Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play During the Second World War British warships in Gibraltar & Alexandria were attacked by a secret weapon invented by the Italian Navy the &human torpedo& Tracing the history it was first used in World War I when it sank an Austrian battleship then re-invented 20 years later Its a story of courage & adversity told in part by the Italian who rode the device into the enemy harbour in 1940 & went on to become Naval Commander of NATO Forces in the Mediterranean The film reveals for the first time the truth concerning the death of one of the inventors of the Italian machine Teseo Tesei whose name is now on the badge of Italy&s special forces From the first disastrous missions to ultimate success in sinking British battleships; & to the secret of an interned merchant ship whose concealed underwater compartment was used to attack ships the film follows the extraordinary stories of the men who rode the &human torpedoes& The film also follows the strange story of the discovery of top secret naval papers that led to the unearthing of the only surviving British mark two human torpedo & an interview with two Englishmen who attacked the Axis harbours on British copies of the Italian machine Filmed in Italy England & Malta ...

The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature & of reading in the wider world & about the state of literary education inside schools & universities The category of 'the literary' has always been contentious What is clear however is how increasingly it is dismissed or is unrecognised as a way of thinking or an arena for thought It is sceptically challenged from within for example by the sometimes rival claims of cultural history contextualized explanation or media studies It is shaken from without by even greater pressures by economic exigency & the severe social attitudes that can follow from it; by technological change that may leave the traditional forms of serious human communication looking merely antiquated For just these reasons this is the right time for renewal to start reinvigorated work into the meaning & value of literary reading We think of the humanities as a cluster of specialized academic activities So they are But they also belong to the ordinary world the world where students & faculty make connections & careers; where they eat & drink & fret; where they move through new buildings & old seminar rooms In The Humanities & Everyday Life Michael Levenson places academic humanities within this field of daily life where abstract thought stands alongside material need The humanities also live outside the university in activities that have been overlooked or undervalued in book clubs in historical re-enactments in visits to museums & libraries in private collections in contributions to Wikipedia & in amateur genealogy These activities belong to the humanities quite as much as research published in specialty journals The Humanities & Everyday Life addresses both the university & the world beyond to see where they meet & fail to meet & to argue that the walls between them should lower At the centre of the book is an account of experts & expertise a controversial topic that poses questions about professionals versus amateurs & what constitutes expertise Drawing on the recent rejection of political elite expertise as seen in the Brexit referendum & the American election campaign as well as examples from science & medicine the volume reveals the unsteady boundary between specialized knowledge & public curiosity The Humanities & Everyday Life asks us to accept that the humanities are as enduring as religion are indeed both rival & complement to religion; & to acknowledge that despite imperfections they give an image of many-dimensioned life The humanities are worth improving on their own terms but also because just often enough they constitute an exemplary micro-society one that will illuminate still more widely when academic thought meets the light of the everyday ...

' Matt Haig is a supreme talent & a writer to cherish & The Humans is undoubtedly his magnum opus' Guardian 320 pages Haig Matt ...

Meet The Humans as they mourn the loss of a fallen brother only to have Johnny a long-thought-dead member return to the fold! Johnny struggles to find himself now that he is back home as he fights the flashbacks from the jungles of Vietnam Meanwhile the gang is cooking up a new drug called SPAZM & a scheme to drop on the market It all culminates at Abe&s compound with a Skin-fight (like cock-fighting but with Homo Sapiens slaves) & the Humans team up with The Mad Fs to organize a massive drug-run to Los Angeles Ride with us for a far-out trip full of gang rumbles skin-fights loads of psychedelic drugs bad-ass biker apes hot biker mamas & awesome choppers in the endless party that is the life of The Humans as they fight fk & fly down the road to oblivion! Join our crew! Ride with The Humans today! Collects The Humans 1-4 & issue 0 ...

THE HUMANS ARE BACK! The second HUMANS collection follows the gang as they rampage thru drug runs with road pirates strip club freak outs & beatdowns passionate sex in cheap motel rooms & multiple bloody barroom massacres! ...

