Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters
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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
- from politicians business leaders explorers scientists & philanthropists
- Richard reflects on the qualities he feels are essential for success in today's world This is not a conventional book on leadership There are no rules
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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 ...

' How to tell the story of a 500-page collection of stories spanning more than forty years? Especially when I really want to just exclaim " Oh Oh OH!" in a state of steadily mounting rapture' Geoff Dyer Observer Williams' uniquely devastating portrayals of modern life have been captivating readers & writers for decades Here for the first time Williams' thirty-three best stories are available in a single volume together with thirteen new stories that show a writer continuing to mould the form into something strange & new Bleak but funny real but surreal domestic but dangerous familiar but enigmatic Joy Williams' stories fray away the fabric at the edge of ordinary experience to reveal the loneliness at the heart of human life In ' The Lover' a girl suffers a spiritual & physical wasting away; in ' The Visiting Privilege' a visitor finds refuge in her friend's psychiatric ward; in ' Charity' a woman gives a poor family gas money & finds herself marooned in their peculiar world; in ' Another Season' an itinerant man cleanses an island of roadkill; in ' Craving' an alcoholic couple head towards a car crash The Visiting Privilege represents the culmination of Williams' career & cements her place as the most singular artist of short fiction writing today ...

Featuring Jack Reacher hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise Sergeant Amy Callan & Lieutenant Caroline Cooke have a lot in common Both were army high-flyers Both were aquainted with Jack Reacher Both were forced to resign from the service Now they're both dead Found in their own homes naked in a bath full of paint Apparent victims of an army man A loner a smart guy with a score to settle a ruthless vigilante A man just like Jack Reacher ...

Izzie Mallon planned to spend Christmas alone
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The Visual Dictionary of Typography is a guide to the many & varied terms used within typography Arranged alphabetically from abstraction to x-height & blackletter to widow each term is explained & contextualized with illustrations More than 250 typographical terms are included From practical terms such as accents bitmap & classification to movements & styles such as constructivism De Stijl modernism & Swiss typography this book contains both modern terminology & traditional terms still in current usage " The Visual Dictionary of Typography" is an easy-to-use reference that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in typography ...