From Britain's 'master of horror' Adam Nevill comes The Ritual winner of the August Derleth Award & perfect for fans of Stephen King Now a major film with Rafe Spall In Adam Nevill's The Ritual four old university friends reunite for a hiking trip in the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle No longer young men they have little left in common & tensions rise as they struggle to connect Frustrated & tired they take a shortcut that turns their hike into a nightmare that could cost them their lives Lost hungry & surrounded by forest untouched for millennia they stumble across an isolated old house Inside they find the macabre remains of old rites & pagan sacrifices; ancient artefacts & unidentifiable bones A place of dark ritual & home to a bestial presence that is still present in the ancient forest & now they're the prey As the four friends struggle toward salvation they discover that death doesn't come easy among these ancient trees ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Four old college friends &8211; Luke (Rafe Spall) Hutch (Robert James-Collier) Phil (Arsher Ali) & Dom (Sam Troughton) &8211; decide to take a hiking trip deep in the Swedish wilderness in order to bond & reminisce about old times However the inexperienced hikers soon find themselves hopelessly lost & as their fragile friendships begin to crack & old resentments surface they become increasingly desperate to escape the woods But they are not alone Someone or something malevolent is watching them intent on making them face their deepest fears & ensuring they never leave They should have gone to Vegas&8230; Actors Rafe Spall Rob James-Collier Arsher Ali Sam Troughton Paul Reid Directors David Bruckner Writers Joe Barton Producers Jonathan Cavendish Richard Holmes Andy Serkis Format PALLanguage English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired Old English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

This is the book on the way we eat Solidifying her standing as a preeminent observer & scholar of everyday life Margaret Visser takes on the sweeping history of table manners from the civilizations of ancient Greece & medieval Europe to the way that technology has altered & continues to alter our behaviour over dinner She writes of everything from cultural idiosyncrasies around preparation & consumption to the surprising origins of tableware
- forks took eight centuries to become common utensils the plate began as a four-day-old slice of bread Blending folklore history & humour this is a feast of fact & observation on one of our most primal rituals the meal
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Taking tea is one of the quintessentially English occasions & who is a greater authority on the subject than the sumptuous Ritz London Hotel? This charming Edwardian-style book captures the essence of this traditional British pastime & provides us with all the expertise on the ceremony as well as the recipes Stories about the legendary afternoon teas at The Ritz & fascinating details about the history of tea drinking are complemented with passages from such diverse writers as Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde Over fifty recipes are included for different kinds of afternoon tea specialities from delicate sandwiches strawberry shortcake & rose petal jam to crumpets & muffins for hearty teas in front of a roaring fire The author gives an infallible guide to the many blends of tea & their suitability to particular occasions Beautifully presented & delightfully illustrated this book is the perfect gift for tea drinkers everywhere ...

The Rivals for Catan is a reimplementation of Catan Card Game Each player portrays a prince for Catan developing their individual provinces & competing to build a more successful province than the other The basic mode of play is similar to the original Catan Card Game where players expand their provinces by building settlements connected by roads Players may also build expansions in their settlements that aid them in various ways or upgrade their settlements to cities to allow more expansions to be built They build these additions by using resources that they accumulate each turn which are determined by the roll of a die Cards are drawn on each turn to replenish the players& hands The players may also use action cards that directly affect either their own province or their opponent&s province The Rivals for Catan features a reduced pool of cards without the more aggressive style of action cards found in the original Catan Card Game Therefore all action cards will be able to be used from the beginning of the game unlike in the original card game Ways to Play The Introductory Game focuses on the basics of the card game featuring gameplay that is more appropriate for newcomers This game is played to 7 victory points &

Includes:: 36 Expansion Cards in four stacks This play style should take beginner players 25 to 30 minutes to play Three Theme Games add more rules expansions & aggressive cards These Theme Games may be played individually or combined to play a variant called " The Duel of the Princes" Each Theme Game adds 24 Expansion & Event Cards to the cards from the Introductory Game which are placed in two stacks separately from the cards from the Introductory Game When playing a Theme Game playtime should be around 45 to 60 minutes As with the original Catan Card Game players can also play the Tournament Game in which each player chooses specific cards to build their deck ahead of time from which they draw from during the game Theme The theme of The Rivals for Catan is no longer restricted only to the feudal era of the Middle Ages like the original Catan Card Game The Introductory Game portrays the very early years of the world of Catan while each Theme Game takes place in progressively later eras These eras are known as " The Era of Gold" " The Era of Turmoil" & " The Era of Progress" Age 10 Players 2 Play Time 45 Minutes

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Follow a little fish on her epic journey downriver as she travels out into the unknown With stunning artwork from Hanako Clulow ...

' Raw relentless & heart-poundingly real this book knocked me off my feet like a river in flood' Ruth Ware bestselling author of In a Dark Dark Wood & The Woman in Cabin 10'A thought came to me that I couldn't force away What we are wearing is how we'll be identified out in the wilderness' Win Allen doesn't want an adventure After a miserable divorce & the death of her beloved brother she just wants to spend some time with her three best friends far away from her soul-crushing job But athletic energetic Pia has other plans Plans for an adrenaline-raising breath-taking white-water rafting trip in the Maine wilderness Five thousand square miles of remote countryside Just mountains rivers & fresh air No phone coverage No people No help ...

Explores life on the Makuyu & Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement Faced with an alluring new religion & magical customs the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown & those who see beyond it ...

n The River you & the other mayoral players each struggle to create the best pioneer settlement by developing land along a river bed in your town collecting resources from the area & constructing buildings As you explore & build up the untouched frontier your workers will settle down along the way meaning that your other workers will shoulder more of the burden to do what you want to do which

Includes:: making nicely organized landscapes to please the aestheticians in town Every decision counts in this fast & streamlined tile-placement game & in the end the player with the most impressive settlement will win! Players 2-4 Playing time 30-45 mins Ages 8

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Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included n The River you & the other mayoral players each struggle to create the best pioneer settlement by developing land along a river bed in your town collecting resources from the area & constructing buildings As you explore & build up the untouched frontier your workers will settle down along the way meaning that your other workers will shoulder more of the burden to do what you want to do which

Includes:: making nicely organized landscapes to please the aestheticians in town Every decision counts in this fast & streamlined tile-placement game & in the end the player with the most impressive settlement will win! Players 2-4 Playing time 30-45 mins Ages 8

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