Rising from child star to film icon in her heyday Elizabeth Taylor was the epitome of Hollywood glamour These three titles cover her formative years in the 1940s & 50s
- The Last Time I Saw Paris Father&s Little Dividend & Life With Father Actors Elizabeth Taylor Language English Number of discs 3
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When her teacher assigns a report on animals Ellie is stumped about what kind she wants to research Then a neighbor goes on vacation & asks Ellie to pet-sit for her parrot Alix Perfect--exotic bird it will be! Unfortunately Alix flies the coop
- literally But when Ellie can't lure him back on her own it will take clever teamwork from a librarian a zookeeper some good friends & Ellie's own pet-obsessed family to save the day
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A charming alphabet book for everyone who loves Elsa Beskow's classic picture books Journey through the world of Elsa Beskow from Accordian to Zzz with everything in between -- Cow & Elephant Flowers & Igloo & even Jack Frost & Queen This beautifully presented gift book brings together illustrations from Elsa Beskow's lesser known & most famous work including The Flowers' Festival The Sun Egg Pelle's New Suit & Woody Hazel & Little Pip ...

This beautiful baby record book is illustrated throughout with Elsa Beskow's classic artwork With plenty of room for photographs & keepsakes parents & grandparents can record all the important developments & happy memories in their child's early life to share in the years to come Each page is fully illustrated with Beskow's charming depictions of children taken from her picture books which have been loved for over a century ...

Highly anticipated sequel to the Blue Peter Book Award winner The Emporium has been stolen Will it ever reappear? Return to a magical world where imagination is power & anything is possible 264 pages Mac Kenzie Ross ...

Based on the classic fairy tale A poor shoemaker finds that someone is making beautiful shoes for him
- two little elves! However
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Meet the poor & hungry shoemaker who wakes up one morning to find that his shoes have been magically made for him! 32 pages Ladybird ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Collection of six classic films starring Elvis Presley In ' Jailhouse Rock' (1957) Presley plays Vince Everett a youngster sent to prison for accidentally killing a man While behind bars he takes up music & learns to be a rock & roll singer Eventually he attracts the attention of a beautiful record company talent scout (Judy Tyler) & the path to fame appears before him ' Viva Las Vegas' (1963) operates as a celebration of the gambling capital of America Presley plays Lucky Jackson a racing driver who finds that he can't keep his mind on the Las Vegas Grand Prix after he meets a sexy swimming instructor Rusty Martin (Ann-Margret) Lucky must fend off Count Elmo Mancini (Cesare Danova) who also has his eye on grand prix victory & Rusty In ' Spinout' (1966) freewheeling singer & racing driver Mike Mc Coy (Presley) has three beautiful women competing to get him down the aisle Cynthia Foxhugh (Shelley Fabares) is a spoiled rich kid used to getting her own way Les (Deborah Walley) is a drummer who believes her musical inclinations may win Mc Coy's heart & Diana (Diane Mc Bain) is an author seeking out the perfect man She believes she has found him but Mc Coy's determination to drive an experimental new car in a race poses a danger to the plans of all three women In ' Speedway' (1968) racing driver Steve Grayson (Presley) owes a debt to the US government of 145000 He decides that the only way to pay the bill is to win the Charlotte 500 race & enters determined to triumph & to win the heart of IRS agent Susan Jack (Nancy Sinatra) in the process In ' It Happened at the World's Fair' (1962) the livelihood of crop dusters Mike (Presley) & Danny (Gary Lockwood) is stolen away from them when a sheriff impounds their plane because of Danny's gambling debts The pair head to the World's Fair in Seattle where Danny tries to earn the money back playing poker & Mike ends up looking after a little girl Sue-Lin (Vicky Tiu) Finally ' Harum Scarum' (1965) features Presley as action movie star Johnny Tyrone whose real life becomes adventurous when he is drugged & kidnapped by underground assassins while on a goodwill tour of the Middle East The assassins have seen Johnny's films & want to employ him to carry out the assassination of a desert king for them Naturally Johnny refuses & attempts a daring escape across the desert in the company of the beautiful Princess Shalimar (Mary Ann Mobley) Actors Elvis Presley Format PAL Subtitled Language English Subtitles German Dutch French English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Italian German Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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Ian Watsons brilliant debut novel was one of the most significant publications in British sf in the 1970s Intellectually bracing & grippingly written it is the story of three experiments in linguistics & is driven by a searching analysis of the nature of communication Fiercely intelligent energetic & challenging it immediately established Watson as a writer of rare power & vision & is now recognized as a modern classic ...

A new & up-to-date edition of the immensely successful stitch bible by bestselling needlework designer & author Betty Barnden Trends in embroidery styles come & go but the basic stitches & techniques remain the same In this essential directory hand sewers will have a collection of over 200 stitches at their fingertips
- from basic chain worked into fabric through to Florentine work on a canvas Each one is explained with written step-by-step instructions & how-to techniques to get you started & are accompanied by clear artwork & a photo of the finished stitch Follow the diagrams & instructions in this beautifully illustrated & jam-packed book to discover the wonderful variety of effects that can be created with just a needle & thread & discover
- or rediscover
- the sensuous tactile wearable art of embroidery


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