Picking up where Liar's Poker left off (literally in the bond dealer's desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market & like alchemists create limitless wealth for themselves & their partners Founded by John Meriweather a notoriously confident bond dealer along with two Nobel prize winners & a floor of Wall Street's brightest & best Long-Term Captial Management was from the beginning hailed as a new gold standard in investing It was to be the hedge fund to end all other hedge funds a discreet private investment club limited to those rich enough to pony up millions It became the banks' own favourite fund & from its inception achieved a run of dizzyingly spectacular returns New investors barged each other aside to get their investment money into LTCM's hands But as competitors began to mimic Meriweather's fund he altered strategy to maintain the fund's performance leveraging capital with credit on a scale not fully understood & never seen before When the markets in Indonesia South America & Russia crashed in 1998 LCTM's investments crashed with them & mountainous debts accumulated The fund was in melt-down & threatening to bring down into its trillion-dollar black hole a host of financial instiutions from New York to Switzerland It's a tale of vivid characters overwheening ambition & perilous drama told in Roger Lowenstein's hands with brilliant style & panache ...

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT GOOD THINGS CAN COME OUT OF OUR BROKEN DREAMS? Worship leader & recording artist Laura Story's life took an unexpected turn when her husband Martin was diagnosed with a brain tumor Their lives would never be the same Yes with God all things are possible But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin's short-term memory eyesight & other complications The fairy-tale life Laura had dreamed of was no longer possible & yet in struggling with God about how to live with broken dreams Laura has found joy & a deeper intimacy with Jesus Laura helps us understand we aren't the only ones whose lives have taken unexpected turns She examines the brokenness of some of the heroes of our faith & shows how despite their flaws & flawed stories God was able to use them in extraordinary ways & it was not because of their faith but because of the faithfulness of their God God may not fix everything In fact although your situation might not ever change or get better with Jesus you can Our family has been ministered to by her vulnerability & willingness to walk in the valley & still say God I Trust You'- STEVEN CURTIS & MARY BETH CHAPMANGrammy Award-Winning Artist & New York Times Bestselling Author Laura is one of my heroes when it comes to trusting God She's joyful genuine & faithful even though her story

Includes:: messy chapters -This book will be on my nightstand for a long time!-LISA HARPERAuthor & Bible Teacher

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Why does God feel so far away? Why is my worship so empty? Has God left me? David Bowden knows these questions firsthand having wrestled for years with God's apparent absence & studying what the Bible says about it In this new book Bowden tackles the subject head-on finding the key to understanding it in the Bible's depiction of a God who is infinitely far from us free to move where he wants but who chooses to come near in the person of Jesus A resource of encouragement for those who struggle with feeling God's absence & a wake-up call to those who take God's presence for granted When God Isn't There will forever change your understanding of why God sometimes seems to vanish & how he can be found again Praise for the work of When God Isn't There"A must-read for anyone who's felt far from God"-Bobby Gruenewald Life Church Innovation Leader & a founder of You Version "A masterful treatment of what it means to suffer the pain of God's apparent absence & the inexpressible joy of feeling his presence"-Sam Storms lead pastor for Teaching & Vision Bridgeway Church" David wrestles with theological concepts in a down-to-earth way Many will benefit from this very helpful book"-Kyle Idleman bestselling author of Not a Fan ...

Sarah Winman's bestselling critically-acclaimed debut novel WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT continues to captivate & enchant readers The Sunday Times bestseller This is a book about a brother & sister It's a book about childhood & growing up friendships & families triumph & tragedy & everything in between More than anything it's a book about love in all its forms ...

