Life & Fate is an epic tale of a country told through the fate of a single family the Shaposhnikovs As the battle of Stalingrad looms Grossman's characters must work out their destiniesin a world torn by ideological tyranny & war Completed in 1960 & then confiscated by the KGB this sweeping panorama of Soviet Society remained unpublished until it was smuggled into the West in 1980 where it was hailed as a masterpiece ...

THE ORIGINAL TRANSLATION BY ROBERT CHANDLER UPDATED & REVISEDThe twentieth century War & Peace a broad portrait of an age & a searing vision of Stalinist Russia Life & Fate is also the story of a family the Shaposhnikovs whose lives in the army the gulag a physics institute a power station & a concentration camp are stunningly evoked from their darkest to their most poetic moments Judged so dangerous by the Soviet authorities that the manuscript was immediately confiscated when completed in 1960 Grossman's masterpiece was finally smuggled into the West & published in 1980 The Vintage Classic Russians Series Published for the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution these are must-have beautifully designed editions of six epic masterpieces that have survived controversy censorship & suppression to influence decades of thought & artistic expression ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Life & Lyrics is an exhilarating story of love & loyalty set against the backdrop of London&s vibrant urban music scene The Motion Crew are a group of South London rappers led by DJ Danny &D-Biz& Lewis (Ashley Walters) For Danny his music is everything & his crew are like family Danny&s loyalty is put to the test when he falls for the beautiful Carmen (Louise Rose) who is related to one of their most hated rivals a member of the violent & arrogant Hard Cash Crew Both crews seem certain to face each other in the rap battle finals of the prestigious Mic Masters competition a thrilling event that will offer a final chance for Danny to beat his rivals & make it big Actors Ashley Walters Christopher Steward Carla Bartley Tony Bowden Jason Maza Peter Rnic & Cat Simmons Director Richard Laxton Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired
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Tracklist A1 Killing Queens 603 A2 Dear Linda 336 A3 Group Think 350 A4 I Am The Wedding Cake 444 A5 Out Through The In Door 357 B1 Falling Awake 329 B2 Dark Mavis 324 B3 TDS 517 B4 We Know 659 ...

In a South Africa torn by civil war Michael K sets out to take his mother back to her rural home On the way there she dies leaving him alone in an anarchic world of brutal roving armies Imprisoned Michael is unable to bear confinement & escapes determined to live with dignity Life & Times of Michael K goes to the centre of human experience
- the need for an interior spiritual life for some connections to the world in which we live & for purity of vision
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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 In the romantic comedy Life As We Know It Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) is an up-&-coming caterer & Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) is a promising network sports director After a disastrous first day the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other & their love for their goddaughter Sophie But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world Holly & Messer are forced to put their differences aside Juggling carerr ambitions & competing social calendars they&ll have to find some common ground while living under one roof ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Romantic comedy double bill In & Life As We Know It& Holly (Katherine Heigl) a budding caterer & Eric (Josh Duhamel) a sports director find themselves the guardians of Sophie (Alexis & Brooke Clagett) the daughter of their best friends who have died in a car crash Holly & Eric who are both single are often in disagreement with one another but they must find a way to get along for Sophie&s sake With Sophie&s upbringing their main concern Holly & Eric slowly realise that they are becoming a family despite their difficulties In & No Reservations& (2007) master chef Kate Armstrong (Catherine Zeta-Jones) lives her life like she runs her kitchen at a trendy Manhattan eatery
- with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates & intimidates everyone around her Kate&s perfectionist nature is put to the test when she &inherits& her nine-year-old niece Zoe (Abigail Breslin) while contending with a brash new sous-chef who joins her staff High-spirited & freewheeling Nick Palmer (Aaron Eckhart) couldn&t be more different from Kate yet the chemistry between them is undeniable Rivalry becomes romance but Kate will have to learn to express herself beyond the realm of her kitchen if she wants to connect with Zoe & find true happiness with Nick
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Winner of the 2010 Royal Society Prize for science books Powerful new research methods are providing fresh & vivid insights into the makeup of life Comparing gene sequences examining the atomic structure of proteins & looking into the geochemistry of rocks have all helped to explain creation & evolution in more detail than ever before Nick Lane uses the full extent of this new knowledge to describe the ten greatest inventions of life based on their historical impact role in living organisms today & relevance to current controversies DNA sex sight & consciousnesses are just four examples Lane also explains how these findings have come about & the extent to which they can be relied upon The result is a gripping & lucid account of the ingenuity of nature & a book which is essential reading for anyone who has ever questioned the science behind the glories of everyday life ...

The debut of a female Steve Jones
- likeable literate lucid & laconic A sprightly lavishly illustrated book on the science of human
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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 Laurence Harvey turns in an excellent performance in this sequel to the highly successful Room At The Top which follows the life of a social climber whose self-doubt tarnishes his success With his marriage to the boss& daughter on the rocks Harvey finds himself embroiled in an affair with a London anchorwoman ...