Features the Western classics THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN THE BIG COUNTRY & THE LONG RIDERS THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN John Sturges's remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic THE SEVEN SAMURAI has become an influential film in its own right A small farming Mexican village that makes involuntary donations of its harvest to a gang of bandits led by Calvera (Eli Wallach) decides to hire a group of professional gunmen headed by gunslinger-for-hire Chris (Yul Brynner) to protect them Despite the meagre pay Chris & Vin (Steve Mc Queen) sign on after the Mexicans see them face down some racist thugs Chris begins to pick up other gunmen including Bernardo (Charles Bronson) Lee (Robert Vaughan) Britt (James Coburn) Harry (Brad Dexter) & aspiring gunslinger Chico (Horst Buchholz) as they ride back to the village The Mexicans who are at first ambivalent about having gunmen hanging around their town finally let down their guard & allow their visitors to teach them how to shoot & how to best reconfigure the town to defend against Calvera When the bandits return they find harvesting the crops a little more challenging THE BIG COUNTRY
- Wyler's powerful Western covers a lot of territory with Gregory Peck a fish out of water as a sea captain who travels west to marry & settle but finds himself in the middle of a bitter dispute over water rights & a jealous clash with the ranch foreman (Charlton Heston) He also discovers his fiancee isn't who he imagined & finds true romance with the local schoolmistress (Jean Simmons) Folk singer Burl Ives surprised audiences with his performance which garnered him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar THE LONG RIDERS- This violent Western follows four sets of brothers--the Youngers the Jameses the Millers & the Fords--who band together for a crime spree across Missouri Law enforcers meanwhile prove inept in their attempts to apprehend the renegade cowboys who are busy arguing among themselves Director Walter Hill's film features four groups of real-life brothers--the Keaches the Carradines the Quaids & the Guests
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National Bestseller--New York Times USA Today Wall Street Journal Publisher's Weekly Look for Chip Gaines new book Capital Gaines fall of 2017 Are you ready to see your fixer upper? These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husb&-&-wife team Chip & Joanna Gaines stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper As this question fills the airwaves with anticipation their legions of fans continue to multiply & ask a different series of questions like-Who are these people? What's the secret to their success? & is Chip actually that funny in real life? By renovating homes in Waco Texas & changing lives in such a winsome & engaging way Chip & Joanna have become more than just the stars of Fixer Upper they have become America's new best friends The Magnolia Story is the first book from Chip & Joanna offering their fans a detailed look at their life together From the very first renovation project they ever tackled together to the project that nearly cost them everything; from the childhood memories that shaped them to the twists & turns that led them to the life they share on the farm today They both attended Baylor University in Waco However their paths did not cross until Chip checked his car into the local Firestone tire shop where Joanna worked behind the counter Even back then Chip was a serial entrepreneur who among other things ran a lawn care company sold fireworks & flipped houses Soon they were married & living in their first fixer upper Four children & countless renovations later Joanna garners the attention of a television producer who notices her work on a blog one day In The Magnolia Story fans will finally get to join the Gaines behind the scenes & discover The time Chip ran to the grocery store & forgot to take their new sleeping baby Joanna's agonizing decision to close her dream business to focus on raising their children When Chip buys a houseboat sight-unseen & it turns out to be a leaky wreck Joanna's breakthrough moment of discovering the secret to creating a beautiful home Harrowing stories of the financial ups & downs as an entrepreneurial couple Memories & photos from Chip & Jo's wedding The significance of the word magnolia & why it permeates everything they do The way the couple pays the popularity of Fixer Upper forward sharing the success with others & bolstering the city of Waco along the way And yet there is still one lingering question for fans of the show Is Chip really that funny? " Oh yeah" says Joanna " He was & still is my first fixer upper" ...

On a remote Greek Island Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster As reality & illusion intertwine Urfe is caught up in the darkest of psychological games John Fowles expertly unfolds a tale that is lush with over-powering imagery in a spellbinding exploration of human complexities By turns disturbing thrilling & seductive The Magus is a feast for the mind & the senses ...

In this vivid account Kryiacos C Markides introduces to us the rich & intricate world of Daskalso The Magus of Strovolos In what appears at first to be an exercise in fantasy we see Daskalos draw on seemingly unlimited mixture of esoteric teachings psychology reincarnation demonology cosmology & mysticism from both eastern & western traditions But Daskalos is first & foremost a healer whose work is firmly rooted in a belied in ' Holyspirit' or absolute love & whose aim is the expansion of reason & spiritual evolution ...

A woman feels she must fight to hold on to her place in the household where she&s been a servant for much of her life in this drama from writer & director Sebastian Silva ...

'A modern-day The Help'
- Emerald Street' It's a book to read & then read again' The Book Bag'I loved The Maid's Room with its
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A new compilation of brainteasers from the ever-popular Mail on Sunday archives Super sudoku puzzles up the ante of the perennially popular sudoku format with a massive 16 3x 4 grids in each puzzle for the ultimate sudoku challenge Whether at home on your daily commute or in any other spare moments through the day become master of the numbers 1-12 with this perfect book for sudoku fans ...

Supersize the world's greatest number puzzle & you get Super Sudoku
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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 All six episodes from the first series of the late 1960searly 1970s TV drama that follows lawyer David Main (John Stride) as he moves back to Leeds to set up a practice after years of high-flying success in London Intending to establish his own business empire Main quickly sets about cultivating his contacts with the city&s great & good But having come up the hard way himself he&s soon reaching out to help those less fortunate
- even if it clashes with his own interests The episodes are & What About Justice?& & Body & Soul& & The Professional& & Liar&s Dice& & The Privilege of Justice& & & With All My Worldly Goods&
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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 Running for four enormously popular series this thrilling Yorkshire Television drama stars John Stride as David Main an ambitious dynamic occasionally impetuous young solicitor Having cut his teeth in London Main now returns to his native Leeds to establish his own practice Thirsting for success yet never losing touch with his compassionate side Main takes on lucrative high-profile cases as well as those involving society&s most underprivileged; as the series follows him through both triumph & catastrophe his passion for his work often leads to conflict in his turbulent private life Actors John Stride Anna Palk Glynn Edwards Sharon Maughan John Wentworth Directors John Frankau Christopher Hodson Marc Miller Derek Bennett Gareth Davies Language English Number of discs 16 ...