At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians the Tarahumara who live quietly in canyons & are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993 one of them aged 57 came first in a prestigious 100-mile race wearing a toga & sandals A small group of the world's top ultra-runners (and the awe-inspiring author) make the treacherous journey into the canyons to try to learn the tribe's secrets & then take them on over a course 50 miles long With incredible energy & smart observation Mc Dougall tells this story while asking what the secrets are to being an incredible runner Travelling to labs at Harvard Nike & elsewhere he comes across an incredible cast of characters including the woman who recently broke the world record for 100 miles & for her encore ran a 250 marathon in a bikini pausing to down a beer at the 20 mile mark ...

“ Writing about yourself is a funny business… But in a project like this the writer has made one promise to show the reader his mind In these pages I’ve tried to do this” — Bruce Springsteen from the pages of Born to Run In 2009 Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl’s halftime show The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it That’s how this extraordinary autobiography began Over the past seven years Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life bringing to these pages the same honesty humor & originality found in his songs He describes growing up Catholic in Freehold New Jersey amid the poetry danger & darkness that fueled his imagination leading up to the moment he refers to as “ The Big Bang” seeing Elvis Presley’s debut on The Ed Sullivan Show He vividly recounts his relentless drive to become a musician his early days as a bar band king in Asbury Park & the rise of the E Street Band With disarming candor he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work & shows us why the song “ Born to Run” reveals more than we previously realized Born to Run will be revelatory for anyone who has ever enjoyed Bruce Springsteen but this book is much more than a legendary rock star’s memoir This is a book for workers & dreamers parents & children lovers & loners artists freaks or anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy river of rock & roll Rarely has a performer told his own story with such force & sweep Like many of his songs (“ Thunder Road” “ Badlands” “ Darkness on the Edge of Town” “ The River” “ Born in the USA” “ The Rising” & “ The Ghost of Tom Joad” to name just a few) Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography is written with the lyricism of a singular songwriter & the wisdom of a man who has thought deeply about his experiences ...

Featuring the words ' Born to Shop Forced to Save' this brightly coloured Money Box will remind shopaholics to save a few of ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Former hairdresser Jay Jay has become a drug addict living his new life by doing the occasional deal for Vivian As his drug habit grows so does his need for money leading him to undertake robberies On the threat of arrest he is forced to become a narc to two policemen George Segal Jay Jay Karen Black Parm Paula Prentiss Veronica Jay Fletcher Billy Dynamite Hector Elizondo Vivian Robert De Niro Danny Ed Madsen Detective Marcia Jean Kurtz Marlene Irving Selbst Stanley Tim Pelt Little Davey Jose Perez Junior Conception Written by David Scott Milton & Ivan Passer Directed by Ivan Passer DVD 5 PAL Colour Actors George Segal Robert De Niro Karen Black Directors Ivan Passer Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

A drug addict spends his time looking for another fix Teaming up with a woman who encourages him to steal a car he begins to think he can overcome his addiction ...

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Christmas is a time for charity hope & goodwill to all men or if it’s Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas it’s a time for farting jesters finding bacon in your Christmas card & having your dinner confiscated by Oliver Cromwell This one-off Christmas special from the hugely popular comedy show dives headlong into showcasing bizarre Yuletide absurdities over the centuries with the programme’s unique blend of sketches pastiches & song Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas is a foul & festive treat – come & revel in the smelliest silliest & goriest stories about everyone’s favourite time of year ...

Understand the insect world with BORROR & DELONG'S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS! Combining current insect identification insect biology & insect evolution this biology text provides you with a comprehensive introduction to the study of insects Numerous figures bullets easily understood diagrams & numbered lists throughout the text help you grasp the material ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play BORROWED TIME tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a hapless young burglar Kevin (Theo Barklem-Biggs
- The Inbetweeners Movie BBC's Silk Series 2) & his eccentric victim pensioner Philip (Phil Davis
- Quadrophenia Vera Drake Brighton Rock) Desperate for cash & short on options to pay back local tyrant ' Ninja' Nigel Kevin breaks into Philip's house only to be held hostage by the old man at gunpoint What follows is a bittersweet comedy about growing up & rediscovering youth in parallel as the burglar & victim form a bond that will help them both find a way out of their respective troubles roduct details Actors Philip Davis Theo Barklem-Biggs Juliet Oldfield Warren Brown Directors Jules Bishop Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1

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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 An emotionally moving coming-of-age drama in the tradition of Another Country & Maurice starring Danny Dyer Brendan Behan a sixteen year-old republican is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the Second World War His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended charged is imprisoned in Borstal a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia England At Borstal Brendan is forced to live face-to-face with those he perceived as the enemy a confrontation that reveals deep inner conflict & forces self-examination that is both traumatic & revealing Events take an unexpected turn & Brendan is thrown into a complete spin In the emotional vortex he finally faces up to the truth Borstal Boy is adapted from the acclaimed autobiographical novel by Irish writer Brendan Behan before becoming a Tony-winning play in the early 1970 s ...