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 fourteenth book in the series Patrick O' Brian is regarded by many as the greatest living historical novelist writing in English In The Nutmeg of Consolation Jack Aubrey & Stephen Maturin begin stranded on an uninhabited island in the Dutch East Indies attacked by ferocious Malay pirates They contrive their escape but after a stay in Batavia & a change of ship they are caught up in a night chase in the fiercely tidal waters & then embroiled in the much more insidious conflicts of the terrifying penal settlements of New South Wales It is one of O' Brian's most accomplished & gripping books ...

While there are many excellent pacing & defibrillation books they are nearly all written by physicians for physicians The second edition of the successful The Nuts & Bolts of Cardiac Pacing has been thoroughly updated reflecting the new challenges issues & devices that clinicians deal with 180 pages Kenny Tom ...

The number of ICD patients is increasing sharply yet the number of electrophysiologists physicians who specialize in the electrical system of the heart is not increasing as dramatically The result of this influx is that more & more ICD patients are being treated by physicians & staff with little or no ICD training There are many fine books on device-based therapy for the heart but most are written for the experts Whether you read it from cover-to-cover or use it for reference (or both) it is written primarily with you in mind for people who are actually involved in the clinical care of these patients The Nuts & Bolts of ICD Therapy is specifically written for non-cardiologists This book is written in a lively intelligent & easy to navigate style It emphasizes real-life clinical practice & practical tips including illustrations from actual clinical settings Each chapter concludes with a checklist of key points from each subject (Nuts & Bolts ) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Klumps Are Back! America&s funniest family is back for seconds! Eddie Murphy is hilarious when he stars as the entire Klump family in this enormous comedy blockbuster sequel to the Nutty Professer The hilarity begins when professor Sherman Klump finds romance with fellow DNA specialist Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson) & discovers a brilliant formula that reverses aging But Sherman&s thin & obnoxious alter ego Buddy Love wants out & a big piece of the action & when Buddy gets loose things get seriously nutty Now it&s up to Mama Papa Ernie & Granny Klump to throw their weight around & save the day in this whopping gut-busting comedy Actors Eddie Murphy Janet Jackson Larry Miller John Ales Richard Gant Anna Maria Horsford Melinda Mc Graw Jamal Mixon Gabriel Williams & Chris Elliott Director Peter Segal Certificate 12 years & over Year 2000 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; German
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German Subtitles English ; German ; Bulgarian ; Czech ; Danish ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx)
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Irish fairy tales & legends are full of enchantment brave deeds & lost loves Told from generation to generation they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners This wonderfully rich & varied collection are ten of the best-loved traditional Irish stories retold by author & poet Una Leavy The post of Gold captures the trickery & mischief of leprechauns; the story of Oisin in Tir na n-Og marks the end of the great Fianna From 2000 years ago comes The Children of Lir all stories to be treasured for years to come Susan Field's beautiful illustrations are inspired by ancient Celtic art & culture They capture the wealth of tradition the humour & the magic of these great stories Now available in paperback ...

Monologues are an essential part of every actor's toolkit Actors need them for drama school entry training showcases & when auditioning for roles in the industry Following on from the bestselling first volume (2008) & second volume (2013) this book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of today's leading contemporary playwrights The monologues contain a diverse range of quirky & memorable characters that cross cultural & historical boundaries The pieces are organised in age-specific groups ' Teens' ' Twenties' & ' Thirties' This volume comes in a brand new format acting as an actor's workbook as well as monologue resource ...

We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic but despite being inundated with diet advice we are only getting fatter We count calories & exercise regularly yet still the pounds won&t budge Why? In this highly readable & provocative book Dr Jason Fung sets out a groundbreaking new theory that obesity is caused by our hormones rather than a lack of self-control He reveals that overproduction of insulin in the body is the root cause of obesity & obesity-related illnesses including type 2 diabetes & offers robust scientific evidence that reversing insulin resistance is the only way to lose weight in the long term It turns out that when we eat is just as important as what we eat so in addition to his five basic steps
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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 Even though social worker Nina (Jennifer Aniston) has a boyfriend the man she feels closest to is her schoolteacher friend George (Paul Rudd) When George is forced to move in with Nina the relationship between the two becomes even more intense Nina falls pregnant but decides she would prefer to raise her child with George rather than its natural father ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the acclaimed director of The Blair Witch Project When reconnaissance satellites pick a radioactive heat signature in a remote tribal region of Afghanistan CIA Agent Ben Keynes & his highly trained Special Ops team are sent in to investigate the phenomenon Amid the bedlam of the war torn region the Agency fears that Al Qaida has finally got its hands on a nuclear weapon As the team head into the barren Afghan desert it soon becomes clear that this threat may be coming from something infinitely more powerful & definitely not human How do you fight an enemy that is not of this world? Actors Jonas Ball Matthew R Anderson Jon Huertas Michael C Williams Sam Hunter Jeff Prewett Kenny Taylor Chems-Eddine Zinoune Qzaibar Allal Hammou Abaou Rkia Chkaroll Ibtihal Iataren El Hayrani Lekbir P David Miller & Vanessa Johanss Director Daniel Myrick Daniel Myrick Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 30 minutes (approx) ...

Gholam Mortiza Khan comes to Brusel to sell some jewelry but before the sale can be closed Khan dies in an accident Thus begins events sparking an investigation by Mary von Rathen accumulation of sand in the apartment of Kristin Antipova; accumulation of stones in the house of Constant Abeels & Maurice who is loosing weight by the day The events have a catastrophic effect on Brusel & time is of the essence Newly translated into English by Ivanka Hahnenberger & Steve Smith & edited by Steve Smith (translator of The Leaning Girl & The Beauty) & Karen Copeland at Alaxis Press for publication by IDW ...