The Virgin Eye inspires us to see the world anew through the innocent eyes of a child so as to become more aware of God's presence in everyday life & encounters Offering insights into contemplative prayer & mindfulness from a Christian perspective this book is accessible to those at various points on their journey Robin Daniels encourages us to prioritise the inner life & our relationship with God making space for silence & solitude He helps us to jettison the tired preconceptions & stale paradigms through which we see the world & isolate ourselves from others Daniels demonstrates how we can put St Paul's challenging exhortation to 'pray without ceasing' into practice He explores how we can turn suffering & trial into opportunity & growth as we learn to see God ourselves & other people with a pure heart & a pure eye ...

A touching & hilarious gift book of poetry & prose on the subject of children & Christmas from the Yorkshire school inspector & bestselling author of the Dales series & Little Village School series ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Returning to the role she played two decades earlier Bette Davis stars as England&s Elizabeth I Richard Todd is roguish Sir Walter Raleigh who uses the aging monarch&s interest in him for his own gains & Joan Collins is the lady-in-waiting who comes between them Lavish costume drama also stars Herbert Marshall & Dan O& Herlihy Actors Bette Davis Richard Todd Joan Collins Jay Robinson Herbert Marshall Directors Henry Koster Language English Subtitles English Dutch French German Swedish Dubbed French Italian German Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Lynn Redgrave stars as Phillipa the daughter of a Sgt Major in this story of the sexual goings-on at a British army base in Singapore in 1950 The prime subject of the new recruit&s sexual speculations Phillipa must juggle the advances of a young private & a more mature sergeant ...

Derived from a medieval ballad THE VIRGIN SPRING was director Ingmar Bergman's first film to win an Academy Award The movie represents a return to simpler themes for Bergman after the philosophical complexity of THE SEVENTH SEAL & WILD STRAWBERRIES On its most basic level it's the story of violent crime violently avenged but it can also be interpreted as a religious allegory on Christian forgiveness A young girl Karin (Birgitta Pettersson) is raped & killed by two herdsman on her way to church Her foster sister played by Gunnel Lindblom witnesses the crime & reports back to Karin's parents (Max von Sydow & Birgitta Valberg) shortly after the perpetrators arrive at the couple's home seeking shelter for the night unaware of their hosts' identity Karin's grief-stricken father decides to take brutal revenge on his daughter's murderers THE VIRGIN SPRING represents Bergman's first full collaboration with director of photography Sven Nykvist who had previously worked as a co-director of photography on SAWDUST & TINSEL ...

In September 2012 a YOUGOV poll conducted in Britain found that the person British workers would most like as their manager was Sir Richard Branson With over 40 years in business Richard Branson is an inspiring pioneer of humanitarian projects & an iconic business leader In The Virgin Way How to Listen Learn Laugh & Lead Richard shares & distils his secrets of leadership & success Featuring anecdotes from his own business dealings as well as his observations of many others who have inspired him
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A sumptuous historical novel set in the court of Elizabeth I from Sunday Times No 1 bestseller Philippa Gregory the author of The Other Boleyn Girl Now I can be the queen that my mother intended me to be the queen I was born to be 1558 After years of waiting Princess Elizabeth accedes to the throne of England But the country is divided the restoration of the Protestant faith ignites opposition from the church & beyond & court remains a treacherous place Many believe that Elizabeth must marry if she is to survive For Robert Dudley Elizabeth's ascension is a glorious new dawn & he quickly positions himself as the young queen's favourite Dudley is a man of powerful lineage; his father had been a kingmaker at the court of Henry VIII But Dudley has many enemies amongst them William Cecil the queen's most trusted advisor As powerful families vie for stakes in the emerging kingdom Elizabeth must secure her own future ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Four guys one camera & their experience chronicling the exhilarating & terrifying rite of passage losing your virginity As these guys help their buddy get laid they&ll have to survive friends with benefits Internet hookups even porn stars during an adventure that proves why you will always remember your first ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The terrifying story of a brother & sister who are sent to their grandparents’ remote Pennsylvania farm for a weeklong trip Once the children discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing they see their chances of getting back home are growing smaller every day ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Thriller based on the best-selling novel by Frank Peretti When a mysterious stranger with a magic touch descends upon the small town of Antioch the town slowly becomes divided by his seemingly supernatural presence Despite the fact that he may have the power to heal the charismatic stranger radiates a strange aura of menace & malevolence Some believe him to be the one true messiah & others dismiss him as a false prophet sent to seduce the souls of the weak When the events in the stranger&s remote revival tent take a turn for the sinister it&s up to a fallen ex-minister to re-connect with his faith & reveal the suspicious stranger for what he really is ...