' It was the time when the rush for spoils filled a corner of the forest with the yelping of hounds the cracking of whips the flaring of torches The appetites let loose were satisfied at last shamelessly amid the sound of crumbling neighbourhoods & fortunes made in six months The city had become an orgy of gold & women' The Kill (La Curee) is the second volume in Zola's great cycle of twenty novels Les Rougon-Macquart & the first to establish Paris
- the capital of modernity
- as the centre of Zola's narrative world Conceived as a representation of the uncontrollable 'appetites' unleashed by the Second Empire (1852-70) & the transformation of the city by Baron Haussmann the novel combines into a single powerful vision the twin themes of lust for money & lust for pleasure The all-pervading promiscuity of the new Paris is reflected in the dissolute & frenetic lives of an unscrupulous property speculator Saccard his neurotic wife Renee & her dandified lover Saccard's son Maxime ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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SPOILER ALERT Read after The Maze Runner The Scorch Trials & The Death Cure When sun flares hit the Earth intense heat toxic radiation & flooding followed wiping out much of the human race Those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains hunting for food For Mark & his friends surviving is difficult & then an enemy arrives infecting people with a highly contagious virus Thousands die & the virus is spreading Worse it's mutating & people are going crazy It's up to Mark & his friends to find the enemy
- & a cure
- before the Flare infects them all

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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 All eight episodes from the US crime drama series starring John Leguizamo as Mr Wolf an Iraq war veteran who leads his former platoon on a daring bank heist Unfortunately the robbery goes tragically wrong & John has no choice but to take hostages Going head-to-head with Mr Wolf is Horst Cali (Donnie Wahlberg) a no-nonsense hostage negotiator who refuses to back down Episodes comprise & Who&s Afraid of Mr Wolf Part 1& & Who&s Afraid of Mr Wolf Part 2& & No Meringue& & Pro Patria& & Visiting Hours& & The Great Ape Escape& & The Devil&s Zoo Part 1& & & The Devil&s Zoo Part 2& ...

Ninth in the high-octane Sandman Slim series The Kill Society has the kick-ass action & inventive fantasy that are the hallmarks of New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey Sandman Slim has reached the far edge of Tenebrae the desolate home of the lost dead Alone & with no clue how to get back home he collides with a caravan of the damned led by the ruthless Magistrate Slim didn't land in Tenebrae by chance When he tried to open Heaven he sent a tsunami across the universe & now the afterlife is falling apart The angels know Slim is close by & they have put a tempting bounty on his head It's one thing to ride with a ferocious criminal gang across the land of the dead
- it's quite another to do it while everyone is trying to make sure you stay there But Slim's not too worried He's been fighting cosmic forces hell-bent on destruction for years A pack of vicious bounty hunters vengeful angels & dangerous enemies with friendly smiles isn't going to stop him fixing the chaos he's caused
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Their job is to investigate crime
- not become the victims A killer is terrorising London but this time the police are the targets
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Tuffy doesn't feel wanted at home any more His owners just don't appreciate him So what if he broke the new TV? Got fur on all Dad's clean clothes? Ate Tinkerbell the kitten's special kitten-food? All accidents! But they're making such a fuss! So Tuffy decides to make a break for it He bids farewell to the gang
- Snowball Tiger & Bella
- & runs away But starting a new life isn't easy & soon Tuffy starts to wonder if he's made a terrible mistake

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' Okay okay So stick my head in a holly bush' Tuffy knows what he likes & he doesn't like the 'art' that Ellie's mum brings home from her new classes So what's a cat to do?A few scratches here just happen to shred a painting A nudge there somehow slips a vase off a shelf Dad hope a horribly lumpy clay pot will be next but Tuffy's having none of it The killer cat will go his own sweet way! ...

Okay okay So spank my furry little bum I held a party It was my birthday How was I supposed to know it wouldn't be the only party around town on that dark & dreary Halloween nightso things ended up in a bit of a mess (Well more than a mess really A complete disaster) But it was not my fault so don't blame me ...

Grandmaster Simon Williams has played the Classical Dutch for over twenty years It remains his favourite opening & has featured in some of his greatest individual results including a win over World Championship finalist Boris Gelfand In this book Williams examines the Classical Dutch in great depth He also presents a complete repertoire for Black with the Dutch Defense which is based on his own repertoire he has used successfully at grandmaster level for many years As well as presenting the latest theory & revealing his new ideas in the key lines Williams highlights the main tactical & strategic ideas for both sides & covers important issues such as move orders Each chapter

Includes:: a series of tests at the end so that readers are able to assess how well they have understood the main concepts This books tells you everything you need to know about successfully playing the Classical Dutch A Dutch repertoire against 1 d 4 1 c 4 & 1 Nf 3 Written by a world-renowned Classical Dutch expert Packed with new ideas & critical analysis

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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 Mike Locken (James Caan) is a field operative for an organisation that takes the jobs the CIA do not want to handle After being shot & crippled by his former partner George (Robert Duvall) he trains back up to peak fitness through a punishing martial arts regime When his former employer brings him in on a freelance job Mike insists that he uses his own team culminating in a personal battle between two military professionals ...