Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play For shy & awkward Ryoichi dreams of musical superstardom have long since faded & he s resigned himself to a lifetime of unrewarding office work for a company that barely acknowledges his existence But when he randomly buys a pet turtle named Pikadon a series of events are put into place that not only give Ryoichi the chance to fulfil his rock & roll fantasies they might just bring about the end of the world With more imagination in the first ten minutes than most films can boast in their entire running time Love & Peace is pure Sono a bonkers & uproarious one-of-a-kind that simply has to be seen to be believed ...

A hilarious confrontational & moving story of one woman's attempts to navigate her way through the challenges of mid-life for lovers of HOW TO BE A WOMAN & I'M NOT WITH THE BAND ' Claire Dederer is not only a brilliant author but an honest & brave one' Elizabeth Gilbert author of EAT PRAY LOVEClaire Dederer's youth was wild an endless cascade of beer & rock & acid & sex that left her benumbed & adrift But then after two decades of disciplined transformation she'd become a successful writer a faithful wife & a mother
- a real adult That is until one morning at 44 she found herself overcome by the same sexual cravings & ineffable sadness of her younger years The hedonistic girl 'that crazy bitch' was back
- or had she never left? Frank & disarming seductive & hilarious Love & Trouble A Mid-life Reckoning is Dederer's attempt to reckon with those urges & to reconcile the girl she'd been with the woman she's become

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Hailed as Newby's 'masterpiece' Love & War in the Apennines' is the gripping real-life story of Newby's imprisonment & escape from an Italian prison camp during World War II After the Italian Armistice of 1943 Eric Newby escaped from the prison camp in which he'd been held for a year He evaded the German army by hiding in the caves & forests of Fontanellato in Italy's Po Valley Against this picturesque backdrop he was sheltered for three months by an informal network of Italian peasants who fed supported & nursed him before his eventual recapture Love & War in the Apennines' is Newby's tribute to the selfless & courageous people who were to be his saviours & companions during this troubled time & of their bleak & unchanging way of life Of the cast of idiosyncratic characters most notable was the beautiful local girl on a bike who would teach him the language & eventually help him escape; two years later they were married & would spend the rest of their lives as co-adventurers Part travelogue part escape story & part romance this is a mesmerising account of wisdom courage humour & adventure & tells the story of the early life of a man who would become one of Britain's best-loved literary adventurers ...

Jim Shore's charming miniatures feature some of the most popular imagery from the full-size collection This heartfelt Love Angel is beautifully decorated with Jim's signature combination of quilt patterns & folk-art design ...

Time is running out for Joel If he doesn&t make a move on Hannah soon he&s going to lose his chance forever But can he get over his Korean cultural hang-ups in time to make his play for the girl of his dreams? ...

As the weather cools down—bringing with it a change of pace & uniforms—preparations for the upcoming sports festival begin to heat up But when Kazuki is picked as an executive member of the festival committee Kanata can&t help feeling a little left behind Will these two manage to keep up their mature smiles & endure this time apart? Meet the Author Fuka Mizutani is the manga artist behind the bittersweet manga series Love at Fourteen ...

On the heels of the sports festival comes the biggest middle school event yet—the class trip! But before Kazuki & Kanata can worry about keeping up appearances in Kyoto they&ll have to pass their exams When Kazuki&s math skills don&t measure up to his—or Kanata&s—model-student standards though the only person he can ask for help is Shiki-san?! Meet the Author Fuka Mizutani is the manga artist behind the bittersweet manga series Love at Fourteen ...

As Class 2-B makes landfall in Kyoto everyone&s talking about who&s going to confess to whom Amidst the mayhem Kanata is shocked to realize that despite their developing romance Kazuki&s never actually told her how he feels about her! There&s love in the air but for Kanata & Kazuki will this momentous confession--if it ever comes--just be too little too late? Meet the Author Fuka Mizutani is the manga artist behind the bittersweet manga series Love at Fourteen ...

Middle schoolers Kanata Tanaka & Kazuki Yoshikawa are mature beyond their years perfect model students admired from afar by classmates & teachers alike But when school&s out these two childhood friends can let loose as average fourteen-year-olds fresh in the throes of puberty adolescenceand the persistent bittersweet pangs of first love Meet the Author Fuka Mizutani is the manga artist behind the bittersweet manga series Love at Fourteen ...

Amid the hormones & the angst of middle school adolescence Kazuki & Kanata go from being boy & girl friends to boyfriend & girlfriend But with love comes intense emotions & with their model student reputations on the line they must learn to suppress these earnest feelings or run the risk of getting caught red h&-in-handed! Meet the Author Fuka Mizutani is the manga artist behind the bittersweet manga series Love at Fourteen ...