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 notorious city of Gomorrah evil warlord Memnon is determined to lay to waste all the nomadic peoples of the desert Because the few remaining tribes are virtually powerless against him they decide to hire a skilled assassin Mathayus to eliminate Memnon&s most prized asset the sorceress Cassandra who lies at the root of Memnon&s power Mathayus&s plan however is to kidnap Cassandra rather than kill her He knows if he takes her deep into the desert badlands as his hostage Memnon & his henchman will stop at nothing to rescue her Actors The Rock Michael Clarke Duncan Steven Brand Kelly Hu Bernard Hill Grant Heslov Peter Facinelli Branscombe Richmond Ralf Moeller Roger Rees Sherri Howard Conrad Roberts Joseph Ruskin Esteban Cueto & Nils Allen Stewart Director Charles Russell Certificate 15 years & over Year 2002 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) DTSSubtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 27 minutes (approx)
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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 classic thriller with a brilliantly macabre twist The Scotland Yard Mystery is the story of the battle between a resourceful detective & a skilful & sinister swindler Sexton Blake star George Curzon plays a doctor who uses his unique medical knowledge to mastermind a lucrative life-insurance scam; in a rare film role legendary thespian Gerald du Maurier stars as the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who sets out to uncover the secret of five empty coffins & catch the villainous swine responsible for such depravities Directed with characteristic verve by Thomas Bentley The Scotland Yard Mystery is featured here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio ...

The Scots & The Turf tells the story of the great contribution made to the world of Thoroughbred horse racing by the Scots & those of Scottish ancestry past & present culminating with the 2017 Grand National winner One For Arthur The influence has been across the board from jockeys to trainers & owners as well as many legendary horses Outstanding personalities include trainers Mark Johnston on the Flat & Alan King over jumps five-time champion Flat jockey Willie Carson & the greatest of all jumping enthusiasts the late Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother While they are long established names the 21st century has embraced a new roll of honour headed by One For Arthur's trainer Lucinda Russell Keith Dalgleish who has established new records for a Scottish-based (Flat) trainer & Lucy Alexander a brilliant young jump jockey & many others Recognition of the part played by all those from north of the border is long overdue & The Scots & The Turf sets the record straight with a fascinating account of those who have helped make horse racing into the fabulous spectacle it is today ...

History has always mattered to Scots & rarely more so than now at the outset of a new century with a new census appearing in 2011 & after more than ten years of a new parliament An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies & we carry the ancient story of Scotland around with us The mushrooming of genetic studies of DNA analysis is rewriting our history in spectacular fashion In Scotland A Genetic Journey Alistair Moffat explores the history that is printed on our genes & in a remarkable new approach uncovers the detail of where we are from who we are & in so doing colour vividly a DNA map of Scotland ...

Great Scottish Journeys is a unique & captivating exploration of Scotland's highways & byways This stunning collection of photographs ...

Scottish produce is celebrated the world over The demand for game for example far exceeds what can be supplied & Scottish cheeses surpass many from mainland Europe In this book Claire Macdonald celebrates the very best of home-grown ingredients
- from oatmeal dairy produce meat & fish fruit & vegetables & even whisky
- in 60 imaginative recipes for starters main course & puddings as well as for sauces dressings baking & other treats Recipes include Grilled goat's cheese on stir-fried beetroot with orange & Balsamic vinegar Chocolate oatmeal biscuits Iced honey & whisky creams Herb crepes with smoked salmon creme fraiche & diced cucumber Steam-baked cod with lentils coriander & lime Venison fillet with green peppercorn ginger & port sauce

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Fully revised & updated this is the only book with detailed information & maps on every Scottish island With the author's own paintings illustrating it this beautiful guide will take you everywhere whether by armchair or yacht From the abandoned crofts of Mingulay & the standing stones of Orkney to the white beaches of Colonsay this is the first complete gazetteer to cover all of Scotland's many hundreds of islands including those which are uninhabited & those which are notoriously difficult to reach Packed with information on access anchorages points of historical or natural interest & things to do & see this fascinating compendium provides indispensable information for touring for browsing for reference & for all of those travellers who wish to experience some of the most beautiful & remote places in the world No other book begins to emulate the range & depth of the information contained in The Scottish Islands Illustrated with full-colour illustrations & relief maps of all the main islands this is both an impressive work of reference & a fascinating personal view of Scotland's distant outposts ...

From the international bestselling author of the Outlander series the terrific new novel featuring the ever-popular Lord John 1760 Jamie Fraser is a paroled prisoner-of-war in the remote Lake District Close enough to the son he cannot claim as his own his quiet existence is interrupted first by dreams of his lost wife then by the appearance of Tobias Quinn an erstwhile comrade from the Rising Lord John Grey
- aristocrat soldier sometime spy
- is in possession of papers which reveal a damning case of corruption & murder against a British officer But the documents also hint at a far more dangerous conspiracy Soon Lord John & Jamie are unwilling companions on the road to Ireland a country whose castles hold dreadful secrets & where the bones of the dead are hidden in an epic story of treachery
- & scores that can only be settled in blood


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New title in the same series as bestselling The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible The Italian Sausage Bible & The Macsween Haggis Bible Salmon can be eaten any time & makes excellent starters main courses breakfasts & snacks & there suggestions for all of these in this book Due to its high protein content omega-3 fatty acids & vitamin D salmon is one of the most nutritious fish available with many health specialists recommending that it should be eaten three times a week In this handy & varied collection of recipes award-winning chef Claire Macdonald demonstrates the enormous versatility of salmon in forty mouth-watering recipes which show you could eat salmon seven days a week & still never tire of it Hot-smoked salmon cold-smoked salmon salmon fillets & Gravalax (salmon cured with sugar salt & dill) all feature together with a huge range of imaginative accompaniments from beetroot cheese & cream to bananastomatoes garlic & prosciutto ...

A debutante ready for trouble! Miss Prudence Cabot is now regarded as an unsuitable bride for a gentleman; thanks to her sisters she's tainted by scandal Yet this unwilling wallflower is ripe for adventure & when an irresistibly sexy American stranger enlists her help she simply can't deny the temptation Roan Matheson needs to quickly find his runaway sister & persuade her to return to her betrothed Scouring the countryside with the sensually wicked Prudence at his side
- & in his bed
- Roan must choose between his obligations & forbidden desire

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