So far your first year at the Elementary College has been slightly disappointing They taught you to light a flickering flame at the tip of your finger but other than that you&ve spent much more time reading books than learning powerful spells as future great wizards like you should So when you heard about the Big Book of Madness hidden in the great school library you couldn&t help but to sneak in & peek in this intriguing tome in spite of your professors& warnings When you slowly lift the cover of the terrible book dozens of dreadful creatures rush out threatening to destroy the world itself! This was your mistake & only you can fix it now! Learn from the library to fight back against the monsters & try not to sink into insanity The Big Book of Madness is a challenging co-operative game in which the players are magic students who must act as a team to turn all the pages of the book then shut it by defeating the terrible monsters they&ve just freed Each player has their own element deck that they build during the game & use for several purposes such as learning or casting a spell adding a new element to their deck destroy or healing a curse Spells allow you to support your playmates improve your deck draw cards etc — but the monsters from the book fight back Each comes with terrible curses that are triggered every turn unless you dispel them in time They will make you discard elements add madness cards to your deck or lose spells If you manage to turn six pages & defeat all of the monsters you win the game! ...

The Vth Element is the first expansion for the Big Book of Madness It features a new book of spells new monsters new magicians but also new game mechanics to be played independently or together Unknown or denied by most magicians the terrifying Black Matter is as powerful as it is destructive You will need to learn how to master it in order to activate the formidable spells form the Black Book vanquish the black monsters & annihilate the black maledictions Luckily for you the new magicians seem to be more prepared for this perilous adventure Another new mechanic is included the Phobias Those are extremely powerful madnesses capable of accelerating the fall of your magician Unlike madnesses Phobias have permanent effects & stay attached to the character as long as they are unable to cure themselves It will be up to you to manage them Your goal remains the same you must close the book before succumbing to madness But will you be able to handle the new Dark Matter & Phobias? Expansion for the Big Book of Madness! Your goal is the same you must close the book before succumbing to madness Will you be able to handle the new Dark Matter & Phobias? Play with new phobia cards master the dark matter & fight terrifying new monsters! Suitable for 2-5 players aged 12 ...

Would you like to turn your nosy brother into an inflatable rabbit? Or transform your bossy babysitter into a giant doughnut? If so then this is the book for you Enter Nick Sharratt's world of magical mix-ups in this gorgeous new edition of the much-loved book Create countless combinations of rib-tickling spells with this crazy book of mixed-up magic ...

For millennia mankind has devised ingenious & diabolical means of inflicting pain on fellow human beings This deplorable but seemingly universal trait has eaten away at mankind's very claim to civilisation Despite how repugnant the practice of torture appears to us today for at least 3000 years it formed part of most legal codes throughout Europe & the Far East The Big Book of Pain is an exploration of the systematic use throughout the ages of various means of punishment torture coercion & torment It takes the reader into the Ancient Roman Coliseum the medieval dungeon the Inquisitional interrogation the auto-da-fe the witch-trial & the worst of prisons It is a shocking & compelling study of the shameful methods & motives of the torturer & the executioner & of the heinous duty they have performed through the ages ...

Little Bugsy has come to visit his grandparents in the Big Bug Log but he&s not quite sure how to find his way to their house With the reader&s help
- solving puzzles following mazes & looking behind the flaps
- Bugsy follows the right path all the way to the surprise ending! Sebastien Braun (Illustrator) Sebastien Braun was born in Strasbourg the hometown of Gustav Dore & Tomi Ungerer (his heroes) As a child he spent countless hours drawing but at secondary school there were no art classes so he filled his homework with doodles & portraits of his teachers At university he initially studied history
- fortunately the building was shared with the art department & when he saw the students sketching knew he had to change After that he spent a few years teaching applied art to sixth formers before taking the plunge as a freelance illustrator His first commissions were for magazines in Paris & when he moved to London he developed his portfolio for children&s books Apart from creating pictures Seb&s favourite pastimes are making toys from wood playing with his children & climbing the Cotswold hills on his vintage road bike


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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 Laura Linney returns in her Golden Globe-winning role as Cathy Jamison in " The Big C" Following the medical diagnosis that rocked her safe world Cathy finally shares the news with her family & decides to pursue experimental treatment She quickly bonds with her fellow patient Lee (Hugh Dancy) but isn&t so sure about her new doctor (Alan Alda) Co-starring Oliver Platt & guest-starring Gabourey Sidibe Cynthia Nixon & Parker Posey this inspirational & bravely funny second season celebrates a life worth fighting for Actors Laura Linney Oliver Platt Gabriel Basso & John Benjamin Hickey Certificate 15 years & over Year 2011 Screen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English Additional Languages German Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 5 hours & 50 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Season 1 Laura Linney stars in her Golden Globe-winning role as Cathy Jamison a 42-year-old schoolteacher who has always played by the rules That is until she receives a life-changing diagnosis But instead of giving up Cathy decides to live it up! Also starring Oliver Platt (TV’s “ Huff”) & Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) Season 2 Laura Linney returns in her Golden Globe-winning role as Cathy Jamison in “ The Big C” Following the medical diagnosis that rocked her safe world Cathy finally shares the news with her family & decides to pursue experimental treatment She quickly bonds with her fellow patient Lee (Hugh Dancy) – & his wine collection – but isn’t so sure about her new doctor (Alan Alda) Season 3 Cathy&s cancer goes into remission & she gets a new lease on life toying with an alternate secret identity & trying to adopt a baby Cathy&s husband Paul (Oliver Platt) survives his heart attack & becomes a motivational speaker with the help of a sketchy mentor ...

William Russell plays a travel agency clerk who pines away for socialite Adrienne Corri Unable to support Corri in the manner in which she is accustomed the desperate Russell seeks out ways of realizing some quick money He decides to rob the agency where he works ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Four-time Academy Award winner William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as "a work of art" (Motion Picture Herald) Starring Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Charlton Heston Chuck Connors & Burl Ives (in an Oscar-winning performance) this magnificently entertaining epic will take your breath away with unbridled suspense exhilarating excitement & explosive drama on a grand scale Actors Gregory Peck Jean Simmons & Carroll Baker Director William Wyler Certificate PGYear 1958 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gregory Peck & Carroll Baker star in this classic Western based on the novel by Donald Hamilton When sea captain Jim Mc Kay (Peck) forgoes a life on the ocean waves & travels west to claim his bride Patricia Terrill (Baker) he finds more trouble than he bargained for The Terrill family are embroiled in a bitter feud over water rights with a rival clan headed by Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives) Both parties want access to land which belongs to Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons) & as their squabbling escalates Jim & Julie find themselves caught up in the middle doing their best to calm things down Actors Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Directors William Wyler Writers Donald Hamilton James R Webb Jessamyn West Robert Wilder Robert Wyler Producers Gregory Peck Language English Spanish Number of discs 1 ...