Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement
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A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler & his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength & wisdom of the Emperor's reign Yet all the while the dutiful scribe was working on a very different
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- history to be published only once its author was safely in his grave The Secret History portrays the 'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption & tyranny the Empress Theodora as a sorceress & whore & the brilliant general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his scheming wife Antonina Magnificently hyperbolic & highly opinionated The Secret History is a work of explosive energy depicting holy Byzantium as a hell of murder & misrule

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The most infamous airline hijacker of all time DB Cooper remains on the FBI most-wanted list almost 40 years after the crime For the first time the secret history will be revealed! During the height of the Cold War a fringe group within the CIA wages a crusade on the deadliest battlefield of all the mind Aided by powerful psychotropic compounds Cooper assists in a campaign of psychic assassination against the Soviets but are his government motives the same as his own or is his true mission something else entirely? Collecting the hit series from visionary cartoonist Brian Churilla (The Anchor) this oversized hardcover offers new insights into Cooper multi-faceted quest ...

The Blitz of 1940-41 is one of the most iconic periods in modern British history
- & one of the most misunderstood The ' Blitz
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe complete history of the world from the beginning of time to the present day based on the beliefs & writings of the secret societies Jonathan Black examines the end of the world & the coming of the Antichrist
- or is he already here? How will he make himself known & what will become of the world when he does?
- & the end of Time Having studied theology & learnt from initiates of all the great secret societies of the world Jonathan Black has learned that it is possible to reach an altered state of consciousness in which we can see things about the way the world works that hidden from our everyday commonsensical consciousness This history shows that by using secret techniques people such as Leonardo da Vinci Isaac Newton & George Washington have worked themselves into this altered state
- & been able to access supernatural levels of intelligence This book will leave you questioning every aspect of your life & spotting hidden messages in the very fabric of society & life itself It will open your mind to a new way of living & leave you questioning everything you have been taught
- & everything you've taught your children



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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 When a retired criminal prosecutor decides to try his hand at writing a novel he finds himself inextricably drawn into the harrowing events of an unsolved crime Re-investigating the brutal rape & murder of a beautiful woman he discovers devastated lives corrupt government officials & a lost love But as he delves deeper he finds himself at the dark heart of society where mysteries lurk in the shadows & danger waits around every corner Strewn with ingenious twists & turns this stunning edge-of-your-seat thriller is a cinematic tour de force of nail-biting suspense & white-knuckle excitement Hailed by critics & the public alike this critically-acclaimed box office smash has also been graced with film&s greatest accolade an Academy Award Actors Soledad Villamil Ricardo Darín Carla Quevedo Pablo Rago Javier Godino & Bárbara Palladino Director Juan Jose Campanella Certificate 18 years & over Year 2009 Duration 2 hours & 4 minutes (approx) ...

Kate Morton's heart-breaking novel The Secret Keeper is a spellbinding story of mysteries & secrets murder & enduring love moving between the 1930s the 1960s & the present 1961 On a sweltering summer's day while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house dreaming of a boy called Billy a move to London & the bright future she can't wait to seize But before the idyllic afternoon is over Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything 2011 Now a much-loved actress Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past Haunted by memories & the mystery of what she saw that day she returns to her family home & begins to piece together a secret history A tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds
- Dorothy Vivien & Jimmy
- who are brought together by chance in wartime London & whose lives become fiercely & fatefully entwined

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When Reuben discovers an old pocket watch he soon realizes it holds an incredible power it can turn you invisible for fifteen minutes He can't resist the lure of disappearance for a time he can vanish from the despotic regime of New Umbra But the watch's power is even more extraordinary than he imagines Soon he's on the run from New Umbra's ruler The Smoke who's determined to possess it for himself ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play For 50 years the Russian KGB was the most feared & effective intelligence agency in the world With the end of the Cold War the West can now delve inside the workings of this highly secretive organisation to uncover its secret files & footage to expose for the very first time some remarkable revelations Episodes Comprise 1 Sex Files Did top-ranking Western officials give up state secrets which could have endangered our lives for sexual favours? The KGB were masters at the deployment of the " Honey Trap" These shocking files expose the extent in which they used women in sexual situations in to snare victims into divulging top-secret information 2 UFO Files Causing a sensation when aired in the US these remarkable files reveal how a pair of MIG fighters tried to shoot down a UFO before being destroyed themselves How in 1955 a UFO crashed 500 miles from Moscow & the how the KGB photographed & analysed pieces of wreckage as well as recovered body parts 3 UFO Abduction Files These sensational files reveal that in the 50&s & 60&s the KGB uncovered actual mummified remains of alien copses in archaeological sites in Egypt Witnesses who claim to have been abducted share their remarkable evidence that all points to the sacred tombs of & Valley of the Kings& 4 Paranormal Files The KGB have investigated strange & supernatural occurrences since inception These incredible files shed new light on ghosts & haunted places psychics remote viewing & the unexplained blast at Tunguska in 1908 where 500000 acres were destroyed yet no crater remained 5 JFK Assassination Files What did the KGB know about the assassination of John F Kennedy on 22nd November 1963? Only now can their top secret files be revealed Was Lee Harvey Oswald a " Patsy" or KBG agent? Why couldn&t Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev be found for hours following the assassination? All their secrets can now be revealed Actors Roger Moore Certificate Exempt from Classification ...

The team behind this book were brought together by their connection to a single remarkable place the dissection facilities of the Human Anatomy Teaching Group at the Department of Physiology Development & Neuroscience University of Cambridge Here anatomy is taught through human cadaveric dissection & applied anatomy sessions to first & second year medical students Today's undergraduates benefit from a rich heritage of anatomical teaching & learning in Cambridge 2016 marks the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the first Anatomical School at the University whilst dissection within the Cambridge colleges dates back to the first half of the sixteenth century Cambridge is one of a decreasing number of medical schools where undergraduates learn anatomy primarily through hands-on dissection Our programme would not be possible without the unparalleled generosity of those who donate their bodies for anatomical teaching & research Students' experiences of dissection remain with them throughout their medical careers shaping their interactions with patients Not only do they acquire a detailed understanding of the structure of the human body along with anatomical variations but a dissection-based teaching programme also encourages the development of other key professional skills such as respect & empathy teamwork & communication haptic discrimination & manual dexterity This book is therefore both a tribute both to the remarkable altruism of our donors to whom we are indebted & to the significant difference that good anatomical knowledge makes to patient care This book was originally conceived to help students navigate the perplexing language of anatomy especially for those who have not previously studied Latin or Greek However we quickly realised the potential of an illustrated guide as an aid for all students learning the structure & function of the human body as well as its likely appeal to a wider public Together the authors bring to the project a range of expertise in fields encompassing surgery history linguistics medical illustration & of course human anatomy ...