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dramatized audio story from John Bevere's book, Rescued, featuring an original music score and a cast of Hollywood actors. ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Paul Whitehouse, Jeff Minter, Kazuo Ishiguro, Mark Cocker, Matt Smith, John Rhys-Davies, Ian Mcewan, Selina Scott, List of University of East Anglia Alumni, Rihab Taha, William Goodchild, Caroline Flint, Douglas Carswell, David Lemieux, Anne Enright, Benedict Allen, Martin Tyler, John Fraser, Iain Dale, Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Ivor Stanbrook, Steve Blame, Murad Qureshi, Greg James, Jack Davenport, Fflur Dafydd, Stephen Lambert, Paul Nurse, Bea Ballard, Peter Bowker, Charlie Higson, Arthur Smith, Andrew Jefford, Wan Hisham Wan Salleh, Adrian Ramsay, Jane Harris, Mathias Cormann, Simon Scarrow, Christopher Catherwood, Alison Brimelow, James Frain, Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, William Banks-Blaney, Nick Baylis, Tim Guest, David Almond, Adam Tomkins, Össur Skarphéðinsson, Snoo Wilson, Susanne Courtney, James Mccreet, Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Tim Bowler, Richard Webster, Rose Tremain, James Sorel-Cameron, Rebecca Lowe, John Boyne, Adam Foulds, Graeme Turner, Tracy Chevalier, Jenny Abramsky, Nick Barton, Tito Mboweni, Tash Aw, James Chapman, Nina Conti, Robert Fulton, Kit Whitfield, Tess Kingham, Gareth Malone, Todd Swift, Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Mark Seddon, Alexander Gordon Smith, Christopher J. Lane, Simon Day, Paul Murray, Owen Sheers, Jon Owen Jones, James Scudamore, Neil Morisetti, Christopher T. Gates, Peter S. Williams, Jovan Ratković, Larissa Lai, John Bainbridge, Nigel Hart, Peter Fahy, James Buckley, Derek Pasquill, Amir Muhammad, David Cummings, Gregory Woods, Peter Stachura, Stuart Flynn, James Barber, Paul Wellings, Alan Whiteside, Toby Litt, Lucasta Miller, David Sutton, Antony Little, Ibrahim H. Umar, Phil Whelan, Chris Sugden, Naomi Alderman, Louise Doughty, Marie-Louise Jensen, Vicky Phillips, Geraint Vincent, Ja...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2397386 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ian Mckellen, John Rhys-Davies, Keeley Hawes, Blake Ritson, Rupert Evans, Shelley Blond. Excerpt:Blake Ritson Blake Ritson (born 14 June 1980) is an English actor and director. Early life Ritson attended the Dolphin School in Reading, Berkshire until 1993, before going to St Paul's Boys on an academic scholarship, and then to Cambridge University , where he studied English and Medieval Italian. While a student he acted on both stage and screen , playing the juvenile lead in 1996 in Tom Stoppard s Arcadia in London's West End . Career Ritson is best known for portraying Edmund Bertram in the 2007 ITV adaptation of Mansfield Park , Giles Vicary in the BBC series Red Cap and for playing sidekick Robert Presley in A Touch of Frost . He also played the part of Justin in The League of Gentlemen and was most recently seen as Idek in God on Trial and as Mr. Elton in the new BBC production of Emma. Ritson directed the short film Out of Time with his older brother, Dylan Ritson. Starring Mark Heap and Raquel Cassidy , the film won the Global Audience Award at the first CON-CAN Movie Festival and was runner up at Minimalen and the Berlin Film Festival. It also screened at the London, San Paulo and Dresden film festivals. The Ritson brothers' second short film, More More More , starring The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss , was a runner-up in the Turner Classic Movies Competition. Their third short film, Love Hate starring Ben Whishaw and Hayley Atwell was completed in May 2009 and has just been selected for the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Palm Springs Film Festival. They have also shot a fourth short film, Good Boy , starring Jessica Hynes (née Stevenson), Reece Shearsmith , Nicholas Burns , Joanna Page and Ritson's fiancee Hattie Morahan . The Ritson Brothers were select... ... Read more

