WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE GEE A hideous crime is committed at a fashionable London society gathering The victim is the beautiful innocent Belinda her attacker is the dastardly Baron & his weapon of choice is a pair of scissors Pope's mock-epic is the sharp & witty tale of the most famous bad hair day in the history of literature ...

' Remarkable rare intimate Samer is an understated hero of our time' Anthony Loyd The Times'A clarion call to all of us that we should not give up Somewhere there is a voice in the wreckage' Michael Palin' This is brutal non-fiction plainly & urgently told' Robin Yassin-Kassab Guardian' The simple act of bearing witness is one of the most powerful human responses available The Raqqa Diaries is so important' Evening Standard Everyone should spend a couple of hours of their life reading it to remind themselves that even in the darkest depth of human misery the bravest souls still exist' Sunday Times Since ISIS occupied Raqqa in eastern Syria it has become one of the most isolated & fear-ridden cities on earth The sale of televisions has been banned wearing trousers the wrong length is a punishable offence & using a mobile phone is considered an unforgivable crime No journalists are allowed in & the penalty for speaking to the western media is death by beheading Despite this after several months of nervy & often interrupted conversations the BBC was able to make contact with a small activist group Al-Sharqiya 24 Finally courageously one of their members agreed to write a personal diary about his experiences Having seen friends & relatives butchered his community's life shattered & the local economy ruined by these hate-fuelled extremists Samer is fighting back in the only way he can by telling the world what is happening to his beloved city This is Samer's story ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In the 1880s Englishwoman Martha Price (Maureen O& Hara) & her daughter Hilary (Juliet Mills) come to America to sell their prize Hereford bull at an auction When he is purchased by Bowen a wild Scotsman (Brian Keith) the women hire a footloose cowhand named Burnett (James Stewart) to help them transport the animal to its new owner So begins an adventure that tests the mettle of all involved as they battle killers cattle stampedes & each other But when they reach Bowen&s ranch even greater obstacles force them to summon up extraordinary courage if they & the prize bull are to survive Actors James Stewart Maureen O& Hara Brian Keith Juliet Mills Don Galloway David Brian Jack Elam Ben Johnson Harry Carey Jr Perry Lopez Larry Domasin Silvia Marino Alan Caillou Gregg Palmer & Barbara Werle Director Andrew V Mc Laglen Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1966 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English Duration 1 hour & 33 minutes (approx) ...

Russia 1916 Nina Ivanovna's world is in turmoil Her only hope is to travel to St Petersburg to escape the past & find a future Stefan Kolodin is a medical student
- young & idealistic he wants change for Russia & its people Amidst the chaos of a city in revolt their lives collide & a stormy relationship develops full of passion & politics But soon Nina is drawn in to the glamorous lavish lives of the Russian royal family
- where she begins to fall under the spell of their mysterious monk Grigory Rasputin The ruby-studded dagger he carries
- beautiful & deadly
- could save her & Stefan from a cursed life or condemn them to it An outstanding writer
- simply superb' Independent




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Disc 1 1 I&ve Got You Under My Skin 2 Old Devil Moon 3 How About You? 4 Love & Marriage 5 Jeepers Creepers 6 Dancing On The Ceiling 7 A Foggy Day 8 I&ve Got The World On A String 9 You Make Me Feel So Young 10 Makin& Whoopee 11 Taking A Chance On Love 12 Someone To Watch Over Me 13 I Get A Kick Out Of You 14 You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me 15 Swingin& Down The Lane 16 Anything Goes 17 What Is This Thing Called Love? 18 Young At Heart 19 It Happened In Monterey 20 Too Marvellous For Words Disc 2 1 Hey Brother Pour The Wine 2 Memories Are made from This 3 The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane 4 When You&re Smiling 5 Young & Foolish 6 You Belong To Me 7 Thatx 2019s Amore 8 Kiss 9 Standing On The Corner 10 Mambo Italiano 11 Who&s Sorry Now? 12 Just One More Chance 13 Sway 14 Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!) 15 Let Me Go Lover 16 Once In Love With Amy 17 Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket 18 I Donx 2019t Care If The Sun Donx 2019t Shine 19 Wham! Bam! Thank You Ma&am 20 How D& Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning? Disc 3 1 Be-Bop The Beguine 2 Something&s Gotta Give 3 It&s All Right With Me 4 Love Me Or Leave Me 5 Birth Of The Blues 6 That Old Black Magic 7 My Funny Valentine 8 You Do Something To Me 9 Body & Soul 10 These Foolish Things 11 Hey There 12 The Thrill Is Gone 13 Easy To Love 14 All Of You 15 Come Rain Or Come Shine 16 Smile Darn Ya Smile 17 Tenderly 18 September Song 19 Someone To Watch Over Me 20 Laura ...

The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
Includes: Ratchet & Clank Ratchet & Clank Locked & Loaded Ratchet & Clank
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The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy
Includes: Ratchet & Clank Ratchet & Clank Locked & Loaded Ratchet & Clank
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Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011 Life is on the up We are wealthier healthier happier kinder cleaner more peaceful more equal & longer-lived than any previous generation Thanks to the unique human habits of exchange & specialisation our species has found innovative solutions to every obstacle it has faced so far In The Rational Optimist' acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley comprehensively refutes the doom-mongers of our time & reaches back into the past to give a rational explanation for why we can
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- overcome the challenges of the future such as climate change & the population boom Bold & controversial it is a brilliantly confident assertion that the 21st century will be the best for humankind yet

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Edited by Seamus Heaney & Ted Hughes & conceived of as a collection of their own favourite poems The Rattle Bag has established itself as the classic anthology of our time Heaney & Hughes have brought together an inspired & diverse selection ranging from undisputed masterpieces to rare discoveries as well as drawing upon works in translation & traditional poems from oral cultures In effect this anthology has transformed the way we define & appreciate poetry & it will continue to do so for years to come Including writers from Shakespeare & Blake to Sylvia Plath & T S Eliot The Rattle Bag is eclectic instructive & inspiring at the same time ...

10 years have passed since Stephen Thorn’s fiancee vanished without a trace & he has grown into a prominent if bitter victim’s rights crusader Despite the cold trail & lack of leads he stubbornly refuses to give up the search & then…he begins to hear her voice in the strangest of places Pursued by his own organization & questioning his sanity Stephen embarks on a grisly journey to save his long-lost love As he unravels the truth of her disappearance the body count rises & Stephen finds himself ensnared in a trap that has been set for him long ago… ...