Alex Jennings
1) The fury
Author
Language
English
Description
"This is a tale of murder. Or maybe that's not quite true. At its heart, it's a love story, isn't it? Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex-movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island. I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time -- it caused a real stir in the tabloids,...
2) Denial
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Deborah Lipstadt speaks out against Holocaust denier David Irving over his falsification of history, she discovers that the stakes are higher than ever in the battle for historical truth. Now faced with a libel lawsuit in British court, Lipstadt and her attorney have the heavy burden of proving that the Holocaust actually happened, in a riveting legal fight with stunning consequences.
Series
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 573 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the lasting impact of Return of the Jedi with this exciting reimagining of the timeless Star Wars film featuring new perspectives from forty contributors. On May 25, 1983, Star Wars cemented its legacy as the greatest movie franchise of all time with the release of Return of the Jedi. In honor of its fortieth anniversary, forty storytellers re-create an iconic scene from Return of the Jedi through the eyes of a supporting character, from...
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on an extraordinary true story and soon to be a major film produced by and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, The War Magician is the remarkable tale of the man who used the powers of illusion to fight the Nazis - and created the most remarkable feat of legerdemain since the Trojan Horse. When England went to war against Hitler in 1939, it mobilized its entire military and industrial resources. But there was no place in that vast army for legendary...
Author
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of the greatest illusionist of modern times and the man who altered the course of the second world war.
Soon to be a major film starring Benedict Cumberbatch
'A richly entertaining read' SUNDAY TIMES
Jasper Maskelyne was a world famous magician and illusionist in the 1930s. When war broke out, he volunteered his services to the British Army and was sent to Egypt when the desert war began.
Here, he used his unique skills...
Author
Language
English
Description
Journalist Mike Watson and his wife, Phylis, trace it back to the strange showering lights they noticed on the final day of their honeymoon cruise: lights which appeared to land and disappear into the water. Reports mount of similar sightings all over the world. Governments embark on missions to investigate the sea, but ships disappear and diving crews never return to the surface. Something deep in the ocean does not want to be disturbed. The Kraken...
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 6
Language
English
Description
Adam works at a private hospital, while Shruti has a challenging night shift.
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 3
Language
English
Description
Adam struggles to care for a patient he loves and makes huge steps in his personal life.
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 4
Language
English
Description
Adam's mistake comes back to haunt him and he tries to dig himself out of trouble.
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 2
Language
English
Description
Adam reels from a big mistake at work, and the stress starts to take its toll at home.
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 7
Language
English
Description
Adam reels from terrible news and faces a dilemma about his future.
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 5
Language
English
Description
Adam's stress about the threat to his job becomes increasingly overwhelming.
Author
Series
This is Going to Hurt volume 1
Language
English
Description
Junior doctor Adam juggles his personal life with his job on a hectic labour ward.
14) The Queen
Author
Language
English
Description
In the wake of Princess Diana's death, the very private and tradition-bound Queen Elizabeth II finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image-conscious Tony Blair.