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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Frank doesn't know how to feel when Nick Underbridge rescues her from bullies one afternoon No one likes Nick He's big he's weird & he smells
- or so everyone in Frank's class thinks & yet there's something nice about Nick's house There's strange music playing there & it feels light & good & makes Frank feel happy for the first time in forever But there's more to Nick & to his house than meets the eye & soon Frank realises she isn't the only one keeping secrets Or the only one who needs help A poignant darkly comic & deeply moving story about the power of the extraordinary & finding friendship where you least expect it Written by the author of the critically acclaimed The Imaginary & illustrated by award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold this is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl & Neil Gaiman
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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
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- 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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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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Charles the king our emperor great Has been a full seven years in Spain As far as the sea he conquered this haughty land Not a single castle remains standing in his path Charlemagne (768-814) was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 & presided over a huge empire He frequently appears in literature as a great warlord & pious crusading figure In 778 the rearguard of Charlemagne's retreating army was ambushed & defeated at the battle of Roncevaux This became the inspiration for songs & poems celebrating deeds of valour in the face of overwhelming odds through the character of Charlemagne's nephew (the imaginary) Roland The Song of Roland is the most stirring & moving epic poem of the European Middle Ages offering a particularly heady mixture of history legend & poetry Presented here in a lively & idiomatic new translation the Song of Roland offers fascinating insights into medieval ideas about heroism manhood religion race & nationhood which were foundational for modern European culture The Song of Roland is accompanied here by two other medieval French epics about Charlemagne both of which show him to be a far more equivocal figure than that portrayed by the Roland the Occitan Daurel & Beton in which he is a corrupt & avaricious monarch; & the Journey of Charlemagne to Jerusalem & Constantinople which gives the heroes of the Roland a comic makeover ...

A beautiful flapped paperback edition of this st&-alone adventure by the author of The Letter for the King Deep in the woods a young boy is kept prisoner by his uncle He cannot meet other children or have any friends He holds the key to a secret Meanwhile in a quiet village Frans the schoolteacher invents stories of perilous deeds shipwrecks desert islands & haunted castles to entertain his pupils Then one stormy evening a letter blows onto his doormat summoning him to a meeting Suddenly Frans is on a real-life mission one in which he will encounter magicians secret passages conspiracies hidden treasure & a sealed parchment which predicts the future He will learn the secret of the Seven Ways He will find seven allies And he will make a fearsome enemy The adventure has begun ...