Patrick O' Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master & Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery This is the nineteenth book in the series Following the extraordinary success of The Yellow Admiral this latest Aubrey-Maturin novel brings alive the sights & sounds of North Africa as well as the great naval battles in the days immediately following Napoleon's escape from Elba Aubrey & Maturin are in the thick of the plots & counterplots to prevent his regaining power Coloured by conspiracies in the Adriatic in the Berber & Arab lands of the southern shores of the Mediterranean by night actions fierce pursuits slave-trading & lion hunts The Hundred Days is a masterpiece 'O' Brian is far & away the best of the Napoleonic storytellers & The Hundred Days is one of the best of the series a classic naval adventure crammed with incident superbly plotted & utterly gripping This is O' Brian at his brilliant entertaining best & when he is on this form the rest of us who write of the Napoleonic conflict might as well give up & try a new career Fans of the series will need no encouragement to buy this book but if you are new to Aubrey & Maturin then this is as splendid an introduction as you could wish for' Bernard Cornwell ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch When Hassan & his family led by Papa (Om Puri) move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery However upon encountering the icy proprietress Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) the Kadam family realise they may have bitten off more than they can chew Outraged by the new arrivals Madame Mallory is determined to have their business shut down As cultures clash & food flies a heated battle escalates between the two establishments
- until that is Hassan&s passion & talent for French cuisine begin to enchant Madame Mallory & even she can&t deny this young chef could have what it takes to garner even more acclaim for her beloved restaurant This along with his new found friendship with her beautiful sous chef Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon) starts to weave a magic between the two cultures & despite their different tastes they discover an unlikely recipe for success that surprises them all An uplifting & feel good cultural feast full of Indian spices French sophistication & British wit Directed by Lasse Hallstrom & produced by Oprah Winfrey Steven Spielberg & Juliet Blake
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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 Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch When Hassan & his family led by Papa (Om Puri) move to a quaint village in the South of France with the grand plan of opening an Indian restaurant in the picturesque countryside they are undeterred by the fact that only 100 feet opposite stands a Michelin starred classical French eatery However upon encountering the icy proprietress Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren) the Kadam family realise they may have bitten off more than they can chew Outraged by the new arrivals Madame Mallory is determined to have their business shut down As cultures clash & food flies a heated battle escalates between the two establishments – until that is Hassan’s passion & talent for French cuisine begin to enchant Madame Mallory & even she can’t deny this young chef could have what it takes to garner even more acclaim for her beloved restaurant This along with his new-found friendship with her beautiful sous chef Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon) starts to weave a magic between the two cultures & despite their different tastes they discover an unlikely recipe for success that surprises them all An uplifting & feel-good cultural feast full of Indian spices French sophistication & British wit THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY is directed by Lasse Hallström & produced by Oprah Winfrey Steven Spielberg & Juliet Blake ...

Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky
- a palace above the clouds where gods' & mortals' lives are intertwined There to her shock Yeine is named one of the potential heirs to the king But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won & Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with a pair of cousins she never knew she had As she fights for her life she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death & her family's bloody history But it's not just mortals who have secrets worth hiding & Yeine will learn how perilous the world can be when love & hate
- & gods & mortals
- are bound inseparably


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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Swedish adventure comedy based on Jonas Jonasson&s bestselling novel Despite having reached his 100th birthday Allan Karlsson (Robert Gustafsson) still has a sharp mind Keen to avoid the party that his retirement home have organised for him Allan climbs out of his bedroom window & begins an escapade featuring criminals & a stash of drug money Allan however is not new to adventure
- during his lifetime he was involved with many significant events which changed the course of history & became associated with world leaders & other notable figures along the way
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A brand new adventure for the Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog gives us more laugh-out-loud capers for Trevor & his ridiculously speedy dog Streaker With mysterious pet-kidnappings going on all around & Dad threatening to send Streaker to behaviour boot camp Trevor needs to come up with a way to keep Streaker safe Enter best friend Tina & her mum's hair extensions & dye Giggle all the way to the end of the latest story from King of Comedy Jeremy Strong ...

Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise The Mayor will be there The press will be there But as it turns out Allan will not Escaping (in his slippers) through his bedroom window into the flowerbed Allan makes his getaway & so begins his picaresque & unlikely journey involving criminals several murders a suitcase full of cash & incompetent police As his escapades unfold Allan's earlier life is revealed A life in which
- remarkably
- he played a key role behind the scenes in some of the momentous events of the twentieth century Translated by Roy Bradbury

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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 Swedish adventure comedy based on Jonas Jonasson&s bestselling novel Despite having reached his 100th birthday Allan Karlsson (Robert Gustafsson) still has a sharp mind Keen to avoid the party that his retirement home have organised for him Allan climbs out of his bedroom window & begins an escapade featuring criminals & a stash of drug money Allan however is not new to adventure
- during his lifetime he was involved with many significant events which changed the course of history & became associated with world leaders & other notable figures along the way
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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 Catherine Deneuve & David Bowie are a pair of modern-day vampires on a desperate hunt for fresh blood to survive The highlight of Tony Scott&s stylish film is a hospital waiting room scene where Bowie succumbs to severely accelerated ageing ...

First in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy Set in a dark vision of the near future a terrifying reality TV show is taking place Twelve boys & twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games There is only one rule kill or be killed When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games she sees it as a death sentence But Katniss has been close to death before For her survival is second nature ...