The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived partied bed-hopped & politicked at the Chateau de l' Horizon near Cannes over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960 At the heart of this was the amazing Maxine Elliott the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut who built the beautiful art deco Chateau & brought together the likes of Noel Coward the Aga Khan the Windsors & two very saucy courtesans Doris Castlerosse & Daisy Fellowes who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism & biographies during his 'wilderness years' in the thirties After the War the story continued as the Chateau changed hands & Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set as well as launch his seduction of & eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth Mary Lovell tells her story of high society behaviour with tremendous brio & relish & this book has all the charm & fascination of her bestselling The Mitford Girls & The Churchills ...

So good that it will devour you It is incandescent
- Daily Telegraph The Road is the astonishing post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac
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This book is an ethnographic & historical study of the main Albania-Greece highway But more than an ethnography on the road it is an anthropology of the road Highways are part of an explicit cultural-material nexus that

Includes:: houses urban architecture & vehicles Complex socio-political phenomena such as EU border security nationalist politics post-Cold War capitalism & financial crises all leave their mark in the concrete This book explores anew classical anthropological & sociological categories of analysis in direct reference to infrastructure providing unique insights into the political & cultural processes that took place across Europe after the Cold War More specifically it sheds light on political & economic relationships in the Balkans during the socialist post-Cold War period focusing especially on Albania one of the most under-researched countries in the region --

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The Sunday Times Bestseller Featuring an exclusive new chapter On 23 September 2005 at the Joiners Arms in Southampton Frank Turner played his last gig with his hardcore band Million Dead On the laminates that listed the tour dates the entry for 24 September simply read ' Get a job' Deflated jaded & hungover Frank returned to his hometown of Winchester without a plan for the future All he knew was that he wanted to keep playing music Cut to 13 April 2012 over a thousand shows later (show 1216 to be precise) & he was headlining a sold-out gig at Wembley Arena with his band The Sleeping Souls Told through his tour reminiscences this is the blisteringly honest story of Frank's career from drug-fuelled house parties & the grimy club scene to filling out arenas fans roaring every word back at him But more than that it is an intimate account of what it's like to spend your life constantly on the road sleeping on floors invariably jetlagged all for the love of playing live music ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From Cormac Mc Carthy the writer of the Oscar-winning No Country For Old Men & the director of The Proposition comes the film adaption of one of the most celebrated & beloved books of the 21st Century The Road It is a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller a heart-rending love story between father & son & a lesson to us all on how humanity can overcome the most horrific challenges to our survival BAFTA nominated for its cinematography The Road is a stunning life-enhancing & utterly rewarding experience that deserves to be seen ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Cormac Mc Carthy the writer of the Oscar-winning No Country For Old Men & the director of The Proposition comes the film adaption of one of the most celebrated & beloved books of the 21st Century The Road It is a gripping post-apocalyptic thriller a heart-rending love story between father & son & a lesson to us all on how humanity can overcome the most horrific challenges to our survival BAFTA nominated for its cinematography The Road is a stunning life-enhancing & utterly rewarding experience that deserves to be seen Actors Charlize Theron Viggo Mortensen Guy Pearce Robert Duvall Garret Dillahunt Michael K Williams Kodi Smit-Mc Phee Bob Jennings Jeremy Ambler David August Lindauer Nick Pasqual & Aaron Bernard Director John Hillcoat Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen Languages English
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From the author of The Gustav Sonata Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain seeking work Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife his beloved young daugher & his outrageous friend Rudi who
- dreaming of the wealthy West
- lives largely for his battered Chevrolet Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British their hostile streets their clannish pubs their obsession with celebrity London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship sex money & a new career & if Lev is lucky a new sense of belonging Over a million Rose Tremain books sold A writer of exceptional talent Tremain is a writer who understands every emotion' Independent IThere are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain' Irish Times Tremain has the painterly genius of an Old Master & she uses it to stunning effect' The Times Rose Tremain is one of the very finest British novelists' Salman Rushdie Tremain is a writer of exemplary vision & particularity The fictional world is rendered with extraordinary vividness' Marcel Theroux Guardian

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Confronting & solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid Avoiding resolution results in greater pain & an inability to grow both mentally & spiritually Drawing heavily on his own professional experience Dr M Scott Peck a psychiatrist suggests ways in which facing our difficulties
- & suffering through the changes
- can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding He discusses the nature of loving relationships how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become one's own person & how to be a more sensitive parent This is a book that can show you how to embrace reality & yet achieve serenity & a richer existence Hugely influential it has now sold over ten million copies
- & has changed many people's lives round the globe It may change yours


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The culmination of a lifetime of counselling lecturing & writing M Scott Peck's major work leads us to a deeper awareness of how to live rich fulfilling lives in a world fraught with stress worry & anxiety Writing with a depth of understanding that comes with the seasoned perspective of age Dr Peck continues the journey of spiritual growth that began with The Road Less Travelled one of the most influential personal development books of modern times To the famous opening line of that book
- ' Life is difficult' he now adds ' Life is complex' But the greatest challenge he reminds us is to learn to deal with life's conflicts problems & paradoxes to find the true simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity The journey to serenity & inner peace Dr Peck writes can only be made with increasing self-awareness & social awareness There are no easy answers for complex problems The work of learning & spiritual growth is hard & yet he shows us that there is a way to think with integrity to know the difference between good & evil to overcome narcissism to love & be loved to live with paradox to accept the consequences of our actions all through life & to come to terms with dying & death
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Confronting & solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid & the very avoidance results in greater pain & an inability to grow both mentally & spiritually Drawing heavily on his own professional experience leading psychiatrist Dr M Scott Peck suggests ways in which facing our difficulties
- & suffering through the changes
- can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding He discusses the nature of loving relationships how to recognise true compatibility how to distinguish dependency from love how to become one's own person & how to be a more sensitive parent This is the bestselling self-help book that will change the way you live & love for good

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