For more than half a century a shared love of canals & narrowboats has been inseparable from the marriage of Timothy West & Prunella Scales The two iconic actors have spent many of the happiest days of their life together enjoying the calming pleasures of watching land & nature unfold before them at four miles an hour In 2014 Tim & Pru took to the canals of Britain & beyond with a television crew & a brief to record their best-loved trips along the most beautiful waterways they could find Little did anyone guess that their seemingly light-hearted travelogue & the story of their lives that it revealed would transcend the programme's gentle facade becoming something entirely more powerful From the outset the reflective undertones of the possibilities of later life & the realities of Prunella's dementia struck a chord with viewers around the country Now in its seventh series the show has been described as 'beautiful & meditative' by the Guardian 'touching' by the Independent & 'a hymn to the possibilities of later life' by the Telegraph there is no finer nor more thought-provoking travelogue on British television In this handsomely presented book Timothy West tells the story of the couple's life & travels Illustrated throughout with beautiful photography Our Great Canal Journeys recounts their storied careers as actors while recording their remarkable journeys along some of the world's most scenic waterways Beyond this however it explores with sensitivity the trials but also the joys of ageing & how Prunella's struggle with dementia has both changed & yet failed to change their lives together By turns humorous & poignant Our Great Canal Journeys is at once a beautifully observed ode to a unique magical method of travelling the world & a warm meditation upon love learning & life ...

What better way to understand Britain during the twentieth century than through the eyes of those who experienced it at first hand? Travis Elborough's compilation offers brilliantly candid & intimate insights not only into the headline-grabbing events but also the domestic & personal moments of those who lived through it The book draws on over one hundred diarists They include the great & the good
- from Beatrice Webb to Tony Benn from A C Benson to Alan Bennett from Virginia Ironside to Hanif Kureishi
- as well as many less-well-known individuals such as Gladys Langford & Kathleen Tipper whose writings for the Mass Observation Project offer brilliant glimpses into what the man or woman on the street really made from the stuff of history at the time From the Easter Rising to the arrival of email from the Boer War to New Labour here are responses to the death of Princess Diana the resignation of Margaret Thatcher the Moon landing the Beatles & much more Guardian Best Books of 2017 selected by David Kynaston Praise for Travis Elborough' One of Britain's finest pop culture historians' Guardian' Elborough is an English nostalgist in the mode of John Betjeman as a cultural commentator he is a terrific companion' Sunday Times' Travis Elborough is becoming a latter-day Alan Bennett' Spectator' Elborough has the passion of a true enthusiast' Mail on Sunday' Elborough is a charming funny & frequently fascinating guide' Telegraph

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Through rhyme & engaging illustrations this book shows parents & children what God's plans are for worshipping him in their home 32 pages Blair Lindsey ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Alex Rose (Ben Stiller
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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 & Our House& is the first new musical for decades which celebrates London It&s pacey hilarious & often touchingly romantic journey through one boy&s London life

Includes:: performances of the hits House Of Fun Baggy Trousers Embarrassment Driving In My Car My Girl It Must Be Love & Night Boat To Cairo Winner of the 2003 Olivier Award for Best New Musical Director Tim Firth Certificate Exempt from Classification Screen Widescreen 169 Anamorphic Languages English
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The urgent & powerful story of Greta Thunberg climate activist who has sparked a worldwide student movement & is demanding action from world leaders who refuse to address climate change ...

This charming story about a penguin colony in Antarctica illustrates key truths about how we deal with the issue of change handle the challenge well & you can prosper greatly; handle it poorly & you put yourself at risk The penguins are living happily on their iceberg as they have done for many years Then one curious penguin discovers a potentially devastating problem threatening their home
- & pretty much no one listens to him The characters in this fable are like people we recognize even ourselves Their story is one of resistance to change & heroic action confusion & insight seemingly intractable obstacles & the most clever tactics for dealing with those obstacles It is a story that is occuring in different forms around us today
- but the penguins handle change a great deal better than most of us Based on John Kotter's pioneering work on how to make smart change happen faster & better the lessons you can learn from this short & easy-to-read book will serve you well in your job in your family & in your community & these lessons are becoming ever more important as the world around us changes faster & faster This edition will celebrate 10 years since the publication of this classic business fable with new & enhanced illustrations

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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 Paul Rudd stars in this witty & highly relatable comedy about that one family member who is always just a little bit behind the curve For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer) Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) & Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) that person is their upbeat brother Ned an organic farmer whose willingness to trust human kind allows for oddly trouble-free existence Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense but he is their brother & after his girlfriend dumps him & boots him off the farm his sisters must once again come to his rescue As Liz Miranda & Natalie each take a turn at housing Ned their brother&s unfailing commitment to honesty creates more than a few messes in their comfortable routines But after seeing life through Ned&s optimistic perspective his family comes to realize that maybe Ned isn&t such an idiot after all Actors Paul Rudd Elizabeth Banks Zooey Deschanel Peter Hermann Adam Scott Rashida Jones Emily Mortimer Steve Coogan Kathryn Hahn TJ Miller & Shirley Knight Director Jesse Peretz Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Paul Rudd stars in this witty & highly relatable comedy about that one family member who is always just a little bit behind the curve For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer) Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) & Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) that person is their upbeat brother Ned an organic farmer whose willingness to trust human kind allows for oddly trouble-free existence Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense but he is their brother & after his girlfriend dumps him & boots him off the farm his sisters must once again come to his rescue As Liz Miranda & Natalie each take a turn at housing Ned their brother&s unfailing commitment to honesty creates more than a few messes in their comfortable routines But after seeing life through Ned&s optimistic perspective his family comes to realize that maybe Ned isn&t such an idiot after all Actors Paul Rudd Elizabeth Banks Zooey Deschanel Peter Hermann Adam Scott Rashida Jones Emily Mortimer Steve Coogan Kathryn Hahn TJ Miller & Shirley Knight Director Jesse Peretz Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Languages English ...

We have long attributed man's violent aggressive competitive nature to his animal ancestry But what if we are just as given to cooperation empathy & morality by virtue of our genes? From a scientist & writer whom EO Wilson has called 'the world authority on primate social behavior' comes a lively look at the most provocative aspects of human nature
- power sex violence kindness & morality
- through our two closest cousins in the ape family For nearly 20 years Frans de Waal has worked with both the famously aggressive chimpanzee & the lesser-known egalitarian erotic matriarchal bonobo two species whose DNA is nearly identical to that of humans He brings these apes to life on every page revealing their personalities relationships & power struggles creating an engrossing narrative that explores what their behaviour can teach us about ourselves & each other

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