Five deadly forces, four turbulent episodes, one powerful surge of entertainment. Welcome to the ocean's dark side. Building on HISTORY's successful Underwater Universe special, this new series goes deep to explore undersea forces that have brought terror & destruction to our planet throughout history. Beneath the surface of our oceans, tides & currents, predators, lethal pressure & killer shockwaves create ongoing & ominous threats. CGI animation, heart-stopping cinematography & submersible expedition footage shed new light on hard science, dramatic historical stories & riveting first-person accounts. ...

Alexander Shannon escaped a shady past to enjoy a glittering career in the army, only to end up back in the thick of criminal activity. This title explains how Shannon managed to combine a successful army career with dangerous gangland dealings for so long & how he finally broke free for good. ...

Beginning with an atmospheric account of Tyburn, we are set up for a grisly excursion through London as a city of ne'er do wells, taking in beheadings & brutality at the Tower, Elizabethan street crime, cutpurses & con-men, through to the Gordon Riots & Highway robbery of the 18th century & the rise of prisons, the police & the Victorian era of incarceration. As well as the crimes, Arnold also looks at the grotesque punishments meted out to those who transgressed the law throughout London's history
- from the hangings, drawings & quarterings at Tyburn over 500 years to being boiled in oil at Smithfield. This popular historian also investigates the influence of London's criminal classes on the literature of the 19th & 20th centuries, & ends up with our old favourites, the Krays & Soho gangs of the 50s & 60s. London's crimes have changed over the centuries, both in method & execution. Underworld London traces these developments, from the highway robberies of the eighteenth century, made possible by the constant traffic of wealthy merchants in & out of the city, to the beatings, slashings & poisonings of the Victorian era.
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Drama about young struggling hopefuls trying to make a name in showbiz. A successful young New York model, Brier (Pell James) has moved to LA to try & launch herself as an actress. She enlists in acting classes & befriends Clea (Ashlee Simpson), a gir ...

History in Dundee is not a visible thing as it is in other cities such as Edinburgh or York. This title presents an anthology of this lost civic inheritance. It tells the story of forgotten disasters & buried heritage, of harmless eccentrics & brutal murderers, of heroes & villains, of strange events & everyday landmarks. ...

Details: Bursting with astounding facts & striking photographs, this gripping series, produced in association with Discovery
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1910. Among the sand dunes of the Northumberland coast a young lad, James Kinghorn, discovers an ancient ceremonial archway that transports him to another world. He has stumbled upon the magical & arcane world of Eldaterra. Hidden by the deep magic of Creation, Eldaterra has desperate need of James. ...

The six-volume UNESCO history of the Caribbean attempts to integrate the historical experience of its peoples & societies from the earliest times to the present. The work is organized thematically, but chronology has been taken into account both in determining limits & ordering the volumes. ...

This text provides an account & intpretation of the historical development of the Caribbean from around 1930 to the end of the 20th century. Its wide-ranging study of the economic, political, religious, social & cultural history of this period brings the series to the authorial present. ...

Unexpected Afghans presents 29 innovative interpretations of a favorite at-home crochet essential. From best-selling author Robyn Chachula comes an in-depth look into crocheting traditional afghans using contemporary techniques, colors, & patterns. Expert designers contribute an abundance of fresh patterns & projects. ...