Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous & inaccessible places on earth almost died countless times lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite raised millions of pounds for charity & been awarded a polar medal & an OBE He has been an elite soldier an athlete a mountaineer an explorer a bestselling author & nearly replaced Sean Connery as James Bond In his autobiography he describes how he led expeditions all over the world & became the first person to travel to both poles on land He tells of how he discovered the lost city of Ubar in Oman & attempted to walk solo & unsupported to the North Pole
- the expedition that cost him several fingers & very nearly his life His most recent challenge was scaling the north face of the Eiger one of the most awesome mountaineering challenges in the world Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes OBE 3rd Baronet looks back on a life lived at the very limits of human endeavour' Even readers with a broadly low tolerance for macho heroism will find themselves gripped compelling'
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Mad bad & sad From the depression suffered by Virginia Woolf & Sylvia Plath to the mental anguish & addictions of iconic beauties Zelda Fitzgerald & Marilyn Monroe From Freud & Jung & the radical breakthroughs of psychoanalysis to Lacan's construction of a modern movement & the new women-centred therapies This is the story of how we have understood mental disorders & extreme states of mind in women over the last two hundred years & how we conceive of them today when more & more of our inner life & emotions have become a matter for medics & therapists ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Considered to be one of cinemas greatest talents Akira Kurosawa s final film is released in the UK for the very first time Warm touching & rousing MADADAYO is the perfect bookend to a lifetime of cinematic achievements MADADAYO follows the last two decades in the life of Hyakken Uchida (Tetsuo Matsumura) a writer & teacher who retires in the war years of the early 1940 s Beginning in 1943 (the year Kurosawa made his first feature) he is beloved by his students & colleagues who join him each year for a birthday celebration toasting Mahda-kai? (Are you ready?) to which his answer is always Madadayo! which means Not yet! acknowledging that death may be near but life goes on it is both a triumphant denial of death & a gentle plea for more time In an interview at the time of the film&s release Kurosawa said his movie is about &something very precious which has been all but forgotten The enviable world of warm hearts& He added &hope that all the people who have seen this picture will leave the theatre feeling refreshed with broad smiles on their faces& ...

A new thoroughly updated 12th edition of Bradt's Madagascar the leading & most comprehensive guide to this unique island nation written by Hilary Bradt who first visited in 1976 & has returned roughly 35 times & Daniel Austin who has visited 12 times & continues to travel there annually Bradt's Madagascar is by far the most thorough guide to the country in English & is written & updated by established experts whose unparalleled knowledge of Madagascar combines with contributions from over 50 experts in a book which has been the most authoritative guide to the country for three decades It covers national parks & protected areas &

Includes:: itineraries to suit all interests & budgets plus details of around 1000 hotels & restaurants Madagascar is like nowhere else on earth It is fascinating not only zoologically & botanically but culturally linguistically historically & geologically This vast island is the fourth largest in the world & also the oldest which partly explains why it has evolved into an incredible hotspot for biodiversity with a truly unique flora & fauna that is more than 80 endemic to the island & with new species being described virtually on a daily basis Madagascar is also the only place where you can see wild lemurs Almost a quarter of the world's 450-or-so primates exist only here With Bradt's Madagascar you can visit tropical rainforest & seek out its incredible flora & fauna; explore otherworldly eroded limestone spires most famously at Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park
- Madagascar's most striking landscape; discover the beach-fringed islands around Nosy Be with their fabulous scuba diving snorkelling kayaking whale-watching & fishing opportunities; & make the most of a host of adventuring & sporting possibilities including surfing windsurfing kitesurfing rock climbing tree climbing caving river trips mountain biking distance running quad biking trekking & hiking Also covered are the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ambohimanga; the renowned Avenue des Baobabs one of the country's most photographed scenes & information on the best birdwatching spots Madagascar has almost 300 avian species with a high proportion of endemics including five whole endemic families


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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 all 4 Madagascar movies in one awesome collection including Madagascar Madagascar Escape 2 Africa Madagascar 3 Europe’s Most Wanted & the all-new Penguins of Madagascar! Your favourite super-spy penguins from Madagascar are back in a hilarious new movie with new friends new foes & a fun-filled globe-trotting adventure the whole family will love! Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English ...

