Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Season 1 Laura Linney stars in her Golden Globe-winning role as Cathy Jamison a 42-year-old schoolteacher who has always played by the rules That is until she receives a life-changing diagnosis But instead of giving up Cathy decides to live it up! Also starring Oliver Platt (TV’s “ Huff”) & Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) Season 2 Laura Linney returns in her Golden Globe-winning role as Cathy Jamison in “ The Big C” Following the medical diagnosis that rocked her safe world Cathy finally shares the news with her family & decides to pursue experimental treatment She quickly bonds with her fellow patient Lee (Hugh Dancy) – & his wine collection – but isn’t so sure about her new doctor (Alan Alda) Season 3 Cathy&s cancer goes into remission & she gets a new lease on life toying with an alternate secret identity & trying to adopt a baby Cathy&s husband Paul (Oliver Platt) survives his heart attack & becomes a motivational speaker with the help of a sketchy mentor ...

William Russell plays a travel agency clerk who pines away for socialite Adrienne Corri Unable to support Corri in the manner in which she is accustomed the desperate Russell seeks out ways of realizing some quick money He decides to rob the agency where he works ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Four-time Academy Award winner William Wyler directs this action-packed adventure that triumphs as "a work of art" (Motion Picture Herald) Starring Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Charlton Heston Chuck Connors & Burl Ives (in an Oscar-winning performance) this magnificently entertaining epic will take your breath away with unbridled suspense exhilarating excitement & explosive drama on a grand scale Actors Gregory Peck Jean Simmons & Carroll Baker Director William Wyler Certificate PGYear 1958 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Gregory Peck & Carroll Baker star in this classic Western based on the novel by Donald Hamilton When sea captain Jim Mc Kay (Peck) forgoes a life on the ocean waves & travels west to claim his bride Patricia Terrill (Baker) he finds more trouble than he bargained for The Terrill family are embroiled in a bitter feud over water rights with a rival clan headed by Rufus Hannassey (Burl Ives) Both parties want access to land which belongs to Julie Maragon (Jean Simmons) & as their squabbling escalates Jim & Julie find themselves caught up in the middle doing their best to calm things down Actors Gregory Peck Jean Simmons Carroll Baker Charlton Heston Burl Ives Directors William Wyler Writers Donald Hamilton James R Webb Jessamyn West Robert Wilder Robert Wyler Producers Gregory Peck Language English Spanish Number of discs 1 ...

Wriggle your toes in the sand & feel the warm breeze on your face when you check into the hotel that's full of dreams The happy plot is charming very entertaining' Publisher's Weekly Three years after ditching her career in New York City Rosie never thought she'd still be managing the quaint faded Victorian hotel in her seaside hometown What's worse the hotel's new owners are turning it into a copy of their Florida properties Flamingos & all Cultures are clashing & the hotel's residents stand in the way of the developers' plans The hotel is both their home & their family That's going to make Rory's job difficult when he arrives to enforce the changes & Rosie isn't exactly on his side even though it's the chance to finally restart her career Rory might be charming but he's still there to evict her friends How can she follow her dreams if it means ending everyone else's? Praise for Lilly Bartlett " Absolutely gorgeous!" Debbie Johnson " Full of enjoyment humour & utter brilliance" 5 Ali the Dragon Slayer " Funny charming & irresistibly sweet I loved every minute of this & raced through from first page to last" Jen Med's Book Reviews " Wowzer it's phenomenal! Rosie is one of the best characters I've read this year" 10 out of 10 Paige Turner Reviews " Utterly fabulous completely hilarious a pure escapist read" 5 Rachel's Random Reads "I was buzzing through the pages
- a story I HIGHLY recommend!" Mrs Mommy Booknerd " Enchanting huggable gigglefest
- the perfect antidote for when antics in the real world are severely tragic" The Writing Garnet "A brilliant cast of eccentric & very memorable characters" Cheryl's M-M Reviews "A fun fondant-sweet dream of a plot but with a melancholic edge to tug at your heartstrings" My Chestnut Reading Tree " Witty dialogue engaging & relatable characters
- I flew through this story in record time" Books of All Kinds "A beautiful story
- a perfect pick-me-up
- such a lot of laugh-out-loud moments" Brizzle Lass Books " Delightful friendships witty writing & a sweet romance that is guaranteed to entertain" Rae Reads




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In the middle of a quiet not-so-special clearing in the woods a wee tiny whatsit wakes up without any memory at all So he sets off in search of his maker as well as some sense of purpose in Life Along the way he encounters a bizarre cast of silly helpful & oddly poignant characters who teach him how to survive this crazy game called Existence The Big Empty Life of Alphonse Tabouret is an existential fairy tale about Life Love Loss & the search for answers to questions we all ask nobody in particular While cute & silly on the surface almost every encounter is metaphorical (without being heavy-handedly so) This adorably engaging & heartwarming tale invites the reader to decipher the life lessons gleaned by Alphonse in personal terms that speak to today&s social conditions Through the innocent lens of simple cute characterization readers are presented with honest questions about parenting materialism addiction codependency narcissism depression & the search for meaning that we all undergo every day ...

Tracklist Pendulum Across The Waves Desert Queen Ghosts Joyce Witch-Prickers Dream The Blind Punch Song For Thirza Ray Reeves' Lament Like Saviours ...

Get your family cooking & eating together with 120 delicious & inspiring recipes from The Big Family Cooking Showdown Tuck into crispy smoked chilli pork tacos with apple & avocado salsa sweet & spicy chilli chicken succulent chicken cacciatore with white bean mash & garlic green beans mouth-watering fish curry fabulously rich Irish cream ice cream & indulgent espresso martini tiramisu all simplified for the home cook From familiar favourites like Homemade Fish & Chips Vegetable Lasagne & Steak & Kidney Pie to fresh ideas like Red Prawn Curry & Ginger Roast Chicken with Spiced Squash plus plenty of straightforward oven bakes there's inspiration galore for family suppers & delicious desserts Each dish from the show has been simplified with clever shortcuts & advice to make every recipe fuss-free With original recipes from Rosemary Shrager & helpful tips from the competing families The Big Family Cooking Showdown is the ultimate recipe book for anyone who wants to bring their family together around the kitchen table ...

A groundbreaking study that reveals how decades of misleading science & policy unjustly demonized the high-fat diet which might actually be our healthiest option For the past 60 years we have been told that a low-fat diet can protect against obesity diabetes & heart disease Yet despite many of us taking this advice in the developed West we are now in the midst of an obesity epidemic that is breeding serious health problems Recent more rigorous scientific work has overturned some of the shoddier theories of earlier decades to demonstrate conclusively that we have been needlessly avoiding red meat cheese whole milk & eggs for decades & that we can now guilt-free welcome these delicious foods back into our lives ...

Thomas Derale a mild-mannered businessman from Chicago embodies leadership's greatest secret his companies make fortunes his people love him & his customers are willing to wait weeks just to do business with him At age 55 though Derale is dying & through a series of final encounters with key people in his life
- primarily his wife Maggie & Joe who regards Thomas as his mentor
- we learn about his life his unique business insights & the true impact the man & his work has had on the people around him A business parable with a difference THE BIG FIVE FOR LIFE is a story of great leadership savvy decision-making & is a powerful reminder that successful leaders are not just in the business of business
- they are in the business of life


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