Egyptian art from the Pharaonic era is characterized by colossal sphinxes elaborately decorated coffins hieroglyphs & beautifully modeled reliefs. Less well-known but equally impressive are the rare & ancient images of people animals & landscapes from the pre-Pharaonic era the period that preceded & directly influenced these iconic forms of artistic expression. With lavish illustrations of more than 170 fascinating objects created from about 4000 to 2650 BC Dawn of Egyptian Art" presents the origins of these art forms & iconography that remained in use for centuries. Comprehensive texts explore the origins & early development of the culture of ancient Egypt while discussing the representation of the self & the universe the relationship between image & writing & the early Egyptians evolving view of how the world worked." ...

Three thousand years before the birth of Christ. An epic conflict is about to begin. The price of victory? Civilization. The price of defeat a return to the dark ages. The hopes of civilization rest on one mans shoulders: Eskkar once a barbarian now a warrior in charge of defending a small town which lies in the path of a vast barbarian war party. The last time the invaders came to Orak they spared no one & the tiny candle of trade & agriculture that had begun there the first in all of human history was extinguished. But Eskkar & Trella the beautiful slave girl he has been given by the grateful townsfolk & the raggle-taggle army he has inherited are not going to flee. They will fight against the overwhelming odds with foolhardy bravery subtle ingenuity & the last drop of their blood. On this tiny band the lathe of history will turn: victory or darkness? ...

When there is no more room in hell the dead will walk the earth. George A. Romeros iconic film & novel terrified generations. Now Dawn of the Dead is back to terrify once more. The world is being devastated by zombies. No one knows how far they have spread or how to stop them. & as the living fight to save themselves society collapses. Four people escape the chaos of downtown Philadelphia & find shelter in a shopping mall. As the survivors exhaust their greed & the undead scrape at the doors the refuge becomes a prison. & soon there will be nowhere left to hide.. . The classic horror that inspired a genre: if you havent read this yet you need to. If you have youll want to again.

Includes:: a brilliant & exclusive introduction from Simon Pegg.

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Polite pensive mature reserved.. . Charlie Brooker is none of these things & less. Picking up where his hilarious Screen Burn left off Dawn of the Dumb" collects the best of Charlie Brookers recent TV writing together with uproarious spleen-venting diatribes on a range of non-televisual subjects
- tackling everything from David Cameron to human hair. Rude unhinged outrageous & above all funny " Dawn of the Dumb" is essential reading for anyone with a brain & a spinal cord. & hands for turning the pages."
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Twenty years after their conquest of Bajor the Cardassians have tightened their grip on the captive planet; but they have not succeeded in crushing the relentless Bajoran resistance which is steadily chipping away at the occupiers' hold. As violence escalates across Bajor the Cardassian military launches one last desperate surge to crush the insurgency once & for all. For Bajoran & Cardassian alike in this seething world of suspicion & retribution nothing less than survival is at stake. & then one ambivalent key player in the decades-long struggle finally chooses sides irrevocably altering the destinies of two worlds... ...

The boy lay in the silence of the great battlefield gazing at his own hand spread on the ground beside him. The hand moved & he realized with something like surprise that he was not dead. His name was Owain & further up the hillside lay his father & brother both killed by Saxon warriors in that last great battle of Aquae Sulis. From that moment Owain knows that he must make his own way in the world & so begins his journey to face the many challenges that lie ahead. Rosemary Sutcliff is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction & Dawn Wind is an acclaimed & much-loved classic tale which will enthral readers old & new. This stunning new edition features the evocative original black & white illustrations by award-winning artist Charles Keeping which bring the story vividly to life. ...

Chronicles of the Raven: One ELITE UNSTOPPABLE.. .AND HIRED TO DO THE UNTHINKABLE The Raven are an elite. Formed of six men & an elf theyre swords for hire in the wars that have torn their land apart. For years their only loyalty has been to themselves & to their code. But that time is coming to an end. The Wytch Lords have escaped & The Raven find themselves fighting for the Dark College of magic on a mission which soon becomes a race for the secret location of Dawnthief. Its a spell
- one created to end the world
- & theres a danger that someone is going to use it.. .

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The first-ever joke book from one of the UKs best-loved comedians Les Dawsons Joke Book" is a must for any fan of this perennially popular comedian. It collects together the highlights of his 26-year career across radio & television from his early days on " Opportunity Knocks" to " Cissie & Ada". A lover of language Les was a secret poet & was fond of high culture often undercutting his own admiration of the art forms for comic effect. The book

Includes:: examples of all his most famous sketches comic come-backs & st&-up routines. From working class roots to a comedian beloved by millions " Les Dawsons Joke Book" is a celebration of Les humour at its very best compiled from his personal archive by his wife & daughter it is the must-have for any fan."

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This novel weaves together three stories of international intrigue. In the first a doctor is forced to confront his fathers killer in the second a detective investigates a series of horrific murders while in the third an international organization devises a masterplan of apocalyptic

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This is the story of Augustus Rose -- half African-American half Italian; journalist lover restauranteur unlikely terrorist -- & his interrogator Harper a Grand Inquisitor armed with twenty-first century cruelty clarity & charisma. As Harpers assault on his body & soul intensifies Augustus raises the only shield he has: memory. His mind turns to the women in his life from his outcast mother to the vigilante who recruited him to the last female tenderness hes ever likely to know. Outshining them all is the memory of the stunning wealthy & white Selina & the love affair that began in 1960s Manhattan -- an epic taboo mix of politics & passion that would lead Augustus from Harlem to Greenwich Village from El Salvador to Barcelona from Morocco to a bleak Scottish island where hope or death must overcome... ...