Trentham was the Staffordshire home of the Leveson-Gower family the Dukes of Sutherland In the mid-nineteenth century they were said to be the richest non-royal family in Britain They owned many other country houses & estates bound to each other by a large & loyal staff The resulting archive is huge Combining these records with family history sources it is possible to reimagine some of the triumphs & tragedies of their servants & managers who they were what they did & what happened to them after their time at Trentham ended With its strict social structure & its sometimes bizarre regulations the world of Trentham in the 1830s can seem alien to us now but families are always families responsibilities can always be burdensome & sorrow is always around the corner The stories of Trentham's servants are not just family histories; they reveal experiences & unravel relationships to which we can all relate & demonstrate how people coped in the face of the immense change to country-house life in the early years of the transition into a modern nation ...

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A 38-year-old man who has spent most of his life in an iron lung enlists the help of a sexual surrogate in order to lose his virginity in this drama starring Oscar-nominated actor John Hawkes & inspired by the life of poetjournalist Mark O' Brien With the support of an unconventional priest (William H Macy) & a devoted team of caretakers the virginal writer hires a compassionate sex surrogate (Helen Hunt) who finds her life profoundly transformed by their tender sessions ...

Morbus is the leader of the Dark Tribe the baddest bunch of no good-niks around & because he instigates a revolt against the highest of the Gods he is doomed to receive the worst punishment he can possibly imagine
- banishment to planet Earth As soon as he arrives on Earth Morbus & his Dark Tribe begin their battle against all that is good & pure about earthly greenery & the Settler world The objective of Settlers IV is to build up a colony with a thriving construction & mining industry food tool & weapon production The player's skilful use of resources combined with the irrepressible get-up-&-go of the diverse Settler characters form the foundation for a robust colony Ensure that the settlement becomes more attractive & it could be a paradise if it weren't for the neighboring races & Morbus with his evil machinations The player can decide whether he wishes to lead the Romans the Vikings or the Mayas The races differ not only in their appearance & their architecture but also in a variety of details They raise different farm animals produce different alcoholic beverages make & use different weapons & their priests cast unique spells All Settlers are actually peace-loving folks but there is always that annoying neighbour that occupies the land with those large deposits of gold or sends long-fingered brethren over to swipe your freshly harvested crops This can cause the industrious Settlers to engage in magnificent battles on land & at sea battles where the outcome will depend less on the number of troops but more on skilful tactics & a well-organised strategy The Dark Tribe plays a special role in carrying out the evil plans of Morbus to rid the earth of its greenery leaving a desolate wasteland in its place His Dark Gardener plants lots of shadow weed (a fast-spreading ground- cover) which draws all the nutrients from the soil then withers away To keep the Dark Tribe in check the player has to use his own gardener to make the soil fertile again Only then can you capture the dark temple Settlers IV Gold Edition contains the original Settlers IV of course plus the previously available Settlers IV Mission CD & The Trojans & the Elixir of Power meaning there's a whole heap of extras on offer Over 100 additional missions multiplayer maps & wallpapers is just the tip of the iceberg Minimum System Requirements OS
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- 350MBDVD-Rom
- 4X speed Video Card
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The Settlers of Catan Replacement Card Deck is a complete set of game cards for use with The Settlers of Catan Contains 95 Resource Cards 25 Development Cards ...

Breathtaking in its scope & originality " Seven Basic Plots" examines the basis of story telling in literature film & libretto No one will ever see stories in the same way again This remarkable & monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world Using a wealth of examples from ancient myths & folk tales via the plays & novels of great literature to the popular movies & TV soap operas of today it shows that there are seven archetypal themes which recur throughout every kind of storytelling But this is only the prelude to an investigation into how & why we are 'programmed' to imagine stories in these ways & how they relate to the inmost patterns of human psychology Drawing on a vast array of examples from Proust to detective stories from the Marquis de Sade to ET Christopher Booker then leads us through the extraordinary changes in the nature of storytelling over the past 200 years & why so many stories have 'lost the plot' by losing touch with their underlying archetypal purpose Booker analyses why evolution has given us the need to tell stories & illustrates how storytelling has provided a uniquely revealing mirror to mankind's psychological development over the past 5000 years This seminal book opens up in an entirely new way our understanding of the real purpose storytelling plays in our lives & will be a talking point for years to come ...

This new Young Readers edition features the original comic story as well as extra bonus background material which gives an insight into the book's creation & inspiration together with a character portraits section Following the kidnapping of Professor Calculus in The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin & his trusty companions Captain Haddock & Snowy travel to Peru With the help of a young local named Zorrino the three follow Calculus's trail to fin the Temple of the Sun Despite their good intentions the heroes of the story are taken as villains by the hidden Incan civilization they discover & taken prisoner! How will Tintin & Captain Haddock escape? ...

Herge&s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children&s books These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old & new Perfect for lovers of graphic novels mysteries & historical adventures The world&s most famous travelling reporter is faced with an ancient Inca curse which is causing its victims to fall into a life-threatening coma The tomb of Rascar Capac has been unearthed! But one by one the finders fall into a terrifying coma Can this be the curse of the Inca gods? Tintin must somehow fathom out the meaning behind his only clue the shattered crystal ball lying beside each of the victims The Adventures of Tintin are among the best books for readers aged 8 & up Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907 Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series which is now considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest comics series of all time Have you collected all 24 graphic novel adventures? Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Tintin in the Congo Tintin in America Tintin Cigars of the Pharaoh Tintin The Blue Lotus Tintin The Broken Ear Tintin The Black Island Tintin King Ottakar&s Sceptre Tintin The Crab with the Golden Claws Tintin The Shooting Star Tintin The Secret of the Unicorn Tintin Red Rackham&s Treasure Tintin The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin Prisoners of the Sun Tintin Land of Black Gold Tintin Destination Moon Tintin Explorers of the Moon Tintin The Calculus Affair Tintin The Red Sea Sharks Tintin in Tibet Tintin The Castafiore Emerald Tintin Flight 714 to Sydney The Adventures of Tintin & the Picaros Tintin & Alph-Art ...

This The Seven Deadly Sins poster by ABYstyle represents Meliodas Ban King & their emblems
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ABYstyle went to Meliodas' Boar Hat & brought you this The Seven Deadly Sins glass with the bar logo
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