This is a memoir by French bestselling & award-winning author & musician Mathias Malzieu It focuses on a single year in which he explores his close encounter with death Insightful tragic & even often very funny it is a hugely inspirational read In November 2013 Malzieu is diagnosed with a rare & life-threatening blood disease his bone marrow does not produce enough blood cells & those that survive are being attacked by the body's natural antibodies as if they were viruses Highly anaemic & at risk of a cardiac attack or fatal haemorrhaging Malzieu is whisked into hospital & spends months in a sterile isolation room He is kept alive by blood transfusions while waiting for a bone marrow transplant When he has the energy for it he writes in his diary & strums his ukelele To read this book is to be in awe of the triumph of the human spirit As a reader you find yourself marvelling at how we find the mechanisms to cope with tragedy & uncertainty when faced with the reality that we may die Malzieu's highly active imagination allows him to transcend the limits of his body & its increasing failures through fantasy & escapism His wonderfully addictive childish wonder with a punk Gothic twist lifts the narrative from being a depressing account to a reading experience that is evocative poetic & intensely moving Malzieu survived thanks to a revolutionary operation involving stem-cell treatment with the blood from an umbilical cord As he leaves the hospital with not only a different blood group but also a different DNA he describes himself as the oldest newborn in the world As Malzieu says himself ' To have had my life saved has been the most extraordinary adventure I have ever had' ...

' Unflinchingly honest this diary is exceptional' Elizabeth Buchan' Tuesday 23 October 1934 Another glorious sunny day Lunch in Kens Gdns E had not slept well as I longed & longed for you It made me happy that he wanted me I suppose that is mean He said I could pick you out in the dark from fifty women ' The diary of Doreen Bates is a candid spellbinding portrait of a gutsy young woman working in London in the years before & during the Second World War as well as an extraordinary account of her long affair with an older married colleague
- one that brazenly challenged the strict conventions of the day' Startlingly frank & readable' David Kynaston' Absolutely engrossing' Virginia Nicholson' Astute passionate remarkably intimate showing us the day-to-day picture of a long relationship' Guardian
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The first in Jeff Kinney&s side-splitting series join Greg Heffley as he&s thrust into a new year & a new school where undersize weaklings share the corridors with kids who are taller meaner & already shaving I&ll be famous one day but for now I&m stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons Desperate to prove his new found maturity which only going up a grade can bring Greg is happy to have his not-quite-so-cool sidekick Rowley along for the ride But when Rowley&s star starts to rise Greg tries to use his best friend&s popularity to his own advantage Recorded in his diary with comic pictures & his very own words this test of Greg & Rowley&s friendship unfolds with hilarious results Laugh until you cry at all of Greg&s hopeless shenanigans Diary of a Wimpy Kid has got millions of kids reading & laughing at (but mostly with) the famous Greg Heffley If you&re on the lookout for a funny children&s book for 7 especially a book for reluctant readers you can&t go wrong with the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series Praise for Jeff Kinney& The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney&s Diary of a Wimpy Kid&
- The Sun& Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children&s authors on the planet&
- Independent& The most hotly anticipated children&s book of the year is here
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid&
- Big Issue& Hilarious&
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days Get the first four books in this mega-selling series in one brilliant Wimpy Kid set
- the funniest books you'll ever read!
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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 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 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 All three films of the comedy franchise based on Jeff Kinney&s best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials & tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen & Diary of a Wimpy Kid& (2010) follows 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) who along with his best friend Rowley (Robert Capron) spends his days negotiating the minefield that is middle school Whether dodging bullies learning complex & seemingly ever-changing social codes grappling with the onset of puberty or attempting to fathom the mysteries of the opposite sex Greg writes it all down in his diary In & Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2
- Rodrick Rules& (2011) just when he thought life couldn&t get any more complicated Greg is horrified to discover that his older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) has taken possession of his secret diary Meanwhile he must navigate the hurdles posed by a summer swimming contest & the school talent show Finally in & Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3
- Dog Days& (2012) Greg is having his worst summer ever A self-confessed &indoor person& all he wants to do is spend his holidays playing computer games in his room with the curtains drawn But his mother has other ideas & packs him off with Rowley to stay at a country club where
- to Greg&s horror
- outdoor activites & family bonding are the order of the day



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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 Get ready for hours of wimpy mischief & nonstop laughs with 4 hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid films based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling book series! Greg Heffley is just trying to survive his middle school years but it won’t be easy He’ll have to contend with wedgie-loving bullies the torment of his older brother Rodrick & his totally uncool best friend Rowley This sidesplitting collection

Includes:: the newest adventure Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul in which the Heffley family road trip takes a wild detour thanks to Greg’s latest & greatest scheme! Actors Zachary Gordon Robert Capron Rachael Harris Steve Zahn Peyton List Directors David Bowers Thor Freudenthal Writers Jackie Filgo Jeff Filgo Gabe Sachs Jeff Judah Adam Sztykiel Producers Nina Jacobson Bradford Simpson Brad Simpson Format PALRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 4

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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 Greg Heffley the kid who made "wimpy" cool is back in this side-splitting sequel based on the second installment of the best-selling book series Having rid himself of the Cheese Touch Greg enters the seventh grade with his confidence & friendships intact & an eye on the new girl in town Holly Hills But things have gotten out of hand at home especially with his big brother Rodrick & Greg is about to learn that there may be something even scarier than middle school
- his own family Age Rating U
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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 Greg Heffley the kid who made "wimpy" cool is back in this sidesplitting sequel based on the second installment of the best-selling book series! Having rid himself of the Cheese Touch Greg enters the seventh grade with his confidence & friendships intact & an eye on the new girl in town Holly Hills But things have gotten out of hand at home especially with his big brother Rodrick & Greg is about to learn that there may be something even scarier than middle school
- his own family! Actors Zachary Gordon Devon Bostick Rachael Harris Robert Capron Steve Zahn Connor Fielding Owen Fielding Peyton List Laine Mac Neil Grayson Russell Terence Kelly Fran Kranz Bryce Hodgson Andrew Mc Nee & John Shaw Director David Bowers Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 2011 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages English Audio Description ; Spanish ; French ; German ; Russian Subtitles Spanish ; French ; Dutch ; German ; Finnish ; Swedish ; Norwegian ; Russian ; Bulgarian ; Danish ; Estonian ; Ukrainian ; Latvian ; Lithuanian ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 35 minutes (approx)

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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 ATRO BOY director David Bowers helms the follow-up film to 2010&s big-screen adaptation of Jeff Kinney&s acclaimed DIARY OF A WIMPY KID comic novels in this Fox 2000 production As Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) braves his first days of seventh grade his parents (Steve Zahn & Rachael Harris) make a noble yet ill-advised attempt to help him forge a stronger bond with his mischievous older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) who takes twisted delight in tormenting his unsuspecting younger sibling at every opportunity Age Rating U ...