Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Love is a comic battlefield especially when presided over by two superbly-matched sparring partners Cary Grant & Irene Dunne A classic screwball Hollywood romp! ...

Selected as a 2017 Book of the Year in the Financial Times 'A very smart soulful compelling elegantly written domestic novel' Nick Hornby In a Victorian terraced house in north-west London two families unite in imperfect harmony After five years of widowhood Julia is deeply unexpectedly in love If only her beloved daughter Gwen didn't hate James so much At the very least she could be civil to his son Nathan Bringing together two households was never going to be easy but Gwen's struggle for independence & the teenagers' unexpected actions will threaten Julia's new happiness The Awkward Age is about the blended family; about starting over & the attempt to build something beautiful amid the mess & complexity of what came before It is a story about standing by the ones we love even while they hurt us We would do anything to make our children happy wouldn't we? ...

Telling people you hear voices doesn't win you many friends Especially when you're starting high school Especially when everyone thinks you're just like your troublemaking big sister Lily's hoping to put all the madness of the previous summer behind her but with serious friend dramas nasty rumours & a big sister who might end up in jail the last thing Lily wants is to start up that weird psychic stuff again But it might be her only hope Spend the autumn with Lily in this beautifully written laugh-out-loud sequel to Waterstones Children's Book Prize longlister The Mixed-Up Summer of Lily Mc Lean by Kelpies Prize winner Lindsay Littleson ...

Winner of the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the Year Shortlisted for the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year Award As recommended on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman Inspired by a true story set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled mob-ruled New Orleans The Axeman's Jazz by Ray Celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fiction New Orleans 1919 As a dark serial killer
- the Axeman
- stalks the city three individuals set out to unmask him Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot
- heading up the official investigation but struggling to find leads & harbouring a grave secret of his own Former detective Luca d' Andrea
- now working for the mafia; his need to solve the mystery of the Axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities And Ida
- a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Agency Obsessed with Sherlock Holmes & dreaming of a better life she stumbles across a clue which lures her & her musician friend Louis Armstrong to the case -and into terrible danger As Michael Luca & Ida each draw closer to discovering the killer's identity the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to the people of New Orleans play jazz or risk becoming the next victim




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This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history religious studies & anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life Readers meet a people highly skilled in sculpture astronomy city planning poetry & philosophy who were also profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife & through warfare David Carrasco looks beyond Spanish accounts that have colored much of the Western narrative to let Aztec voices speak about their origin stories the cosmic significance of their capital city their methods of child rearing & the contributions women made to daily life & the empire Carrasco discusses the arrival of the Spaniards contrasts Aztec mythical traditions about the origins of their city with actual urban life in Mesoamerica & outlines the rise of the Aztec empire He also explores Aztec religion which provided both justification for & alternatives to warfare sacrifice & imperialism & he sheds ligh ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Steven Spielberg directs this adaptation of Roald Dahl&s novel starring Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant The film follows Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) as she is whisked away from her orphanage by the BFG & taken to Giant Country where she is immediately at risk of being eaten by the other larger giants including Fleshlumpeater (Jemaine Clement) & Bloodbottler (Bill Hader) Together Sophie & the BFG go on an adventure to Dream Country where they capture dreams for the BFG to give to all of the human world&s sleeping children After coming up with a cunning plan the pair head back to London to see if the Queen (Penelope Wilton) can help them tackle the problem of the bullying child-eating giants Actors Mark Rylance Ruby Barnhill Bill Hader Penelope Wilton Rebecca Hall Directors Steven Spielberg Writers Melissa Mathison Producers Steven Spielberg Frank Marshall Sam Mercer Language English Subtitles English Dubbed English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Germany in the 1970&s Murderous bomb attacks the threat of terrorism & the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the foundations of the fragile German democracy The radicalized children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader Ulrike Meinhof & Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism American imperialism supported by the German establishment many of whom have a Nazi past Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhumane means they not only spread terror & bloodshed they also lose their own humanity The man who understands them is also their hunter the head of the German police force Horst Herold & while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists he knows he&s only dealing with the tip of the iceberg Actors Martina Gedeck Moritz Bleibtreu Johanna Wokalek Bruno Ganz Simon Licht Jan Josef Liefers Alexandra Maria Lara Heino Ferch Nadja Uhl Hannah Herzsprung Niels-Bruno Schmidt Stipe Erceg Daniel Lommatzsch Vinzenz Kiefer & Volker Bruch Director Uli Edel Certificate 18 years & over Year 2008 Languages German Subtitles English Region Region 2
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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 Australian psychological horror thriller written & directed by Jennifer Kent Amelia (Essie Davis) a grieving single mother grows to resent her difficult son Samuel (Noah Wiseman) in the wake of her husband&s death six years previously As well as having to deal with Samuel constantly getting into trouble at school things become even more tense at home when he begins having disturbing visions of a threatening character from his storybook & The Babadook& Becoming more frightened by Samuel&s visions Amelia also begins having similar experiences & she starts to believe that there may be more to the hallucinations than she initially thought ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Australian psychological horror thriller written & directed by Jennifer Kent Amelia (Essie Davis) a grieving single mother grows to resent her difficult son Samuel (Noah Wiseman) in the wake of her husband&s death six years previously As well as having to deal with Samuel constantly getting into trouble at school things become even more tense at home when he begins having disturbing visions of a threatening character from his storybook & The Babadook& Becoming more frightened by Samuel&s visions Amelia also begins having similar experiences & she starts to believe that there may be more to the hallucinations than she initially thought ...

This charming collection of five French illustrated classics follows the adventures of the world's best-loved elephant Babar as he becomes king builds a city meets Father Christmas & has many other exciting adventures One of the most iconic series of animal books in history Babar has become a household name both as a character in children's books & on TV Jean de Brunhoff's exquisite stories have charmed readers around the world for 80 years & fans can now cherish a collection of his tales in this beautiful special gift book This edition

Includes:: the original introduction by A A Milne

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