Are you ready to hope again? Are you ready to let go of doubt & sorrow? Just listen carefully God is whispering your name Somewhere between the pages of this book & the pages of your heart God is speaking & He is calling you by name Maybe that's hard to believe Maybe you just can't imagine that the One who made it all thinks of you that personally -- that He keeps your name on His heart & lips But it's true In the Bible & in the circumstances of your life He whispers your name lovingly Tenderly Patiently but persistently Let these stories remind you of the God who knows your name Some of the stories are from the Bible Some are drawn from everyday life Most are about people who are lost or weary or discouraged -- just like you may be If you let them they will tell the story of your life & the story of a God who speaks into your situation So listen closely as you turn these pages Listen for the Father's gentle whisper that can erase your doubt your sorrow your weariness your despair It really is your name that you hear & the Voice that calls is more loving that your ever dared dream Listen & learn to hope again ...

A hilarious & touching swapping places story from the creator of Colin & Lee Carrot & Pea Morag Hood What do you do when your Grandad starts acting VERY much like a penguin? Find out in this brilliantly funny & heartwarming story from talented author & illustrator Morag Hood Boys & girls alike will love Morag's witty sweet & brilliantly surreal depiction of everyday settings & situations in this fish-out-of-water story with a difference Morag's lino cut artwork is gorgeously bold & stylish & her illustrative talent & keen eye for design won her a place as runner up in The Macmillan Prize for Illustration When Grandad was a Penguin is perfect for sharing with children (and grandads) young & old & its beautifully debossed hardback cover & extra-special high quality paper make this an excellent gift for penguin lovers ...

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY tracks a star-crossed pair as they repeatedly drift apart & meet again over a span of 13 years & gradually fall madly deeply passionately into friendship a friendship ever teetering on the edge of love Harry meets Sally when they share a car ride to New York City upon graduation from the University of Chicago A few minutes into the trip the conversation between womanising neurotic Harry (Billy Crystal) & driven equally neurotic Sally (Meg Ryan) becomes heatedly contentious The question arises Can a man & a woman be just friends ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Brimming over with style intelligence & flashing wit this splendid irresistible film from director Rob Reiner is one of the best-loved romantic comedies of all time Featuring dazzling performances from Meg Ryan Billy Crystal Carrie Fisher & Bruno Kirby exceptional music from Harry Connick Jr & an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Nora Ephron When Harry Met Sally is an explosively funny commentary on friendships courtship
- & other hardships
- of the modern age Will sex ruin a perfect relationship between a man & a woman? That&s what Harry (Crystal) & Sally (Ryan) debate during their trip from Chicago to New York & eleven years later they&re sill no closer to finding the answer Will these two best friends ever accept that they&re meant for each other or will they continue to deny the attraction that&s existed since the first moment when Harry met Sally? Actors Meg Ryan Billy Crystal Carrie Fisher Bruno Kirby Gretchen Palmer Steven Ford Lisa Jane Persky & Michelle Nicastro Director Rob Reiner Certificate 15 years & over Year 1989 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 31 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players



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Indian-born bachelor Harry (Rahul Rai) finds his plans to take part in an arranged marriage complicated when he falls for a free-spirited American student Harry has never gotten over the fact that his parents married for love & landed in divorce court Determined not to wind up alone & unhappy Harry reaches out to his uncle in India for help in finding a suitable bride Just as Harry begins a courtship with his prospective Indian bride however a chance encounter with radiant student Theresa causes him to question his cynicism regarding marriage for love Before long everyone is gathering in India for a lavish wedding & the conflicted groom is beginning to question whether he should have approached marriage with his heart instead of his head ...

This semi-autobiographical & unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany before the start of the Second World War now reissued with its original cover illustration in this very special edition Michael Morpurgo called When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit The most life-enhancing book you could ever wish to read This internationally acclaimed story of one Jewish family's flight from Hitler's Germany has become a much-loved classic & has been in print since its debut 45 years ago Suppose your country began to change Suppose that without your noticing it became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer Suppose you found to your complete surprise that your own father was one of those people That is what happened to Anna in 1933 She was nine years old when it began too busy to take much notice of political posters but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler the man who would soon change the whole of Europe
- starting with her own small life One day Anna's father was missing Then she herself & her brother Max were being rushed by their mother in alarming secrecy away from everything they knew
- home & schoolmates & well-loved toys
- right out of Germany


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