Joanna has spent ten years married to a monster Everyone thinks she has the perfect life but behind closed doors she lives in constant fear of her husband Escape seems impossible
- & then a stranger offers her a chance to flee On the run with her young daughter Joanna finds herself in the mysterious town of Morro With no memory of how she got there & no idea of what the town truly is Joanna faces a rare & terrible choice
- stay safe or return to face the fight of her life to save herself & her little girl

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San Pedro a visionary & hallucinogenic brew derived from the mescaline-based Trichocereus pachanoi or 'cactus of vision' is one of Peru's most important & powerful teacher plants For thousands of years this brew has been drunk by spiritual seekers & those who need healing & it has cured a wide variety of physical problems including cancer diabetes paralysis & pneumonia as well as emotional & psychological issues such as alcoholism heartbreak & grief Those who work with it say San Pedro brings us closer to God Remarkably however while other South American teacher plants such as ayahuasca have been well reported in the literature there has been no book specifically written about the shamanic use of San Pedro
- until now " The Hummingbird's Journey to God" provides wisdom for the whole of mankind
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Survivor genius critic Murderer Meet Benjamin White blessed since his infancy with an extraordinary gift to understand humour at its deepest level Yet Benjamin is cursed too in all his life he has never laughed or smiled At the height of his profession as a comedy critic yet lacking any kind of human empathy Benjamin discovers a formula that will allow him to construct the most powerful joke the world has ever known A joke that has the power to kill ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD Humphrey Jennings widely considered as one of Britain&s greatest documentary filmmakers is best known for films which beautifully evoke everyday heroism in times of war & peace combining poetic observation with a subtle yet intense national feeling This the first of three volumes gathers 15 films from the period 1934-1940 & provides a fascinating insight into Jennings early days as a filmmaker learning & developing his craft It features the critically acclaimed Spare Time & London Can Take It! as well as some previously neglected works many of which will be available for the first time since their original release Director Humphrey Jennings Certificate PGYear 1934
- 1940 Languages English Duration 3 hours & 28 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a thrilling heartwarming tale full of incredible action hilarious comedy & charming songs! Inspired by Victor Hugo&8217;s classic novel Disney brings the heroic adventures of Quasimodo the gentle & lonely bell ringer of Notre Dame to life At the urging of his hilarious gargoyle pals Quasimodo defies his evil guardian & ventures from his tower to the joyous Festival of Fools in the city streets below But when the crowd turns on him because of the way he looks he is rescued by another outcast the beautiful gipsy Esmeralda Now Quasi finds himself struggling in two battles to save the city he loves from destruction meanwhile compelling others to see people for who & what they really are not just for how they appear The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a joy to hear & a wonder to behold full of heroes villains comedy suspense & music that will enthral your senses & warm your heart&8230; no matter who you are! Return to the magnifi cence of Notre Dame in Disney&8217;s The Hunchback of Notre Dame II &8212; The Secret Of The Bell a fun romantic adventure told with vibrant animation & music as glorious as its setting Quasimodo & all of his friends reunite in this thrilling escapade as the lovable yet lonely bell ringer takes on the evil circus owner Sarousch A master of sorcery Sarousch plots to steal the Cathedral&8217;s famous bell La Fidele &8212; forcing his assistant & Quasi&8217;s new friend Madellaine to help him When Esmeralda&8217;s little boy Zephyr tries to stop Sarousch Quasi must race to the rescue of his small pal & the jewelled bell Ignoring some hilarious advice from his gargoyle buddies Quasi listens to his own brave heart &8211; & discovers that he too must look past appearances to learn to trust Disney&8217;s legendary tale continues with this comical magical musical celebration of the beauty inside everyone Actors Demi Moore Jason Alexander Tom Hulce Mary Kay Bergman Corey Burton Directors Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Bradley Raymond Format PALLanguage Castilian Subtitles English Spanish Portuguese Hebrew Greek Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 2 ...