As the summer sun sets over the Arizonan desert wildlife gathers to witness a very special annual event The night flower is about to bloom This celebration transforms the quiet desert for just a short few hours into a riot of colour & sound as mammals & insects congregate from miles away to take part in this miracle of nature From pollinating fruit bats to howling mice & reptilian monsters explore the unusual wildlife the desert has to offer in this beautiful rhyming non-fiction picture book ...

Something was happening on Grimloch Lane Something good One day William discovers that the tree outside his window has been sculpted into a wise owl Each day more topiaries appear each one more beautiful than the last Soon William's grey little town is full of colour & life & though the mysterious night gardener disappears as suddenly as he appeared William & his town are changed forever With breathtaking illustrations & spare sweet text this masterpiece about enjoying the beauty of nature is sure to become an instant classic A best-selling debut picture book about an orphan whose life is transformed by a mysterious night gardener bringing colour & life to his town ...

In the spirit of ' Goodnight Moon' & ' The Curious Garden' comes a stunning debut picture book filled with whimsy & creativity ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A powerful atmospheric thriller & a major box-office hit for director Leslie Arliss The Night Has Eyes boasts a supremely accomplished cast & crew including Wilfrid Lawson a youthful James Mason & British femme fatale Joyce Howard; Gunther Krampf&s skilful cinematography is ably complemented by Charles Williams& evocative score This memorable highly acclaimed film is featured here in br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited aspect ratio Schoolteacher Marian Ives visits the Yorkshire moors where her friend Evelyn disappeared a year ago Caught in a violent storm she takes refuge in a large lonely house to which she is grudgingly admitted by Stephen Deremid a reclusive pianist traumatised by his experiences in the Spanish Civil War While Marian finds herself attracted to Stephen she also begins to suspect that he may have had something to do with her friend&s disappearance ...

A charming & magical story from actor & comedian Ben Miller that will remind everyone of the true spirit of Christmas & prove once a for all that Father Christmas really does exist! 304 pages black & white throughout Miller Ben ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In Cairo at the height of the Arab Spring hotel night manager Jonathan Pine receives a plea for help from the beautiful Sophie Alekan As the mistress of the powerful but dangerous hotel owner Sophie has evidence of an arms deal that could help crush the popular uprising Compelled to do what he thinks is right Pine makes contact with his friend at the British Embassy But his actions unwittingly draw him into the terrifying world of ruthless arms dealer Richard Roper When Sophie’s information makes its way to Angela Burr a government anti-corruption agent intent on bringing down Roper’s empire a leak in her network triggers a chain of events that end in tragedy ...

In The Night Manager John le Carre's first post-Cold War novel an ex-soldier helps British Intelligence penetrate the secret world of ruthless arms dealers' Le Carre is the equal of any novelist now writing in English' Guardian'A marvellously observed relentless tale' Observer At the start of it all Jonathan Pine is merely the night manager at a luxury hotel But when a single attempt to pass on information to the British authorities
- about an international businessman at the hotel with suspicious dealings
- backfires terribly & people close to Pine begin to die he commits himself to a battle against powerful forces he cannot begin to imagine In a chilling tale of corrupt intelligence agencies billion-dollar price tags & the truth of the brutal arms trade John le Carre creates a claustrophobic world in which no one can be trusted' Complex & intense page-turning tension' San Francisco Chronicle' When I was under house arrest I was helped by the books of John le Carre they were a journey into the wider world These were the journeys that made me feel that I was not really cut off from the rest of humankind' Aung San Suu Kyi' One of those writers who will be read a century from now' Robert Harris' He can communicate emotion from sweating fear to despairing love with terse & compassionate conviction' Sunday Times (on The Spy Who Came in from the Cold)' Return of the master Having plumbed the devious depths of the Cold War le Carre has done it again for our nasty new age' The Times (on Our Kind of Traitor)

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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 In Cairo at the height of the Arab Spring hotel night manager Jonathan Pine receives a plea for help from the beautiful Sophie Alekan As the mistress of the powerful but dangerous hotel owner Sophie has evidence of an arms deal that could help crush the popular uprising Compelled to do what he thinks is right Pine makes contact with his friend at the British Embassy But his actions unwittingly draw him into the terrifying world of ruthless arms dealer Richard Roper When Sophie’s information makes its way to Angela Burr a government anti-corruption agent intent on bringing down Roper’s empire a leak in her network triggers a chain of events that end in tragedy ...

' Do you ever think there's maybe something that's gone wrong with the world?'A man is found dead in one of the city's luxury ...

A gripping new thriller from the author of The Poison Artist
- selected for BBC Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo 304 pages Moore
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