RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB 2017 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD'A dazzling tale of romance & survival' (Guardian) Follow the path to the freezing north Follow your ambition Follow your heart Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve Years later in 1892 determination & chance lead her back to northern Greenland as a scientist at the head of a British expedition defying the expectations of those who believe a woman has no place in that harsh world Geologist Jakob de Beyn was raised in Manhattan Yearning for wider horizons he joins a rival expedition Jakob & Flora's paths cross It is a fateful meeting where passion & ambition collide & an irresistible attraction is born The violent extremes of the north obsess them both perpetual night & endless day; frozen seas & coastal meadows & the strange maddening pull it exerts on the people trying to make their mark on its vast expanses
- a pursuit of glory whose outcome will reverberate for years to come
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This is a fascinating collection of essays by the author on the ancient art of astrology ranging from discussions of its use in our personal lives to its value for understanding historical cycles & patterns Along the way Ray Grasse also interjects the story with some of his own personal experiences in the discipline while exploring its broader implications for subjects like synchronicity spirituality & the yogic concept of the chakras This book

Includes:: interviews with Rick Tarnas & Laurence Hillman & is suitable for both beginner & advanced students of the subject

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Under a Watchful Eye by Adam Nevill is a supernatural thriller from the award-winning writer of The Ritual & Last Days Seb Logan is being watched He just doesn't know by whom When the sudden appearance of a dark figure shatters his idyllic coastal life he soon realizes that the murky past he thought he'd left behind has far from forgotten him What's more unsettling is the strange atmosphere that engulfs him at every sighting plunging his mind into a terrifying paranoia To be a victim without knowing the tormentor To be despised without knowing the offence caused To be seen by what nobody else can see These are the thoughts which plague his every waking moment Imprisoned by despair Seb fears his stalker is not working alone but rather is involved in a wider conspiracy that threatens everything he has worked for For there are doors in this world that open into unknown places Places used by the worst kind of people to achieve their own ends & once his investigation leads him to stray across the line & into mortal danger he risks becoming another fatality in a long line of victims ...

June 1917 While German Gotha bombers raid London from above a man's body is fished from the Thames below The man had been garrotted & his tongue cut out before he was left to his watery grave & as the killer has taken care to remove identifying items & even labels Detective Inspector Marmion & Sergeant Keedy struggle to name the victim before they can begin properly with their investigation As family & business associates are found the list of suspects grows ever longer & as Marmion wrangles with the case he & his family must also contend with their anxieties for his now-missing son Paul The interminable presence of war & closer to home pitched battles in the East End between rival adolescent gangs suggest the Home Front is more insecure than ever before With great care Marmion must pick his way along a twisting path that will lead him towards the killer ...

Returning to his old Elstree Studios headquarters in England Alfred Hitchcock did his best with Hume Cronyn's adaptation of the James Bridie novel UNDER CAPRICORN ...

Hundreds of fascinating facts are waiting to be unearthed in this latest book from Aleksandra & Daniel Mizielinski the creative duo behind the bestselling Maps Dive below the surface & find out what happens under the earth & under the water From early submarines & deep-sea life to burrowing animals & man-made tunnels
- you will never look at the world in the same way again! Gorgeous design & quirky illustrations make this a book to be pored over again & again
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Nick Nolte Gene Hackman & Joanna Cassidy play three journalists caught up in the 1979 Nicaraguan revolution in Under Fire Russel Price (Nolte) is a gutsy photo-journalist who gets caught between his love for reporter Claire Stryder (Cassidy) & his friendship with her husband Alex Grazier (Hackman) Caught up in the war between the Nicaraguan government & the Sandinista rebels Price loses sight of his objectivity & becomes deeply involved in the skirmish With cinematography by the great John Alcott (2001 A Space Odyssey Barry Lyndon) & one of Jerry Goldsmith s greatest scores (later sampled in Quentin Tarantino s Django Unchained) Under Fire is director Roger Spottiswoode s greatest filmmaking achievement a complex political thriller with shades of Casablanca & Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in its UK debut on Blu-ray Actors Nick NOLTE Gene HACKMAN Joanna CASSIDY Ed HARRISDirectors Roger SPOTTISWOODEFormat PAL Blu-ray Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play "A First-Rate Political Action Thriller!" -The Hollywood Reporter Gene Hackman & Nick Nolte deliver tour-de-force performances in this riveting "jigsaw puzzle" (Los Angeles Times) "that triumphantly combines politics & romance turmoil & destiny into the most exciting & entertaining drama in years" (David Denby New York Magazine)! From "an edgy & maliciously smart script" (Pauline Kael The New Yorker) about three reporters caught in a political revolution
- & a love triangle
- this sure-fire thriller co-starring Joanna Cassidy & Oscar nominee Ed Harris will grab you with heart-pounding suspense & never let go Russell Price (Nolte) is a gutsy photojournalist who gets caught between his love for reporter Claire Stryder (Joanna Cassidy) & his friendship with her husband Alex Grazier (Hackman) He&s also caught in the horns of a dilemma when he&s asked to take sides instead of just pictures in the war between the Nicaraguan government & the Sandinista rebels But when he loses sight of his objectivity & becomes involved in the skirmish Russell could lose both his battles & his life as he comes Under Fire from all sides! Actors Joanna Cassidy Gene Hackman Nick Nolte Ed Harris Richard Masur & Jean-Louis Trintignant Director Roger Spottiswoode Certificate 15 years & over Year 1983 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; German ; French ; Spanish ; Italian
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English For The Hard Of Hearing ; German For The Hard Of Hearing ; French ; Italian ; Spanish ; Dutch Duration 2 hours & 3 minutes (approx)


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Veteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she had seen everything in her two decades as a White House correspondent & then came the Trump administration In Under Fire Ryan takes us inside the confusion & chaos of the Trump White House to understand how she & other reporters adjusted to the new normal 192 pages Ryan April ...

The classic bestseller by the acclaimed author of The Shell Seekers & Winter Solstice now available in a new edition No two women could have been more different No two women could have been closer Flora & Rose are identical twins who do not know of each other's existence Rose has been raised by her frivolous mother with the glossy international jet set Flora has spend her childhoold in the beauty & quiet of her father's Cornish cottage & then by chance they meet The encounter seems heaven-sent to Rose who longs to escape from a man she no longer desires Flora can free her & in taking her sister's place her uneventful life is changed forever She finds drama & danger
- & glimpses a happiness beyond her wildest dreams
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