This is not a book about politics It is a book about what makes us British & what makes us European Spend time with some of your favourite writers & artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art language food music & movies to war literature driving nudity geography smoking & nature Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured novelists historians journalists poets & artists including Jessie Burton Richard Herring Alain de Botton Tom Bradby Val Mc Dermid Matt Haig Afua Hirsch Lionel Shriver Sarah Perry Sanjeev Bhaskar Ian Rankin Owen Jones Mark Kermode Robert Macfarlane Chris Riddell Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker & many more A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in our relationship with the continent & ourselves

Includes:: PIECES BYYasmin Alibhai-Brown Sanjeev Bhaskar Tom Bradby Jessie Burton Ben Collins (aka The Stig) Colonel Tim Collins Robert Crampton Adam Dant Alain de Botton Kate Eberlen Matt Frei Nicci French Simon Garfield Jonathan Lynn writing as Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker Matt Haig Richard Herring Jennifer Higgie Afua Hirsch Owen Jones Oliver Kamm Alex Kapranos Mark Kermode Hari Kunzru Olivia Laing Marie Le Conte Amy Liptrot Robert Macfarlane Henry Marsh Val Mc Dermid Ian Mc Ewan Hollie Mc Nish Kate Mosse Jenni Murray Sarah Perry Ian Rankin Jacob Rees-Mogg Cathy Rentzenbrink Chris Riddell Andrew Roberts Will Self David Shrigley Lionel Shriver Sunny Singh Ece Temelkuran Rob Temple Bee Wilson Sarah Winman

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This is not a book about politics It is a book about what makes us British & what makes us European Spend time with some of your favourite writers & artists in this truly unique collection spanning everything from art language food music & movies to war literature driving nudity geography smoking & nature Featuring pieces of exceptional quality from some of our most treasured novelists historians journalists poets & artists including Jessie Burton Richard Herring Alain de Botton Tom Bradby Val Mc Dermid Matt Haig Afua Hirsch Lionel Shriver Sarah Perry Sanjeev Bhaskar Ian Rankin Owen Jones Mark Kermode Robert Macfarlane Chris Riddell Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker & many more A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the times we live in our relationship with the continent & ourselves

Includes:: PIECES BYYasmin Alibhai-Brown Sanjeev Bhaskar Tom Bradby Jessie Burton Ben Collins (aka The Stig) Colonel Tim Collins Robert Crampton Adam Dant Alain de Botton Kate Eberlen Matt Frei Nicci French Simon Garfield Jonathan Lynn writing as Former Prime Minister Jim Hacker Matt Haig Richard Herring Jennifer Higgie Afua Hirsch Owen Jones Oliver Kamm Alex Kapranos Mark Kermode Hari Kunzru Olivia Laing Marie Le Conte Amy Liptrot Robert Macfarlane Henry Marsh Val Mc Dermid Ian Mc Ewan Hollie Mc Nish Kate Mosse Jenni Murray Sarah Perry Ian Rankin Jacob Rees-Mogg Cathy Rentzenbrink Chris Riddell Andrew Roberts Will Self David Shrigley Lionel Shriver Sunny Singh Ece Temelkuran Rob Temple Bee Wilson Sarah Winman

