In a perfect world Jonas begins to see the flaws THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre & a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep Katie Holmes & Taylor Swift It is the future There is no war no hunger no pain No one in the community wants for anything Everything needed is provided & at twelve years old each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems It is only with the help of the Giver that Jonas can find what has been lost & it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery & adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre ...

In a perfect world Jonas begins to see the flaws THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre & a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep Katie Holmes & Taylor Swift It is the future There is no war no hunger no pain No one in the community wants for anything Everything needed is provided & at twelve years old each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems It is only with the help of the Giver that Jonas can find what has been lost & it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery & adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sci-fi drama directed by Phillip Noyce & starring Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep & Brenton Thwaites Set in a seemingly utopian future where all war emotion & personal freedom have been eradicated the film follows Jonas (Thwaites) a young man who is chosen to be the recipient of the community&s collective memories As he learns the details of the community&s history from The Giver (Bridges) he grows frustrated with the power those in charge hold over his fellow citizens & the terrible price they have been forced to pay in exchange for conformity & peace Actors Jeff Bridges Brenton Thwaites Meryl Streep Alexander Skarsgård Katie Holmes Directors Philip Noyce Writers Michael Mitnick Robert B Weide Producers Jeff Bridges Genevieve Hofmeyr Neil Koenigsberg Nikki Silver Language English Subtitles 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 Sci-fi drama directed by Phillip Noyce & starring Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep & Brenton Thwaites Set in a seemingly utopian future where all war emotion & personal freedom have been eradicated the film follows Jonas (Thwaites) a young man who is chosen to be the recipient of the community&s collective memories As he learns the details of the community&s history from The Giver (Bridges) he grows frustrated with the power those in charge hold over his fellow citizens & the terrible price they have been forced to pay in exchange for conformity & peace ...

The Giving Tree is a classic & moving story by Shel Silverstein Once there was a little tree & she loved a little boy So begins a story of unforgettable perception beautifully written & illustrated by the gifted & versatile Shel Silverstein Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples swing from her branches or slide down her trunk & the tree was happy But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree & the tree gave & gave & gave This is a tender story touched with sadness aglow with consolation Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving & a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return Shel Silverstein's very first children's book Lafcadio the Lion Who Shot Back was published in 1963 & followed the next year by two other books The first of those The Giving Tree is a moving story about the love of a tree for a boy; it took four years before Harper Children's books decided to publish it Shel returned to humour that same year with A Giraffe & a Half His first collection of poems & drawings Where the Sidewalk Ends appeared in 1974 & his second A Light in the Attic in 1981 When he was a GI in Japan & Korea in the 1950 he learned to play the guitar & to write songs including 'A Boy Named Sue' for Johnny Cash In 1984 Silverstein won a Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for Where the Sidewalk Ends
- 'recited sung & shouted' by the author He was also an accomplished playwright including the 1981 hit ' The Lady or the Tiger Show' The last book to be published before he died in 1999 was Falling Up (1996)
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Glasgow Caledonian University & Waverley Books are delighted to announce the publication of a new edition of the world famous Glasgow Cookery Book This much sought-after book is finally available again revised & updated for 2010 the centenary year of its first publication & this new edition has lost none of its homely charm The Glasgow Cookery Book started its life in 1910 as the textbook of The Glasgow & West of Scotland College of Domestic Science
- fondly dubbed the Do (or Dough) School by Glasgow citizens
- & was put together by the school's staff to document the recipes they taught in class However its reputation for dependable & economical recipes ensured that its influence spread far beyond the walls of the Glasgow college Its practical & reliable cookery advice became famous worldwide Scottish mothers bought it for daughters & daughters-in-law & it became an essential purchase for young brides & brides-to-be Based on the 1975 metric edition revised & updated we've taken care to preserve Do School favourites
- such as haggis pot roast Dutch roast cheese scones Dundee cake Victoria sandwich gingerbread & shortbread
- while updating for the modern cook Its practical approach to cooking on a budget is as relevant now as it ever was In addition there's a fascinating preface by Glasgow crime writer Alex Gray Alex's Aunt Ella was a student at the college in 1909 Ella Cowan's own handwritten college jotters survive are dated 1909 & according to GCU archivist Carole Mc Callum are the first definitive proof available that the 1910 book was based on the notes taught in class The introduction

Includes:: archive photographs & samples from Ella Cowan's meticulously written books Carole also contributes an enlightening social history of the college in an accessible & highly readable introduction to what was known affectionately to students as The violet Book This book has been updated with the enthusiastic assistance of ex-students & staff of The Queen's College Glasgow (formerly known as the Glasgow & west of scotland Scotland College of Domestic science)





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A gallus moose taen a dauner through a scary big wood A fox clocked the moose an the moose looked good Moan intae the scary big wood an funnoot whit the score wiz when the wee gallus moose squared uptae an auld owl a sleekit snake an a ginormous gruffalo Everybody loves The Gruffalo & now you can enjoy this children's classic for the very first time in Glaswegian! Translated by Elaine C Smith & published by Itchy Coo this new edition of The Gruffalo will delight both children & adults alike Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler's The Gruffalo has become a bestselling phenomenon across the world This award-winning rhyming story of a mouse & a monster is now a modern classic & will enchant children for years to come ...

In the remote Kingdom of Castalia the scholars of the Twenty Third century play the Glass Bead Game The elaborately coded game is a fusion of all human knowledge
- of maths music philosophy science & art Intrigued as a school boy Joseph Knecht becomes consumed with mastering the game as an adult As Knecht fulfils his life-long quest he must contend with unexpected dilemmas & the longing for a life beyond the ivory tower
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Now a major motion picture starring Brie Larson Naomi Watts & Woody Harrelson This is a startling memoir of a successful journalist's journey from the deserted & dusty mining towns of the American Southwest to an antique filled apartment on Park Avenue Jeanette Walls narrates her nomadic & adventurous childhood with her dreaming 'brilliant' but alcoholic parents At the age of seventeen she escapes on a Greyhound bus to New York with her older sister; her younger siblings follow later After pursuing the education & civilisation her parents sought to escape Jeanette eventually succeeds in her quest for the 'mundane middle class existence' she had always craved In her apartment overlooked by 'a portrait of someone else's ancestor' she recounts poignant remembered images of star watching with her father juxtaposed with recollections of irregular meals accidents & police-car chases & reveals her complex feelings of shame guilt pity & pride toward her parents ...

Now a major motion picture starring Brie Larson Naomi Watts & Woody Harrelson This is a startling memoir of a successful journalist's journey from the deserted & dusty mining towns of the American Southwest to an antique filled apartment on Park Avenue Jeanette Walls narrates her nomadic & adventurous childhood with her dreaming 'brilliant' but alcoholic parents At the age of seventeen she escapes on a Greyhound bus to New York with her older sister; her younger siblings follow later After pursuing the education & civilisation her parents sought to escape Jeanette eventually succeeds in her quest for the 'mundane middle class existence' she had always craved In her apartment overlooked by 'a portrait of someone else's ancestor' she recounts poignant remembered images of star watching with her father juxtaposed with recollections of irregular meals accidents & police-car chases & reveals her complex feelings of shame guilt pity & pride toward her parents ...