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Ancient Bible Destinations of Greece takes a spiritual journey throughout the country, breathing life into the history of the early days of Christianity and offering relevant and powerful insights to the events told in the world's bestselling book-the Bible. Narrated by Sir David Suchet and featuring Ancient Greek historian Dr. Michael Scott, the series uncovers in intimate detail the destinations that provided the backdrop for the amazing lives...
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In Travels With Agatha Christie, the celebrated Poirot actor replicates an international expedition which Agatha Chirstie undertook herself in the 1920s. Travelling to the stunning landscapes of Canada, Hawaii, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, David offers candid reflections on his visits, told with his trademark charm and warmth, along with an astounding collection of his own extraordinary photography. Following in the footsteps of the great...
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"First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond ... then came the "suicide" that was murder ... the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat ... a suspicious death in a locked gun room ... a million dollar bond robbery ... the curse of a pharaoh's tomb ... a jewel robbery by the sea ... the abduction of a prime minister ... the disappearance of a banker ... a phone call from a dying man ... and, finally, the mystery of the missing will. What...
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The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its three days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves, " murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed. Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire, was found lying...
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The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything...until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger." Yet under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what...
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David Suchet has been a stalwart of British stage and screen for fifty years. From Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde, Freud to Poirot, Edward Teller to Doctor Who, Harold Pinter to Terence Rattigan, Questions of Faith to Decline and Fall, right up to 2019's The Price, David has done it all. Throughout this spectacular career, David has never been without a camera, enabling him to vividly document his life in photographs. Seamlessly combining photo and memoir,...
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Hercule Poirot is enjoying a well-deserved holiday on Smugglers' Island off the coast of Devon until he finds himself caught up in a murder investigation. The beautiful bronzed body of a glamorous actress Arlena Stuart lies facedown on the beach. But strangely, there is no sun and Arlena is no sunbathing. She's dead ... strangled! Ever since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her, including...
9) Sad cypress
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Beautiful, young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty; Hercule Poirot is all that stands between Elinor and the gallows...
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When Emily Inglethorp, the elderly matriarch of Styles Court, an Essex country manor, is found poisoned with strychnine, a guest of the manor, Arthur Hastings calls upon his friend, famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, to solve the mystery that surrounds her death. Chief amongst the suspects is Emily’s husband Alfred Inglethorp, a much younger man whom she has recently married and has the most to gain from her death. Another potential suspect...
11) Dead man's folly
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Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village celebration, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery featuring a Murder Hunt, hosted by mystery writer Ariadne Oliver. One need only follow the game's make-believe clues to be the first to find the body. Only this time, it isn't a game, and the clues lead to a genuine corpse. Ariadne needs the help of her old friend, Hercule Poirot.
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This deluxe edition of the Moonbeam Award Gold Medal Winner is a storybook Bible to treasure. It includes the narrative on three CDs so children can read along. Experience all the emotion and drama as award-winning actor David Suchet's narration brings this storybook Bible to life. Jesus Storybook Bible invites children to discover (through full-color illustrations and three read-along CDs) that Jesus is at the center of God's great story of salvation...
13) Prince Caspian
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Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil. Troubled times have come to Narnia as it is gripped by civil war. Prince Caspian is forced to blow The Great Horn of Narnia, summoning the help of past hero Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. Now they must overthrow Caspian's uncle, King Miraz, to restore peace to Narnia.
14) The last battle
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"During the last days of Narnia, the Great Lion, Aslan, is missing. And in his place, an impostor spreads treachery and lies across the land and welcomes a great evil intent on destroying Narnia and its people--forever. Only the king and a small band of loyal followers and friends of Narnia are left to make one last stand against complete annihilation and fight in the greatest of all battles, the last battle...."--Amazon.com.
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At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation: Hercule Poirot. The dapper, mustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head and curious mannerisms has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century--and, in his own humble opinion, is "probably the greatest detective in the world." In this complete collection of stories, ranging from short tales to novellas,...
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"North to Narnia. North to freedom. North to fulfill a destiny. An unlikely pair of runaways trying to escape their misfortunes collides in a chance meeting of fate. The magical land of Narnia promises them both a chance for happiness and freedom, if they can survive the perils and traps lying in wait. But who can they trust on their journey? And what if they aren't the only ones headed north?"--Jacket flap.
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In one of London's most elegant shops, a decorative doll in green velvet adopts some rather human, and sinister, traits....A country gentleman is questioned about a murder that has yet to be committed....In summoning spirits, a medium is drawn closer to the world of the dead than she ever imagined possible....In a small country church, a dying man's last word, sanctuary, becomes both an elegy and a clue to a crime. Only the Queen of Crime could have...
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"A crew of brave heroes sets sail on a voyage east beyond the edge of the world in search of the wrongfully banished seven lords of Narnia. Their quest moves into uncharted waters, bringing them face-to-face with their deepest fears--and the great dangers awaiting them on the horizon."--Amazon.com.
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"Four siblings step through a mysterious wardrobe and into the magical Narnia, a once-peaceful land now frozen in snow and stone by the cruelty of the evil White Witch. Only the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, can put an end to the White Witch's tyranny and restore peace. But for winter to meet its death and spring to come again, a great sacrifice must be made. . . ." -- Provided by publisher.










