Who are the people that inspired Bear Grylls to become one of the world's toughest adventurers? From famous explorers whose never-say-die attitude led them to achieve astonishing feats to everyday people unexpectedly caught up in life-threatening situations True Grit is a collection of some of the toughest feats of survival ever accomplished Learn what it takes to make it through alive in some of the planet's most dangerous locations from these exciting tales of death-defying resilience Abridged for younger readers ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play True Grit (2010)-A tough US Marshal helps a stubborn young woman track down her father&s murderer; No Country For Old Men-Young Viet Nam vet stumbles upon remnants of a drug deal gone bad in W Texas 1980 -- he&s hunted by two vicious assassins who want t he money back ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play True Grit In 1970 John Wayne earned an Academy Award for his larger-than-life performance as the drunken uncouth & totally fearless one-eyed US Marshal Rooster Cogburn The cantankerous Rooster is hired by a headstrong young girl (Kim Darby) to find the man who murdered her father & fled with the family savings When Cogburn&s employer insists on accompanying the old gunfighter sparks fly & the situation goes from troubled to disastrous when the inexperienced but enthusiastic Texas Ranger (Glen Campbell) joins the party Laughter & tears punctuate the wild action in this extraordinary Western which features performances by Robert Duvall & Strother Martin The Sons Of Katie Elder Katie Elder bore four sons The day she is buried they all return home to Clearwater Texas to pay their last respects John Wayne is the eldest & toughest son the gunslinger Tom (Dean Martin) is good with a deck of cards & good with a gun when he has to be Matt (Earl Holliman) is the quiet one
- nobody ever called him yellow twice Bud (Michael Anderson Jr) is the youngest Any hope for respectability lies with him Directed by Henry Hathaway (True Grit) an acknowledged master of the western the story has a dual theme; not only is this a he-mans story but it is also a drama of the maternal influence of Katie Elder movingly portrayed from beginning to conclusion The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Ranking with Stagecoach as one of the greatest of its genre & The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance& is the modern-day Western to beat all Westerns John Ford whose very name is synonymous with Westerns directed the ideal cast Jimmy Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid the fair village of Shinbone of its number one nuisance & Bad Man Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) & as if all that weren&t enough the biggest star that ever aimed a six-shooter plays the Man of the title John Wayne Super-sincere Stewart & rugged rancher Wayne also share the same love interest (Vera Miles) One gets the gunman but the other gets the gal Actors John Wayne Glen Campbell Kim Darby Jeremy Slate & Robert Duvall Director Henry Hathaway Certificate PGScreen Widescreen Languages English Duration 5 hours & 54 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 Out in the Canadian wilderness twins Bonnie (Kirsten Dunst) & Sam (Zachery Ty Bryan) struggle to rescue a legendary kodiak bear from wicked poachers Their efforts seem in vain until Native American Khononesta arrives & helps the children find their way through the wilds & back to civilisation Actors Kirsten Dunst Zachery Ty Bryan August Schellenberg Dey Young Michael Gross Directors Catherine Cyran Producers Brad Krevoy Steve Stabler RJ Murillo Format PALSubtitles French Spanish Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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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 True Legend follows the life of martial arts legend Beggar Su beginning as his half brother Yuan Lie turns against him & his family killing his father & taking his son prisoner Being unable to beat his enemy & his unstoppable ‘5 Venom Fist’ style sends Su into a great depression & he turns to drink living with his wife in exile Gradually his passion for martial arts & his desire for revenge return & he goes into training with the possibly imaginary God of Wushu honing his ‘ Drunken Fist’ skills & preparing for the coming battle Actors Man Cheuk Chiu Xun Zhou Michelle Yeoh Xiaogang Feng Andy On Directors Woo-Ping Yuen Writers Chi-long To Producers William Kong Zhenyan Zhang Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Arnold Schwarzenegger is special agent Harry Tasker a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector although to his wife Helen he&s just a boring computer salesman When Harry&s two lives unexpectedly collide both he & Helen find themselves in the clutches of international terrorists fighting to save not only their marriage but their lives Jammed with incredible special effects & True Lies& is an exhilarating mix of non-stop action & romantic comedy Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger Jamie Lee Curtis Tom Arnold Bill Paxton Tia Carrere Art Malik Eliza Dushku Grant Heslov Charlton Heston Marshall Manesh & James Allen Director James Cameron Certificate 15 years & over Year 1994 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 2 hours & 16 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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An account of three true life stories of survival where people have to act quickly against unexpected disasters Maps & pictures engage us in the drama of a sailor lost at sea a man ejecting from his plane & a school girl facing a tsunami Survival tips are given in the unlikely event of the similar situations happening to us Copper Band 12 books provide more complex plots & longer chapters that develop reading stamina Text type
- Non fiction recount A card index chart on pages 30-31 summarises facts & could act as a model for finding out more true life survival stories Curriculum Links
- Citizenship Developing a healthy safer lifestyle to recognising the different risks in different situations & then deciding how to behave responsibly This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader

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It's a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good job four bossy sisters & a needy cat must also have want of her one true love Or is it? Another delightful novel from the author of The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond & Jenny Colgan Verity Love
- Jane Austen fangirl & an introvert in a world of extroverts
- is perfectly happy on her own (thank you very much) & her fictional boyfriend Peter is very useful for getting her out of unwanted social events But when a case of mistaken identity forces her to introduce a perfect stranger as her boyfriend Verity's life suddenly becomes much more complicated Johnny could also use a fictional girlfriend Against Verity's better judgement he persuades her to partner up for a summer season of weddings big number birthdays & garden parties with just one promise
- not to fall in love with each other


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The stark vast beauty of the remote Arctic Europe landscape has been the focus of human exploration for thousands of years In this striking blend of travel writing history & mythology Gavin Francis offers a unique portrait of the northern fringes of Europe His journey begins in the Shetland Isles takes him to the Faroes Iceland Greenland Svalbard & on to Lapland Following in the footsteps of the region's early pioneers Francis observes how the region has adapted to the 21st century giving an observed insight into the lives of people he encounters along the way As with all the best travel writing " True North" is an engaging compassionate tale of self-discovery whilst blending historical & contemporary narratives in the tradition of Bruce Chatwin & Robert Macfarlane ...

Do we only use 10 per cent of our brains Does lightning never strike twice Was penicillin invented by mistake True or False? Packed with amazing fun facts for kids unbelievable statistics & common sayings this title reveals the truth 192 pages Mills Andrea ...