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WH Smith: Shopping Online at WH Smith UK Has Never Been So Easy - Time to Harvest Centuries ago a hardy band of survivors fleeing a planetary catastrophe took refuge in the inhospitable asteroid belt. Struggling for years to make what had once been short-term mining settlements into suitable colonies for permanent civilization eventually they succeeded all too well and their thriving population is approaching critical mass. Now they must make a choice: to go on as they are on the crowded but functional asteroids or to give up all they have worked for in a desperate plan to rebuild their dead home planet. Their dilemma has brought them to the brink of civil war -- and into this volatile standoff comes the Enterprise assigned a seemingly meaningless mission to chart this sector of space. Faced with an advanced society on the verge of self-destruction it is up to the Enterprise still carrying the weight of her demotion and disgrace to find a way to lead the survivors to peace. ... Enemy At The Gates (DVD) - (WS) Tense wartime drama from the director of The Name Of The Rose. Two snipers in Stalingrad one Russian one German embark on a deadly game of cat and mouse. Jude Law Ed Harris and Joseph Fiennes star. Based on true events during the Battle of Stalingrad Jean Jacques Annaud's war epic Enemy At The Gates is a stirring finely made drama. Rather than taking in the whole of the battle it concerns the duel between a pair of snipers one Russian (Jude Law) and one German (Ed Harris). Law's character Vassili Zaitsev is given hero status by his friend and colleague Danilov (Joseph Fiennes) which only adds to the pressure. Although all of the Russian characters seem to be Londoners (no attempts at 'Allo 'Allo accents here which is something of a relief) but when you get used to it it works well. The performances are - in fact - excellent although some of the characters particularly Rachel Weisz' thankless love interest seem slightly superfluous. Visually the film is impressive capturing a war torn city with grim élan. Annaud cranks up the tension during the scenes in which the two snipers face off and the results are extraordinarily nerve wracking. Opening out the film with the other characters the film begins to loose it's way but there are's enough going on here to put it high above the sentimental histrionics of Pearl Harbor when comparing recent war movies. ... WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS 2CD A suoerb collection of tracks from some of the worlds greatest guitar legends. The album has already proved itself as a TV concept in Europe. Includes legends such as Eric Clapton Robert Cray Mark Knopfler Carlos Santana Gary Moore and many many more. ... Mathematical Knowledge for Primary Teachers Designed for students on courses of initial training for primary teaching this text presents key concepts in mathematics and discusses standard techniques including worked examples self-tests questions for the classroom and further challenges. ... Silver Wedding Anniversary Invitations These elegant Silver Wedding invitations are the perfect way to let people know about your party. There are two champagne glasses embossed on the front of the card with four little silver hearts escaping like bubbles. Inside the wording reads as follows: ................................................... You are invited to the Silver Wedding Anniversary party of ................................................... on................................................. time............................................... at................................................. ................................................... from............................................... R.S.V.P. Each pack contains 8 cards and 8 envelopes each card measuring approx 13cm x 13cm. ... Thirteen-gun Salute Jack Aubrey has consistently triumphed over the dangers of the sea and the violence of the enemy. This novel describes him sailing on a secret mission with his old friend Dr Maturin and a hand-picked crew most of them ship-mates from the adventures and lucrative voyages of earlier years. ...
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WHSmith (WHS) is one of the UK's leading retail groups incorporating market leading companies in retail, publishing and news distribution. The Group has 1,464 stores world-wide, 30,747 employees in 12 countries and sales of some £2.9bn.
WHSmith is the UK's number one family retailer selling a range of products that extends across education, entertainment and information. Each year WHSmith High Street stores sell enough pens to circle the earth; enough books to fill a library shelf from London to Edinburgh; and enough paper to write a letter to everyone in the world. WH Smith also sell 122 million magazines and newspapers each year - enough to make a pile 69 times taller than Mount Everest.
The first High Street store was a small news vendor opened in 1792 in Little Grosvenor Street, London, by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna. Today, WHSmith has 545 High Street stores, covering over 3 million square feet of selling space and employing 17,000 staff. Clubcard, the Company's loyalty scheme, has more than 5 million members.
Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery form the core of the High Street business. WHSmith sell more books than any other retailer in England, Scotland and Wales. For example, one in three copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire were bought from WHSmith in the first weekend of release. WHSmith promote new authors with their Fresh Talent showcase and also have the Thumping Good Read Award that is voted for by members of Clubcard.
WHSmith's major stores stock more than 45,000 product lines, whereas an average food supermarket carries around 10,000 lines.
WHSmith currently holds a strong market share in each of the core categories in which it trades - books, stationery, news, magazines and entertainment. WH Smith's strategy is to exploit the strength, power and potential of the WHSmith brand to provide the very best service and value for money for their customers, shareholders and wider community.
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