A charming fairytale When a newly
- qualified fairy loses the third wish of three she must deliver to a woodcutter young Dickon
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Horror starring Milo Ventimiglia Rebecca Da Costa & Andie Mac Dowell After previously miscarrying Bianca Wood (Da Costa) is terrified that her unborn child&s life is at stake Despite her husband Ian (Ventimiglia) & Dr Ghozland (Mac Dowell)&s reassurances Bianca gradually becomes more & more mentally unstable Against her doctor&s orders she stops taking her medication for the sake of her baby but begins having hallucinations of a mysterious young girl Bianca grows more fearful of the situation but comes to realise the real danger lies closer to home ...

Heartwarming story set in post-war Poland Little Lucja's Grandpa Feliks has seen off the German army & the Communists & now he is looking forward to a long & peaceful retirement He plans to begin with a tasty Christmas Eve dinner of carp But when the carp arrives alive & takes up residence in the bathtub & Lucja's heart has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match? High quality cream paper & a special easy to read font ensure a smooth read for all ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2015TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015 Katharine Norbury was abandoned as a baby in a Liverpool convent Raised by loving adoptive parents she grew into a wanderer drawn by the beauty of the British countryside One summer following the miscarriage of a much-longed-for child Katharine & her nine-year-old daughter Evie decide to follow a river from the sea to its source But a chance circumstance forces Katharine to the door of the woman who gave her up all those years ago Combining travelogue memoir exquisite nature writing fragments of poetry & tales from Celtic mythology The Fish Ladder is a captivating & life-affirming story about motherhood marriage family & self-discovery illuminated by the extraordinary majesty of the natural world ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Top DJ Jack Lucas gives poor advice to an &unbalanced mind& during a nightime phone-in which results in the murder of a group of drinkers in a trendy club One of the victims is Parry&s fiancee & the grief sends him into a world of fantasy where he seeks the Holy Grail One night Jack Lucas now an employee of a video store is set upon by a group of thugs A vagrant called Parry comes to his rescue Actors Jeff Bridges Robin Williams Mercedes Ruehl David Hyde Pierce Amanda Plummer Kathy Najimy Harry Shearer Melinda Culea Lara Harris & Dan Futterman Director Terry Gilliam Certificate 15 years & over Year 1991 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English ; German ; French ; Italian ; Russian ; Spanish
- Dolby Digital Surround Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; French ; German ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portugese ; Russian ; Spanish ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 2 hours & 10 minutes (approx)
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 MAN BOOKER PRIZEShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award Winner of the FTOppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Award Longlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature In a small town in western Nigeria four young brothers
- the youngest is nine the oldest fifteen
- use their strict father's absence from home to go fishing at a forbidden local river They encounter a dangerous local madman who predicts that the oldest brother will be killed by another This prophesy breaks their strong bond & unleashes a tragic chain of events of almost mythic proportions Passionate & bold The Fishermen is a breathtakingly beautiful novel firmly rooted in the best of African storytelling With this powerful debut Chigozie Obioma emerges as one of the most original new voices of modern African literature

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New & updated The Fitness Instructor's Handbook 3rd edition is the essential guide for anyone working in or wishing to enter the fitness industry Including a brand new chapter on Cardiorespiratory machine exercises covering correct technique safety points & step-by-step photos & updated references throughout this new edition reflects the latest changes to the National Occupational Standards (levels 2 & 3) Topics covered include The skeletal systemmuscles & tendonsthe energy systemcirculation & respirationcomponents of fitnesssafety issuescustomer servicescreening clientsplanning & programme designexercise evaluation Packed full of illustrations case studies revision questions & sample programmes this is the ideal book for those new to the industry as well as experienced trainers ...

You&ve been selected for the most rigorous cutthroat reality competition on TV! As a contestant you’ll compete in challenges & work with & against the other competitors for a shot at fame & fortune You won’t win if you go it alone but don’t get too friendly! You’ll have to do a bit of backstabbing to emerge victorious The Fittest features fierce social play & shifting alliances Players will have to evaluate a challenge each round & convince other players to work with them in order to best the challenge for variable rewards The player who has best managed their alliances & achieved the best rewards at the end of the game will be the victor The Fittest was chosen as a runner-up in the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge
- a contest that asked designers to create a game with 54 cards with minimal components The Fittest was chosen as one of the best out of a pool of over 100 game entries
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In The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni once again offers a leadership fable that is as enthralling & instructive as his first two best-selling books The Five Temptations of a CEO & The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive This time he turns his keen intellect & storytelling power to the fascinating complex world of teams Kathryn Petersen Decision Tech's CEO faces the ultimate leadership crisis Uniting a team in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company Will she succeed? Will she be fired? Will the company fail? Lencioni's utterly gripping tale serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires as much courage as it does insight Throughout the story Lencioni reveals the five dysfunctions which go to the very heart of why teams even the best ones-often struggle He outlines a powerful model & actionable steps that can be used to overcome these common hurdles & build a cohesive effective team Just as with his other books Lencioni has written a compelling fable with a powerful yet deceptively simple message for all those who strive to be exceptional team leaders ...

Based on the best-selling leadership fable The Five Dysfunctions of a Team the new edition of this easy-to-use workbook provides participants with an opportunity to explore the pitfalls that are side-tracking their team Beginning with a 38-item team assessment the workbook guides participants through The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Targeted toward managers & team-leaders this workshop is perfect for off-sites & retreats a series of team development meetings & as an excellent team development tool ...