Clive Beaumont was diagnosed with Younger Onset Dementia at age 45 when his children were aged just 3 & 4 He had become less & less able to do his job properly & had been made redundant from the Army the year before Clive's wife Helen tells of how she & the rest of the family made it through the next six years until Clive died the challenge of continually adapting to his progressive deterioration; having to address the legal implications of the illness; applying for benefit payments; finding nursing homes; & juggling her responsibilities as a wife a mother & an employee She also describes the successful founding & development of The Clive Project a registered charity set up by Helen & others in a bid to establish support services for people with Younger Onset Dementia Younger Onset Dementia is comparatively rare but not that rare This story is for the family & friends of people with the condition for the people themselves & for the professionals working with them ...

Love Romance Sex There&s a first time for everything As far as Bliss Edwards can tell she&s the last virgin standing certainly amongst her friends & she&s determined to deal with the problem& as quickly & simply as possible But her plan for a no-strings one night stand turns out to be anything but simple Especially when she arrives for her first class & recognises her hot new British professor She&d left him naked in her bed just 8 hours earlier ...

To understand Anna Karenina Mellors Molly Bloom Dante Romeo Juliet & Bridget Jones you must also have loved & lost & won To understand sport in the greatest arenas of them all you too must have played & lost & won known shame hope joy horror & glory Simon Barnes has taken part in seven summer Olympic Games five World Cups & ten Ashes series Well not exactly taken part but certainly he was there & writing hard & always behind every victory & every defeat he ever recorded there was the reference of his own sporting career in which the bitter beauties of failure were occasionally varied with the intoxication of success At school he was
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- the opposite of a rebel without a cause he was a sporting fool in search of a game he could excel at alas finding none When he was nine he thought he would somehow be miraculously good at sport Sadly he never was But the sporting fool within him never died & in his late 20s he tried again
- a second sporting career in which the triumph of hope over experience was more or less a rout The dream had only slightly modified he now thought he would be somehow be miraculously competent So he co-founded a football team & at last found himself the first-choice goalkeeper Then he co-founded a cricket team on the grounds that by doing so he would always be sure of a game & at the same time he got horsiness & discovered he was actually quite good at riding in competition All these adventures taught him about sport why we do it what is required to be very good at it He learned about the relationship of physical & mental skills about fear & courage & physical pain He learned about funk about Zen-like calm about the team thing about the me thing His sporting failure has been a joyous & profoundly informative part of his life & here he tells the story of it


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Losing It has been shortlisted for the PG Woodhouse Comedy Literary Prize as well as The Edinburgh First Book Award 2015 Millie was at one time quite well known for various TV & radio appearances However she now has no money a best friend with a better sex life than her a daughter in Papua New Guinea & too much weight in places she really doesn't want it When she's asked to be the front woman for a new diet pill she naively believes that all her troubles will be solved She will have money the weight will be gone & maybe she'll get more sex If only life was really that easy It doesn't take her long to realize it's going to take more than a diet pill to solve her never-ending woes Losing It is the hilarious debut from Helen Lederer one of the UK's favourite comediennes ...

This is the worldwide bestselling autobiography of iconic entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson featuring his take on his latest business ventures personal achievements & intrepid adventures In Losing my Virginity you'll discover how Sir Richard is committed to building a better world through responsible holistic business practices & ventures such as the Virgin Health Bank which is contributing to regenerative medicine Virgin Fuels which has pledged GBP200 million to renewable energy projects & his company's charitable arm Virgin Unite You'll also learn about how Sir Richard & his company are reaching for the stars in a new era of commercial space travel with Virgin Galactic With insights into this very public figure's personal life as well as his business successes & the lessons he's learned along the way this is an amazing memoir motivational business guide & inspiring story that will capture your imagination ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play LOST centres on the survivors of a terrible plane crash who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with seemingly little chance of a rescue LOST distils the difficulties of society down to their essence exploring these problems with compelling characters & with a setting that&s equal parts paradise & mystery ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Created by successful television producer JJ Abrams LOST has become one of the most popular & critically acclaimed programmes of its day The story concerns the survivors of a terrible plane crash who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with seemingly little chance of a rescue Medical doctor Jack takes a position of leadership helping to rally the survivors & prepare them for a period of difficulty as they learn how to survive on the paradisaical island But everything is most definitely not as it seems & as the series progresses the island&s many dangers & mysteries are revealed; including evidence that the plane crash may not have been an accident after all As they struggle to survive each of the characters forms alliances & makes enemies all while dealing with the unresolved issues of the lives they&ve left behind LOST distills the difficulties of society down to their essence exploring these problems with compelling characters & with a setting that&s equal parts paradise & mystery This collection

