In the summer after leaving school a young botanist sets out to fulfil a childhood dream
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THE VIEW The Order 1886’s cinematic trailer brought promise of multi-faceted gameplay steam-punky themes & Lycan killing weapons First impressions? It looks amazing! The Order 1886 re-writes history by introducing a unique vision of Victorian-Era London where myths & technology co-exist As a member of an elite order of knights join a centuries-old war that will determine the course of history forever Created by acclaimed developer Ready at Dawn The Order 1886 will launch exclusively for the Play Station 4 (PS4) computer entertainment system Alternate History – The Order 1886 allows players to discover a unique version of Victorian-Era London where technology & the supernatural collide Players will wield advanced weapons & gadgets that didn’t exist during that era & the realism of the game experience will make you feel like these elements could have been very plausible during the time Historical Mythology – The game introduces a unique mythology that will fuse actual history (real world places figures & events) with twists on familiar myths & legends to create an alternate history from the one we know today Filmic Immersion
- The game’s unique filmic presentation is designed to replicate the texture of film & use real-world motion picture & cinematography techniques to emphasize dramatic character performance & realism Ready At Dawn Legacy – Created & developed by Ready At Dawn Studios award-winning developers of Daxter God of War Chains of Olympus (PSP Game of the Year) & God of War Ghost of Sparta The studio is known for pushing their target hardware to its limits as has been seen from their past titles & they are now setting their sights & expertise on the PS4 system
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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 Van Damme plays Rudy whose father Oscar is an archaeologist His father goes to Israel When his father disappears he goes to Israel to find him The chief of police claims that his father never entered the country but an old friend of his father&s was expecting him & before he could tell him more some people start shooting at them He manages to get away & when he goes back to the police chief he still refuses to believe that a crime has been committed He then has Rudy deported but Rudy convinces the police woman assigned to bring him to the airport not to & help him find his father ...

Giant in the Playground Book Condition Acceptable The book is a readable copy showing signs of wear & the pages are intact The cover may have some creases or minor tears The dust jacket (if applicable) may be missing The book may be an ex-library book The book may contain a publisher remainder mar ...

From the Private First Class who knows his place (above a Private but below a Lance Corporal) to the classification of the natural world (Species Genus Family Order ) we introduce hierarchies pecking orders & ranks to every aspect of our lives from society & religion to leisure & the law establishing priorities & bringing order to our world This miscellany of the various hierarchies that govern our existence ranges from the prosaically earthbound in the form of roads & freeways to the esoterically celestial in the form of angels seraphim cherubims archangels & so on Who is more senior in a Chinese triad a White Paper Fan or a Red Pole? What trumps a Straight Flush in poker? How many ranks are there between a Detective & a Colonel in the American police? What's the next step up from the Court of Appeal? What is a Royal Peculiar & where does it stand in the hierarchy of the British church? Which sea states lie between Calm & Phenomenal? In a Roman legion how many men made up a Cohort & how many Cohorts a Legion? What is the hierarchy in the US government? Knowing where something
- or someone
- stands in the order of things helps us quite literally to put it into context

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Over 200 fiendish puzzles to find out who will be the ultimate map-master! 240 pages Ordnance Survey ...

The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity Aeschylus' The Oresteia is translated by Robert fagles with an introduction notes & glossary written in collaboration with WB Stanford in Penguin Classics In the Oresteia Aeschylus addressed the bloody chain of murder & revenge within the royal family of Argos As they move from darkness to light from rage to self-governance from primitive ritual to civilized institution their spirit of struggle & regeneration becomes an everlasting song of celebration In Agamemnon a king's decision to sacrifice his daughter & turn the tide of war inflicts lasting damage on his family culminating in a terrible act of retribution; The Libation Bearers deals with the aftermath of Clytemnestra's regicide as her son Orestes sets out to avenge his father's death; & in The Eumenides Orestes is tormented by supernatural powers that can never be appeased Forming an elegant & subtle discourse on the emergence of Athenian democracy out of a period of chaos & destruction The Oresteia is a compelling tragedy of the tensions between our obligations to our families & the laws that bind us together as a society Aeschylus (525-456 BC) was born near Athens He wrote more than seventy plays of which seven have survived all translated for Penguin Classics The Supplicants The Persians Seven Against Thebes Prometheus Bound Agamemnon The Libation Bearers & The Eumenides If you enjoyed The Oresteia you might like Euripides' Medea & Other Plays also available in Penguin Classics' Conveys more vividly & powerfully than any of the ten competitors I have consulted the eternal power of this masterpiece a triumph' Bernard Levin' How satisfying to read at last a modern translation which is rooted in Greek feeling & Greek thought both the stature & the profound instinctive genius of Aeschylus are recognised' Mary Renault author of The King Must Die ...

Author & neuroscientist Daniel Levitin tackles the problems of twenty-first century information overload in his New York Times & Sunday Times bestselling book The Organized Mind' Thought-provoking & practical Good advice based on sound neuroscientific principles' Sunday Times' Impressively wide-ranging & thoughtful There are fascinating facts & examples throughout' Wall Street Journal' Deservedly a bestseller Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks making his points with pithy stories' Independent' Levitin is about as knowledgeable a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for' New York Times Book Review' More insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know smart important exquisitely written' Daniel Gilbert author of Stumbling on Happiness' Sensible practical advice a comprehensive account of the way we think about organizing everything from our possessions to our friends' Financial Times Even the smartest mind can't beat the organized mind In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information Unable to make sense of it all our creativity plummets decision making suffers & we grow absent-minded The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails forever juggling six tasks at once & trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly This is information overload In The Organized Mind we learn how we got here & why smart organization improves our memories & attention
- & makes us more imaginative & clear-sighted Using a combination of academic research & examples from daily life neuroscientist & bestselling author Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your life You'll discover that- Your brain has a daily processing limit
- why waste it on cat photos?- Pressing Send or clicking Like gives a dopamine hit
- it's addictive- Daydreaming is your brain at its most productive
- Multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everything This book will take you through every aspect of modern life from healthcare to online dating to raising kids showing that the secret to success is always organization Levitin's ideas are surprising powerful & will change the way you see the world By following the advice in The Organized Mind you'll function better go further & find more time to do the things you actually want to do



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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 Relive the golden age of the steam train & a bygone era where only the select boarded the gleaming coaches of some of the most elegant trains in the world Experience travelling in unique luxury & style with sumptuous cuisine & a personal service which is beyond comparison as these journeys take you through ever changing landscapes in sheer decadence Visit some of the most exotic & wildest scenery in the world from the comfort of the most luxurious trains Included are The Great South Pacific Express (Australia) The Pride Of Africa (Africa) The Palace On Wheels (India) The Royal Scotsman (Scotland) The Imperial Express (Europe) & The Eastern & Oriental Express (Asia) ...

This is the account of Edward Proctor Hunt a Pueblo Indian Native American member of many secret societies who in 1928 broke with his people's social & religious codes to recite the origin myth of the Acoma Indians to scholars Recounting a classic Native American story of creation migration & residence this myth offers a unique window into indigenous cosmology & ancient history revealing how a pre-modern society addressed existential questions & formed its own narrative of the world This edition

Includes:: an introduction & notes by Peter Nabokov

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