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Chapters: Robert Shaw, Luke Vibert, Roger Meddows-Taylor, John Rhys-Davies, Hugh Walpole, Paul Myners, Baron Myners, Truro School, David Penhaligon, Michael Adams, Peter King, Julia Goldsworthy, Alan Opie, Benjamin Luxon, Michael Munday, Mark Prisk, Ben Ainslie, Laura Harper, Geoffrey Healey, Derek Holman, Charlie Shreck, John Kendall-Carpenter, Nigel Terry, Vernon Sampson Nicholls. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 121. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Roger Meddows-Taylor (born 26 July 1949 in Dersingham, Norfolk, England), known as Roger Taylor, is an English musician best known as the drummer, backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Queen. As a drummer he is known for his "big" unique sound and is considered one of the most influential rock drummers of the 1970s and 1980s. As a songwriter he contributed songs to the band's albums from the very beginning, composing at least one track on every album, and (in the early days) usually sang lead vocals on his own compositions. He also wrote four of the band's hits, "Radio Ga Ga", "A Kind of Magic", "The Invisible Man", and "These Are the Days of Our Lives". He also played multiple instruments, including guitar, bass and keyboards, as heard on his debut solo album in which he played all instruments and sang all vocals. He has played with such artists as Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, Genesis, Jimmy Nail, Elton John, Gary Numan, Shakin' Stevens, Foo Fighters, Al Stewart, Steve Vai, Yoshiki Hayashi, Cherie, and Bon Jovi. As a producer he has produced albums by Virginia Wolf, Jimmy Nail and Magnum. He has lived in Guildford, Surrey. In addition to his drum work, he routinely played the guitars and bass on his own songs and, during the 1980s, he formed a parallel band known...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=182494 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ioan Gruffudd, John Rhys-Davies, Daniel Evans, Rob Brydon, Rhys Ifans, Lisa Lee Dark, Matthew Rhys, Amanda Hale, Windsor Davies, Mark Donovan, Arthur Malet, Myfanwy Talog, Adrian Holmes, William Squire, Sean Carlsen, Andy Secombe. Excerpt:Adrian Holmes Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974 in Wrexham and rasied in Vancouver) is an actor. Mostly appearing on television, he has made minor appearances in Smallville and the TV series of Highlander . He has done many TV roles and cameos and minor appearances in movies like Like Mike 2 for example. He loaned his voice in the fighting game, Def Jam: Fight for NY as the voice of Bo. He also loaned his voice in the anime, Black Lagoon as Rowan. Filmography Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Amanda Hale Amanda Hale (born 1982) is a Welsh actress. . She won positive reviews for her performance in The Glass Menagerie at the Apollo Shaftesbury in the West End . Career Hale trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , graduating in 2005 , and has performed on both stage and screen . At drama school, she won the Awarded Audience Prize and Best Fight Award at the 2003 RADA Prize Fights. She was also nominated for two Evening Standard Awards (the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer and Best Actress ) in November 2007 for her critically-acclaimed performance as Laura Wingfield in Tennessee Williams ' classic play The Glass Menagerie , at the Apollo Theatre in London . In September 2009 Hale made her NT debut in Our Class , a new play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek and in October 2009 she appeared alongside Robbie Coltrane and Sharon Small in the new three-part ITV1 drama Murderland . Select Credits Year: Title: Role: Notes item 2005: The Importance of Being Earnest : Cecily Cardew: Oxford ... ... Read more

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Young Prince Hubert is incorrigible, unmanageable, and tiresomely demanding. What is the good King to do? How will his selfish Prince ever learn to rule the kingom well? His most trusted friend, Sir Malcolm, has a plan. Prince Hubert is swept away to a land where he is simply known as Hugh, a peasant boy. His silks are replaced with rough work clothes, his castle dwelling with a humble cottage. It is here that Hugh learns valuable life lessons from the widow of the forest. ... Read more

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We have been very impressed with this series.It is very high quality.The stories are excellent.Our kids love them.They are very God-honoring. ... Read more

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Chapters: Ian Rush, Mark Hughes, Craig Davies, John Charles, Rhys Weston, Dean Saunders, David Vaughan, Andy Marriott, Terry Yorath, Mark Bowen, Carl Robinson, Mark Pembridge, Andy Dorman, Nathan Jones, Bob Delgado, Mike Dowler, Paul Maddy, Paul Seaman. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 114. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ian James Rush, MBE, (born 20 October 1961) is a retired football player from Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic, and made 73 appearances for the Welsh national football team. Since retiring as a player in 1999, Rush has had a stint as manager of Chester City (20045), and has worked as a television football pundit. After leaving St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint, in 1978, Rush began his playing career at Football League Third Division side Chester. After impressing in the youth ranks, he went on to play 34 League games and score 14 goals after making his debut in April 1979 in a 22 draw with Sheffield Wednesday in midfield, but established himself as a potent centre forward the following season. His first league goal came when Chester drew 22 at Gillingham on 15 September 1979 and by Christmas he was a regular player following the sale of regular centre-forward Ian Edwards to Wrexham. Rush's reputation was enhanced by scoring for Chester in a shock 20 FA Cup third round win at Second Division giants Newcastle United in January 1980, with Chester equalling their best run by reaching the last 16 where they narrowly lost to Ipswich Town two rounds later. His last game for Chester was a 21 win over Southend United at Sealand Road...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=413277 ... Read more

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The crime scene is almost surreal for Chief Inspector Banks, there are many avenues to pursue. Keith Roswell was known as a financial wizard. His execution style murder hints that there may be powerful people involved. 2 cassettes. ... Read more

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What a Disappointment!
I love British mysteries and decided to begin my acquaintance with this series with Final Account (since it's the earliest available on Kindle.) I have been very disappointed with this book, though, and at this point I'm not sure whether I will try reading another one of Robinson's mysteries.

