Lummox has been the pet of the Stuart family for generations With eight legs a thick hide & huge (and growing) size Lummox is nobody idea of man best friend Nevertheless John Stuart XI descendant of the starman who originally brought Lummox back to Earth loves him But when Lummox eats a neighbor car & begins to grow again the Feds decide enough is enough John isn about to let the authorities take his pet away & with his best friend friend Betty determines to save Lummox
- even if it takes leaving the life he known forever! An all-time science fiction coming-of-age classic from seven-time Hugo winner & Dean of Science Fiction Robert A Heinlein
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play They meet They judge They execute All in the name of the law Steve Hardin (Michael Douglas) a young judge must grapple with his conscience as vicious criminals in his court are going free as a result of unscrupulous lawyers finding obscure loopholes in the law Hardin feels utterly powerless until he discovers " The Star Chamber" a small group of powerful men bent on their own kind of vigilante justice Meeting behind closed doors in the utmost secrecy they decree their own punishment for the guilty who have slipped through the system without paying for their crimes Actors Michael Douglas Hal Holbrook Yaphet Kotto Sharon Gless James Sikking Jack Kehoe David Proval Robert Costanzo & Charles Hallahan Director Peter Hyams Certificate 15 years & over Year 1983 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)
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A Jorge Luis Borges for the Space Age
- The New York Times Stanislaw Lem's set of short stories written over a period of twenty
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In 1896 in a pilgrim church in the Alps an abandoned baby girl is found by a cook & a housemaid They take her home & Annika grows up in the servants' quarters of a house belonging to three eccentric Viennese professors She is happy there but dreams of the day when her real mother will come to find her & sure enough one day a glamorous stranger arrives at the door After years of guilt & searching Annika's mother has come to claim her daughter who is in fact a Prussian aristocrat whose true home is a great castle But at crumbling spooky Spittal Annika discovers that all is not as it seems in the lives of her new-found family Eva Ibbotson's hugely entertaining The Star of Kazan is a timeless classic for readers young & old ...

In the bitter winter of 1847 from an Ireland torn by injustice & natural disaster the Star of the Sea sets sail for New York On board are hundreds of fleeing refugees Among them are a maidservant with a devastating secret bankrupt Lord Merridith & his family an aspiring novelist a maker of revolutionary ballads all braving the Atlantic in search of a new home Each is connected more deeply than they can possibly know But a camouflaged killer is stalking the decks hungry for the vengeance that will bring absolution The twenty-six day journey will see many lives end others begin afresh In a spellbinding story of tragedy & mercy love & healing the further the ship sails towards the Promised Land the more her passengers seem moored to a past which will never let them go ...

The Star Reach Companion is a complete history & bibliography of the 1970s independent comic highlighting its importance to the comics field Star Reach's influence was enormous impacting nearly every aspect of modern comics & genres & showcasing such creators as Dave Stevens Frank Brunner Howard Chaykin Steve Leialoha Walter Simonson Barry Windsor-Smith Ken Steacy John Workman Mike Vosburg P Craig Russell Dave Sim Michael Gilbert & many others In addition to extensive historical coverage & interviews by author Richard Arndt the book also features full stories from Star Reach & its sister magazine Imagine including the first Gideon Faust story by Before Watchmen writer Len Wein & The Shadow artist Howard Chaykin Marginal Incident by Fables artist Steve Leialoha & presented for the first time in the original intended version Siegfried & the Dragon by P Craig Russell one of the first of his operatic adaptations Also included is extensive information about independent magazines like Witzend Hot Stuf' & Andromedea that both preceded & followed Star Reach in its mission to re-invent comics for a more mature audience It

Includes:: a Foreword by Star Reach founder Mike Friedrich & a cover by Howard Chaykin!

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It is midnight on Midsummer's Eve & Miranda's nightlight has gone out She climbs on her rocking horse & makes a wish & so begins a magical midnight journey with the great white owl the little red hare the big white bear & the giant stag all the way to the Tree of Constellations where Miranda plucks one small star The great white goose takes her safely home where now the night light glimmers star-like as Miranda sleeps A mysterious magical picture book with beautiful dreamlike illustrations ...

Awaken your inner Force with 29 intergalactic breakfast recipes Fuel up with Hans Soloatmeal battle hunger with Admiral Ackbars & so much more! These easy-to-make mouthwatering recipes feature characters & scenes from Star Wars The Force Awakens as well as from the upcoming film Star Wars The Last Jedi & photographs featuring Star Wars figurines re-creating epic moments from the films provide an extra helping of humour Recipes include C-3 P Oat Pancakes Parfait de Resistance Maz Kanata Frittata Luggabeast of a Quiche Reysin Bread Breakfast Poe' Boy Kanjiklub Sandwiches Breakfast Tako-danas ...

When Tess leaves her orphanage home for a new life with a distant relative she hopes to find answers to her mysterious origins But on discovering the truth of her past she realizes she is the key to a terrible plan that will bring destruction to her own world & beyond 384 pages O' Hart Sinead ...

WAKE UP & SMELL THE SUCCESS! You already know the Starbucks story Since 1992 its stock has risen a staggering 5000 percent! The genius of Starbucks success lies in its ability to create personalized customer experiences stimulate business growth generate profits energize employees & secure customer loyalty-all at the same time The Starbucks Experience contains a robust blend of home-brewed ingenuity & people-driven philosophies that have made Starbucks one of the world's most admired companies according to Fortune magazine With unique access to Starbucks personnel & resources Joseph Michelli discovered that the success of Starbucks is driven by the people who work there-the partners-and the special experience they create for each customer Michelli reveals how you can follow the Starbucks way to Reach out to entire communities Listen to individual workers & consumers Seize growth opportunities in every market Custom-design a truly satisfying experience that benefits everyone involved Filled with real-life insider stories eye-opening anecdotes & solid step-by-step strategies this fascinating book takes you deep inside one of the most talked-about companies in the world today For anyone who wants to learn from the best-and be the best-The Starbucks Experience is a rich heady brew of unforgettable user-friendly ideas ...