In the summer of 1972 Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean a city bathed in the glow of good fortune An ambitious couple open the island's most spectacular hotel where Greek & Turkish Cypriots work in harmony Two neighbouring families the Georgious & the OEzkans are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest & ethnic violence elsewhere on the island But beneath the city's facade of glamour & success tension is building When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority & Famagusta is shelled Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions & flee from the advancing soldiers In the deserted city just two families remain This is their story ...

The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller In the summer of 1972 Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean a city bathed in the glow of good fortune An ambitious couple open the island's most spectacular hotel where Greek & Turkish Cypriots work in harmony Two neighbouring families the Georgious & the OEzkans are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest & ethnic violence elsewhere on the island But beneath the city's facade of glamour & success tension is building When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority & Famagusta is shelled Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions & flee from the advancing soldiers In the deserted city just two families remain This is their story ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Sunset Limited is a searing two character drama that mixes humor & pathos while examining the relationship between two strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances The story focuses on two very different men – a deeply religious black ex-con (Samuel L Jackson) who thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor (Tommy Lee Jones) who tried to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train the Sunset Limited As the one attempts to connect on a rational spiritual & emotional level the other remains steadfast in his hard-earned despair As their philosophical debate progresses each spar passionately to defend their personal credo & convert the other ...

For years Lewis & Clark were the funniest comedy team around despite the fact that their off-stage relationship was less than harmonious Then Lewis (Woody Allen) had enough & broke up the act Now eight years later Willy Clark (Peter Falk) is bitter & unemployed; the only paying work his agent niece (Sarah Jessica Parker) can get for him is a cameo in a film with his old partner who he has not spoken to since the break-up A remake of the 1975 film which starred Walter Matthau & the late George Burns ...

The Sunshine Sisters is a stunning emotional novel about mothers & daughters from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author ...

Save the day every day with the Superhero Playset! In a cunning carousel format this compact book opens up to reveal three super scenes
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Ever wanted to be a superhero but just didn't know how to go about it? The Superhero Handbook features 20 exciting activities to help you develop your superhero powers Choose your superhero name discover your superpower make your own superhero costume & gadgets & much more! ...

Not only is it Harry's first day of second grade but it's also his birthday! When Harry's teacher assigns a superhero assignment & says there will be a prize for the best presentation Harry is extra excited After all he knows everything there is to know about being a superhero But does Harry really understand the assignment? A glossary discussion questions writing prompts & bios complete this early chapter book from the Superhero Harry series ...

' Words are not only tools; they are also weapons' The secret to being a truly Superior Person is to use really superior words More impressive than a top hat much more effective than a fist-fight here are five hundred words to help you wiggle out of sticky debates deal with obnoxious dinner guests & fill in sick leave application forms with panache Impress your friends amaze your colleagues & baffle your enemies with this witty charming & clever little book ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A collection of Superman films old & new In & Superman
- The Movie& (1978) a baby from the planet Krypton develops superhuman powers under Earth&s yellow sun As an adult (Christopher Reeve) he dons red cape & pants & flies across the world doing good deeds whilst also hiding behind the alias of mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent Fellow journalist Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) falls for the muscleman in tights without realising he & her bumbling colleague are one & the same This special-effects laden adaptation of the DC Comics series also features Marlon Brando in a highly-paid cameo & Gene Hackman as evil mastermind criminal Lex Luthor Director Richard Lester provides a slightly tongue-in-cheek sequel with & Superman 2& (1980) in which our hero continues to outstrip speeding bullets & leap tall buildings in a single bound this time while preventing three arch-enemies from space from achieving world domination In & Superman 3& (1983) synthetic Kryptonite turns the normally upstanding Superman into a low-grade Supersleaze clearing the path for a megalomaniac tycoon (Robert Vaughn) & a computer whiz (Richard Pryor) to take over the world In & Superman 4 The Quest for Peace& (1987) Superman moved by a schoolboy&s request determines to rid the world of nuclear weapons However his arch enemy Lex Luthor now a nuclear arms entrepreneur clones Nuclear Man (Mark Pillow) from a strand of the hero&s hair & the two mighty men battle it out in space Finally & Superman Returns& (2006) is a sequel set after the events of & Superman 2& After eliminating General Zod & the other Kryptonian arch-villains Ursa & Non Superman (Brandon Routh) leaves Earth to search for his former home planet Krypton When he arrives he finds nothing but remnants & returns to Earth Upon his return he finds a Metropolis that doesn&t need him anymore Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) is engaged to a relative of his boss (James Marsden) & to make matters worse his arch-nemesis Lex Luthor (Kevin Spacey) has contrived a plot to build a continent using the crystals of Krypton that will wipe out most of North America Superman must again race against time to stop the psychopathic Luthor before it&s too late
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