Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made from cadmium (Cd 48)? How did radium (Ra 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? & why did tellurium (Te 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements but it's also a treasure trove of passion adventure betrayal & obsession The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon neon silicon gold & every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history finance mythology conflict the arts medicine & the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them Why did a little lithium (Li 3) help cure poet Robert Lowell of his madness? & how did gallium (Ga 31) become the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Disappearing Spoon has the answers fusing science with the classic lore of invention investigation discovery & alchemy from the big bang through to the end of time ...

Soon to be a major motion picture The Masterpiece starring James Franco In 2003 an independent film called The Room
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Now a major motion picture The Disaster Artist starring James Franco Alison Brie Zoey Deutch Lizzy Caplan Zac Efron Bryan Cranston Dave Franco Kristen Bell Seth Rogen Sharon Stone & Judd Apatow In 2003 an independent film called The Room
- starring & written produced & directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit named Tommy Wiseau
- made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles Described by one reviewer as 'like getting stabbed in the head' the 6 million film earned a grand total of 1800 at the box office & closed after two weeks Over a decade later The Room is an international cult phenomenon whose legions of fans attend screenings featuring costumes audience rituals merchandising & thousands of plastic spoons In The Disaster Artist Greg Sestero Tommy's costar recounts the film's bizarre journey to infamy explaining how the movie's many nonsensical scenes & bits of dialogue came to be & unraveling the mystery of Tommy Wiseau himself But more than just a riotously funny story about cinematic hubris The Disaster Artist is an honest & warm testament to friendship

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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 With The Disaster Artist James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker & infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau
- an artist whose passion was as sincere as his methods were questionable
- into a celebration of friendship artistic expression & dreams pursued against insurmountable odds Based on Greg Sestero’s best-selling tell-all about the making of Tommy&s cult-classic disasterpiece The Room (“ The Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”) The Disaster Artist is a hilarious & welcome reminder that there is more than one way to become a legend
- & no limit to what you can achieve when you have absolutely no idea what you&re doing


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The internationally-renowned author of The Assault delivers a rich mosaic of 20th-century trauma in which many themes--loyalty friendship family art fate good & evil--suffuse a suspenseful & resplendent narrative ...

Nadolny's masterpiece a huge commercial & critical success in Germany & across Europe recounts the life of one of the most interesting explorers of the nineteenth century
- Sir John Franklin who amongst other achievements paved the way for the discovery of the North West Passage By means of Nadolny's acute reading of history & his storytelling prowess the reader follows this misfit's development from awkward schoolboy to expedition leader Governor of Tasmania icon of adventure Not only a riveting account of a remarkable life The Discovery of Slowness is also a profound & thought-provoking meditation on time The result is an extraordinary reading experience that justifies the novel's reputation as one of the classics of contemporary German literature
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Luis Bu&241;uel's surrealist satire takes on targets as diverse as South American politics the upper class & religion Well-to-do couple the Th&233;venots (Paul Frankeur & Delphine Seyrig) accompany M Th&233;venot's colleague Rafael Acosta (Fernando Rey) & Mme Th&233;venot's sister Florence (Bulle Ogier) to the house of Henri & Alice S&233;n&233;chal (Jean-Pierre Cassel & St&233;phane Audran) who are hosting a dinner party On arrival however Alice explains that she expected them the following evening & has no dinner prepared Inviting Alice to join them for dinner at a local inn the party quickly leave when they discover that the manager died a few hours earlier & his former employees are holding a vigil over his corpse awaiting the coroner So begins a series of increasingly bizarre episodes & surreal dream sequences as the diners over the course of the following days find themselves repeatedly frustrated in their attempts at eating out Actors Fernando Rey Delphine Seyrig St&233;phane Audran Bulle Ogier Jean-Pierre Cassel Directors Luis Bu&241;uel Writers Luis Bu&241;uel Jean-Claude Carri&232;re Producers Serge Silberman Format Import Blu-ray Subtitled Widescreen Language French Subtitles English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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They said it couldn't be done Well it has been done proving them wrong once again After years of research cunningly contrived in as many minutes the Discworld has its map It takes full account of the historic & much documented expeditions of the Discworld's feted (or at least fated) explorers General Sir Roderick Purdeigh Lars Larsnephew Llamedos Jones Lady Alice Venturi Ponce da Quirm & of course Venter Borass Now travellers on this circular world can see it all from Klatch to the Ramtops from Cori Celesti to the Circle Sea from Genua to Bhangbhangduc The great cities of Hunghung Pseudopolis Al Khali & of course Ankh-Morpork are placed with loving care upon this world which is carried through space by Great A' Tuin ...

This combination pack contains three games in the Disgaea franchise Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice Disgaea 4 A Promise Unforgotten Disgaea D2 A Brighter Darkness ...