Based on the classic children&s novel " The Little White Horse" The story follows the exploits of thirteen-year-old orphan Maria Merryweather (Dakota Blue Richards) whose sole inheritance from her father is a book This is no ordinary tome however in Maria&s hands its ancient story comes alive The book chronicles an age-old rivalry between the Merryweather & De Noir families over a set of magical pearls & as Maria delves into the mysterious tale she finds herself fantastically entangled in the bitter feud Left penniless by her father&s death Maria has no choice but to leave the city & live with her taciturn uncle Sir Benjamin Merryweather at his isolated country estate in Moonacre Valley On her way to her new home with her caretaker Miss Heliotrope Maria&s carriage is attacked by Robin the De Noir family&s teenaged son Although she is unharmed the incident gives Maria a frightening taste of the animosity between the two clans Having spent the night at her tower Maria has been surrounded by magic the stars on the ceiling of her room falls one by one She also noticed that the house seemed falling apart She qestions her uncle but she was reprimanded not to enter the forest When Maria arrives at the Merryweather property her uncle spies the unusual book in her possession & immediately confiscates it With the help of the estate&s resourceful chef however Maria relocates the book & continues reading finally discovering the weight of her responsibility she has been anointed the last Moon Princess of the valley It is up to her to find the magic pearls before the next full moon & end the conflict between the two families Actors Ioan Gruffudd Dakota Blue Richards Tim Curry Natascha Mc Elhone Juliet Stevenson & Augustus Prew Director Gabor Csupo Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English Region 0 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When 13 year old Maria Merryweather&s father dies leaving her orphaned & homeless she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go & live with Sir Benjamin an eccentric uncle she didn&t know she had at the mysterious Moonacre Manor Soon Maria finds herself in a crumbling moonlit world torn apart by the hatred of an ancient feud with the dark & sinister De Noir family Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess & guided by an unlikely mix of allies she must overcome her family&s pride in order to unearth the secrets of the past before the 5000th moon rises & Moonacre disappears into the sea forever ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Michael J Fox stars in this comedy drama Brantley Foster (Fox) comes to the big city from Kansas to work in the post room of his uncle&s multi-million dollar corporation He uses his ingenuity to propel himself up the corporate ladder & pick up on a number of corporate secrets On his dramatic climb through the ranks he falls in love with a fellow executive (Helen Slater) who is having an affair with the boss Meanwhile the boss&s wife has taken a bit of a shine to young Brantley ...

1919 Mama is ill Father has taken a job abroad Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta & the things she sees
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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 Get ready to meet some runaway rodents with an earth-shattering secret! Suspenseful & heart-warming this beautifully animated odyssey stars Mrs Brisby a mild-mannered mother mouse with a plan to move heaven & earth (or at least her house & home) to save her family from Farmer Fitzgibbons&8217; plow! Along the way she gets some help from a lovelorn crow a busybody neighbour mouse & a fearsome great owl Unfortunately Mrs Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home & for that she must face a mysterious rat fend off a ferocious cat & claim a magic amulet! But when Mrs Brisby discovers the astounding secret of Nimhit could change her life forever! This timeless tale of love courage & determination will transport the whole family into an enchanting world &8211; where the bravest hearts live in the meekest of mice Actors Elizabeth Hartman Derek Jacobi Dom De Luise Format Blu-ray Language English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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An interpretative translation by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak of ' Sirr al-Asrar' by Hadrat Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (1077-1166AD) considered by many to be one of the greatest saints of Islam & the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya order This book appearing in English for the first time contains the very essence of Sufism giving a Sufi explanation of how the outward practices of Islam
- prayer fasting almsgiving & pilgrimage
- contain a wealth of inner dimension which must be discovered & enjoyed if external actions are to be performed in a manner pleasing to God When this is achieved the soul finds true peace & the spiritual life becomes complete

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A war-torn summer A house fallen into ruin A family broken apart by scandal Summer 1944 Bombed out by the blitz Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated & crumbling Summerhayes estate Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms have been shut up the garden is overgrown & the whole place feels as unwelcoming as the family themselves Struggling with the realities of war Alice is plagued by anonymous letters & haunting visions of her old household At first Beth tries to convince her it's all in her mind but soon starts to unravel the mysteries surrounding the aristocratic family's past An evocative & captivating tale The Secret of Summerhayes tells of dark secrets almost-forgotten scandals & a household teetering on the edge of ruin ...

Every loch in Scotland however beautiful has its cold dark depths & every loch in Scotland has its kelpie But it's easy to forget those dangers on a sunny afternoon Flora is playing with her brothers & sisters by the loch when she notices a stunning white horse While her siblings clamour for a chance to ride the beautiful animal Flora is worried Where has this strange horse come from? Why are its hoof prints wet? Too late Flora realises this is no horse! It's a kelpie a shape-shifting water horse from Scottish folklore known to steal children Can Flora reveal the secret of the kelpie in time to save her family? The kelpie once a lesser-known creature of Scottish mythology is now enjoying legendary status as Andy Scott's magnificent Kelpies statues have become a world-famous tourist attraction The classic tale of the kelpie is wonderfully retold for 4-7 year olds in this gripping adaptation by renowned Scottish children's author & storyteller Lari Don with breathtaking illustrations by artist Philip Longson ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Disney&s first feature-length Chinese production this live-action adventure follows the story of Wang Bao (Qilong Zhuvoiced by Corbin Bleu in the English dubbed version) an 11-year-old boy from Beijing who spends his time daydreaming & being teased by his classmates at school While out fishing he finds Bao Hulu a magical gourd that can grant him anything he wishes
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When Max is sent to Istanbul to stay with her boring Great Aunt-Elodie little does she expect to be plunged into a thrilling nighttime adventure across Europe Max must find her feet in a whirling world of would-be diamond smugglers thieves & undercover detectives Will she discover the real diamond thief before they reach their destination? 304 pages Bishop Sylvia ...