Roald Dahl's much-loved Matilda now in a stunning large paperback format with Quentin Blake's original illustrations in full ...

'I gained his secret & we were both lost for ever' Mary Shelley's dark story of a bereaved man's disturbing passion for his daughter was suppressed by her own father & not published for over a century One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946 Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range & diversity with works from around the world & across the centuries
- including fables decadence heartbreak tall tales satire ghosts battles & elephants
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A splendiferous new hardback of Matilda part of a collection of truly delumptious classic Roald Dahl titles with stylish jackets over surprise printed colour cases & exquisite endpaper designs Matilda Wormwood's father thinks she's a little scab Matilda's mother spends all afternoon playing bingo & Matilda's headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well she's the worst of all She is a big bully who thinks all her pupils are rotten & locks them in the dreaded Chokey As for Matilda she's an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind
- & now she's had enough So all these grown-ups had better watch out because Matilda is going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget A true genius Roald Dahl is my hero
- David Walliams Now you can listen to MATILDA & other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices including Kate Winslet David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! & look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! & HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits


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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 Matilda (Mara Wilson) is an exceptionally gifted & intelligent child but is ignored by her stupid parents Harry (Danny De Vito) & Zinnia (Rhea Perlman) A keen reader her dearest wish is to be sent to school but the establishment Harry selects is Crunchemhall run by the brutal Miss Trunchball (Pam Ferris) Her cruelty to her pupils causes Matilda to vow revenge & her newly discovered telekinetic powers give her the chance to do so Actors Danny De Vito Rhea Perlman Mara Wilson Embeth Davidtz Pam Ferris Directors Danny De Vito Writers Nicholas Kazan Roald Dahl Robin Swicord Producers Danny De Vito Joshua Levinson Liccy Dahl Martin Bregman Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Italian Hungarian Polish Russian Czech Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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Based on the British Matilda tank it was fitted with a 7 spigot ' Hedgehog' naval mortar The launcher folded horizontal facing forward for travel then could be raised up to 80 degrees for firing It fired forward over the turret Not being traversable the driver had to aim the vehicle at the target ...

Climbing trees playing with wool Matilda is sure that all cats love these things but her kitty doesn't seem very enthusiastic Undaunted she thinks up new ways to amuse her reluctant playmate Tea parties? Dressing up? What about a bike ride? Or perhaps a nice book
- one about dogs? As the cat goes from nonplussed to terrified Matilda gets more & more frustrated After all what use is a pet if it doesn't want to play? Emily Gravett's deceptively simple text funny illustrations & satisfying snuggly ending make Matilda's Cat a joy to share with even the youngest children Perfect for kids with a pet (whether kitten puppy rabbit or hamster)!
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When you love someone how does it feel? & when you desire someone how is it different? In Mating in Captivity Esther Perel looks at the story of sex in committed couples Modern romance promises it all
- a lifetime of togetherness intimacy & erotic desire In reality it's hard to want what you already have Our quest for secure love conflicts with our pursuit of passion & often the very thing that got us to into our relationships
- lust
- is the one thing that goes missing from them Determined to reconcile the erotic & the domestic Perel explains why democracy is a passion killer in the bedroom Argues for playfulness distance & uncertainty & shows what it takes to bring lust home Smart sexy & explosively original Mating in Captivity is the monogamist's essential bedside read


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Through eye-popping colors & simple forms rejoice in the restless creativity & infectious energy of Henri Matisse the artist who never stopped making art & whose vivid palette gave nudes landscapes & interior views a whole new modernity This compact yet comprehensive monograph

Includes:: preparatory sketches full-page reproductions 96 pages Essers Volkmar

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Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was a fighting spirit Despite a cancer diagnosis in 1941 increasing frailty & the confines of a wheelchair the indomitable Frenchman never stopped in his quest to make art With what he called "une seconde vie" a second life he embarked on a remarkable collage period cutting & pasting pieces of colored paper into "gouaches decoupees" of birds plants flowers & the female form Emphasizing color & contrast the cut-out technique generated both striking lines & vivid juxtapositions In works such as The Fall of Icarus (1943) The Blue Nude (1952) The Snail (1953) & La Gerbe (1953) clean forms & elemental structures power a compositional force that belies the work&s decorative appeal at once tightly organized & infectious with joie de vivre As his work progressed Matisse&s excitement with his results fueled ever-larger pieces advancing from small works to vast wall-sized murals ...

1 Farmors Polska 2 Polka Efter a 3 Hagberg & Bingsjö4 Johanneksen Polkka 5 Norsk Schottis 6 Kuule Minun Ystäväni 7 Lieto 8 Prugatsa 9 Valse du Caribou 10 Penttilän Sillalla Skäppar Schottis 11 Morgon Biggen 12 Hannah 13 Tango Private 14 Kartsu ...