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The sequel to Puzo's epic and brutal Mafia classic The Godfather. Once again Puzo brings the history of the Corleone family to life. Michael Corleone's exile in Sicily is ending, but on the instructions of his father, The Godfather, he must bring back to him the young man known as Salvatore Giuliano - if he can find him.

Graham Greene was the 20th century’s master of plot, an expert chronicler of Catholic guilt, Cold War intrigue, conflict and crime. A prolific polymath, his work incorporated serious novels, thrillers, short stories, screenplays, stage plays and more. This wide-ranging box set includes the finest examples of his early work, written between 1932 and 1948, and contains over 15 hours of unmissable drama.

The Tony Award-winning playwright and creator of TV's MASH has fashioned a wickedly funny satire about the Iran-Contra Senate hearings and their participants. A top-notch Hollywood cast, headed by Walter Matthau, brings this scathing comedy to life.

At Waterloo, women are stripping the corpses of their valuable shoes and stockings yet the Highlanders are left in mass graves with their coarse tartan socks still on. Roy Strong attending a private dinner with the Prime Minister notes that Margaret Thatcher in floaty chiffon is 'the apotheosis of the boss's wife, with the appeal of cosmeticised putty.' Even at the coronation of George IV, Queen Caroline, who is denied entry to the Abbey, is observed looking like 'a blowsy landlady'.

Voices from the Past with David Suchet as Lord Nelson writing to his beloved Emma on the eve of Trafalgar, hoping in God that he will live to finish his letter after the Battle, while Harriet Walter as Virginia Woolf hangs about the House of Commons mourning the passing of Edward VIII and the coming of King Albert I. Winston Churchill is captured and imprisoned by the Boers and Jane Austen sells 'Pride & Prejudice' for £110.

Then climb aboard and join Oscar Wilde in America amused at the sight of local gun slingers looting the house where outlaw Jesse James had been killed a few days earlier. Meet John Betjeman as he implores the BBC to engage the impoverished Dylan Thomas while Jane Austen demands the return of her unpublished novel. Austen Chamberlain rages at Hitler for sending a wreath emblazoned with the Swastika to be placed at the foot of the Cenotaph.

Join us for an exhilarating and immersive adventure through 500 years of history, told entirely in the words of those who were there. With their artless prose and their polished & witty gossip, these are the men and women who have shaped our past. Brought to life by an award-winning all-star cast of 30 celebrated actors, including Charles Dance, Harriet Walter, David Suchet, Maureen Lipman, Timothy West, Jenny Agutter and many more.

One moment Liselotte, the Duchess of Orleans is observing the Prince of Orange consummating his marriage in thick woollen drawers and the next, Harold Nicolson is at the Savoy Grill dining with the Prince of Wales and Mrs Simpson who is, 'bejewelled, eyebrow-plucked, virtuous and wise'. There's a young medical student watching his friend bowing to the crowd as he is hanged on the roof of Horsemonger Lane Gaol.

Auf der einsamen Landstraße zwischen Farnham und Chiltern Grange ist die junge, hübsche Miss Violett Smith regelmäßig mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs. Als sie bemerkt, dass sie immer wieder von einem Mann verfolgt wird, bittet sie Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Dieser wittert einen interessanten Fall und macht sogleich unliebsame Bekanntschaft mit den Fäusten eines Verehrers seiner Klientin. Er muss herausfinden, warum die verarmte Musiklehrerin eine so begehrte Braut ist.

Der ehrbare Mr. John Scott Eccles übernachtet bei seinem Bekannten Aloysius Garcia. Als er des Morgens erwacht, findet er das Haus verlassen vor. Selbst die Dienerschaft ist nicht auffindbar. Wenig später erfährt er von der Polizei, daß sein Gastgeber in dieser Nacht auf freiem Feld ermordet wurde. Natürlich gerät Eccles in Verdacht. Nur Sherlock Holmes verfolgt eine ganz andere Spur.

Machine Learning is now an essential component of many industrial uses and studies, but this field isn't exclusive to large businesses with extensive research crews. In case you are using Python, whilst a newcomer, this audiobook will educate you on practical methods to assemble your Machine Learning solutions. Considering all the current info available now, Machine Learning software is limited only by your imagination. You will study the steps required to generate a prosperous machine-learning application with Python and the sci-kit-learn library.

Herr Kilian ist Buchhalter und leidenschaftlicher Pianist. Aufgrund der teuren Reparatur eines Wasserschadens müssen die Kilians ihr Klavier verkaufen. Es kommen allerlei Interessenten. Leider ist nicht der Richtige für Herrn Kilian dabei, da er das Klavier nicht an einen Kunstbanausen verkaufen möchte bzw. nicht genug Geld dafür geboten wird. Dann kommt der Gerichtsvollzieher und möchte das Klavier mitnehmen. Gibt es einen Ausweg? Regie: Peter Hamel, Musik: Wolfgang Geri.

London, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. Dr. John Watson, pensionierter Armeearzt, ist auf der Suche nach einer Bleibe in der britischen Hauptstadt, als er in einer Bar auf einen alten Bekannten trifft. Der macht ihn im Laboratorium des St. Bartholomew‘s Hospital mit seinem Kollegen Sherlock Holmes bekannt und kurz darauf beziehen Holmes und Watson das berühmte Apartment in der Baker Street 221 B, das in Zukunft Schauplatz und Ausgangspunkt zahlreicher Kriminalabenteuer des außergewöhnlichen Duos sein wird.