A gritty & gorgeous debut that follows a cast of gay & transgender club kids navigating the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1980s & '90s inspired by the real House of Xtravaganza made famous by the seminal documentary Paris Is Burning It's 1980 in New York City & nowhere is the city's glamour & energy better reflected than in the burgeoning Harlem ballroom scene where seventeen-year-old Angel first comes into her own Burned by her traumatic past Angel is new to the drag world & has a yearning to help create a family for those without When she falls in love with Hector a beautiful young man who dreams of becoming a professional dancer the two decide to form the House of Xtravaganza the first-ever all-Latino house in the ballroom circuit Into the house come Venus a whip-smart trans girl who dreams of finding a rich man to take care of her; Juanito a quiet boy who loves fabrics & design; & Daniel a butch queen who accidentally saves Venus' life The Xtravaganzas must learn to navigate sex work addiction & persistent abuse leaning on each other as bulwarks against a world that resists them All are ambitious resilient & determined to control their own fates even as they hurtle toward devastating consequences Told in a voice that brims with wit rage tenderness & fierce yearning The House of Impossible Beauties is a tragic story of love family & the dynamism of the human spirit ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Seeking shelter from a storm abandoned young cat Thunder sneaks into a mysterious mansion owned by retired magician Lawrence aka " The Illustrious Lorenzo" Lawrence shares his fairy-tale world with many animals & a dazzling array of automatons & gizmos capable of whipping up breakfast while rolling out a spectacular song-&-dance routine He soon makes Thunder feel welcome but Jack the rabbit & Maggie the mouse start plotting to get him kicked out When Lawrence ends up in the hospital his nephew tries to trick him into selling the house But its ragtag inhabitants develop a spooky strategy to defend their home They turn their house into a haunted mansion using Thunder as their secret weapon ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Seeking shelter from a storm abandoned young cat Thunder sneaks into a mysterious mansion owned by retired magician Lawrence aka " The Illustrious Lorenzo" Lawrence shares his fairy-tale world with many animals & a dazzling array of automatons & gizmos capable of whipping up breakfast while rolling out a spectacular song-&-dance routine He soon makes Thunder feel welcome but Jack the rabbit & Maggie the mouse start plotting to get him kicked out When Lawrence ends up in the hospital his nephew tries to trick him into selling the house But its ragtag inhabitants develop a spooky strategy to defend their home They turn their house into a haunted mansion using Thunder as their secret weapon ...

Introduction & Notes by Janet Beer Manchester Metropolitan University The House of Mirth tells the story of Lily Bart aged 29 beautiful impoverished & in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite & to support her expensive habits
- her clothes her charities & her gambling Unwilling to marry without both love & money Lily becomes vulnerable to the kind of gossip & slander which attach to a girl who has been on the marriage market for too long Wharton charts the course of Lily's life providing along the way a wider picture of a society in transition a rapidly changing New York where the old certainties of manners morals & family have disappeared & the individual has become an expendable commodity The House of Mirth was published in October 1905 to widespread critical acclaim It became an instant bestseller & is regarded today as one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished & compelling social satires
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The Penguin English Library Edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton' It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions'A searing shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man's world The House of Mirth sees Lily Bart beautiful & charming living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husband In her search for freedom & the happiness she feels she deserves Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal Edith Wharton's shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the world's wealthy & the prison that marriage can become The Penguin English Library
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At the edge of the city of Valgaast Malveil awaits It is a house of darkness Its halls are filled with history & pain It knows all secrets & no weakness can be hidden from it At the edge of the city of Valgaast Malveil awaits It is a house of darkness Its halls are filled with history & pain It knows all secrets & no weakness can be hidden from it Now it stirs eagerly because its prey approaches Colonel Maeson Strock of the Adeptus Ministorum is returning to his ancestral mansion He is a shell of a man broken by the horrors of war & personal loss Colonel Strock has come home to take up the mantel of planetary governor He hopes he can purge his home world of political corruption He hopes he can reforge connections with his estranged children He hopes he can rebuild his life Malveil will feast on his hopes Strock believes he has seen the worst of the galaxys horrors Malveil will show him how wrong he is ...

In his rich & nuanced portrait of the remarkable elusive Rothschild family Oxford scholar & bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family&s phenomenal economic success He reveals for the first time the details of the family&s vast political network which gave it access to & influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age & he tells a family saga tracing the importance of unity & the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto & later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe A definitive work of impeccable scholarship with a thoroughly engaging narrative & The House of Rothschild& is a biography of the rarest kind in which mysterious & fascinating historical figures finally spring to life ...

This second volume of Niall Ferguson's acclaimed landmark history of the legendary Rothschild banking dynasty concludes his myth-breaking portrait of one of the most powerful & fascinating families of modern times With all the depth clarity & drama with which he traced the Rothschild's ascent Ferguson shows how their power waned as conflicts from Crimea to the Second World War repeatedly threatened the stability of their worldwide empire & how their failure to establish themselves successfully in the United States would prove fateful At once a classic family saga & a major work of economic social & political history this is the definitive biography of some of the most powerful financiers of recent times ...

' Extremely atmospheric & unputdownable I loved it' Marian Keyes What readers are saying about The House of Secrets' Libby & Zoe are complex courageous & believeable & I found their stories absolutely compelling to read with a very satisfying ending''I cried I smiled I swore in anger at parts such a brilliant piece of writing'' Enjoyed every page of this lovely book & its lovely heroines Zoe & Libby Highly recommended for a great feel good read'' Finished the whole book in one night literally unputdownable' An ordinary house on an ordinary street built in 1936 & never lived in Its rooms might be empty but this house is full of secrets When Zoe & Win raw & reeling from a recent tragedy move into their new home it's meant to be a fresh start & a way to mend the holes in their relationship But pushed to the back of a cupboard is a suitcase that's been gathering dust for eighty years Inside is a wedding dress letters & a diary all belonging to a woman called Libby & there's something else in the suitcase something that echoes Zoe's own pain Zoe follows Libby's trail from Paris to Spain on the brink of Civil War to secret trysts in London & as Libby finds the courage to live & love again Zoe begins to let go of her own grief But when Libby's story takes a darker turn Zoe becomes increasingly obsessed with discovering what really happened all those years ago Because if Libby managed to get her happy ever after then maybe Zoe & Win can too Perfect for fans of Rachel Rhys Jenny Ashcroft Santa Montefiore & Kathryn Hughes ' An engrossing read' Woman & Home'A wonderful book' Heat' This beautiful dual love story is a real page-turner' Hello!' Filled with warmth & great characters' Stylist ...

For fans of Downton Abbey Atonement & Birdsong
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