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NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR NEW EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT STARTED THE VOKOSIGAN SAGA LEGEND WITH AN ALL-NEW INTRODUCTION BY LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD! Discharged from the Barrarayan academy after flunking the physical a discouraged Miles Vorkosigan takes possession of a jumpship & becomes the leader of a mercenary force that expands to a fleet of treasonous proportions With an all-new introduction by Lois Mc Master Bujold About Lois Mc Master Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga " The pace is breathless the characterization thoughtful & emotionally powerful & the author&s narrative technique & command of language compelling Highly recommended" — Booklist " The Warrior&s Apprentice would work just fine as the introduction to the series as a whole I suspect that anybody who reads one will be as charmed as I was & want to pick up the rest" —SF Site " If you love solid space opera rooted in strong character you can&t go wrong The Warrior&s Apprentice already displays the craft & the heart which would soon make Lois Mc Master Bujold one of the most feted talents in SF" —SF Reviews About Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity “ Bujold is adept at world-building & provides a witty character-centered plot full of exquisite grace notes fans will be thoroughly gripped & likely to finish the book in a single sitting” — Publishers Weekly The Vorkosigan Series in Story-based Chronological Order Falling Free Shards of Honor Barrayar The Warrior&s Apprentice The Vor Game Cetaganda Ethan of Athos Borders of Infinity Brothers in Arms Mirror Dance Memory Komarr A Civil Campaign Diplomatic Immunity Captain Vorpatril&s Alliance Cryo Burn Gentleman Jole & the Red Queen ...

A Viking maiden heading to battle in bed with her captor! As a female warrior Dagmar Kolbeinndottar knows she's not meant for marriage & a family Until she's kidnapped by Celtic warlord Aedan mac Connall who has been tasked with returning Dagmar to her estranged father Fighting her father's orders to marry Dagmar declares she will take no one but her abductor expecting Aedan to refuse But he's intent on making her his bride! ...

5 Points presents The Warriors Box Set featuring Swan Ajax Cleon & two Baseball Furies This box set is complete with an array of accessories that fit neatly into each figures hands as well as an NYC subway platform backdrop perfect for display The Warriors fight to make their way back home after being accused of killing a gang leader The turf battle rages from Coney Island to the Bronx as every gang in New York City wants revenge ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Return to the disco days of the 1980s in this exclusive collection featuring ALL NEW ARTWORK that celebrates Generation X&s neon dream decade & the movies that defined it Director Walter Hill claims his turf with The Warriors Ultimate Director&s Cut! It&s the stunning must-see version of the classic film loaded with special features that pack extra punch The Warriors are ready to fight their way back to Coney Island but standing in their path are some of the baddest out-for-blood gangs in New York City It&ll take every bit of street smarts & every weapon they can find to make it back alive! Language English Number of discs 1 ...

The world's greatest swordsman abandons his warrior clan to start a new life in the American Badlands in The Warrior's Way a visually dazzling modern martial arts adventure with stunningly choreographed fight sequences & gravity-defying stunts In an original gorgeously realised journey into a mythical past writer & director Sngmoo Lee seamlessly marries the cinematic traditions of East & West Korean superstar Jang Dong Gun Kate Bosworth Danny Huston & Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush star in this epic story of revenge & redemption Yang (Jang Dong Gun) must betray his clan to save his final enemy
- a young baby girl He travels from Asia to a dying gold rush town in the American West where he goes into hiding by working as a lowly laundryman Yang attempts to put his past behind him while befriending the local eccentrics of the once-thriving town the fiery tempered knife-thrower Lynne (Bosworth) & Ron (Rush) the town drunk with a secret past When Lynne is threatened by a gang led by a Colonel (Danny Huston) Yang comes out of hiding to protect her & the town with his sword skills & finds himself forced to face the past he was hoping to put behind him Languages English Region B
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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 The world&s greatest swordsman abandons his warrior clan to start a new life in the American Badlands in The Warrior&s Way a visually dazzling modern martial arts adventure with stunningly choreographed fight sequences & gravity-defying stunts In an original gorgeously realised journey into a mythical past writer & director Sngmoo Lee seamlessly marries the cinematic traditions of East & West Korean superstar Jang Dong Gun Kate Bosworth Danny Huston & Academy Award winner Geoffrey Rush star in this epic story of revenge & redemption Yang (Jang Dong Gun) must betray his clan to save his final enemy
- a young baby girl He travels from Asia to a dying gold rush town in the American West where he goes into hiding by working as a lowly laundryman Yang attempts to put his past behind him while befriending the local eccentrics of the once-thriving town the fiery tempered knife-thrower Lynne (Bosworth) & Ron (Rush) the town drunk with a secret past When Lynne is threatened by a gang led by a Colonel (Danny Huston) Yang comes out of hiding to protect her & the town with his sword skills & finds himself forced to face the past he was hoping to put behind him Actors Jang Dong Gun Kate Bosworth Geoffrey Rush & Danny Huston Director Sngmoo Lee Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Languages English Subtitles English
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The Wars of the Roses call to mind bloody battles treachery & deceit & a cast of characters known to us through fact & fiction Edward IV Elizabeth Woodville Richard III Warwick the Kingmaker the Princes in the Tower Henry Tudor But the whole era also creates a level of bewilderment among even keen readers John Ashdown-Hill gets right to the heart of this thorny' subject dispelling the myths & bringing clarity to a topic often shrouded in confusion Between 1455 & 1487 a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England were fought These have become known as the Wars of the Roses But there never was a red rose of Lancaster This book sets the record straight on this & many other points getting behind the traditional mythology & reaching right back into the origins of the conflict to cut an admirably clear path through the thicket ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Irena Sendler was one of the most remarkable
- & most unlikely
- heroes of World War II saving 2500 Jewish children during the German occupation of Poland As a social worker Irena had access to the Warsaw Ghetto making it possible for her to rescue the daughter of a Jewish friend & safely hide the young girl with a Catholic family Realizing that thousands of children were still in danger Irena recruited sympathetic friends & co-workers to smuggle children out & place them in safe homes farms & convents At great personal risk she devised extraordinary schemes to sneak the children by Nazi guards bringing them out in ambulances suitcases & even wheelbarrows Irena was eventually captured by the Gestapo Even after months of torture she maintained her silence Her heroic efforts were honoured by a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize

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