The debut novel of abduction & slavery set in 17th century Iceland & North Africa by Sunday Times bestselling author & broadcaster Sally Magnusson Selected for the Zoe Ball ITV Book Club & BBC Radio 2 Book Club 384 pages Magnusson Sally ...

Maria Duenas's million copy best-selling tale of adventure tragedy love & war The Seamstress a Richard & Judy 2012 book club pick Spain 1936 & the brink of civil war Aged twelve Sira Quiroga was apprenticed to a Madrid dressmaker As she masters the seamstress's art her life seems to be clearly mapped out
- until she falls passionately in love & flees with her seductive lover But in Morocco she is betrayed & left penniless As civil war engulfs Spain Sira finds she cannot return & so turns to her one true skill
- & sews beautiful clothes for the expat elite & their German friends With Europe rumbling towards war Sira is lured back to Franco's Nazis-friendly Spain She is drawn into the shadowy world of espionage rife with love intrigue & betrayal & where the greatest danger lies ' Maria Duenas is a true storyteller Read this book & prepare to be transported' Kate Morton author of The House at Riverton'A wonderful novel with intrigue love mystery & tender audacious & clean-cut characters' Mario Vargas Llosa'A magnificent novel that flawlessly brings together history & intrigue' Juan Gomez-Jurado author of The Moses Expedition Maria Duenas holds a Ph D in English Philology & is currently a professor at the University of Murcia She has also taught at American universities is the author of several academic articles & has participated in various educational cultural & editorial projects She is currently writing her second novel

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In 1995 two Swiss astronomers discovered a planet circling a star other than our Sun This changed our perception of the Universe forever proving that Earth & the other celestial bodies in our Solar System are not alone in outer space Now after a decade of exploration more than 860 planets have been discovered many of which are completely unlike anything else we know Some are blacker than coal; some are bathed in molten lava; others are perpetually scoured by hurricane-force winds; some have not one sun but two that rise in the morning & others are perpetually drowned in global oceans But as well as strange inhabitable lands there is familiarity too Some of these alien worlds are strikingly similar to planets in our Solar System Astronomers now know of planets just like Jupiter Neptune Mars & Mercury orbiting stars similar to our Sun both nearby & deep into space Authoritatively written & fully up to date on this fast-moving area of science The Search for the Earth's Twin will take you on a journey through the cosmos via frozen wastelands slow-moving globes & fiery volcanic bodies to planets that can
- & just might
- sustain complex life The prospect of discovering the Earth's twin is now tantalisingly close

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The story of the evolution of extreme sports featuring breath-taking footage & interviews with the pioneers of the movement More than just a compilation of stunts The Search for Freedom is an exciting engrossing & considered look at the on-going pursuit of personal freedom & the desire to keep pushing limits ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The story of the evolution of extreme sports featuring breath-taking footage & interviews with the pioneers of the movement More than just a compilation of stunts The Search for Freedom is an exciting engrossing & considered look at the on-going pursuit of personal freedom & the desire to keep pushing limits ...

Robert Mc Gee's best-selling book has helped millions of readers learn how to be free to enjoy Christ's love while no longer basing their self-worth on their accomplishments or the opinions of others In fact Billy Graham said that it was a book that should be read by every Christian In this re-launch of this timeless classic you will Gain new skills for getting off the performance treadmill Discover how four false beliefs have negatively impacted your life Learn how to overcome obstacles that prevent you from experiencing the truth that your self-worth is found only in the love acceptance & forgiveness of Christ Discover what two million readers have already discovered that true significance is found only in Christ ...

wo times Emmy award & Golden Globe Nominated winning BBC miniseries filmed in Africa Released in the UK for the first time ever on DVD Stars Michael Gough (Batman Batman Returns Sleepy Hollow) James Mason (North by Northwest 20000 leagues Under the Sea) Kenneth Haigh (Man at the Top a Hard Day s Night) Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Exceptional cinematography of harsh & unforgiving African landscapes remarkable sequences of mass camel treks & perilous river crossings the series was highly acclaimed at the time & commands strong online interest to this day Achieved huge audiences world wide most notably in North America In the middle of the 19th Century at the height of Britain s imperial power an unsolved mystery lay in the very heart of Africa the mystery of the source of the Nile It was a challenge that attracted a handful of extraordinary men a challenge strong enough to reveal the best & the worst in all of them Before long it was to become an obsession

Includes:: English Subtitles for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

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Heart-rending meditation on people stories & human history lost during the Second World War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Patrick Modiano ' Missing a young girl Dora Bruder 15 height 155m oval-shaped face grey-brown eyes grey sports jacket maroon pullover navy blue skirt & hat brown gym shoes 144 pages ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Thought by many to be director John Ford&s masterpiece & The Searchers& tells the story of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) an ex-confederate soldier who swears revenge after his brother&s family is butchered by Comanches & his niece (Natalie Wood) is kidnapped Accompanied by Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter) a young foundling raised by the family Ethan sets out on a epic seven-year search for the missing girl But as their quest draws to a close Martin begins to realise the extent to which Ethan has been dehumanised by his own thirst for revenge ...

Please note this is a region 2 Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region Free Blu-ray Player in order to play Thought by many to be director John Ford&s masterpiece & The Searchers& tells the story of Ethan Edwards (John Wayne) an ex-confederate soldier who swears revenge after his brother&s family is butchered by Comanches & his niece (Natalie Wood) is kidnapped Accompanied by Martin Pawley (Jeffrey Hunter) a young foundling raised by the family Ethan sets out on a epic seven-year search for the missing girl But as their quest draws to a close Martin begins to realise the extent to which Ethan has been dehumanised by his own thirst for revenge Actors John Wayne Jeffrey Hunter Natalie Wood Vera Miles Ward Bond Directors John Ford Writers Frank S Nugent Producers Merian C Cooper Language English Subtitles English French German Dubbed French German Number of discs 1 ...