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A lift-the-flap book to help very young children cope with bereavement When a little boy is told that his grandma has died he isn't really sure what death means In this reassuring lift-the-flap book with bold & colourful illustrations he asks his mum important questions about death & bereavement Why do people have to die? What happens to them once they are dead? What can he do to remember his grandma? Through this gentle dialogue between parent & child Melanie Walsh sensitively explores the issues surrounding death & bereavement from a child's perspective ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The year is 1989 & East & West Germany are still divided Alex (Daniel Bruhl) & his sister Ariane (Maria Simon) live in East Germany with their single mother Christiane (Katrin Sass) who is a staunch Socialist When Alex&s mother witnesses his arrest on a protest march she suffers a heart attack & falls into a coma for eight months just enough time for the Berlin wall to come tumbling down along with all of East Germany&s ideals Eight months later Christiane wakes up & things have changed The doctors warn Alex that any shock could bring on a fatal heart attack He then realises he must convince his mother that her beloved Communism has not been overthrown but is in fact triumphing over Capitalism Alex then sets out to recreate every detail of the old East inside the four walls of their tiny council flat what begins as a little white lie soon turns into a major deception! Promotional trailer Interactive menu Scene access Actors Daniel Bruhl Katrin Sass Maria Simon & Chulpan Khamatova Director Wolfgang Becker Certificate 15 years & over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages German
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German Dolby Digital (20) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 56 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Mog was tired She was dead tired Mog thought I want to sleep for ever' & so she did But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next Mog keeps watch over the upset Thomas family who miss her terribly & she wonders how they will ever manage without her Nothing happens for some timethen suddenly one day Mog sees a little kitten in the house The kitten is frightened of everything
- noise newspapers bags & being picked up Mog thinks the kitten is very stupid But then Mog realises that the nervous kitten doesn't know how to play & just needs a little bit of help' & so Mog pushes the surprised kitten into Debbie's lap where it finds it actually likes being tickled & stroked The new family pet is settled in at last But Debbie says she will always remember Mog So I should hope' thinks Mog & she flies up & up & up right into the sun
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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 The first film adaptation of James Hilton&s British school saga Goodbye Mr Chips is a genuine Hollywood classic Despite competition from Gone with the Wind The Four Feathers & The Wizard of Oz (all 1939) the film won a Best Actor Oscar for Robert Donat & six further major nominations Donat who had previously starred in Hilton adaptation Knight Without Armour (1937) is superb as a beloved public-school Latin teacher in an episodic tale spanning 1870-1933 From initially incompetent young teacher he meets his wife (well played by Greer Garson) during an extended idyll in Austria only to endure the horror of former pupils becoming victims of the Great War ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A former headmaster of a private boys& school looks over his life remembering pupils & colleagues but above all the courtship & marriage that transformed his life ...

When her beloved small dog died Bel Mooney was astonished at the depth of her ongoing sorrow Sharing her loss online & in a newspaper article brought a deluge of responses spurring Bel to explore these feelings further Why do humans mourn pets? Can animals themselves grieve
- & do they have souls? In Goodbye Pet & See You in Heaven Bel sets off on an emotional journey to learn more about pet bereavement She is astounded by inexplicable &signs& of her dog&s spirit watches Bonnie&s ashes being turned into glass talks to experts & discusses the mysterious enduring energy of love She discovers why Ancient Egyptians mummified animals & what different faiths myths writers & scientists have to say about animals & the afterlife She also looks back over her own life & reflects on lessons learned from companion animals
- & from wildlife too As informative as it is deeply moving Goodbye Pet is an intensely personal uplifting look at the love we share with pets both in life & afterwards Enriched by heartfelt stories & inspirational words it is a book to be treasured by anyone who has ever loved an animal

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When her beloved small dog died Bel Mooney was astonished at the depth of her ongoing sorrow Sharing her loss online & in a newspaper article brought a deluge of responses spurring Bel to explore these feelings further Why do humans mourn pets? Can animals themselves grieve
- & do they have souls? In Goodbye Pet & See You in Heaven Bel sets off on an emotional journey to learn more about pet bereavement She is astounded by inexplicable &signs& of her dog&s spirit watches Bonnie&s ashes being turned into glass talks to experts & discusses the mysterious enduring energy of love She discovers why Ancient Egyptians mummified animals & what different faiths myths writers & scientists have to say about animals & the afterlife She also looks back over her own life & reflects on lessons learned from companion animals
- & from wildlife too As informative as it is deeply moving Goodbye Pet is an intensely personal uplifting look at the love we share with pets both in life & afterwards Enriched by heartfelt stories & inspirational words it is a book to be treasured by anyone who has ever loved an animal

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In 1914 Britain faces a new kind of war For Edward & Beatrice Hunter their children servants & neighbours life will never be the same again Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey & Barbara Taylor-Bradford For David the eldest war means a chance to do something noble; but enlisting will break his mother's heart His sister Diana nineteen & beautiful longs for marriage She has her heart set on Charles Wroughton son of Earl Wroughton but Charles will never be allowed to marry a banker's daughter Below stairs Cook & Ada the head housemaid grow more terrified of German invasion with every newspaper atrocity story Ethel under housemaid can't help herself when it comes to men & now soldiers add to the temptation; yet there's more to this flighty girl than meets the eye The once-tranquil village of Northcote reels under an influx of khaki volunteers wounded soldiers & Belgian refugees The war is becoming more dangerous & everyone must find a way to adapt to this rapidly changing world Goodbye Piccadilly is the first book in the War at Home series by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles author of the much-loved Morland Dynasty novels Set against the real events of 1914 Goodbye Piccadilly is extraordinary in scope & imagination & is a compelling introduction to the Hunter family ...