Beautifully written & compelling About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr Growing up in Alaska young David Winkler is crippled by his dreams At nine he dreams a man is decapitated by a passing truck on the path outside his family's home The next day unable to prevent it he witnesses an exact replay of his dream in real life The premonitions keep coming unstoppably He sleepwalks during them bringing catastrophe into his reach Then as unstoppable as a vision he falls in love at the supermarket (exactly as he already dreamed) with Sandy They flee south landing in Ohio where their daughter Grace is born & then the visions of Grace's death begin for Winkler as their waterside home is inundated Plagued by the same horrific images of Grace drowning when the floods come he cannot face his destiny & flees He beaches on a remote Caribbean island where he works as a handyman chipping away at his doubts & hopes never knowing whether Grace survived the flood or met the doom he foretold After two decades he musters the strength to find out ...

Teachers of English need not only to have a good productive command of the language; they also need to know a good deal about the way the language works This book asks ' What is it that a teacher needs to know about English in order to teach it effectively?' It leads teachers to awareness of the language through a wide range of tasks which involve them in analysing English to discover its underlying system The book consists of 28 units each containing around ten tasks plus a diagnostic introductory unit Units start at phoneme level & progress through words phrases & sentences on to complete texts Task-types include recognition categorisation matching explanation & application tasks Throughout the book the language is illustrated wherever possible from authentic sources so that the teacher can be sure that the English being studied represents current usage ...

The immensely funny & heartwarming number one bestseller tells the story of a woman who gets a second chance in life
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Kevin Hart Michael Ealy Regina Hall & Joy Bryant star in this hilarious romantic comedy about what men & women really want Bernie (Hart) & Joan (Hall) are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups When he sets up his best friend Danny (Ealy) with her roommate Debbie (Bryant) the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom Actors Michael Ealy Joy Bryant Joe Lo Truglio Christopher Mc Donald Adam Rodriguez Directors Steve Pink Language English Run Time 96 minutes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A man & woman meet & try to have a romantic affair despite their personal problems & the interference of their disapproving friends ...

Wedding co-ordinator Asaka could never forget his very first clients When he meets up once more with that very same client the man who spends his life arranging weddings for others unexpectedly learns a few things about love himself Heartwarmingly bittersweet this is the eagerly awaited English-language debut of mangaka Tomo Ootake! ...

About Our Boys was written in response to numerous requests from parents & youth workers who had read Lucinda Neall's book Bringing the Best out in Boys
- Communication Strategies for Teachers About Our Boys looks at what makes boys tick what motivates & de-motivates them & how to help them navigate the journey to manhood It is packed with practical examples of what to do & say to get boys on board to channel their energy & set boundaries
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) has arrived at several of life&s crossroads all at the same time as he is forced to deal with an ambiguous future as he enters retirement Soon after his wife of 42 years passes away & he must come to terms with his only daughters marriage to a man he does not care for With no job no wife & no family Warren is desperate to find something meaningful in his thoroughly unimpressive life Warren sets out on a journey of self-discovery exploring his roots across Nebraska & facing up to the failure that his life has become ...

A modern saga spanning the whole of the 20th century by one of Iceland's most celebrated writers At the beginning of this story there is death & yet it is a celebration of life
- the passion between a man & a woman forbidden love violence sorrow betrayal Happiness & misfortune are passed down from one generation to the next The sorrow over what was & what might have been weighs heavily on the characters & at the end of this chain for now stands Ari on his way to his dying father with a score still to be settled The raw beauty of life is written into the dramatic Icelandic landscape & into a society that has undergone great transformation within a century In language both archaic & lyrical & yet entirely contemporary & full of humour Jon Kalman Stefansson proves himself one of the finest European writers of his generation A companion volume to Fish Have No Feet (longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2017) Translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play About Time At the age of 21 Tim is told an incredible family secret by his father all the men in his family have the ability to relive their past He can revisit any moment in his life to try things differently until he gets them perfectly right He decides to use his special new gift to win the heart of the beautiful Mary but u FB01nds that the course of true love can be hilariously difu FB01cult
- even with the ability to try try & try again Love Actually Ten years after its release the smash hit movie from the makers of ‘ Notting Hill’ & ‘ Four Weddings & A Funeral’ continues to spread joy all around warming people’s hearts getting better richer & funnier every time you see it With its fantastic all-star cast & an outstanding soundtrack it really is the Ultimate Romantic Comedy to enjoy again & again The hilarious Love Actually explores the ups & downs of relationships in the weeks building up to Christmas Boyfriends & girlfriends husbands & wives fathers & sons & rock stars & managers all combine to make Love Actually not just one story but ten very different ones Because if you look hard enough you will u FB01nd love actually is all around
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