Kieron Gillen Jamie Mc Kelvie & Matthew Wilson return with an Eisner Award-nominated modern fantasy where gods are the ultimate pop stars & pop stars are the ultimate gods Revel in the opulence of this over-sized hardback! Revel in it! Collects issues 1 through 11 ...

Ananke is dead What do the gods do? Whatever they want What can go wrong? Everything Literally everything The final volume of the commercial pop sensation is so momentous it can't be held in one volume Join us for this two-book package that brings our cycle to an end It's going to be okay Oversized hardcover edition in two joint volumes collecting issues 34 to 45 including the six Specials & supplementary material ...

The second volume of the award-winning urban fantasy series where gods are the ultimate pop stars & pop stars are the ultimate gods Following the tragic & unjust death of Lucifer it takes a revelation from Inanna to draw Laura back into the worlds of Gods & Superstardom to try & discover the truth behind a conspiracy to subvert divinity

Includes:: issues 6-11 of the series plus supplementary material More from this Author The Wicked The Divine Volume 1 Phonogram Volume 2 The Singles Club Phonogram Rue Britannia Suburban Glamor Long Hot Summer

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Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895 thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes & his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small yellow-brick terraced house in East London to watch a cricket match at Lord's Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday the boys told their neighbours & their mother was visiting her family in Liverpool Over the next ten days Robert & Nattie spent extravagantly pawning their parents' valuables to fund trips to the theatre & the seaside But as the sun beat down on the Coombes house a strange smell began to emanate from the building When the police were finally called to investigate the discovery they made sent the press into a frenzy of horror & alarm & Robert & Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read In The Wicked Boy Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder & morality
- it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case but also a compelling account of its aftermath & of man's capacity to overcome the past
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Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 The gripping fascinating account of a shocking murder case that sent late Victorian Britain into a frenzy by the number one bestselling multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' Her research is needle-sharp & her period detail richly atmospheric but what is most heartening about this truly remarkable book is the story of real-life redemption that it brings to light' John Carey Sunday Times Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895 thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes & his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small yellow brick terraced house in east London to watch a cricket match at Lord's Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday leaving the boys & their mother at home for the summer Over the next ten days Robert & Nattie spent extravagantly pawning family valuables to fund trips to the theatre & the seaside During this time nobody saw or heard from their mother though the boys told neighbours she was visiting relatives As the sun beat down on the Coombes house an awful smell began to emanate from the building When the police were finally called to investigate what they found in one of the bedrooms sent the press into a frenzy of horror & alarm & Robert & Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read In The Wicked Boy Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder & morality
- it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case but also a compelling account of its aftermath & of man's capacity to overcome the past
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Despite her wealth & position married to Sir Ralph Skelton Lady Barbara finds life very dull & is desperate for excitement & danger She finds all she needs in the arms of infamous highwayman Jerry Jackson & slips away from the house each evening to join him in his life of crime But how long before her perilous nighttime escapades are found out? Actors Faye Dunaway Alan Bates John Gielgud Directors Michael Winner Language English Number of discs 1 ...

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburghkg KT OM GBE has been at the forefront of British public life since he married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 In the seventy years since his wit (and the occasional &gaffe&) has continued to endear him to the nation as he travelled the world taking his unique & charmingly British sense of humour to its far-flung corners Hailed as a god by a tribe in Vanuatu the Prince has had his fair share of brickbats from the media nearer home but his outspokenness never fails to raise laughs
- & eyebrows From notorious one-liners to less newsworthy witticisms & from plain speaking to blunt indifference the Prince does what we all wish we could do now & again
- forgets polite conversation & says what he thinks In the year in which the Prince has stepped down from his royal duties this joyous & timely book celebrates his wry humour & supremely wicked wit

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A beautiful collection celebrating the Queen&s humour with amusing"ations & stories about royal life When thinking of the Queen our first image is one of dignity & authority She is the very definition of majesty the British monarch the Supreme Governor of the Church of England & the head of the Commonwealth But as anyone who knows her will tell you in person she has a wicked sense of humour Occasionally unintentional (when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton she enquired & Have you been playing a long time?&) Sometimes cannily astute (&I have to be seen to be believed&) At times downright silly (nicely demonstrated when staff at Balmoral discovered the Queen jumping up & down with glee exclaiming &I&ve won I&ve won!& after hearing that England had beaten Australia in the cricket) the Queen&s sense of humour is like no other Revealing a side of the Queen&s personality that the public rarely see this joyous book is a timely celebration of royal humour as Elizabeth II succeeds Victoria as Britain&s longest-serving monarch ...

Sir Winston Churchill remains a British hero lauded for his oratorical skill He wrote histories biographies memoirs & even a novel while his journalism speeches & broadcasts run to millions of words From 1940 he inspired & united the British people & guided their war effort Behind the public figure however was a man of vast humanity & enormous wit His most famous speeches & sayings have passed into history but many of his aphorisms puns & jokes are less well known This enchanting collection brings together hundreds of his wittiest remarks as a record of all that was best about this endearing conceited talented & wildly funny Englishman Also available in the series (9781782433651) The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II (9781782435426) The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde (9781782435662) The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Wicker Man A notoriously troubled production notwithstanding the controversial cult classic The Wicker Man is now regarded as a classic of British cinema Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant Howie a naive young police officer sent to Summerisle a secluded island off the coast of Scotland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl named Rowan When he arrives there he finds a very tight-knit community that is mistrustful & hostile to outsiders No one is willing to even acknowledge Rowan&s disappearance Soon Howie begins to realize that the town might in fact be a strange pagan cult one given to unbridled sexuality & possible human sacrifice Seeking an audience with the oddly civilized Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee) Howie hopes to get to the bottom of the mystery but instead he finds something more shocking than he could have ever imagined Written by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth Death On The Nile) & directed by Robin Hardy the eerie film paints a disturbing portrait of society which has given into bizarre rituals & Bacchanalian excess & where anything goes Though recognition may have been a long time coming The Wicker Man stands as a strikingly original achievement which will haunt you forever The Wicker Tree From the makers of the cult classic The Wicker Man & directed by The Wicker Man&s Robin Hardy a Texas gospel singer & her boyfriend both devout evangelical Christians are sent to Scotland on a mission to spread the word of God After a concert in Glasgow Cathedral the pair are invited by Sir Lachlan Morrison to preach in his remote border village They assume their host simply wants to hear more about the Bible & are delighted when offered central roles in the fiefdom&s May Day celebrations especially their custom of the Riding of the Laddie But soon the horrifying reality dawns on the naïve couple as they learn the true significance of the Celtic pagan rites Reuniting Hardy with legendary actor Christopher Lee for a story in the style of the 1973 landmark fantasy comes the most eagerly anticipated horror movie of the year ...