From Playtone & producers Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman & Pippa Harris Starter For 10 is a romantic comedy set in the mid-eighties about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarified world of an upper-class British University On his way to achieving his long-held ambition to appear on the British TV Quiz Show University Challenge Brian Jackson (Mac Avoy) falls in love with a beautiful teammate & forms a plan to win her heart through his advanced general knowledge skills Starter For 10 is a bittersweet comedy about loyalty class falling in love & the difference between knowledge & wisdom ...

1985; Britain has had to endure race riots minor strikes & a milk-snatching Prime Minister but for Brian life seems more complicated A working class kid commanding a wealth of general knowledge Brian ambition to appear on TV UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE is within his grasp but communicating with the fairer sex proves to be something of a non-starter With a place on the show assured Brian is ready for anything
- anything except for falling in love with fellow student & team-mate Alice that is To complicate matters further Brian must resist the temptation of animal rights activist Rebecca & overcome the nagging doubt that he about to become the pretentious student his childhood friends fear
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The debut bestseller from the author of the phenomenally successfully ONE DAY & Man Booker longlisted US STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love class growing-up & the all-important difference between knowledge & wisdom It's 1985 & Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition
- to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz But no sooner has he embarked on ' The Challenge' than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate the beautiful & charismatic would-be actress Alice Harbinson When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once & for all He's going to win the game at any cost because
- after all
- everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love class growing-up & the all-important difference between knowledge & wisdom Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?


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Recreate the excitement of race day with this staggered grid Push-fit Scalextric track for quick & easy circuit building Connect modern Scalextric track to original track (which has ring-shaped connectors) using the C8222 Converter Straight CONTENTS2 x 175mm Half Straight Starter Grids ...

This volume aims to tell a young player with no experience everything they need to know about chess from how to set out the pieces to special moves & tactics It contains simple diagrams intended to make examples & puzzles easy to follow ...

For introductory courses in Computer Programming The Fundamentals of Programming When it comes to programming understanding the founding concepts can greatly improve student engagement & future success In its Fourth Edition Starting Out with Programming Logic & Design is a language-independent introductory programming book ideal for a precursor programming course or the first unit of an introductory programming course The text covers fundamental topics such as data types variables input output control structures modules functions arrays files object-oriented concepts GUI development & event-driven programming Designed for beginners the text is clear & approachable making the complex concepts accessible to every student In this edition Gaddis uses updated contemporary examples to familiarize students with models & logical thought processes used in programming without further complicating them with language syntax By using easy-to-understand pseudocode flowcharts & other tools Gaddis illustrates how to design the logic of programs Then confident in their high-level understanding of computer programming students are able to handle programming languages & syntax with greater ease & aptitude ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play On paper Bill (Aaron Eckhart The Dark Knight Olympus Has Fallen) can t complain With a secure job & long-term marriage to wife Jess (Elizabeth Banks The Hunger Games Pitch Perfect) life seems pretty steady However when Bill becomes suspicious of Jess s fidelity things rapidly unravel Realising his career is in a slump & his marriage is falling apart Bill s fortunes change when he begins tutoring self-assured teenager (Logan Lerman the Percy Jackson series) who it turns out has far more to teach him about life than appearances would suggest & then Bill meets Lucy (Jessica Alba Fantastic Four Valentine s Day) & his world is turned upside down all over again With a star-studded cast including Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids Despicable Me 2) & Jason Sudekis (Horrible Bosses We re The Millers) this rip-roaring rom-com will leave you laughing crying & believing that just about anything is possible ...

A hefty compilation of essays (both pictorial & prose) notes concept sketches & interviews by (and with) Hayao Miyazaki Arguably the most respected animation director in the world Miyazaki is the genius behind Howl's Moving Castle Princess Mononokeand the Academy Award-winning film Spirited Away ...

This book is for children who are due to start school & can be shared with young children to answer their many questions about what school life will be like 32 pages Full colour artwork Jenner Caryn ...

Janet & Allan Ahlberg's classic Starting School From first day nerves to finding your peg this reassuring read is full of humour & fun for children & parents alike A classic picture book which offers advice & enjoyment for the whole family before school starts Allan Ahlberg a former teacher postman plumber's mate & grave digger is in the super-league of children's writers He has published over 100 children's books & with his late wife Janet created such award winning picture books as EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM & THE JOLLY POSTMAN
- both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal He has also written prize-winning poetry & fiction & lives in Bath
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