In the aftermath of the Great War the de Witt family are struggling to piece together the shattered fragments of their lives Rudolf & his wife Verena still reeling from the loss of their second son don&t know how to function in the post-war world Stoneythorpe Hall has become an empty shell with no servants to ensure its upkeep Celia the de Witt&s youngest daughter is still desperate to spread her wings & see more of the world To escape Stoneythorpe & the painful secrets that lie there she moves to London & embraces life & love in the Roaring Twenties ...

The second novel in Elizabeth George's Young Adult series This genre-bending work combines Elizabeth's flair for crime & suspense novels with the paranormal 400 pages George Elizabeth ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Shot over four arduous months in the wild windswept Shetland Islands Michael Powell&s first independent production establishes the daring techniques & experimentation that would later become familiar hallmarks of his career The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island & its inhabitants whose traditions & way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world This brand new digital restoration has been created from the original 35mm negative & personally supervised by Powell&s widow Thelma Schoonmaker
- Martin Scorcese&s long -time editor Actors John Laurie Belle Chrystall & Eric Berry Director Michael Powell Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1937 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play THE EDGE OF THE WORLD A film by Michael Powell Shot over four arduous months in the wild windswept Shetland Islands Michael Powell&s first independent production establishes the daring techniques & experimentation that would later become familiar hallmarks of his career The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island & it&s inhabitants whose traditions & way of life are threatened by a rapidly industrialising world To settle an argument over whether the islanders should give up their livelihood & move to the mainland two childhood friends follow an ancient tradition & climb the island&s highest cliff face The outcome shatters the island&s peace & splits the two clans apart Making the film proved so demanding & sensational that its 32-year-old director was moved to write a full-scale book about his obsession with the tragic grandeur of Scotland&s Outer Isles & his struggle to film it 200000 Feet on Foula which actor Daniel Day Lewis reads from here on this DVD Other extra features include a commentary by film critic Ian Christie & Thelma Schoonmaker Return to the Edge of the World (1978) in which Powell returns to the island forty years later St Kilda Britain&s Loneliest Isle a travelogue film shot in 1928 & Michael Powell&s Home Movies The film & all bonus materials feature hard-of-hearing subtitles UK 1937 black & white 74 minutes 50 minutes extra material Academy ratio 1331 Optional hard-of-hearing subtitles Region 2 DVD ...

Featured in New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015 Michael Pye's The Edge of the World is an epic adventure from the Vikings to the Enlightenment from barbaric outpost to global centre it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea' An utterly beguiling journey into the dark ages of the north sea A complete revelation Pye writes like a dream Magnificent' Jerry Brotton author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps This is a story of saints & spies of fishermen & pirates traders & marauders
- & of how their wild & daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know When the Roman Empire retreated northern Europe was a barbarian outpost at the very edge of everything A thousand years later it was the heart of global empires & the home of science art enlightenment & money We owe this transformation to the tides & storms of the North Sea The water was dangerous but it was far easier than struggling over land; so it was the sea that brought people together Boats carried food & raw materials but also new ideas & information The seafarers raided ruined & killed but they also settled & coupled With them they brought new tastes & technologies
- books clothes manners paintings & machines In this dazzling historical adventure we return to a time that is largely forgotten & watch as the modern world is born We see the spread of money & how it paved the way for science We see how plague terrorised even the rich & transformed daily life for the poor We watch as the climate changed & coastlines shifted people adapted & towns flourished We see the arrival of the first politicians artists lawyers citizens From Viking raiders to Mongol hordes Frisian fishermen to Hanseatic hustlers travelling as far west as America & as far east as Byzantium we see how the life & traffic of the seas changed everything Drawing on an astonishing breadth of learning & packed with human stories & revelations this is the epic drama of how we came to be who we are'A closely-researched & fascinating characterisation of the richness of life & the underestimated interconnections of the peoples all around the medieval & early modern North Sea A real page-turner' Chris Wickham author of The Inheritance of Rome A History of Europe from 400 to 1000' Elegant writing & extraordinary scholarship Miraculous' Hugh Aldersey-Williams author of Periodic Tales & Anatomies' Splendid A heady mix of social economic & intellectual history written in an engaging style It offers a counterpoint to the many studies of the Mediterranean arguing for the importance of the North Sea Exciting fun & informative' Michael Prestwich Professor of History Durham University' Bristling wide-ranged & big-themedat its most meaningful history involves a good deal of art & storytelling Pye's book is full of both' Russell Shorto New York Times' Beautifully written & thoughtfully researched for anyone like this reviewer who is tired of medieval history as a chronicle of kings & kingdoms knights & ladies monks & heretics The Edge of the World provides a welcome respite' Prof Patrick J Geary Wall Street Journal

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In this timely book Gardeners' World's thrifty & resourceful Alys Fowler shows that there is a way to take the good life & re-fashion it to fit in with life in the city 256 pages fc photographs & bw lino cuts throughout Fowler Alys ...

By the author of The Handmaid's Tale & Alias Grace Marian is determined to be ordinary She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancee & quietly awaits marriage But she didn't count on an inner rebellion that would rock her stable routine & her digestion Marriage a la mode Marian discovers is something she literally can't stomach The Edible Woman is a funny engaging novel about emotional cannibalism men & women & desire to be consumed' Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour she has wit & style in abundance a joy to read' Good Housekeeping' Written with a brilliant angry energy' Observer 'A witty elegant generous & patient writer' Punch ...

The myth If you get into a good college study hard & graduate with excellent grades you will be pretty much set for a successful career The reality The biggest thing you won't learn in college is how to succeed professionally Some of the smartest most successful people in the country didn't finish college None of them learned their most critical skills at an institution of higher education & like them most of what you'll need to learn to be successful you'll have to learn on your own outside of school Michael Ellsberg set out to fill in the gaps by interviewing a wide range of millionaires & billionaires who don't have college degrees including fashion magnate Russell Simmons Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz & founding president Sean Parker Word Press creator Matt Mullenweg & Pink Floyd songwriter & lead guitarist David Gilmour This book is your guide to developing practical success skills in the real world Even if you've already gone through college the most important skills weren't in the curriculum
- how to find great mentors build a world-class network learn real-world marketing & sales make your work meaningful (and your meaning work) build the brand of you master the art of bootstrapping & more Learning the skills in this book well is a necessary addition to any education This book shows you the way whether you're a high school dropout or a graduate of Harvard Law School
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Jan Peter & Jule are three leftist political activists who break into the homes of the rich leaving a calling card from the ' Edukator' When Jule leaves her mobile phone in a home that the trio have recently broken into they return only to find the owner waiting for them ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATE WILLIAMSSebastian is young handsome & romantic the heir to a vast & beautiful English country estate He is a fixed feature in the eternal round of lavish parties intrigues & traditions at the cold decadent heart of Edwardian high society Everyone knows the role he must play but Sebastian isn't sure he wants the part Position privilege & wealth are his if he can resist the lure of a brave new world ...