Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The funniest thing about Christmas according to Jean Shepherd&s over-the-top holiday comedy is spending it with your own family In 1940&s Indiana nine-year-old Ralphie dreams of his ideal Christmas gift a genuine Red Ryder 200-shot Carbine Action Air Rifle But when his gruff dad & doting mom regularly respond with " You&ll Shoot Your Eye Out!" Ralphie mounts a full-scale hint-dropping Santa begging campaign In this tale you&ll be caught up in all kinds of childhood calamities from snowsuit paralysis to the yellow-eyed Scotty Farkus affair to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen flagpole gambit ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Eight-year old Julius lives in an orphanage Every year the headmaster recounts the story of how Santa Claus brought Julius to the orphanage on Christmas Eve many years ago But when the other boys at the orphanage confront Julius on the very existence of Father christmas Julius embarks on a magical journey to find the real Santa! ...

Snoopy opens a Christmas surprise in this festive figurine featuring our favorite beagle & his feathered friend Woodstock Exquisitely decorated with the quilt patterns & folk art motifs that are unmistakably Jim Shore The item is packed in a branded craft box Unique variations should be expected as the product is hand painted Not a toy or children&s product Intended for adults only ...

The Spirit of Christmas A collection of delightful wooden decorations that capture the essence of that special time of year This glass dome Christmas decoration encases one of Santa's beloved Reindeers adorned with a ribbon to help hang off your Christmas tree This classic vintage style decorative Kloche will make a stunning display in your home Material Glass with a wooden base Packaging Presented in a branded unique giftbox ...

A fresh take on the history of art using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections & influences between artworks & artistic movements ...

The Macdonald sisters -- Alice Georgiana Agnes & Louisa -- started life among the ranks of the lower-middle classes with little prospect of social advancement But as wives & mothers they made a single family of the poet Rudyard Kipling the Pre-Raphaelite painter Edward Burne-Jones Edward Poynter President of the Royal Academy & the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin In telling their remarkable story Judith Flanders displays the fluidity of Victorian society & explores the life of the family in the 19th century ...

HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series The Iron Throne once united the Sunset Lands but King Robert is dead his widow is a traitor to his memory & his surviving brothers are set on a path of war amongst themselves At King's Landing the head of Lord Eddard Stark rots on a spike for all to see His daughter Sansa is betrothed still to his killer's son Joffrey
- Queen Cersei's son though not the son of her late husband Robert Even so Joffrey is now a boy-king Cersei is his regent & war is inevitable In Dragonstone Robert's brother Stannis has declared himself king while his other brother Renly proclaims himself king at Storm's End
- & Eddard Stark's fifteen year old son Robb wears the crown of the north at Winterfell A comet in the night sky red & malevolent the colour of blood & flame can only be an omen of murder & war Stannis's child Princess Shireen dreams of dragons waking from stone & a white raven has brought word from the Citadel itself foretelling summer's end It has been the longest summer in living memory lasting ten years & the smallfolk say it means an even longer winter to come The first rule of war is never give the enemy his wish But winter will be the biggest enemy From beyond the Wall the undead & Others clamour for freedom & from beyond the sea the long-dead Dragon King's daughter hatches her revenge Robb Stark will be exceedingly lucky to reach adulthood

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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series Nobody does fantasy quite like Martin' Sunday Times Throughout Westeros the cold winds are rising From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest turmoil & war As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky
- a comet the colour of blood & flame
- five factions struggle for control of a divided land Brother plots against brother & the dead rise to walk in the night Against a backdrop of incest fratricide alchemy & murder the price of glory is measured in blood

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HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE & FIRE the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age A CLASH OF KINGS is the second volume in the series Characters so venomous they could eat the Borgias' Guardian Tears the woman's weapon my lady mother used to call them The man's weapon is a sword & that tells us all you need to know Throughout Westeros the cold winds are rising From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest turmoil & war Five factions struggle for control of a divided land Against a backdrop of incest fratricide alchemy & murder the price of glory is measured in blood ...

How many times have you wished that your history stretched all the way back to Greek & Roman myths & legends? Or that you'd been taught Latin at school? Or perhaps you wish you knew all about the great inventions & medical developments that have made our world what it is today? A Classical Education provides all of these classical facts that modern schooling leaves out & many more Perfect for parents who wish to teach their children & for those who would like to learn or relearn the facts themselves A Classical Education is informative & educational but above all accessible It

Includes:: Latin & Greek; Logic & philosophy; Natural sciences; Art & architecture; Poetry & drama; History & Classical literature Also including suggestions for further reading & entertaining tit-bits of information on the classics A Classical Education is a must for anyone feeling let down by modern schooling

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