Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play October 1944 & a US Army regiment is surrounded by Nazis high in the Vosges Forest of France They are labelled "lost" another casualty of war The 100th 442nd Regimental Combat Team are ordered to reach them no matter the cost Made up entirely of 2nd generation Japanese-American volunteers this brave band of brothers have already fought immense prejudice to be recognised as a fighting unit Fiercely courageous they break through the German lines but at a tremendous price The unit suffers over 800 casualties to save 211 soldiers of the 275 strong " Lost Battalion" in what is regarded today as one of the most significant battles of World War II This is their true story A story of true patriotism ...

There is something obviously tragic & unfair yet also undeniably uncanny about the plethora of deaths of treasured musicians at a young age more spookily specifically at 27 years old Some will say it is inevitable when you consider the fast-drinking high-living burning-the-candle-at-both-ends lifestyles that these people take up but surely there is more to it than that? Whatever the causes this timely book

Includes:: entries on a range of artists who famously died at 27 but many others who died at other points in their teens twenties & early thirties
- at the height or just before the achievement of their creative potential It is pointless to pine for the music that could have been & best to celebrate the music that was
- the flashes of brilliance the often impressive oeuvre created over such a short time Whether you love to rock out to Kurt Cobain swoon to the music of Jeff Buckley are fascinated by the story of blues legend Robert Johnson or worship at the altar of Hendrix this guide gives an absorbing account & memorable images of them all



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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 Danny Muldoon (John Candy) is a 38-year-old cop who still lives with his aggressively dominating mother (Maureen O& Hara) When he meets & falls for Theresa (Ally Sheedy) a young woman who works in a funeral parlour everyone advises him against falling in love
- especially his brother who would much rather Danny stayed home to look after Mum
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The President & CEO of Intel the world's largest chipmaker reveals how to identify & exploit the key moments of change in any industry that generates either drastic failure or incredible success Under Andrew Grove's leadership Intel has become the world's largest computer chipmaker the 5th most admired company in America & the 7th most profitable company among the Fortune 500 Few CEOs can claim this level of success Grove attributes much of it to the philosophy & strategy he has learned the hard way as he steered Intel through a series of potential major disasters There are moments in any business when massive change occurs when all the rules of business shift fast furiously & forever Grove calls such moments strategic inflection points (SIPs) & he has lived through several They can be set off by almost anything
- by mega competition an arcane change in regulations or by a seemingly modest change in technology They are not always easy to spot
- but you can't hide from them Intel's first SIP was when the Japanese started producing better-quality lower-cost memory chips It took Grove three years & huge losses to recognize that he had to rethink & reposition the company to become once again leader in its field Grove extrapolates the lessons he has learned from this & other SIPs
- for instance the drama of the Pentium flaw & the SIP brought on by the Internet
- to reveal a unique insight into the management of change He recounts strategies from other companies & examines his own record of success & failure Only the Paranoid Survive is a classic lesson in leadership skills that every manager in every industry will benefit from Every manager must assume that something will change
- very soon




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Wataru is still reeling from learning that Youichi is not only delaying his return from visiting his old girlfriend in New York but that Youichi has returned his ring as well With graduation looming is this the end for the lovers or merely a new beginning? ...

It's never too late to believe in fairy tales Eloise Blake has been fascinated by Prospect House the shadowy romantic Gothic house opposite ever since she moved to the village of Hookfield When its new owner turns out to be best-selling crime author Ross Farrell whose work is grounded in gritty reality rather than happy endings Eloise is determined to concentrate on her tapestry design business & her rescue dog Gracie She's already given up on knights in shining armour & happy ever afters Love she thinks is only true in fairy tales
- even when Ross keeps appearing just when she needs help most But is he the Prince Charming she thought didn't exist
- or is he a beast in disguise?

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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 Only When I Laugh was written by Eric Chappell (Rising Damp Home to Roost) & directed by Vernon Lawrence (Duty Free The Bounder) The series starred James Bolam (Beiderbecke) Peter Bowles (To the Manor Born) & Christopher Strauli (Raffles) as three congenital hypochondriac layabouts forever haunting the ward patrolled by the droll Doctor Thorpe (Richard Wilson
- One Foot in the Grave) This 4 DVD collection

Includes:: every episode from all four series! Actors James Bolam Peter Bowles Christopher Strauli & Richard Wilson Director Vernon Lawrence Certificate PGLanguages English Duration 12 hours & 5 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD region B Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region free DVDBlu-ray player in order to play Japanese animated feature from Studio Ghibli featuring the voice talents of Daisy Ridley & Dev Patel 27-year-old Taeko (Ridley) embarks on a holiday to the country & reminiscences about her childhood recalling the major events that shaped her life into what it is now In the present she longs for a change in her humdrum life as an office worker in Tokyo & when she arrives at her relatives' farm she finds herself attracted to an earnest young farmer As Taeko flips between the past & the present she realises that she must make important decisions to ensure her future happiness Directors Isao Takahata Writers Isao Takahata Producers Toshio Suzuki Language English Region Region B2 (Read more about DVDBlu-ray formats) Number of discs 2 ...

Legendary animators Hayao Miyazaki & Isao Takahata team up to create this nostalgic animated work aimed at adult women based on a manga by Yuko Tone & Kei Okamoto The film centres on Taeko a 27-year-old office worker who is sick of her job & ready for a change She suddenly recalls the year 1966 when she was young & full of hope She ventures to rural Yamagata prefecture to visit her sister & her brother-in-law There she helps with the family farm where they turn saffron flowers into pigment for lipstick While there she meets a hunky young farmer who&s the cousin of her brother-in-law She is immediately taken with his hard-working salt-of-the-earth ways ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Japanese animated feature from Studio Ghibli featuring the voice talents of Daisy Ridley & Dev Patel 27-year-old Taeko (Ridley) embarks on a holiday to the country & reminiscences about her childhood recalling the major events that shaped her life into what it is now In the present she longs for a change in her humdrum life as an office worker in Tokyo & when she arrives at her relatives& farm she finds herself attracted to an earnest young farmer As Taeko flips between the past & the present she realises that she must make important decisions to ensure her future happiness ...