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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 From the creators of Yo Gabba Gabba! & frontman Christian Jacobs comes the perfect blend of live-action & animation! Follow the amazingly wild comic antics of The Aquabats the galaxy&s first group of musical crime-fighting superheroes! MC Bat Commander Crash Mc Larson Ricky Fitness Eagle Bones Falconhawk & Jimmy the Robot will take you along on their most outrageous adventures to protect space from the creatures & super villains out to destroy it! All 13 Season One episodes can now be found in one deluxe collection sure to banish boredom & make anyone an instant fan of the world&s most inept superheroes! ...

Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' & tell his story to the world This memoir reveals the human suffering in his camp with its forced labour frequent public executions & near-starvation rations Kang eventually escaped to South Korea via China to give testimony to the hardships & atrocities that constitute the lives of the thousands of people still detained in the gulags today Part horror story part historical document part memoir part political tract this story of one young man's personal suffering finally gives eye-witness proof to this neglected chapter of modern history ...

When Lana & her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm Lana remembers how much she's missed the ocean & the strong reassuring presence of her aunt As Lana explores the familiar beach she discovers something incredible a colony of aquicorns small magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef Lana rescues an injured aquicorn & cares for it with the help of her aunt who may know more about these strange creatures than she's willing to admit But when a second storm threatens to reach the town choices made many years ago about how to co-exist with the sea start to rise to the surface Lana realizes she will need to find the strength to stand on her own even when it means standing up to the people who she has always relied on to protect her In the co-operative game The Aquicorn Cove Board Game 2-4 players take on the roles of members of a small fishing village struggling to survive while maintaining a balance with the natural world To win the villagers must feed & grow their village while helping to restore the health of the reef & aquatic ecosystem The villagers are fortunate though & the waters of their cove are home to the beautiful & benevolent aquicorns as well as the wondrous reef guardian Aure who can help them both to understand the impact humans are having on the environment & to save the village Players 2-4 Playing time 30-60 mins Ages 10 ...

VOLUME 1 IN THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CHILDHOODA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 20152016 AN OBSERVER GRAPHIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOKS OF 2016 'EXUBERANTLY HERETICAL''I tore through it The most enjoyable graphic novel I've read in a while' Zadie Smith'I joyously recommend this book to you' Mark Haddon' Riad Sattouf is one of the great creators of our time' Alain De Botton' Beautifully-written & drawn witty sad fascinating Brilliant' Simon Sebag Montefiore The Arab of the Future tells the unforgettable story of Riad Sattouf's childhood spent in the shadows of three dictators
- Muammar Gaddafi Hafez al-Assad & his father In striking virtuoso graphic style that captures both the immediacy of childhood & the fervor of political idealism Riad Sattouf recounts his nomadic childhood growing up in rural France Gaddafi's Libya & Assad's Syria
- but always under the roof of his father a Syrian Pan-Arabist who drags his family along in his pursuit of grandiose dreams for the Arab nation Riad delicate & wide-eyed follows in the trail of his mismatched parents his mother a bookish French student is as modest as his father is flamboyant Venturing first to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab State & then joining the family tribe in Homs Syria they hold fast to the vision of the paradise that always lies just around the corner & hold they do though food is scarce children kill dogs for sport & with locks banned the Sattoufs come home one day to discover another family occupying their apartment The ultimate outsider Riad with his flowing blond hair is called the ultimate insult Jewish & in no time at all his father has come up with yet another grand plan moving from building a new people to building his own great palace Brimming with life & dark humour The Arab of the Future reveals the truth & texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East & also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus & Persepolis Translated by Sam Taylor WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR GRAPHIC NOVELSNOMINATED FOR 'BEST REALITY-BASED WORK' AT THE EISNER AWARDS'ENGROSSING' New York Times'A PAGE TURNER' Guardian'MARVELLOUS BEGS TO BE READ IN ONE LONG SITTING' Herald'AN OBJECT OF CONSENSUAL RAPTURE' New Yorker'ONE OF THE GREATEST CARTOONISTS OF HIS GENERATION' Le Monde

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The Arabian Nights has become a synonym for the fabulous & the exotic Every child is familiar with the stories of Aladdin Sinbad the Sailor & Ali Baba Yet very few people even specialists in oriential literature have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is Far from being a batch of stories for children The Arabian Nights contains hundreds of narratives of all kinds
- fables epics erotica debates fairy tales political allegories mystical anecdotes & comedies It is a labyrinth of stories within stories Widely held in contempt in the Middle East for its frivolity & occasional obscenity the work has nevertheless had a major influence on European & American culture to the extent that the story collection must be considered as a key work in Western literature A full understanding of the writings of Voltaire Dickens Melville Proust & Borges or indeed of the origins of science fiction is impossible without some familiarity with the stories of the Nights This companion aims to guide the reader into this labyrinth of storytelling It traces the development of the stories from prehistoric India & Pharaonic Egypt to modern times & explores the history of translation & imitation Above all it uses the stories as a guide to the social history & counter-culture of the medieval Near East & the world of the storyteller the snake charmer the burglar the sorcerer the drug-addict the treasure hunter & the adulterer
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The Arabic Club Readers are series of banded colourful & fun books for young learners of Arabic designed to nurture confidence & motivation ...

Outlandish alchemist & magician political intelligencer apocalyptic prophet & converser with angels John Dee (1527-1609) was one of the most colorful & controversial figures of the Tudor world In this fascinating book-the first full-length biography of Dee based on primary historical sources-Glyn Parry explores Dee&s vast array of political magical & scientific writings & finds that they cast significant new light on policy struggles in the Elizabethan court conservative attacks on magic & Europe&s religious wars John Dee was more than just a fringe magus Parry shows he was a major figure of the Reformation & Renaissance ...

Since 2012 the energy on our planet has changed considerably with much more high-frequency energy coming in In addition many of the tools & techniques we have been using on the ascension path have moved to a new vibration with different geometric set-ups Diana Cooper & Tim Whild have been working with the angels for many years & believe that people are now ready to receive this new high-frequency ascension information The Archangels wish to help you to ascend your frequency to the fifth dimension & beyond In The Archangel Guide to Ascension Diana & Tim offer clear steps to accelerate your journey to the light These steps are sequential so that your path will be smooth & clear Each chapter offers guidance about the Archangels information about the step you are on & a visualization to assist your journey Archangel Metatron who vibrates with the number 55 is overlighting the whole book & will be with you as you work with the guidance it offers ...

Just like humans each type of animal has its own soul purpose on Earth Birds fish insects & reptiles are on their own spiritual journey Some animals incarnate in service to humanity while others serve the planet or are here to grow spiritually through life on Earth The souls of animals like the souls of humans come from different stars or planets even from different universes In this book which features unprecedented teachings on the animal realm Diana Cooper shares fascinating channelled information about the soul missions & service work of many of the creatures of the world We discover the various planets or stars from which they originate & what they come to Earth to learn or teach As well as comprehensive material about the creatures with whom we share the planet & the particular angels they work with this incredible book contains visualizations to connect with them & prayers to help them all The Archangel Guide to the Animal World will expand your consciousness & help you see the animal world through enlightened eyes ...