In early 2013 comedian Rosie Wilby found herself at a crossroads with everything she'd ever believed about romantic relationships When people asked 'who's the love of your life?' there was no simple answer Did they mean her former flatmate who she'd experienced the most ecstatic heady yet ultimately doomed fling with? Or did they mean the deep lasting companionate partnerships that gave her a sense of belonging & family? Surely most human beings need both Mixing humour heartache & science Is Monogamy Dead? details Rosie's very personal quest to find out why Western society is clinging to a concept that doesn't work that well for some of us & is laden with ambiguous assumptions ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In this sprawling star-laden film we see the struggles of various French resistance factions to regain control of Paris near the end of World War II The Nazi general in charge of Paris Dietrich von Cholitz (Fröbe) is under orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if he cannot control it or if the Allies get too close Much of the drama centers around the moral deliberations of the general the Swedish ambassador (Welles) & the eager but desperate leaders of the resistance Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo Charles Boyer Leslie Caron Jean-Pierre Cassel George Chakiris Bruno Cremer Claude Dauphin Alain Delon Kirk Douglas & Pierre Dux Director Rene Clement Certificate 12 years & over Year 1966 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 2 Hours & 39 minutes (approx)
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The ecological crisis is the most overwhelming to have ever faced humanity & its consequences permeate every domain of life This trenchant book examines its relation to Islamophobia as the dominant form of racism today showing how both share roots in domination colonialism & the logics of capitalism Ghassan Hage proposes that both racism & humanity s destructive relationship with the environment emanate from the same mode of inhabiting the world an occupying force imposes its own interest as law subordinating others for the extraction of value eradicating or exterminating what gets in the way In connecting these two issues Hage gives voice to the claim taking shape in many activist spaces that anti-racist & ecological struggles are intrinsically related In both the aim is to move beyond what makes us see otherness whether human or nonhuman as something that exists solely to be managed ...

Is That a Fish in Your Ear? by David Bellos asks how do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This funny wise & life-affirming language book shows how from puns to poetry news bulletins to the Bible Asterix to Swedish films translation is at the heart of everything we do
- & makes us who we are Selected by The New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2011'A wonderful witty book richly original endlessly fascinating for anyone interested in words' Economist Books of the Year 'A scintillating bouillabaisse spiced with good & provocative things' Literary Review' Dazzlingly inventive' The New York Times' Clear & lively There is nothing quite like it' Spectator
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When Fred can't sleep his mum suggests counting sheep But sheep are boring so he decides to count elephants instead! In no time at all the house is full of elephants! They are splashing in the bathtub doing tricks on the landing eating everything in the fridge
- there's even a marching band on the stairs! Fred realises he'll never get to sleep with all these noisy elephants causing mayhem so he comes up with a cunning plan to persuade them to pack their trunks This fun-filled picture book is perfect to share at bedtime!
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Since the publication of 'A child called it' by Dave Pelzer there hasn't been a story like this But this is not just another harrowing story about an excruciating childhood & the ravages on a life it produces The difference is that Mez not only escaped from his 'trial by parent' but he discovered a hope that has transformed his life He in turn has helped others find hope in their lives Mez's story is told with a frankness & wit that hides much of the pain & despair that was his everyday experience Do you like happy endings? Mez still suffers from his experiences but you'll be amazed at how far you can be restored from such a beginning ...

' And when I shall die Take him & cut him out in little stars' This collection of Shakespeare's soliloquies including both old favourites & lesser-known pieces shows him at his dazzling best 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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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The world&s most eligible zombie is back for another round of cross dressing decomposing undead adventures in the only show where corpses get all the chicks! Season Two gets off to a shocking start as Ayumu breaks Haruna&s magic chainsaw & accidentally exposes his fondness for pretty pink dresses to the entire school! Next there&s an incident with a dreadful dance that turns out to be a curse
- & an embarrassing trip to a maid cafe where all the zombie&s roommates work! But the shenanigans take a backseat to bigger problems when Ayumu&s mysterious drinking buddy turns out to be the most powerful magical girl of them all! To save his friends & defeat this adorable new menace zombie boy must do the unthinkable throw a mixer for his own murderer! With a little help from his loyal harem of vampires magical girls & the world&s cutest necromancer Ayumu just might survive to rot another day! Actors Austin Tindle & Morgan Garrett Certificate 15 years & over Languages Japanese Additional Languages English Subtitles English
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Life
- or undeath?
- isn&t easy for Ayumu Aikawa A seemingly normal high schooler he is in fact a zombie who serves as a bodyguard

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Ayumu Aikawa is settling into his new life
- or lack thereof
- & enjoying the ties he&s building with his new roommates strange

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