The saddest part is that this could have been a good mystery. The premise is interesting: a seemingly boring accountant leads a double life. After an engaging beginning, however, everything goes downhill. Secret Services, mysterious Caribbean dictators, and very unrealistic police practices make the book very hard to follow and even harder to care about. The characters sound stiff, their conversations more often than not seem extremely contrived. Banks, the main character, could have been very engaging. When he is on his own, he actually is. Still, whenever the author has Banks take part in a conversation with another character (especially a woman), he begins to sound completely artificial.

Other reviewers mentioned that this book has an unexpected twist at the end. For me, the book dragged out so slowly and painfully that the best thing about the ending was that it meant I could stop reading this very boring novel. I'm giving it two stars because there were a few redeeming scenes in this book but the whole was very disappointing.

An enjoyable offering in a generally very good series
Sometimes, when I get reading an author's series based on a particular featured character, I go through the whole run of books without stopping for anything else. Other times (like this one), even though I enjoy the stories, I get a bit burned-out on them and go and do something else for awhile. I read the first half-dozen novels about DCI Alan Banks several years ago, then took a break, but now I'm back on them, beginning with this seventh in the series. Banks, who transferred from London nearly a decade ago to a Yorkshire market town in an attempt to escape the increasingly violent life in the metropolis, has found plenty to keep him busy in the way of homicide. But he's also learned a lot about the dales and their denizens and even though he'll always be an "incomer" (and he knows when not to try too hard to fit in), he's become a respected almost-local. This time, a well-off independent accountant and financial whiz-kid is murdered in his own garage by a double shotgun blast to the back of the head. As Banks interviews the rather dysfunctional family and the victim's various business acquaintances, something feels increasingly not-quite-right to him. And then he turns up what appears to be a whole other life for the victim over in Leeds, and a girlfriend as well. But what really puts Banks off is the discovery of links to a bloody-handed Caribbean dictator with millions of pounds to launder, and for whom the Powers That Be are arranging a comfortable exile in Britain. (Banks is pretty liberal for a cop, most of the time.) I began having certain suspicions about a key point in the plot almost immediately after the description of the murder, which Banks didn't pick up on until late in the book, which either makes me a detective or Robinson a bit sloppy on clues this time out. Nevertheless, the author takes the opportunity to showcase his hometown of Leeds, as well as Yorkshire in general -- always a feature of this series. The procedural aspects of the case also are straightforward and generally well done, and so are the characterizations. Superintendent "Dirty Dick" Burgess, a rightwing scumbag from London, last seen earlier in this series and now working as a fixer for the more political side of the law enforcement establishment, has returned and leaves a thoroughly bad taste in Banks's mouth, but he's balanced for the reader by the up-and-coming DC Susan Gay and by DS Hatchley, a scruffy, old-style copper with an intimate knowledge of the underside of Yorkshire society. Banks's own family situation is becoming strained, but the author keeps it mostly in the background this time. Not the best of the series, but pretty good.

More than meets the eye
When a mild-mannered accountant is shot in the face with a shotgun, execution style, Banks and his team are trying to find out why an accountant was killed in this way.As they investigate and dig deeper into Keith Rothwell's life they find more secrets and evidence of dirty dealings.It certainly isn't a simple, straight-forward case, and even the Home Office is involved.What I love about Robinson's Banks is that he's such an everyday Joe.This makes him totally believable.The other characters in the books are also well-drawn, and the plotting and mystery are always complex and not easy to figure out.In short, this is a series that is a cut above your ordinary British Police Procedural, and I really am enjoying it.This is the sixth book in this lengthy series, and I am looking forward to reading more.

Average Robinson
This is a worthy book by Peter Robinson, only it's not his best.It's typical in that Inspector Banks works the clues and interviews to find the killer of a boring accountant.And the ending is a big surprise, but one that borders on unreality.But Robinson is a journeyman author and he never lets the book get away from him.You can always count on Robinson to provide a solid, steady book that holds your interest throughout.I just feel, however, that this is not his best effort.

Solid, but not gripping
This is a good book that kept my attention. It wasn't a gripping whodunit that it couldn't put down, but it is a solid story with some interesting twists and turns.

