The second book in the trilogy that inspired the hit Netflix series House of Cards After scheming his way to power in House of Cards newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart takes on the new King The role of the monarchy in modern Britain comes under scrutiny as Prime Minister Francis Urquhart threatens to expose Royal secrets when his plans are blocked by the idealistic new King Their differences of opinion quickly degenerate into open hostility The battlefield ranges from architecture to the underprivileged; the battle is fought with rigged opinion polls manipulated newspaper headlines sexual scandal & economic brinkmanship as Urquhart sets out to destroy not only the King's family & friends but even the King himself Continuing the dark tale of greed corruption & unquenchable ambition To Play the King reveals that no matter the country politics intrigue & passion reign in the corridors of power This blood & thunder tale lifelike & thoroughly cynical certainly carries the ring of authenticitya great triumph The Independent ...

Reading a story to another person creates a bond between two people It is often assumed that reading aloud is only for children but the practice was once a common pleasure for adults too The time has come to rediscover it This simple yet powerful action connects us with our friends helps us centre ourselves in the present & lets us focus gently on what matters To Read Aloud consists of 75 extracts of an average 1000 words each from writers ranging from Cicero to Lewis Carroll to Robert Macfarlane (alongside less familiar names) It is arranged under ten thematic chapters Love Loss Lightness Pleasure Work Nature Change Chaos Wonder & Coda Delicacies for Discussion A literary toolbox for well-being To Read Aloud invites you to to take just ten minutes off sit down with somebody you care about & share a passage of writing ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Romance! Adventure! Hilarity! Italy! Woody Allen leads this all-star cast on a rollicking ride through the streets of one of the world&s greatest cities Lovers & Fiancees Opera Singers & Architects the talented & the famous & the youthful & the wise are all players within this ensemble tour-de-force as their stories & lives magically criss-cross & collide throughout this engaging film Also starring Alec Baldwin Roberto Benigni Penelope Cruz Judy Davis Jesse Eisenberg Greta Gerwig & Ellen Page in a movie as incredible as Rome itself Actors Judy Davis Flavio Parenti Roberto Benigni Alison Pill Alessandro Tiberi Alessandra Mastronardi Alec Baldwin Carol Alt David Pasquesi Antonio Albanese Lynn Swanson & Fabio Armiliato Director Woody Allen Certificate 12 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; English ; Hindi Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 47 minutes (approx)
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With human civilization annihilated by a biological zombie plague a rag-tag fleet of yachts & freighters known as Wolf Squadron scours the Atlantic searching for survivors Now Wolf Squadron must take on another massive challenge clear the assault carrier USS Iwo Jima of infected before the trapped Marines & sailors succumb to starvation If Wolf Squadron can accomplish that task an even tougher trial awaits an apocalyptic battle to win a new dawn for humanity The war for civilization begins as the boats of the Wolf Squadron become a beacon of hope on a Darkling Sea Sequel to Under a Graveyard Sky & Book 2 in the Black Tide Rising series ...

'A delightful evocation of Irishness & of the author's deep-rooted love of the very fields of home' Publishers Weekly Alice Taylor's classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland beautifully reproduced with photographs from Alice's life If ever a voice has captured the colors the rhythms the rich bittersweet emotions of a time gone by it is Alice Taylor's Her tales of childhood in rural Ireland hark back to a timeless past to a world now lost but ever & fondly remembered The colorful characters & joyous moments she offers have made To School Through the Fields an Irish phenomenon & have made Alice herself the most beloved author in all of the Emerald Isle A must-have for fans of Alice Taylor ...

The New York Times No 1 Bestseller; 'a human guide to how sales might work & be successful in the 21st century' Observer 272 pages Pink Daniel H ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPSIn 1945 Rick Braithwaite a smart highly educated ex-RAF pilot looks for a job in British engineering He is deeply shocked to realise that as a black man from British Guiana no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin In desperation he turns to teaching taking a job in a tough East End school & left to govern a class of unruly teenagers With no experience or guidance Braithwaite attempts to instill discipline confound prejudice & ultimately to teach ...

' Incredibly moving' Daily Mail' To Siri with Love is a beautifully honest & illuminating love letter to Gus your typical atypical nonneurotypical human' Jon Stewart'A moving & witty memoir with a big heart' Nigella Lawson' For all the raw honest pain of Newman's book you close it with a sense of optimism & tenderness' Daily Telegraph' An uncommonly riotous & moving book that will make readers laugh
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- before sweeping them finally into a soul-spilling high tide Technology's great promise may in fact be to summon capture & display our most human qualities both the darkness & the light to pave avenues of deepened connections with others' New York Times No one would consider Judith Newman's domestic life normal She & her husband keep separate apartments-his filled with twin grand pianos as befits a former opera singer; hers packed with the clutter & chaos of twin adolescent boys conceived late in life & one of those boys is Gus her sweet complicated autistic 13-year-old With honesty & humour To Siri With Love chronicles one year in the life of Gus & the family around him -- a family with the same crazy ups & downs as any other & at the heart of the book lies Gus's passionate friendship with Siri Apple's 'intelligent personal assistant' Unlike her human counterparts Siri always has the right answers to Gus's incessant stream of questions about the intricacies of national rail schedules or box turtle varieties & she never runs out of patience She always makes sure Gus enunciates & even teaches him manners by way of her warm yet polite tone & her programmed insistence on civility Equal parts funny & touching this is a book that will make your heart brim & then break it Warm wise & always honest Judith Newman shows us a new world where artificial intelligence is beginning to meet emotional intelligence -- a world that will shape our children in ways both wonderful & unexpected

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The Little Wooden Bear This little bear will make you smile with sentiments to suit every occasion This glass dome decoration encases our favourite little bear adorned with a giant Birthday gift This classic vintage style decorative Kloche will make a stunning display in your home Material Glass with a wooden base Packaging Presented in a branded unique giftbox ...

After returning from a pleasant holiday with his wife Astrid & their two children Thomas leaves the house He walks down the street & he keeps on walking At first Astrid asks herself where he's gone & then when he's coming back & finally whether he is even still alive In precise & hypnotic prose that cuts as cleanly as a scalpel To the Back of Beyond is a novel that takes away the safe foundations of a marriage & a lifestyle to ask deeper questions about identity connection & how free we are to change our lives It is a graceful & resonant work from one of Europe's most important writers ...