Shona likes most creatures in the world but for some reason she's terrified of bats & so she's a bit concerned when her new teacher announces they're about to begin a bat project But that's nothing to how she feels when a colony of the pesky flappers turn up in her own attic! Luckily Miss Bates turns out to be a bat expert & she's soon on the case Particularly suitable for struggling reluctant & dyslexic readers aged 7 ...

Love isn't always plain sailing A wonderfully romantic novel from the No 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love A French Affair & The Perfect Match Jo Edwards never planned to live on a barge She's not even sure she likes boats But when her husband trades her in for a younger model she finds her options alarmingly limited Dora Hamilton never planned to run out on her own wedding But as The Big Day approaches her cold feet show no signs of warming up
- & accepting Jo's offer of refuge aboard The Three Sisters seems the only alternative As Jo & Dora embark on reorganising their muddled lives they realise they both need a practical way to keep themselves afloat But despite their certainty that they've sworn off men for good they haven't bargained for the persistent intervention of attractive but enigmatic Marcus & laid-back charming Tom who both seem determined to help them whether they like it or not
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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 Oscar winners Morgan Freeman (&8220; Million Dollar Baby”) Michael Caine (&8220; The Cider House Rules” &8220; Hannah & Her Sisters”) & Alan Arkin (&8220; Little Miss Sunshine”) team up as lifelong buddies Willie Joe & Al who decide to buck retirement & step off the straight-&-narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty in director Zach Braff&8217;s comedy &8220; Going in Style” Desperate to pay the bills & come through for their loved ones the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money Actors Morgan Freeman Michael Caine Alan Arkin Peter Serafinowicz Joey King Directors Zach Braff Writers Theodore Melfi Producers Donald De Line Language English Dutch Subtitles English Dutch French Greek Italian Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

Some humans may be content staying in one place but many of us are curious about what beyond the next village the next ocean the next horizon Are there others like us out there? How will we reach them? Others are concerned with the survival of the species It may be that we have to get out of Dodge before the lights go out on Earth How can we accomplish this? Wonderful questions Now get ready for some answers Here is the science behind interstellar propulsion reports from top tier scientists & engineers on starflight propulsion techniques that use only means & methods that we currently know are scientifically possible Here are in-depth essays on antimatter containment solar sails & fusion propulsion & the human consequences? Here is speculation by a magnificent array of award-winning SF writers on what an interstellar voyage might look like might feel like
- might be like It an all-star cast abounding with Hugo & Nebula award-winners including Ben Bova Mike Resnick Jack Mc Devitt Michael Bishop & Sarah Hoyt
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Youthful Father Chuck O& Malley (Bing Crosby) led a colourful life of sports song & romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy but his level gaze & twinkling eyes make it clear that he knows he made the right choice After joining a parish O& Malley&s worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of kids looking for direction & handle the business details of the church-building fund winning over his ageing conventional superior (Barry Fitzgerald) Songs such as Swinging on a Star sparkle & both Crosby & Fitzgerald do a fine job tugging at the heartstrings in a gentle irresistible way that will make viewers return to this lovely film again & again The overwhelming popularity of this film upon its release was only heightened by the many Academy Awards it won & its sequel THE BELLS OF SAINT MARY&S starring Crosby & Ingrid Bergman was released in theatres the next year to eager fans & more awards ...

Going on a picnic can be lots of fun Read to find out all the things this little boy & girl can do on a picnic 16 pages Gaffney Kelly ...

This book is designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing & friendly way It features Stephen Cartwright's delightful illustrations providing lots to look at & talk about It provides an ideal starting point for young children & adults to discuss first experiences Other titles in this series include Going to the Hospital; Going to a Party; & The New Puppy ...

Danny Baker's third volume of memoirs barrels along at the same cracking pace as its predecessors the bestselling Going to Sea in a Sieve (the inspiration for the major TV series Cradle to Grave & subsequent nationwide tour) & Going off Alarming With his trademark exuberance he recalls the years which included six years' involvement in the massive TV hit TFI Friday ('piling it up with hellzapoppin' ideas')
- during which time he stalked John Cleese in New York entertained David Bowie & Paul Mc Cartney bizarrely reunites with Sir Michael Caine gets befriended by Peter O' Toole & becomes a member of Led Zeppelin for 35 minutes However the tales are not reliant on celebrity alone & the book comes packed with the usual"a of Baker family jewels including Spud's attitude to doctors Danny's trip to Amsterdam to get stoned for the first time (he fails) getting caught up in football rioting & the now infamous 'kaboom' of an outburst following his despatch from BBC London & then there's the cancer Spoiler alert this is the one in which he almost dies Further spoiler alert he doesn't Going on the Turn is a rollicking read that fizzes with wit warmth & enviable joie de vivre
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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 A Tale of Love & Revenge & Stamps Moist von Lipwig is a con artist of the highest degree polite charming & skillful in his work Nevertheless as the story begins he is confined to a cell in Ankh Morpork & scheduled to die within half an hour after having stolen AM150000 He is saved when Lord Vetinari offers him a choice he can walk out of the door (and fall to his death) or he can become Postmaster of the city&s run down Post Office Lipwig chooses the latter hoping for a chance to escape Unfortunately for him Lipwig&s first & last attempt at escape is thwarted by a golem named Mr Pump who delivers Lipwig back to the office of the Patrician Actors David Suchet Richard Coyle Charles Dance Alex Price Tamsin Greig Claire Foy Steve Pemberton Andrew Sachs Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Paul Barber John Henshaw Ben Crompton Jimmy Yuill & Marnix Van Den Broeke Director Jon Jones Certificate 12 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A Tale of Love & Revenge & Stamps Moist von Lipwig is a con artist of the highest degree polite charming & skillful in his work Nevertheless as the story begins he is confined to a cell in Ankh Morpork & scheduled to die within half an hour after having stolen AM150000 He is saved when Lord Vetinari offers him a choice he can walk out of the door (and fall to his death) or he can become Postmaster of the city&s run down Post Office Lipwig chooses the latter hoping for a chance to escape Unfortunately for him Lipwig&s first & last attempt at escape is thwarted by a golem named Mr Pump who delivers Lipwig back to the office of the Patrician ...