By what means did so much beauty & ingenuity appears in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity & formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial & error individual craftsmanship & an instinct to carve out the essential with the slenderest of means brought to objects that made life both livable & meaningful to a pre-industrial society The objects photographed & described by designer Jasper Morrison may be appreciated both for their beauty & for the example they set of design at its purest ...

After five years in prison AJ Gurney-one of Detroit’s legendary wheelmen & the ladies’ favorite bad boy-is free & he’s decided it’s time to go straight But during a simple visit to the bank AJ is recognized by two violent bank robbers & they demand AJ be their driver To ensure his compliance they take a young female hostage Unfortunately she just happens to be the daughter of a Russian crime lord AJ now finds himself pursued by the police & hunted by every asset of the Russian mob Without a doubt he’s in a very hard place Collects THE HARD PLACE 1-5 ...

Ben Horowitz cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz & one of Silicon Valley's most respected & experienced entrepreneurs offers essential advice on building & running a startup-practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover based on his popular ben's blog While many people talk about how great it is to start a business very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day sharing the insights he's gained developing managing selling buying investing in & supervising technology companies A lifelong rap fanatic he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors cultivating & sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in Filled with his trademark humor & straight talk The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures drawing from Horowitz's personal & often humbling experiences ...

The story of Jonah is full of ingredients that children love a dangerous mission; a man on the run; danger at sea; an incredible whale rescue; & a grand finale about forgiveness Amanda Hall & Joyce Denham give this classic tale their own special twist The beautiful illustrations & dramatic story line make this a great read ...

Featuring Jack Reacher hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise as he comes to the UK Jack Reacher is alone the way he likes it He watches a man cross a New York street & drive away in a Mercedes The car contains 1 million of ransom money Reacher's job is to make sure it all turns out right
- money paid family safely returned But Reacher is in the middle of a nasty little war where nothing is simple What started on a busy New York street explodes three thousand miles away in the sleepy English countryside Reacher's going to have to do this one the hard way
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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 Michael J Fox & James Woods team up for hilarious action-adventure from director John Badham Nick Lang (Fox) is a popular actor who seeks out obsessive detective Moss (Woods) in order to research a new part & break out of his &nice guy& screen image On the trail of a ruthless serial killer the last thing Moss needs is a pampered Hollywood sidekick Actors Michael J Fox James Woods Stephen Lang Annabella Sciorra Penny Marshall John Capodice Luis Guzman LL Cool J Delroy Lindo Christina Ricci & Kathy Najimy Director John Badham Certificate 15 years & over Year 1991 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English ; German
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; German ; Dutch ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Danish ; Finnish Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)
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Cal's family are proud to live in an 'analogue' world
- no wifi in their house just an ancient black-&-white TV At school Cal has
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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 Down-on-his-luck ex-sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by shady fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his latest find an unknown but easily exploitable phenom from Argentina ...

This collection of four Hardy Boys graphic novels brings stories “ Board to Death” “ To Die or Not to Die?” “A Hardy Day&s Night” & “ Abracadeath” into one volume for the very first time Follow Frank & Joe on adventures as they search for hidden treasure discover the true identity of a mysterious girl investigate some accidents on the set of a popular reality series & check out some strange occurrences at the local mall Meet the Author Two time Wizard-Award-winning writer SCOTT LOBDELL is most closely associated with his seven year run on Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men as well as his co-creation with artist Chris Bachalo on the same company’s Generation X He has also worked on series such as WILDCATS The Darkness Buffy the Vampire Slayer & KISS! While keeping one foot firmly planted in the comic book industry with such creator-owned properties as Ball & Chain & The Stray Scott is currently writing television pilots direct to DVD movies (for comic book legend Stan Lee) & feature films in Hollywood ...

The best value in graphic novels is back Four HARDY BOYS adventures in one huge volume! Four exciting adventures of The Hardy ...