial art The deceptively simple postures & movements of Yiquan are highly effective for achieving results for both health & combat making it very appealing to martial artists & Master Tang here reveals the secrets of a martial art still surrounded in mystery He also provides a history of the origins & lineage of the Yiquan tradition as well as detailed information on the stances & movements weapons & programs grading & teaching This complete guide to Yiquan will be essential for anyone interested in Yiquan or oriental martial & internal arts more generally ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Bourne Identity begins a man who may or may not be Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is found floating in the Mediterranean Sea & is hauled onto a fishing boat When the ship&s doctor examines the unconscious castaway he discovers two bullet wounds & an implanted device that displays a Swiss bank account number With nothing but this code the amnesiac Bourne travels to Zurich & gains access to a safe-deposit box containing a gun thousands of dollars in various currencies & valid passports from numerous countries--each listing a different identity Within minutes Bourne is on the run from a seemingly ever-present agency relying on language & fighting skills he didn&t even know he possessed Offering 20000 for a ride to Paris Bourne gains the reluctant help of the nomadic Marie (Franka Potente) Meanwhile the shadowy organization headed by a tough-talking bureaucrat (Chris Cooper) sends numerous assassins (including the Professor played by Clive Owen) after Bourne & Marie As their situation grows more perilous the two strangers struggle to find out who Bourne really is & why they are being hunted The Bourne Supremacy re-enters the shadowy world of expert assassin Jason Bourne (Damon) who continues to find himself plagued by the splintered nightmares from his former life The stakes are now even higher for the agent as he coolly maneuvers through the dangerous waters of international espionage-replete with CIA plots turncoat agents & ever-shifting covert alliances-all the while hoping to find the truth behind his haunted memories & answers to his own fragmented past The Bourne Ultimatum All he wanted was to disappear; instead Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he is--a legendary assassin Having lost his memory & the one person he loved he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets & a new generation of highly-trained killers Bourne has only one objective to go back to the beginning & find out who he was Now in the new chapter of this espionage series Bourne will hunt down his past in order to find a future The Bourne Legacy introduces a brand new hero Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner)--an agent on the run from destruction & on a journey to discover the truth in life-or-death stakes created by events of the first three Bourne films Cross & Dr Shearing (Rachel Weisz) fight to survive as CIA Ops led by Eric Byer (Edward Norton) attempt to shut down their Operation & make everyone involved disappear for good Actors Matt Damon Franka Potente Chris Cooper Clive Owen Brian Cox Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Gabriel Mann Julia Stiles Paddy Considine Edgar Ramirez Joan Allen David Strathairn Scott Adkins & Jeremy Renner Edward Norton & Rachel Weisz Director Doug Liman Paul Greengrass Paul Greengrass & Tony Gilroy Certificate 12 years & over Year 2002 ; 2004 ; 2007 ; 2012 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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The mice of Brambly Hedge have been delighting adults & children alike for more than thirty years All eight of the classic picture books are brought together in this exquisite volume The mice of Brambly Hedge made their first appearance in 1980 when the four seasonal stories were published Ever since readers have loved exploring the miniature world of the hedgerow & meeting the families that live there In this collection the mice have many adventures but they always have time for fun & relaxation too Whatever the season & whether they are by the sea in the High Hills or simply at home by the fire there is always someone ready to lend a helping hand Contains Spring Story Summer Story Autumn Story Winter Story Poppy's Babies Sea Story The High Hills The Secret ...

A practical hands-on guide
- for actors directors teachers & students
- to Brecht's history & practice of theatre The Complete

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During its extraordinarily long 40-year production run the Mini was offered in hundreds of variants First there were the standard Austin Seven & Morris Mini-Minor saloon van pick-up & estate versions Then came a whole family of Mini-Coopers the upmarket Wolseley & Riley models the Moke & the Clubman Later in the 1980s & '90s there were no less than 41 UK Limited Editions with exotic names like Ritz & Tahiti & 56 International Special Editions for specific export markets for example the Mr Bean for Japan & the Cooper Silver Bullet for Germany Minis were also built in many countries from Italy to Australia & Uruguay with their own modifications & there were the distinctive & expensive coach built Minis beloved of film & pop stars from firms like Wood & Pickett Bertone Radford Tickford & others including the fearsome ERA Mini Turbo Absolutely all of these Minis are covered in this book with photographs descriptions specifications performance figures & production dates & numbers Whether you want to look up or identify a particular Mini or simply absorb the enormous range & variety of the Mini's incarnations this never attempted before is the book ...

All top chess players agree that to keep your tactical muscles in shape it's imperative to continue training & the easiest & most fun way to do this is by performing tactical exercises Even solving a few puzzles for ten minutes each day can be of utmost benefit for the aspiring player But where can one find the required number of suitable puzzles to satisfy this demand? Look no further than " The Complete Chess Workout" In this book tactics expert Richard Palliser presents the reader with a massive 1200 puzzles all checked for accuracy by the latest computer engines There is something for players of all levels here many basic tactics
- forks pins skewers & checkmates
- to appeal to beginners & improvers & a considerable number of brain-teasers that will tax even the strongest of players Palliser has meticulously collected puzzles from practical play in recent years
- a large percentage of the exercises here will be completely new to most readers All the important tactical themes are covered while there are special sections on opening traps & end games Work your way through this book & your opponents will soon be on the receiving end of your increased tactical powers!


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Conan the Cimmerian the boy-thief who became a mercenary who fought & loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia Neither supernatural fiends nore demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword & dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian age Collected together in one volume for the very first time in chronological order are Robert E Howard's tales of the legendary hero as fresh & atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than seventy years ago Compiled by & with a foreward & afterword by award-winning writer & editor Stephen Jones ...

CS Lewis's acclaimed & universally loved novels spring to life in these spellbinding full-cast BBC dramatisations Anyone who's visited Narnia wants to go back again & these radio dramas make for a hugely entertaining first-time or return journey with a cast including Bernard Cribbins Maurice Denham Richard Griffiths Martin Jarvis Sylvester Mc Coy John Sessions Fiona Shaw & Timothy Spall The Magician's Nephew When Polly & Digory discover some magic rings they begin the most exciting & dangerous journey of their lives
- & encounter the mighty lion Aslan The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe Lucy Peter Edmund & Susan enter a magical world of talking fauns & flying horses where the evil White Witch has cast Narnia in perpetual winter 14 CDs 15 hrs 8 mins The Horse & His Boy Shasta & his talking horse Bree flee from a life of slavery & head for the freedom of Narnia facing many perils along the way Prince Caspian Peter Susan Lucy & Edmund are called upon to help Caspian free Narnia of his evil uncle's regime & reclaim freedom & happiness The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Edmund Lucy & Eustace join King Caspian on a perilous mission to find his friends the seven lost Lords of Narnia The Silver Chair Jill & Eustace set out to find King Caspian's lost son & in the grim land of the Earthmen they encounter the wicked Green Lady The Last Battle The King is in danger & Narnia faces its darkest hour Eustace & Jill must help its people fight for the future of the once-glorious kingdom
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This first volume of the collection contains books 1 & 2 of the series The City of Shifting Waters
- in its original two parts
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