Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Scott&s life is plagued by two kinds of flashbacks First are the childhood memories of the rigorous training he & a friend endured under a martial arts master The second is of a mission Scott went on that ended with him watching his friend get murdered Scott later becomes drawn closer to a vicious crime ring known as The Octagon As he gets closer to the truth Scott learns that these may be the men that murdered his friend so long ago Rated Suitable for 15 years & over ...

The sixth book in the epic Masters of Rome series Julius Caesar is in the prime of his life & at the height of his powers But behind the myth lies a man beset with contradictions Happily married he is also the lover of the enigmatic Egyptian queen Cleopatra A great general he wishes to bring to an end Rome's endless wars Conscious of his own power & contemptuous of lesser men he is determined not to be worshipped as a living god or crowned emperor But Caesar is a man whose very greatness attracts envy & jealousy to a dangerous degree & as the political intrigues which surround him reach their climax his destruction becomes inevitable As the Ides of March approach one of the most powerful stories in history reaches its dramatic conclusion - ...

Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure in this classic story featuring global sensations The Octonauts! The classic Octonauts picture books inspired the phenomenally successful animated TV series broadcast around the world The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean From their underwater base the Octopod the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun & excitement! When the Octonauts meet a fish with a giant frown on his face they begin to feel glum too! The Octonauts try everything they can to cheer him up; making music field trips miniature golf & even a baking marathon Will their new friend ever smile? ...

Join global sensations the Octonauts in an exciting new title in the classic picture book series that inspired the phenomenally successful animated TV show broadcast around the world The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean From their underwater base the Octopod the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun & excitement! It was a sunny day under the South Pacific Ocean when ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! The Octonauts meet Dunkie a goldfish who can't stop growing Finding an ocean big enough for him seems to be an impossible mission for the intrepid crew until they discover a prehistoric deep sea world Is Dunkie really a goldfish after all? An action-packed underwater adventure to delight Octonauts fans! The Ugly Duckling meets Journey to the Centre of the Earth in this hugely exciting nautical adventure! ...

Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure with these cute new picture book characters The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean From their underwater base the Octopod the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun & excitement! All the shadows in the world have gone missing! The Octonauts ravel to the mysterious Sea of Shade to learn why Can they convince the great Shade King to return everyone's shadows? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Disney brings enchantment home with The Odd Life Of Timothy Green an inspiring magical story for the whole family starring Jennifer Garner Cindy (Garner) & Jim Green are a happily married couple who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like When young Timothy shows up on their doorstep one stormy night Cindy & Jim--and their small town of Stanleyville--learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s greatest gifts From Academy Award-nominated directorwriter Peter Hedges (About A Boy Best Adapted Screenplay 2002; Dan In Real Life; What’s Eating Gilbert Grape)--and complete with engaging bonus features--it’s a heartwarming celebration of family as only Disney can deliver Actors Jennifer Garner Joel Edgerton CJ Adams Directors Peter Hedges Actors Jennifer Garner Joel Edgerton CJ Adams Directors Peter Hedges Classification URun Time 107 minutes ...

Stephen Fry believes that if you can speak & read English you can write poetry But it is no fun if you don't know where to start or have been led to believe that Anything Goes Stephen who has long written poems & indeed has written long poems for his own private pleasure invites you to discover the incomparable delights of metre rhyme & verse forms Whether you want to write a Petrarchan sonnet for your lover's birthday an epithalamion for your sister's wedding or a villanelle excoriating the government's housing policy The Ode Less Travelled will give you the tools & the confidence to do so Brimful of enjoyable exercises witty insights & simple step-by-step advice The Ode Less Travelled guides the reader towards mastery & confidence in the Mother of the Arts ...

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Homer's best-loved & most accessible poem recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War A superb new verse translation now published in trade paperback before the standard Penguin Classic B format ...

The paperback of Walker's magnificent edition of Homer's epic story illustrated with lavish full colour pictures & exquisite black & white silhouettes Homer's great story is retold with simplicity & style by award-winning children's writer Gillian Cross & vividly brought to life in Neil Packer's stunning illustrations It charts the ten year epic voyage of Odysseus as he returns from the Trojan War to the island of Ithaca On his journey he encounters all manner of perils from the man-eating Cyclops & the evil sorceress Circe to the deadly lure of the Sirens & the wrath of the sea-god Poseidon Neil Packer's striking imagination & his extraordinary use of colour & dramatic silhouettes capture the terrors of Odysseus's travels as well as the dangers faced by his wife Penelope & his son Telemachus at home The illustrations are a perfect complement to Gillian Cross's beguiling narrative which transports the reader effortlessly into Homer's world ...