Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play During World War II Brazil was an ally of the United States England & France At the time there were directed over 25 thousand soldiers from the BEF (Brazilian Expeditionary Force) to fight the enemies represented by the Axis Germany Italy & Japan Almost all soldiers came from poor backgrounds & were mostly unprepared for combat they had to learn in practice to fight for survival After suffering a collective panic attack at the foot of Castle Hill the soldiers Guimar es (Daniel de Oliveira) Tenente (Julio Andrade) Piauí (Gaspar Francisco) & Laurindo (Thogum) try to get down the mountain but end up missing the others When they were reunited they had to decide to return to the battalion & are at risk of facing court-martial for dereliction of duty or return to the position the night before & at risk of facing a surprise attack of the enemy That&s when the journalist Rui (Ivo Canelas) tells about an active minefield & they think this is a chance to redeem the mistake they committed but much is yet to happen & the war is far from over ...

A new story from the exceptional partnership of Claire Freedman & Kate Hindley 32 pages full colour Freedman Claire ...

A gripping untold saga of love betrayal & scandal at the height of the Roaring Twenties 288 pages 8pp black & white photos Mead Corey ...

A covert mission A royal demand And a race against time The fourth title in Genevieve Cogman's witty & wonderful The Invisible Library series The Lost Plot is an action-packed literary adventure In a 1920s-esque America Prohibition is in force fedoras flapper dresses & tommy guns are in fashion & intrigue is afoot Intrepid Librarians Irene & Kai find themselves caught in the middle of a dragon vs dragon contest It seems a young librarian has become tangled in this conflict & if they can't extricate him there could be serious political repercussions for the mysterious Library & as the balance of power across mighty factions hangs in the balance this could even trigger war Irene & Kai find themselves trapped in a race against time (and dragons) to procure a rare book They'll face gangsters blackmail & fiendish security systems & if this doesn't end well it could have dire consequences for Irene's job & incidentally for her life ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play & The Lost Prince& is the story of Prince Johnnie the younger son of Queen Mary & King George V who was hidden away to spare an uncomprehending family & public from his severe epileptic fits & autism From writerdirector Stephen Poliakoff this is a moving drama set against the looming First World War featuring stunning costumes idyllic sets & the beguilling atmosphere of immensely significant world events seen simply through a child&s eye Actors Gina Mc Kee Michael Gambon Miranda Richardson & Tom Hollander Director Stephen Poliakoff Certificate Exempt from Classification Languages English Subtitles None listed Duration 3 hours (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A nostalgic look at Britain&s abandoned railways lost to the public since the 1950s Featuring the following famous routes 1 The Great Central Railway from London to Nottingham 2 The Somerset & Dorset from Bath to Bournemouth 3 The Waverly route in Scotland from Carlisle to Edinburgh ...

The fifth volume of the History of Middle-earth containing the early myths & legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war The Silmarillion At the end of 1937 J R R Tolkien reluctantly set aside his work on the myths & heroic legends of Valinor & Middle-earth & began The Lord of the Rings This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth completes the examination of his writing up to that time Later forms of The Annals of Valinor & The Annals of Beleriand had been composed The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified form & a new Map had been made The legend of the Downfall of Numenor had entered the work including those central ideas the World Made Round & the Straight Path into the vanished West Closely associated with this was the abandoned time-travel' story The Lost Road linking the world of Numenor & Middle-earth with the legends of many other times & peoples Also included in this volume is the The Lhammas as essay on the complex languages & dialects of Middle-earth & an etymological dictionary' containing an extensive account of Elvish vocabularies ...

Larry Marion&s The Lost Rolling Stones Photographs is a milestone for rock & roll collecting the largest trove of never-before-seen rock photographs ever uncovered reveals the Rolling Stones on their earliest American tours in the 1960s Selected from a rediscovered cache of intimate behind-the-scenes snapshots taken by Bob Bonis-the US tour manager behind the Stones the Beatles & other British Invasion breakthroughs-The Lost Rolling Stones Photographs reveals the casual human side of a young Mick Jagger & Keith Richards when they were merely " England&s Newest Hit Makers" Presented by Larry Marion owner of New York&s Not Fade Away Gallery & curator of the acclaimed exhibit " The British Are Coming The Beatles & The Rolling Stones 1964-66" this one-of-a-kind book gives a priceless window into the off-stage personalities of America&s first bad boy rock band ...

A powerful story of abuse neglectand hope from this well-loved writer When a mysterious fire kills her adoptive parents Madeleine's worst fear comes true
- she & her beloved brother Oliver are separated Worse still Maddie is blamed for starting the fire & labelled a difficult child she is sent to a children's home Far from idyllic & buried deep in the countryside the home well conceals the misery of its young occupants Subjected to a harsh regime of abuse & degradation Maddie makes a brave attempt to escape But her brief weeks of freedom are thwarted when she is caught & taken back to River House Maddie clings to her determination to one day be reunited with Oli & it is this which gives her the strength to endure what lies ahead For she knows she can rely only on herself
- there is no one else to keep her safe

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I've lost my marbles When fourteen year-old Angie hears these simple words uttered from her aging grandfather's lips she has no idea that it will send her on a journey into a hidden world of magic born from childhood imagination
- one that bonds each & every one of us to our own unique spark a special talisman with wondrous powers Like many over the years Angie forgot about her spark as her mind grew cluttered with the challenges of life the stresses of school & the tragic loss of her mother Now Angie will need all her strength & courage as she rediscovers this world & the secret danger whispering in the shadows Her grandfather was wrong He didn't lose his marbles They were stolen from him! & if Angie isn't careful she could be next! An adventurous tale of wonder The Lost Spark celebrates the magic of childhood
- the fantasy of imagination the darkness of the unknown & the beauty of friendship that knows no bounds Prepare to enter a world both familiar & new & one that you'll never want to leave

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