Sir David Attenborough narrates this fascinating nature documentary series which profiles the variety of different species that live on the island of Madagascar Because of its distance away from the African continent Madagascar remained undiscovered for many years & its isolation from man has allowed it to become a hot bed of evolution This series examines the various different animals & plants that are indigenous to Madagascar & the reason which set it apart from anywhere else on the planet ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Lying just off the coast of Africa Madagascar is a land of misty mountains tropical rainforests & spiny desert scrub – & home to strange wildlife most of which is found nowhere else on earth Madagascar explores this extraordinary wildlife & the dramatic landscapes of one of the world&s most bizarre islands Using the latest in filming technology the BBC&s Natural History Unit captures the diverse & rare wildlife that inhabits this incredible land some filmed for the first time & features surprising stories of the favourite & enduring symbol of the island lemurs as well as less familiar creatures There are frogs that turn from brown to bright yellow; wasps that pluck tadpoles from tree-nests; fish that swim upside down & the romantic life of the world&s tiniest chameleon Narrated by David Attenborough Madagascar is the BBC&s ambitious & intimate portrait of a fascinating but perilously fragile island Special Features Attenborough & the Giant Egg documentary ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play In Madagascar the laughs begin when a group of pampered animals from New York&s Central Park Zoo find themselves shipwrecked on an exotic island Their adventure continues in Madagascar Escape 2 Africa where the friends encounter other animals of their own kind for the first time & in Madagascar 3 Europe&s Most Wanted where the castaways tour with a circus of performing animals This collection of " Mad"-cap family favourites is finally available together Actors Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter & Bernie Mac Director Eric Darnell & Tom Mc Grath Certificate PG Year 2005 ; 2008 ; 2012 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Dutch Duration 4 hours & 25 minutes (approx)
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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 Triple bill of animated adventures In & Madagascar& (2005) a group of pampered zoo animals find themselves transported to the wild where they find that their easy life in captivity hasn&t prepared them in the slightest for the real world Alex the Lion (voiced by Ben Stiller) Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock) Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) & Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) are star attractions at the Central Park Zoo in New York When they find themselves mixed up in an attempted zoo-break by the cunning penguins the keepers decide that the animals are restless & return them to the wild On the island of Madagascar the animals are having a hard time adjusting but when they meet eccentric King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen) they start to find life a bit easier even if Alex the Lion is gradually reverting to his more primal instincts In & Madagascar Escape to Africa& (2008) the motley crew of animals find themselves stranded in the vast plains of Africa where they come across long-lost relatives romantic rivals & scheming hunters Africa is an exciting place full of freedom & adventure
- but could it be that despite their natural origins Central Park is the animals& true home? In & Madagascar 3
- Europe&s Most Wanted& (2012) although their previous attempt to escape Madagascar & make it back to New York failed Alex the Lion Marty the Zebra & Melman the Giraffe remain determined to return to the Big Apple When the trio find themselves in Monte Carlo on the run from European animal control they decide that their best chance of making it home is to join a travelling circus as performing animals Though the circus led by a world-weary tiger appears to be on a downward slide the zest of Alex Marty & Melman quickly helps to reinvigorate it But will the circus finally help them make it back to New York?

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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 Your favourite characters are back in their most hilarious adventure yet! Alex Marty Melman & Gloria find themselves on-the-run through Europe in this wildly entertaining & outrageous comedic adventure With the fame-loving King Julien & the take-charge Penguins along for the ride the whole crew joins the circus to escape Captain Dubois of Animal Control Full of high-flying action & colourful new characters it&s a MAD extravaganza everyone will love Get ready to wig out! Actors Ben Stiller Chris Rock David Schwimmer Jada Pinkett Smith Sacha Baron Cohen Cedric the Entertainer Andy Richter Tom Mc Grath Frances Mc Dormand Jessica Chastain Bryan Cranston & Martin Short Director Eric Darnell Tom Mc Grath & Conrad Vernon Certificate PGYear 2012 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (71) Additional Languages Italian ; German ; French ; Dutch ; Flemish ; English Audio Description Duration 1 hour & 33 minutes (approx)
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