In this novel
- a story of irreconcilable loves & infidelities
- Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century

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To the casual observer the great enlightened city of Edinburgh home of no-nonsense philosophers & cream teas might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions But at 44 Scotland Street as Matthew & Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster & soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; the gloriously vain Bruce discovers a wrinkle & confronts rejection; & Angus finds himself facing the grave consequences of unbridled bliss not to mention a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Amadeo is a shy but talented young boy who loves football so much so that he has become an unbeatable player on the town&s table football arcade game Frustrated by his losing streak the town bully Grosso challenges Amadeo to a real football match something which the shy & friendless Amadeo has no chance of winning With all hope lost Amadeo is ready to concede until his beloved players from the table game come to life giving him a shot at beating Grosso & his goons ...

We love Pig (we can't help it) but Pig loves Farmer & he can't help it either After all Farmer gives Pig yummy slops & special back scratches & calls him Sausage & seems to love him more the fatter he gets Just as well Pig doesn't speak any Farmer But Duck does (Duck's clever like that) & he's determined his best friend should know the truth This is tough for Pig But Pig won't just sit there & weep (though we may do on his behalf) because there's help from an unexpected quarter the Evil Chickens have a plan ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Science vs Religion What are you willing to believe? & The Unbelievers& follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science & reason in the modern world
- encouraging others to cast off religious & politically motivated approaches toward important current issues Presented in the style of rock n roll tour films The Unbelievers joins Dawkins & Krauss as they speak to sold-out stadiums & halls across three continents while contending with fans & critics along with religious extremists bent on stifling their pro-sciencepro-reason message Months of international travel culminate at the 2012 Rally For Reason on the US Capitol lawn in Washington DC Billed as the largest gathering of atheists secularists freethinkers & sceptics in world-history Dawkins & Krauss bear witness to the impact of their message as over 30000 adoring fans & protestors greet them with enthusiasm Dawkins & Krauss have begun an important conversation about some of the most challenging questions humans have ever faced The Unbelievers seeks to encourage others to continue that conversation This is a road warrior movie True to its intended genre
- New York Times This brand new release features the documentary film plus OVER AN HOUR OF EXTRA MATERIAL including Deleted Scenes Candid conversations on a variety of topics Extended Interviews More in depth conversations with high profile interviewees On The Road With The Unbelievers A behind the scenes featurette with the filmmakers The Unbelievers are Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss Appearances by Ricky Gervais Stephen Hawking Sarah Silverman Werner Herzog Bill Pullman Tim Minchin Ian Mc Ewan Cormac Mc Carthy James Morrison Eddie Izzard Sam Harris Dan Dennett Ayaan Hirsi-Ali Penn Jillette Adam Savage James Randi Paul Provenza David Silverman Michael Shermer

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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 Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds desperately searching for a new body to inhabit & sometimes it actually succeeds Writer Director David Goyer (Blade Trinity The Invisible Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her & threatens everyone she loves Casey Bell (Odette Yustman) hated her mother for leaving her as a child But when inexplicable things start to happen Casey begins to understand why she left Plagued by merciless dreams & a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours she must turn to the only spiritual advisor Sendak (Gary Oldman) who can make it stop With Sendak&s help Casey uncovers the source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany
- a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession with the curse unleashed her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born Actors Odette Yustman Gary Oldman Cam Gigandet Meagan Good Jane Alexander Idris Elba Rhys Coiro Carla Gugino & James Remar Director David S Goyer Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio 51 Additional Languages French ; French Canadian ; German ; Latin American Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; French Canadian ; German ; Latin American Spanish Duration 1 hour & 28 minutes (approx)

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An extraordinary collection of thematically linked essays including THE UNCANNY SCREEN MEMORIES & FAMILY ROMANCES Leonardo da Vinci fascinated Freud primarily because he was keen to know why his personality was so incomprehensible to his contemporaries In this probing biographical essay he deconstructs both da Vinci&s character & the nature of his genius As ever many of his exploratory avenues lead to the subject&s sexuality
- why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way hedid? What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Intriguing thought-provoking & often contentious this volume contains some of Freud&s best writing
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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 Wilbur Gray a horror writer has stumbled upon a terrible secret that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror Actors Peter Cushing Ray Milland Joan Greenwood Roland Culver Susan Penhaligon Simon Williams Alexandra Stewart Donald Pilon Chloe Franks Katrina Holden Renee Girard Donald Pleasence Samantha Eggar John Vernon & Catherine Begin Director Denis Heroux Certificate 15 years & over Year 1977 Languages English Duration 1 hour 25 minutes (approx) ...

Shortly before Christmas 79-year-old Alfred Warner arrives at Berlin's busy central train station to meet his granddaughter Brynja for the first time When she fails to arrive Alfred afraid & alone is taken in by a stranger Julia who quickly realises that there is something remarkable about him Worried sick Alfred discovers that his granddaughter is lying in a coma in a Berlin hospital following an unexplained accident & may take months to fully recover After the sympathetic Julia insists he stays at her home for Christmas Alfred becomes increasingly anxious & announces that his time is running out & that he has only six days left to live He knows this because the voices he has been listening to for his entire life have told him so Alfred insists he must tell Julia his life story in the hope of saving Brynja's life after he is gone If Brynja does recover she must finally learn the truth about the voices & so over the ensuing six days he pours out his extraordinary tale He tells Julia how at the age of six he began to hear voices how soon afterwards he was tragically orphaned & of his terrifying ordeal at the hands of the Nazis as he grew up during the rise of the Third Reich He also recounts how he was conscripted into the German army & how his life changed when he was captured & imprisoned in a POW camp in Scotland Upon release he built a new life for himself in Britain meeting the love of his life & raising a family However as we learn his path through life's rich tapestry has undulated in some very unexpected ways It has been a most uncommon life but the one constant during each stage of his journey are the voices which accompany him voices which for other members of his family including Brynja have been far less benign Now Alfred's final duty is to make sure that Julia understands so that Brynja does not become yet another family tragedy ...

' Oh Norman' said the Queen 'the prime minister doesn't seem to have read any Hardy Perhaps you could find him one of our old paperbacks on his way out' Had the dogs not taken exception to the strange van parked in the royal grounds the Queen might never have learnt of the Westminster travelling library's weekly visits to the palace But finding herself at its steps she goes up to apologise for all the yapping & ends up taking out a novel by Ivy Compton-Burnett last borrowed in 1989 Duff read though it proves to be upbringing demands she finish it & so as not to appear rude she withdraws another This second more fortunate choice of book awakens in Her Majesty a passion for reading so great that her public duties begin to suffer & so as she devours work by everyone from Hardy to Brookner to Proust to Samuel Beckett her equerries conspire to bring the Queen's literary odyssey to a close Subversive & highly enjoyable The Uncommon Reader offers the perfect argument for reading written by one of its great champions Alan Bennett ...