' An indispensable guide to the tragic history of a great European nation' (David Blair Sunday Telegraph) Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires
- Roman to Ottoman Habsburg to Russian
- & they all left their imprint on the landscape the language & the people living within these shifting borders In this authoritative book Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy traces the history of Ukraine from the arrival of the Vikings in the tenth century to the current Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine & annexation of Crimea Fascinating & multilayered The Gates of Europe is the essential guide to understanding not just Ukraine's past but also its future

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The ultimate Rome story From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all Julius Caesar In the city of Rome a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict
- & Julius Caesar cutting his teeth in battle will be in the thick of the action The first instalment in the bestselling Emperor series
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New novel in the Kencyrath series sequel to The Sea of Time Adventure in a well-crafted high fantasy land Destruction is in Jame Knorth’s nature Literally She is the avatar of of a god known at That-Which-Destroys the god of chaos & ruin Yet Jame is also a noblewoman within an ancient race & the designated heir of her twin brother Torisen Knorth High Lord of the Kencyrath Jame’s people are fleeing world by world from a terrible enemy that has pursued them through a multitude of universes Its name is Perimal Darkling Obeying instructions from her brother Jame sets out with a force of Southron warriors to reestablish the long-fallen castle keep of Tagmeth By Jame’s side is Lyra a devious Kencyrath noble girl who is determined not to be forced into a marriage with a man she despises Jame’s old friends Mark & Brier Iron-thorn stand with her as well Marc steward & organizer of Jame’s household & Brier the only captain under her command wholly sworn to support Jame no matter the cost Jame finds more allies in the forest surrounding the ancient keep where the wild people of the woodlands the Merikit hold court & Jame’s adopted mother Gran Cyd matriarch & queen of the Merikit may once again provide the voice of calm that Jame requires to survive her own tempestuous nature Jame sets about establishing Tagmeth as an outpost against the gathering power of Perimal Darkling But Tagmeth hides a secret a gateway to a mystery that may save this world from eternal darkness—or plunge it to destruction & ruin all the sooner It is up to Jame to find her way through Perimal Darkling’s traps & to come to terms with the god of pandemonium & destruction within her who grows stronger every day If she succeeds it may be that Perimal Darkling can finally be defeated after eons of fear & flight & if she fails yet another world will fall to darkness forever Meet the Author PC Hodgell earned her doctorate at the University of Minnesota with a dissertation on Sir Walter Scott&s Ivanhoe & is a graduate of both the Clarion & the Milford Writers Workshops Recently retired she was a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in modern British literature & composition & teaches an on-line course on science fiction & fantasy for the University of Minnesota Hodgell lives in her family’s ancestral nineteenth-century wood-framed house in Oshkosh Wisconsin ...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize The nine surviving children of the Hegarty clan gather in Dublin for the wake of their wayward brother Liam It wasn't the drink that killed him
- although that certainly helped
- it was what happened to him as a boy in his grandmother's house in the winter of 1968 The Gathering is a novel about love & disappointment about thwarted lust & limitless desire & how our fate is written in the body not in the stars

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' Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names' Guardian THE DEAD DEMAND VENGEANCE in the ALL-NEW compelling novel in the BESTSELLING Inspector Mc Lean series A truck driver loses control in central Edinburgh ploughing into a crowded bus stop & spilling his vehicle's toxic load The consequences are devastating DI Tony Mc Lean witnesses the carnage Taking control of the investigation he soon realises there is much that is deeply amiss
- & everyone involved seems to have something to hide But as Mc Lean struggles to uncover who caused the tragedy a greater crisis develops the new Chief Superintendent's son is missing last seen in the area of the crash PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR Mc LEAN SERIES' Creepy gritty & gruesome' Sunday Mirror' The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record' Oswald easily outstrips the formulaic work of bigger names' Guardian' Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph' Oswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers' Daily Mail ' Oswald's writing is in a class above most' Daily Express
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' Epic in every sense'
- Sunday Times Tarmon Gai'don the Last Battle looms & mankind is not ready Rand al' Thor struggles to unite
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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 Albert Finney stars as Sir Winston Churchill in the years leading up to the Second World War as he tries to warn Britain of the threat posed by Hitler & Nazi Germany The film looks at his comeback from political obscurity & the personal sacrifices he made for his country ...

Evocative muscular
- Kathleen Jamie Karen Lloyd takes us on a deeply personal journey around the 60 miles of coastline that make
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The Gatsby Affair explores Zelda Fitzgerald's affair with the French aviator Edouard Jozan who served as the prototype for F Scott Fitzgerald's most famous creation Jay Gatsby This book draws on the Jozan family papers photographs & archival materials & takes a bold new look at the creation of The Great Gatsby ...

The famed ancient Indian guide to lovemaking the Kama Sutra has been used to enhance sexual experiences since the fourth century Now a leading gay author has reinterpreted this iconic erotic manual to create a practical sex guide for gay lovers Clear empowering text celebrating the art of gay lovemaking is accompanied by exquisite sensual artworks from the original Kama Sutra & other homoerotic classical works & tasteful contemporary black & white instructional line drawings The book provides practical advice on sexual technique relationships & emotional wellbeing Featuring an illustrated journey through all the different sexual positions & covering everything from meeting a partner courtship & kissing to games & massage The Gay Man's Kama Sutra is the ultimate guide to satisfying exciting gay love ...