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Smiths Online Bookstore, UK: Smiths Online Bookstore! Books, Music, Stationery and More... - Hassles Heart-pings! and Sad Happy Endings It's all change in Ally's world in this the last in the series. Ally's totally gobsmacked when she finds out that her best mate Sandie's moving away and even more shocked to find that Linn is considering going to university miles away from home. She's only just got Mum back and now everyone else seems to want to leave... Apart from Billy that is who's become a bit like a shadow following ... ENGLISH PATIENT - (VHS) Winner of an astounding nine Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Supporting Actress the English Patient is the sweeping World War II romantic epic that's being compared to such legendary films as Casablanca and Doctor Zhivago. After a badly-burned pilot is pulled from the wreckage of his plane in the Sahara Desert he's placed in the care of an army nurse and identified only as "the English Patient." As his memory returns slowly returns a passionate and consuming love affair with a married woman is unveiled and lives from both the past and the present become inextricably altered. Set against breath-taking backdrops in North Africa and Italy The English Patient is riveting cinematic masterpiece that stirs the heart and touches the soul like no other film in years! Stars: Ralph Fiennes Juliette Binoche Willen Dafoe Kristin Scott Thomas Running time: 155 mins approx Certificate: 15 ... Glitter Presents Thank You Cards Our glittery thank you cards have a fresh modern feel and are really unusual. Adorned with a quirky illustration of beautifully wrapped presents the inside of the card has been left blank for your own message. Each pack includes 8 cards and 8 envelopes each card measuring approx 14cm x 10.5cm. ... From Rags to Richie The Story So Far The son of a dustman Shane Richie has come a long way from the rough streets of London's Harlesden. As Eastenders' loveable rogue Alfie Moon he is now the 'darling' of every soap fan in Britain but it has been an incredible roller-coaster ride as he twice fought his to to the top. He writes frankly about the years of womanising the agonising break-up of his marriage to singer Coleen Nolan and his days of heavy drinking. He reveals how he coped when his career dramatically nose-dived his despair over money troubles and how he came close to a breakdown when he realised he had lost almost everything important to him. In this fascinating read Shane lifts the lid on his 25 amazing years in showbusiness emerging as a gifted actor and a unique star. ... No Angel (Original Version) Blending her own classical background with brother Rollo's electronic musical wizardry has ensured that Dido's debut album is stylistically diverse. However there is no instrument be it delicately strung or powered by 240 volts that can detract from the true source of beauty on this recording; the title informs us that Dido may be No Angel but she certainly has the voice of one. ... Phoenix Nights: Series 2 (DVD) Brian Potter and his hapless band of staff and regulars of the Phoenix Club return for a second hilarious series. Life is not grand for Brian he has lost everything his license his friends and his beloved Club in a mysterious fire. It's time to get the old gang back together and raise the Phoenix from the ashes once again! ...
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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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