Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play For decades Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) has been one of baseball&s best scouts -- but now his age is catching up with him Still he refuses to be benched even though his bosses are questioning his judgment Tasked with checking out the country&s hottest batting prospect Gus is forced to accept help from his daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) Though they haven&t spent time together in years father & daughter make new discoveries about their shared past which could change their future ...

In three years I will be able to vote & I will still have less power than I did at the moment that I saw that email which was such a tiny thing but look what happened Fifteen-year-old Alena never really knew her political activist mother who died when she was a baby She has grown up with her older half-brother Danny & his boyfriend Nick in the east end of London Now the area is threatened by a bomber who has been leaving explosive devices in supermarkets It is only a matter of time before a bomb goes off Against this increasingly fearful backdrop Alena seeks to discover more about her past while Danny takes a job working for a controversial politician As her family life implodes & the threat to Londoners mounts Alena starts getting into trouble Then she does something truly rebellious A searing heartbreaking coming-of-age tale for fans of Lisa Williamson Jenny Downham & Sarah Crossan ...

THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH THE GRIPPING TALE OF THE EARLY FRONTIER DAYS OF SILICON VALLEY FROM ACCLAIMED HISTORIAN LESLIE BERLIN ' The book is compelling as it maps out the building of the Valley the challenges its early tech pioneers faced as well as highlighting those who reached dizzying success only to suffer as the dot com bubble burst' Financial Times Kaleidoscopic ambitious & brilliant the book draws on a dazzling cast of characters to chart the rise of the five industries that have come to define technology today & collectively to remake the world' Eric Schmidt former CEO of Google & Executive Chairman of Alphabet Inc Leslie Berlin's previous work has been acclaimed by the New York Times 'so engagingly narrated that you don't realize how much business & technology you are learning along the way' Between 1968 & 1976 five landmark industries that shaped the modern world were launched within 30 miles of each other personal computing video games biotechnology modern venture capital & advanced semi-conductor logic The dominant players in many of those industries
- firms like Apple & Intel
- had also been launched at the same time During those early days of Silicon Valley the first ARPANET transmission (now known as the Internet) came into a Stanford lab universities began licensing innovations to businesses & the Silicon Valley tech community began to develop their lobbying clout Now for the first time the stories of the men & women who changed the world during these pivotal years are brought to life in rich detail by respected Silicon Valley historian Leslie Berlin Berlin shines a light on the wild frontier days of Silicon Valley where the old rules were broken revealing how the modern tech world was built & empires were forged Troublemakers is a compelling story of the upstarts of Silicon Valley that will appeal to fans of HBO's Silicon Valley & Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs Further praise for Troublemakers Leslie Berlin combines the keen observations of an historian with gorgeous writing & riveting storytelling to write the landmark book on the Valley The interwoven lives of wonderfully iconoclastic characters bring the formative years of the Valley to life with sheer brilliance Troublemakers is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand America's tech capital' Julia Flynn Siler New York Times bestselling author of The House of Mondavi Leslie Berlin has done it again Following on her richly informative biography of Intel co-founder Robert Noyce The Man Behind the Microchip Berlin now brings us a definitive account of Silicon Valley's breakthrough years in the 1970s Troublemakers recounts the fascinating careers of seven little-known but enormously impactful players who shaped the Valley's unique high-tech ecosystem As entertaining as it is authoritative Troublemakers is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how the tech revolution took root in the San Francisco Bay Area & eventually transformed the entire planet's way of life' David M Kennedy Donald J Mc Lachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University winner of the Pulitzer Prize

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Inspired by the Indian Mutiny of 1857 The Siege of Krishnapur is set in the fictional town of that name where a British garrison withstands a four-month siege by mutineers Eventually rescued after undergoing terrible privations the leading characters all find their ideals tested & their smug assumptions of military & moral superiority severely shaken In Troubles Major Brendan Archer travels to Ireland in the aftermath of World War I in order to meet his fiancee Angela in a remote seaside hotel owned by her father Angela dies unexpectedly but Archer remains in Kilnalough captivated by the Majestic & its inhabitants & seemingly unaware of the approaching political storm as Ireland dissolves into revolt & civil war Both novels combine high comedy with vivid realism & reveal Farrell as 'one of the finest post-colonial novelists'
- John Sutherland
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What is the difference between mean & median blatant & flagrant flout & flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With Troublesome Words journalist & bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear concise & entertaining guide to the problems of English usage & spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work with the written word for over twenty years So if you want to discover whether you should care about split infinitives are cursed with an uncontrollable outbreak of commas or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say 'an historic day' this superb book is the place to find out ...

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TROY BAYLISS
- TROY'S STORY takes a look at the rise of the legendary motorcycle racer from his time as a spray painter in Taree
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Swords & sandals abound in this epic tale of love & war starring Brad Pitt as the muscle-bound Achilles Set in 1193 BC the film is based on Homer&s sprawling epic poem & The Iliad& It tells the story of Paris Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom) who falls in love with the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta (Brendan Gleeson) the beautiful Helen (Diane Kruger) He persuades her to leave her husband & go back with him to Troy sparking a war between the Mycenaeans led by Menelaus&s brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox) & the armies of Troy led by Prince Hector (Eric Bana) The City of Troy governed by King Priam (Peter O& Toole) has never before succumbed to seige or battle but Agamemnon & the Mycenae Greeks have a formidable ally the great & seemingly indomitable Achilles Political intrigue passionate love trysts & one-on-one fight sequences take place against a background of sweeping battle scenes as the armies of ancient Greece & the city of Troy engage in their epic & bloody war ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play For honour In 1193BC the dandy Trojan prince Paris (Bloom) irresponsibly spirits away the unhappy wife of Menelaus (Gleeson) the Spartan king Demanding the return of Helen the Greeks launch a thousand ships & lay siege to Troy Under the command of Agamemnon (Cox) revered warrior Achilles (Pitt) leads the Greek forces against the Trojan defenders commanded by Hector (Bana) who carries the fate of his nation on his shoulders Troy Revisited An Introduction By Wolfgang Petersen Troy In Focus The Talent & Resources An Epic Movie Requires In The Thick Of Battle The Film&s Thrilling Action Sequences From Ruins to Reality The History Behind The Production Design Troy An Effects Odyssey The Secrets Behind The Miraculous Special Effects Attacking Troy Gearing Up For An On-Screen Siege Greek Ship Towing Theatrical Trailer Actors Brad Pitt Orlando Bloom Eric Bana Diane Kruger Brendan Gleeson Julian Glover Brian Cox Sean Bean Peter O& Toole Julie Christie Nigel Terry Trevor Eve Saffron Burrows James Cosmo & Tyler Mane Director Wolfgang Petersen Certificate 15 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles Danish ; Dutch ; English ; English for the deaf & hard of hearing ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Spanish
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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 Swords & sandals abound in this epic tale of love & war starring Brad Pitt as the muscle-bound Achilles Set in 1193 BC the film is based on Homer&s sprawling epic poem & The Iliad& It tells the story of Paris Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom) who falls in love with the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta (Brendan Gleeson) the beautiful Helen (Diane Kruger) He persuades her to leave her husband & go back with him to Troy sparking a war between the Mycenaeans led by Menelaus&s brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox) & the armies of Troy led by Prince Hector (Eric Bana) The City of Troy governed by King Priam (Peter O& Toole) has never before succumbed to seige or battle but Agamemnon & the Mycenae Greeks have a formidable ally the great & seemingly indomitable Achilles Political intrigue passionate love trysts & one-on-one fight sequences take place against a background of sweeping battle scenes as the armies of ancient Greece & the city of Troy engage in their epic & bloody war ...