Includes:: the complete series 1 to 6 of the television phenomenon along with many special features Special Features Season 1 The Lost Flashbacks All-New Unseen Flashbacks Reveal Additional Secrets Welcome To Oahu The Making Of The Pilot Behind-The- Scenes Featurette On Lost&s Premiere Episode The Genesis Of Lost Series’ Creators Tell How The Show Was Conceived Designing A Disaster Exciting Insights Into The Look Of Lost Commentaries Observations From The Cast & Creators Before They Were Lost Audition Tapes & Personal Stories From The Cast Deleted Scenes & Bloopers Blu-ray Exclusive Features Season Play Seamless Menus And Much More Season 2 Lost Flashbacks Secrets Revealed In All-New Never- Before-Seen Flashbacks The Official Lost Connections Shocking Character Connections Are Uncovered In This Exclusive Immersive Experience Secrets From The Hatch Go Inside To Discover " The Swan" Mysteries Theories & Conspiracies The Virgin Mary Statues Alvar Hanso & Snow Globes – The Truth Revealed Lost On Location An All-Access Pass To The Set Fire Water An Episode From Concept To Completion Audio Commentaries Deleted Scenes & Bloopers Blu-ray Exclusive Features Season Play Seamless Menus And Much More Season 3 The World Of The Others Friends Or Foes? Secrets & Mysteries Revealed By Cast And Producers Lost Flashbacks All-New Never-Before-Seen Flashbacks Lost On Location Go Behind The Scenes With These All-New Tales From Season 3 The Lost Book Club Get Hints To The Significance Of Lost&s Literary References Lost In A Day An Exclusive Look At 24 Hours In The Life Of This Ambitious Series Deleted Scenes Lost Bloopers Audio Commentary Blu-ray Exclusive Features Access Granted Rethink What You Know About The Show With An Interactive Panel That Unlocks Answers To Your Most Pressing Lost Questions Blu-Prints Take A Guided Tour Of The Island Through Never-Before-Seen Blu-Prints Season Play Seamless Menus And Much More Season 4 Lost In 815 The Right To Bear Arms Check Out The Guns Of Lost & Find Out What It’s Like Working With So Much Firepower The Freighter Folk A Look At The New Faces From The Freighter The Island Backlot--Lost In Hawaii Discover How Hawaii Is Transformed Into The World Of Lost The Oceanic Six--A Conspiracy Of Lies Controversial Underground Documentary Questioning The Survivors Of Oceanic 815 Offshore Shoot Building & Shooting On The Freighter Set Soundtrack Of Survival--Composing For Character Conflict & The Crash Experience The First-Ever Live Performance Of The Score By The Honolulu Symphony Pops Lost On Location Go Behind The Scenes With The Cast & Crew Course Of The Future The Definative Flash-Forwards Lost Bloopers Deleted Scenes Audio Commentaries Blu-Ray Exclusive Features Season Play Course Of The Future--The Definitive Interactive Flash-Forwards Additional Insider Information Including Script Pages & An introduction By The Show&s Executive Producers More From The Symphony –

Includes:: The Others Theme (Uncut) Seamless Menus Season 5 Lost On Location Get The Inside Stories From The Cast & Crew Building 23 & Beyond Join Michael Emerson As He Infi ltrates The Secret Lost Offices To Meet The Team Who Is Behind The Show’s Real Mysteries An Epic Day With Richard Alpert Follow Nestor Carbonell Across The Island On The Intense Last Day Of The Season’s Finale Making Up For Lost Time An Interesting & Humorous Look At How The Producers Writers & Cast Sort Out The Survivors’ Leaps Through Time Mysteries Of The Universe--The Dharma Initiative The Recently Unearthed & Complete Expose Questioning The Truth Of The Dharma Initiative LOST Bloopers Deleted Scenes Audio Commentaries Blu-ray Exclusive Features Lost University (English Only) Enroll Take Classes & Immerse Yourself In This Interactive Collegiate Experience Exploring The Themes Stories & Secrets Of Lost Lost 100 Go In Depth As The Cast Reflects On The First 100 Episodes & Be A Part Of The Cake-Cutting Ceremony With Duff Goldman Of " Ace Of Cakes" Season Play Seamless Menus And Much More Season 6 The New Man In Charge As One Journey Draws To An End There Will Always Be Tales Left To Be Told Go Deeper Into The World Of Lost In This Exclusive New Chapter Of The Island’s Story THE END--Crafting A Final Season Join The Lost Team Along With Other Producers Of Some Of Television&s Longest Running Shows As They Examine The Challenges Of Ending A Landmark Series A Hero&s Journey What Makes A Hero? Which Survivors Of Oceanic 815 Are True Heroes? These Questions & More Explored See You In Another Life Brotha Unlock The Mysteries Of This Season’s Intriguing Flash Sideways Lost On Location Join The Cast & Crew In This Fun Inside Look Behind The Scenes From The Set In Hawaii LOST In 815 A Crash Course LOST Bloopers Deleted Scenes Audio Commentaries Blu-ray Exclusive Features Lost University--Master’s Program Open The Next Chapter Of Your Academic Career With This BD-Live Enabled College That Lets You Delve Even Deeper Into The Themes & Mysteries Of The Series Season Play Seamless Menus



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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 The sixth & final season of the hugely popular US drama series This season finds the survivors having to deal with the consequences of a nuclear bomb detonation aimed at changing the past Episodes are &LA X& & What Kate Does& & The Substitute& & Lighthouse& & Sundown& & Dr Linus& & Recon& & Ab Aeterno& & The Package& & Happily Ever After& & Everybody Loves Hugo& & The Last Recruit& & The Candidate& & Across the Sea& & What They Died For& & & The End& ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A group of teenagers sneak out of their high school dance & head to party at a friend s cabin Along the way their ride breaks down stranding them near an abandoned farmhouse After the brutal murder of one of their friends their quest for help becomes one of survival LOST AFTER DARK pays tribute to iconic horror classics like TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE HALLOWEEN & FRIDAY 13th ...

New cover reissue of this magical story from award-winning international bestselling picture book creator Oliver Jeffers There once was a boy & one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep The boy decides the penguin must be lost & tries to return him But no one seems to be missing a penguin So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself & they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole But when they get there the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all ...