From the Nobel Prize winner & best-selling author of Snow & My Name Is Red a fable of fathers & sons & the desires that come between them On the outskirts of a town thirty miles from Istanbul a master well digger & his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain As they struggle in the summer heat excavating meter by meter the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before -not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities The pair will come to depend on each other & exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world But in the nearby town where they buy provisions & take their evening break the boy will find an irresistible diversion The Red-Haired Woman an alluring member of a travelling theatre company catches his eye & seems as fascinated by him as he is by her The young man's wildest dream will be realized but when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger the boy will flee returning to Istanbul Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death & who the redheaded enchantress was ...

Many years have now gone by & jealousy compels me to keep her name a secret even from my readers But I must provide a full & truthful account of what happened It is mid-1980s Istanbul & Master Mahmut & his apprentice use ancient methods to dig wells
- they are desperate to find water in a barren land This is the tale of their struggle but it is also a deeper investigation
- through mesmerising stories & images
- into Pamuk's prevailing themes fathers & sons the state & individual freedom reading & seeing It is also a richly literary work The Red-Haired Woman borrows from the tradition of the French conte philosophique & asks probing questions of ethics & of the role of art in our lives It is both a short realist text investigating a murder which took place thirty years ago near Istanbul
- & a fictional inquiry into the literary foundations of civilizations comparing two fundamental myths of the West & the East respectively Sophocles's Oedipus Rex (a story of patricide) & Ferdowsi's tale of Rostam & Sohrab (a story of filicide) The Red-Haired Woman is a masterful & mesmerising work which further confirms Orhan Pamuk as one of our greatest novelists



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From the Nobel Prize winner & best-selling author of Snow & My Name Is Red a fable of fathers & sons & the desires that come between them On the outskirts of a town thirty miles from Istanbul a master well digger & his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain As they struggle in the summer heat excavating meter by meter the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before -not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities The pair will come to depend on each other & exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world But in the nearby town where they buy provisions & take their evening break the boy will find an irresistible diversion The Red-Haired Woman an alluring member of a travelling theatre company catches his eye & seems as fascinated by him as he is by her The young man's wildest dream will be realized but when in his distraction a horrible accident befalls the well digger the boy will flee returning to Istanbul Only years later will he discover whether he was in fact responsible for his master's death & who the redheaded enchantress was ...

36 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDENot all angels are heaven sent I am one such angel & I have come to pass judgement on the living & the dead A report of a rare & unusual gun
- a type favoured by assassins
- being smuggled into the country sparks Detective Harry Hole's interest Then a former WW2 Nazi sympathizer is found with his throat cut Next someone close to Harry is murdered Why had she been trying to reach Harry on the night she was killed? As Harry's investigation unfolds it becomes clear that the killer is hell-bent on serving his own justice & while the link between the cases remains a mystery one thing is certain he must be stopped

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OVER 33 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEThis book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish' Michael Connelly It is a freezing December night & Christmas shoppers have gathered to listen to a carol concert Then a shot rings out & one of the singers falls to the floor dead Detective Harry Hole & his team are called in to investigate but have little to work with
- there is no immediate suspect no weapon & no motive But when the assassin discovers he's shot the wrong man Harry finds his troubles have only just begun Nesbo is in a class of his own' Evening Standard Terrific shocks tension & atmosphere' The Times
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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 A weekend boating trip on the Norfolk Broads seems just the thing for a group of twenty-something Londoners after a hectic week of work But when they uncover a terrifying secret lurking in the reeds the weekend turns into a fight for their very survival Trapped on their grounded boat with night drawing in & no mobile reception what should have been a weekend of fun becomes a terrifying battle with the evil forces lurking in The Reeds ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Animated adventure sequel featuring the voices of Drake Bell Frankie Jonas & Andy Dick New parents Pi (voice of Bell) & Cordelia (Busy Philipps) have been enjoying a period of quiet since their last run-in with the reef&s resident shark Troy (Donal Logue) Seeing an opportunity to kidnap Cordelia Troy sends his loyal factotum Ronny (Jamie Kennedy) into the community to distract Pi & the rest of his friends & neighbours while he concocts his plan of revenge But with Pi weary of strangers coming to the reef it isn&t long before he recognises Ronny&s real intent & so sets about stopping Troy once & for all ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Four backpackers set out for a week cruising the beautiful great barrier reef on their own Yacht When their boat capsizes leaving them stranded on the overturned hull they must make a simple choice stay with a damaged ship likely to sink at any moment or try to swim for dry land? Taking to the water the group starts to close in on land but when a giant fin breaks the surface they are hit with the realization that they are being stalked by a deadly fourteen-foot white pointer shark Will any of them make the swim or will the sea just take what it wants? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When Pi an ordinary fish from Boston arrives at the exotic reef to live with his Aunt Pearl he is immediately attracted to Cordelia the fish of his dreams There&s just one big problem in the form of Troy the meanest shark in the ocean who not only patrols the reef keeping its community in fear of becoming his next meal but also has his eye on Cordelia & wants her for himself Pi must join up with his new group of friends if he stands any chance of outwitting Troy & his henchmen save the reef & win Cordelia! Actors Freddie Prince Jr Rob Schneider Evan Rachel Wood Donal Logue Andy Dick John Rhys-Davies & Donal Logue Director Howard E Baker & John Fox Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 17 Minutes (approx) ...

The power of glitzy advertising & elaborate marketing campaigns is on the wane; word- of-mouth referrals are what drive business today People trust the recommendation of a friend family member colleague or even stranger with similar tastes over anything thrust at them by a faceless company Most business owners believe that whether customers refer them is entirely out of their hands But science shows that people can't help recommending products & services to their friends-it's an instinct wired deep in the brain & smart businesses can tap into that hardwired desire Marketing expert John Jantsch offers practical techniques for harnessing the power of referrals to ensure a steady flow of new customers Keep those customers happy & they will refer your business to even more customers Talk with your customers not at them Thanks to social networking sites companies of any size have the opportunity to engage with their customers on their home turf as never before-but the key is listening -The sales team is the most important part of your marketing team Salespeople are the company's main link to customers who are the main source of referrals Getting them on board with your referral strategy is critical -Educate your customers Referrals are only helpful if they're given to the right people Educate your customers about whom they should be talking to The secret to generating referrals lies in understanding the Customer Referral Cycle-the way customers refer others to your company who in turn generate even more referrals Businesses can ensure a healthy referral cycle by moving customers & prospects along the path of Know Like Trust Try Buy Repeat & Refer If everyone in an organization keeps this sequence in mind Jantsch argues your business will generate referrals like a well-oiled machine ...