' This summer's Must-Read novel a darkly funny tartly feminist look at the tender state of our bodies & souls' Vogue ' An unsettling whip-smart meditation on love' Independent'A clever gripping read the dystopian take on dating that everyone will be reading this year' Stylist Mary is out of options Estranged from her family plagued by debt & beset by chronic pain she signs up for ' The Girlfriend Experiment'
- a mysterious project masterminded by a famous Hollywood actor who frustrated by his romantic & creative failure hires a collection of women to fulfil the different roles of a relationship Mary is to play the Emotional Girlfriend alongside a Maternal Girlfriend a Mundane Girlfriend an Anger Girlfriend & of course an Intimacy Team Each woman has her debts & her difficulties her past loves & her secrets As Mary & the actor are drawn ever closer together the nature of the experiment changes & the Girlfriends find themselves exposed to new perils foremost among them love
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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 Computer-animated comedy adventure Lucas Nickle (voice of Zach Tyler Eisen) is a ten-year-old boy whose family has just moved to a new town & Lucas isn&t enjoying it much He hasn&t made any friends yet his big sister ignores him his parents (Larry Miller & Cheri Oteri) are occupied with their upcoming vacation in Mexico & his loving but slightly crazy grandmother (Lily Tomlin) is convinced space aliens are casing out the neighbourhood To make matters worse the local bully has found Lucas & is making his life miserable so the boy looks for someone he can push around
- & he soon finds a large colony of ants in his yard Lucas takes out his frustrations by stomping drowning & burying the bugs not realising that the ants see him as a threat to their safety & aren&t about take his attacks lying down Zoc (Nicolas Cage) is a &wizard ant& who creates a formula that shrinks Lucas to the size of an insect & the tiny boy is brought before the leader of the Ant Council (Ricardo Montalban) & the Queen of the Colony (Meryl Streep) to answer for his crimes against the ants Showing compassion the queen sentences Lucas not to death but to live among them & see how difficult their circumstances can be
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The battle for the lawn is on A young boy learns the importance of teamwork & gains self-confidence in this animated feature written & directed by John A Davis (Jimmy Neutron Boy genius) & based on the book by John Nickle Misfit Lucas (Zach Taylor Eisen) doesn't have any friends & suffers daily at the hands of the neighbourhood bully Lucas's mother (Cheri Oterie) might call her 10-year-old " Peanut" but to the ants inhabiting the colony in his front yard Lucas is "the Destroyer" Lonely & frustrated by his small stature Lucas repeatedly takes his aggressions out on the colony leaving the ants running for their lives Tired of the unprovoked attacks Zok (Nicolas Cage) an ant wizard devises a potion that will shrink the Destroyer down to their size so that he can stand trial for his actions Soon Lucas is ant-sized & sentenced to live among the ants where he has to learn their ways in order to earn his freedom Zok's ever cheerful girlfriend Hova (Julia Roberts) becomes Lucas's mentor teaching him the ways of the ant world & helping him gain a whole new perspective He begins to understand the meaning of teamwork & how working with others can help an individual accomplish great things He also learns that danger lurks everywhere for an ant killer wasps hungry frogs even sunlight reflected off a mirror can mean certain death Even worse before being shrunk Lucas was tricked into signing a contract with a slimy exterminator Stan Beals (Paul Giamatti) who will soon be returning to destroy the colony unless Lucas can find a way to stop him An amusing smart script & likeable characters are hallmarks of this pleasant romp through a secret underground world Meryl Streep voices the ant Queen while Lily Tomlin is Mommo Lucas's grandmother & Ricardo Montalban is the Head of the Ant Council Special Features Hilarious animated shorts Additional scenes It takes a colony explore the the giant filmmaking process from a tiny perspective Ant habitat TV screensaver Languages English French German Subtitles English French German Approx Run Time 85 Mins ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun he&s magically shrunken down to insect size & sentenced to hard labor in the ruins ...

This is the definitive field guide to The antelope of Africa This book conveys their conservation status threats & risks for survival distribution ranges habitat requirements habits & how some of the species were introduced to the scientific world Specific reference is made to sub-species as the conservation prospects for many species differ from region to region The text is easy to read & is complemented by distribution maps full colour photographs & the latest taxonomic classifications The Antelope of Africa also shares the story of Africa's antelope The antelope family is becoming increasingly threatened as population numbers are on the decline almost everywhere This book aims to raise appreciation for the diversity of antelope species & their plight in a changing Africa It is a must for anyone with an interest in Africa's wildlife ...

Is there any connection between the vastness of the universes of stars & galaxies & the existence of life on a small planet out in the suburbs of the Milky Way? This book shows that there is In their classic work John Barrow & Frank Tipler examine the question of Mankind's place in the Universe taking the reader on a tour of many scientific disciplines & offering fascinating insights into issues such as the nature of life the serach for extraterrestrial intelligence & the past history & fate of our universe ...

The Anthropology of Islam Reader brings together a rich variety of ethnographic work offering an insight into various forms of Islam as practiced in different geographic social & cultural contexts Topics explored include Ramadan & the Hajj the Feast of Sacrifice & the representation of Islam An extensive introduction & bibliography helps students develop their understanding of the variety of methodological & theoretical approaches involved in the anthropological study of Islam In his selections Jens Kreinath highlights the diversity of practices & themes that were formative for this field of study making this essential reading for students of Islam at undergraduate & graduate level ...

Say goodbye to boredom with this fantastic outdoor boredom buster book! From the hilarious Andy Seed Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2015 for Best Books with Facts comes the fantastically busy Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do The outdoors are boring right? Wrong! Not when you've got Andy Seed's Anti-boredom Book of Brilliant Outdoor Things to do! Suitable for all seasons find out how to set bug traps create a rainbow construct an amazing summer slide & much much more! But what about those rainy summer days we hear you cry? Not a problem! This book also

Includes:: awesome indoor activities about the outdoors for rainy days Design your own mini parachute create the worlds most amazing frisbee or create a bird feeder to keep your feathered friends well fed!A brilliant book bursting with amazing outdoor activities that will have you running for the door! Packed full of hilarious illustrations from the wonderful Scott Garrett this book will keep you entertained for hours on end! Andy Seed's laugh-out-loud ' Anti-boredom' series has something for everyone! A seemingly endless car journey to visit your long lost aunty? Andy's got an activity for that! A boring rainy afternoon stuck indoors? Andy's got a joke for that! A dull holiday with no one to play with? Andy's got a game for that! Say goodbye to your boredom blues with Andy Seed's fantastic range of Anti-boredom books!

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Warning This book will cure all boredom! Christmas is everyone's favourite time of year But it can also get a bit boring from time to time Those long journeys to see Aunty Periwinkle can seem to drag on forever! But look no further because Andy Seed's Anti-boredom Christmas Book will cure all those Christmas boredom blues! Find out how to say snow in 16 different languages; discover who banned Christmas carols; act out your own wacky routine of the Twelve Days of Christmas & much much more! This fantastically festive witty & wacky book is bursting full of laugh-out-loud facts games quizzes plus heaps more for hours of fun Packed full of Scott Garrett's hilarious artwork this book is sure to keep you entertained for hours of festive fun! ...

The Anti-Politics Machine (1990) examines how international development projects are conceived researched & put into practice It also looks at what these projects actually achieve Ferguson criticizes the idea of externally-directed development' & argues that the process doesn't take proper account of the daily realities of the communities it is intended to benefit Instead they often prioritize technical solutions for addressing poverty & ignoring its social & political

Dimensions so the structures that these projects put in place often have unintended consequences Ferguson suggests that until the process becomes more reflective development projects will continue to fail

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