Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway? & who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? David Foster Wallace answers these questions & more in his new book of hilarious non-fiction For this collection David Foster Wallace immerses himself in the three-ring circus that is the presidential race in order to document one of the most vicious campaigns in recent history Later he strolls from booth to booth at a lobster festival in Maine & risks life & limb to get to the bottom of the lobster question Then he wheedles his way into an LA radio studio armed with tubs of chicken to get the behind-the-scenes view of a conservative talkshow featuring a host with an unnatural penchant for clothing that only looks good on the radio In what is sure to be a much-talked-about exploration of distinctly modern subjects one of the sharpest minds of our time delves into some of life's most delicious topics ...

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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 Val Kilmer stars with Jennifer Esposito & Gary Cole in this turbo-charged action flick about a former marine who brings justice to a small border town After he&s wounded during combat in Iraq Mac Pherson (Val Kilmer) reluctantly agrees to join a fellow soldier at his Arizona ranch But when he arrives his friend has mysteriously disappeared & no one will admit to knowing him When he discovers that a corporate entity is running illegal aliens out of town by any means possible Mac Pherson decides to get revenge & won&t stop until everyone involved has been punished for their crimes ...

Cover-ups & mysteries are they a mix of wishful thinking & fantasy that grips the attention of millions of people was JFK assassinated? Why did the all-powerful Mayans decline so rapidly? Is Area 51 really the site of an alien landing? All these & more are explored in this fascinating new book a visual feast of mystery & imagination 192 pages 150 Illustrations color Robinson Michael ...

Did Michael Jackson fake his own death in a bid to escape financial ruin or was he murdered? Was it aliens that helped to build the Sphinx & the Great Pyramids & what were they trying to cover up? Is the food industry colluding to make us addicted to sugar? You'll discover startling evidence on these topics & many more in this compelling compendium of the world's scariest & wackiest conspiracy theories It leaves no stone unturned as it delves into such conundrums asthe mysterious circumstances of Bruce Lee's deaththe alleged withheld evidence pertaining to the 7 July bombingsthe controversy surrounding Barack Obama's rise to powerthe unsolved disappearance of Flight MH 370 Whether you're a sceptic or a self-confessed conspiracy junkie you'll find a cover-up for every occasion & remember just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Svankmajer the Czech genius of surrealism explores the bizarre erotic impulses of various individuals in modern Prague One man collects porn magazines chickens & umbrellas to fashion himself a weird creature His neighbour does similar things with straw & then they meet up… Their newsagent tinkers with anatomical additions to his hi-tech TV set so he can gloat over the beautiful newsreader But the newsreader keeps carp in a bowl in her bedroom for bizarre reasons while her neglectful husband hears operatic climaxes in his head whenever he encounters saucepan lids fur nails & latex fingers Finally there&s the postwoman who rolls bread into doughballs for very odd purposes after delivering to the first man an ominous note simply saying & Sunday& ...

Mc Farlane Toys continues their highly detailed figure series based on characters from AMC&s The Walking Dead television series! This Series 9 action figure depicts Michonne in her full constable uniform Figure stands Approx. 6-inches tall & features 22 points of articulation Figure

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This version of Rick Grimes is based on his appearance in the sixth season of The Walking Dead as he becomes constable of the Alexandria Safe Zone The fully articulated 5′′ tall figure will include interchangeable bloody & regular head sculpts as well as a pistol Features Paint Original Paint Format Action Figure Scale 5 Inches Interchangeable heads Packaging Blister ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Love At any cost In a remote area of Northern Kenya activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered Tessa&s companion a doctor appears to have fled the scene & the evidence points to a crime of passion Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa&s widower their mild-mannered & unambitious colleague Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) will leave the matter to them They could not be more wrong Haunted by remorse & jarred by rumors of his late wife&s infidelities Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets he will risk his own life stopping at nothing to uncover & expose the truth; a conspiracy more far-reaching & deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined Based on the novel by John Le Carre The Constant Gardener was nominated for 3 Oscars & Rachel Weisz duly collected her statuette for a superb supporting turn as Tessa Quayle Actors Ralph Fiennes Rachel Weisz Hubert Kounde Danny Huston Bill Nighy Archie Panjabi Gerard Mc Sorley Pete Postlethwaite Donald Sumpter Nick Reding John Sibi-Okumu & Keith Pearson Director Fernando Meirelles Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; Spanish Duration 2 hours & 3 minutes (approx)
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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 Love At any cost In a remote area of Northern Kenya activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz) is found brutally murdered Tessa&s companion a doctor appears to have fled the scene & the evidence points to a crime of passion Members of the British High Commission in Nairobi assume that Tessa&s widower their mild-mannered & unambitious colleague Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) will leave the matter to them They could not be more wrong Haunted by remorse & jarred by rumors of his late wife&s infidelities Quayle surprises everyone by embarking on a personal odyssey that will take him across three continents Using his privileged access to diplomatic secrets he will risk his own life stopping at nothing to uncover & expose the truth; a conspiracy more far-reaching & deadly than Quayle could ever have imagined Based on the novel by John Le Carre The Constant Gardener was nominated for 3 Oscars & Rachel Weisz duly collected her statuette for a superb supporting turn as Tessa Quayle Actors Ralph Fiennes Rachel Weisz Hubert Kounde Danny Huston Bill Nighy Archie Panjabi Gerard Mc Sorley Pete Postlethwaite Donald Sumpter Nick Reding John Sibi-Okumu & Keith Pearson Director Fernando Meirelles Certificate 15 years & over Year 2005 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Additional Languages Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Latin American Spanish Subtitles Spanish ; Brazilian Portuguese ; Latin American Spanish Duration 2 hours & 8 minutes (approx)
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