THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Pierce Brosnan & co-written by Philipp Meyer The critically acclaimed New York Times-bestselling epic a saga of land blood & power follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the oil booms of the 20th century Eli Mc Cullough is just twelve years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his Texas homestead brutally murder his mother & sister & take him captive Despite their torture & cruelty Eli
- against all odds
- adapts to life with the Comanche learning their ways & language taking on a new name finding a place as the adopted son of the band's chief & fighting their wars against not only other Indians but white men too which complicates his sense of loyalty his promised vengeance & his very understanding of self But when disease starvation & westward expansion finally decimate the Comanche Eli is left alone in a world in which he belongs nowhere neither white nor Indian civilized nor fully wild Deftly interweaving Eli's story with those of his son Peter & his great-granddaughter JA The Son maps the legacy of Eli's ruthlessness his drive to power & his lifelong status as an outsider even as the Mc Cullough family rises to become one of the richest in Texas a ranching & oil dynasty that is as resilient & dangerous as the land they claim Yet like all empires the Mc Culloughs must eventually face the consequences of their choices Panoramic deeply evocative & utterly transporting The Son is a masterpiece American novel
- part epic of Texas part classic coming-of-age story
- that combines the narrative prowess of Larry Mc Murtry with the knife-edge sharpness of Cormac Mc Carthy ' Stunning a book that for once really does deserve to be called a masterpiece' Kate Atkinson ' Magnificent Mc Carthy's Border Trilogy is a point of reference as is There Will Be Blood but it is not fanciful to be reminded of certain passages from Moby-Dick
- it's that good' The Times ' Brilliant a wonderful novel' Lionel Shriver




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OVER 33 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDESONNY'S ON THE RUN Sonny is a model prisoner He listens to the confessions of other inmates & absolves them of their sins HE'S BEEN LIED TO HIS WHOLE LIFE But then one prisoner's confession changes everything He knows something about Sonny's disgraced father SONNY WANTS REVENGE He needs to break out of prison & make those responsible pay for their crimes WHATEVER THE COST ...

The SECOND title in this number one bestselling spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan This crazy messed up world of gods & monsters is Percy Jackson's reality which pretty much sucks for him Percy Jackson son of Poseidon God of the Sea has woken from a very deep sleep & come face to face with two snake-haired ladies who refuse to die But they're the least of his problems Because Percy finds himself at a camp for half-bloods which doesn't ring any bells for him There's just one name he remembers from his past Annabeth Only one thing is certain
- Percy's questing days aren't over He & fellow demigods Frank & Hazel must face the most important quest of all the Prophecy of Seven If they fail it's not just their camp at risk Percy's old life the gods & the entire world might be destroyed
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The bestselling Heroes of Olympus title by Percy Jackson creator Rick Riordan
- now in stunning graphic novel form! Percy
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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 After years of misery at the hands of the hapless Inspector Clouseau Commissioner Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) at last feels he has gained the recognition he deserves when assigned to a high profile case to rescue a kidnapped princess He is offered the assistance of a young gendarme (Roberto Benigni) who acts in a strangely familiar manner & a meeting with the gendarme&s mother confirms Dreyfus& worst fears
- his charge is the illegitimate love child of Jacques Clouseau & his methods of detection are just as haphazard as his father&s
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How do you make a song a global smash hit that is guaranteed to make millions? Who are the hit-manufacturers that can create a tune that is so catchy so wildly addictive that it sticks in the minds of millions of listeners? & who are the powerful few that have the capacity to transform say a young Barbadian woman called Robyn Rihanna Fenty into the global megastar that is Rihanna? In The Song Machine John Seabrook dissects the workings of this machine travelling the world to reveal its hidden formulas & interview its geniuses
- the hitmakers'
- at the centre of it all Hilarious & jaw-droppingly shocking this book will change how you think & feel about music as well as how you listen to it

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A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list ...

Greece in the age of heroes Patroclus an awkward young prince has been exiled to the court of King Peleus & his perfect son Achilles Despite their differences Achilles befriends the shamed prince & as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war & medicine their bond blossoms into something deeper
- despite the displeasure of Achilles's mother Thetis a cruel sea goddess But when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped Achilles must go to war in distant Troy & fulfill his destiny Torn between love & fear for his friend Patroclus goes with him little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear
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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 Bernadette Soubirous (Jones) is a sickly 14-year-old who sees a vision of a "beautiful lady" & never suffers from her illness again Moreover a fountain suddenly materialises near her vision that seems to heal visitors who bathe in it Unspoiled by her apparent gift Bernadette nonetheless suffers the prejudices of those around her in this extraordinary inspiring film that also stars Vicent Price Charles Bickford & Lee J Cob Actors Jennifer Jones Charles Bickford Vincent Price Lee J Cobb Gladys Cooper Anne Revere Roman Bohnen Mary Anderson Patricia Morison Aubrey Mather Charles Dingle Edith Barrett Sig Ruman Blanche Yurka & Ermadean Walters Director Henry King Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1943 Screen 431331 Languages English Additional Languages French; Italian; German; Spanish Subtitles French; Italian; German; Spanish; Danish; Finnish; Norwegian; Swedish; English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 35 minutes (approx) ...

Available again after being long out of print this is the pre-eminent critical study & exploration of how myth & legend played such a significant role in the works of JRR Tolkien The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien's world to reveal the complex tapestry of history & mythology that lies behind his stories The charge that Tolkien's work was merely derivative
- that he extracted elements from other mythologies & incorporated them into his own fiction
- is dismissed in favour of a fascinating examination of the rich historical background to Middle-earth From the mythic tradition of the Tales told in The Book of Lost Tales I to the significance of oral storytelling throughout the history of Middle-earth this book examines the common themes of mythology found within Tolkien's work In doing so The Song of Middle-earth demonstrates how Tolkien's desire to create a new mythology for England is not only apparent in his writing but also realised

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