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 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Three TV adaptations of the novels of Anthony Trollope Oliver Dimsdale stars in & He Knew He Was Right& (2004) as Louis Trevelyan who is unable to believe that his wife Emily (Laura Fraser) is faithful to him & begins a sequence of events that destroy his marriage & drive him completely mad In & The Way We Live Now& (2001) David Suchet plays Melmotte a great financier who arrives in England & announces a profitable new venture All manner of people sit up & take notice not least the aristocratic-yet-impoverished Carbury family However the power of big business & the privileges of the old order seldom sit well together as the Carbury family will soon learn for themselves & The Barchester Chronicles& (1982) is a seven-part adaptation of Trollope&s two novels set in the fictitious Victorian town of Barchester Reverend Septimus Harding commands the respect of his parish & with his son-in-law installed as the Archdeacon intends to keep religious authority within the family Zealous reformer John Bold comes into town to rail against Harding&s ecclesiastical monopoly creating unease amongst the reverend&s hitherto devoted flock ...

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 ...

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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Tracklist 1 Introvert 00362 Nothing's New to Me 01443 Existential Dread 02574 Barfly Hipster 02105 Comfortably Dumb (Feat Jesse & Veronica Sendejas) 03336 Turning My Ear 01547 Free Thinker 03288 Absent Mediator 02189 Idiocalypse Now 020410 Keep That Shit Out of Our Scene 011411 Confessions of A Nihilistic Alcoholic 015412 Make America Think Again 023813 Life's A Trip 0432 ...

What if 'positive thinking' & relentless optimism aren't the solution to the happiness dilemma but part of the problem? 256 pages Burkeman Oliver ...