It is the first Peter Robinson I've read (I think?) and I found the story telling a bit off.For instance, there's one character who sort of appears out of nowhere and yet takes on this mythical quality for no apparent reason simply because he's associated with the intelligence services and he and Banks, the lead character, have some history that's vaguely alluded to.

Similar gaps appear in the storyline itself. Stuff happens fairly frequently that is poorly explained and seems almost to be stated as a question or hypothesis, but then somehow it becomes fact and then something happens on top of that, etc., etc. You just have to roll with it and keep on reading.

Any mystery is like that, I suppose, and Robinson does it better than many, but not as well as some - at least in this book for me.

And, in my opinion, this isn't really a 'procedural' detective story as many have characterized it. It doesn't follow the kind of logical, systematic investigative process you'd expect for that genre. And, maybe it is just me, but I expect the lead guys in such stories to be driving things forward - that's not the case here. Stuff happens around Banks and his colleague, but they seem to have little control or influence over them.

Final comment is that there is a bit too much ruminating going on by Banks for my taste. Do I really care that much about him? Not based on the character development done here. ... Read more

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Lady Isabelle and her son Charles, are fleeing for their lives - closely pursued by the same French rebels who wrongfully imprisoned her husband Jacques. Forced from her home by the rebels, Isabelle must leave all she knows behind her, including her husband and daughter, in order to protect her son. Meanwhile, in the bowels of a filthy prison, Jacques remains faithful to God in the face of certain death. Will Jacques and his family be delivered from the hands of evil? ... Read more

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This combo pack features a Blu-ray copy of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in high definition and a standard DVD version of the film.

Frodo and Samwise press on toward Mordor. Gollum insists on being the guide. Can anyone so corrupted by the ring be trusted? Can Frodo, increasingly under the sway of the ring, even trust himself? Meanwhile, Aragorn, drawing closer to his kingly destiny, rallies forces of good for the battles that must come. Director Peter Jackson delivers an amazing second movie that won 2 Academy Awards® and earned 6 total nominations, including Best Picture. The journey continues. So do the astonishing spectacle and splendor.

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Kidnapped by Algerian pirates, our recent graduate Anselmo finds himself on a merciless slave ship heading to the auction block in a foreign country. Having escaped the cruelty of his first master and the death grip of the desert, Anselmo is taken captive by a new master, where he finds mercy as well as condemnation. This dramatic rendition of The Captive will whisk you into a world where the clash between Islam and Christianity brings certain destruction and death. But everything changes when Anselmo begins teaching the words of Jesus, as his life speaks louder than his words. ... Read more

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Home just isn't the same for Jessica since her family moved to Abington Falls. A tangled web has left her feeling like she has no friends at all. And to make matters worse, Finnian Jones has just diagnosed her with a curable, yet highly contagious condition that requires special treatment: a major shift in focus. For the first time Jessica is about to experience the legendary wonder of the Exploratorium as Finnian hands her a tattered edition of The Basket of Flowers. Inside the pages of this rare and aged book... Mary is falsely accused of stealing, and the penalty is death. She had always been taught that it is better to die for the truth than to live for a lie-for the worst pillow to sleep on is the pillow of a guilty conscience. Will the darkest and most dreadful night help Mary find God for herself or will she live in the shadow of a faith that is not her own? This is a story that will cause you to shed a tear or two and at the same time cultivate a hope that will never disappoint! Approximate Time: 2 hrs ... Read more

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You will be transported back in time to the world of the traveling theatre. Written in 1878, A Peep Behind the Scenes quickly sold over 2.5 million copies. Now, over a century later, it comes to life as a powerful audio drama! You will meet Nora, who, enticed by the lure of fame and blinded by the romance of the theatre, soon grasps the reality of what life is like behind the scenes; Augustus, who thrives in the very small world of himself; Rosalie, whose faith shines bright in a very dark world; Betsy Ann, convinced that nobody loves her because nobody ever did, until she meets the Good Shepherd, Who goes to extremes to seek and to find those are lost. ... Read more

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Not the original
Buyers beware - this is not the original book, but has been revised and updated by Christopher Wright and given a Happy Ending.

This is one of the best books I have ever read.
A Peep Behind the Scenes ispublished by Lamplighter Publishing in hardcover embossed in gold.It is didactic family literature that will teachchildren the importance of discernment.For example:"behind mostsmiling faces, there is a hurting heart and everything that is attractiveand allurring, one will find it a high price to pay.But those who seekfor things honest and above reproach, will find themselves perfectlysatisfied." In 1850, this book sold two and a half million copies!Thousand have claimed this book to be one of the best books ever written,especially if you are looking for life-changing family literature.Contactthe publisher at cfm@epix.net or see the web sitewww.agospel.com. Thankyou. ... Read more