Football lies at the heart of popular culture in both England & Italy It is played watched written about & talked to death by millions virtually every day of the year But how do the characteristics of England & Italy affect the game in these two footballing nations? Do the national stereotypes of Italians as passionate stylish lotharios & the English as cold-hearted eccentrics still hold true when they kick a ball around? In The Italian Job for the first time a footballer of the first rank Gianluca Vialli in conjunction with sportswriter & broadcaster Gabriele Marcotti tackles this debate head on Uniquely positioned across both the English & the Italian games they provide a fascinating & highly controversial commentary on where football is now & where it's headed & they have invited some of the biggest names in the sport to join in their discussion Sir Alex Ferguson Jose Mourinho Arsene Wenger Sven Goran Eriksson Fabio Capello & Marcello Lippi amongst others add their not inconsiderable weight to the highest-profile symposium on football ever convened Gianluca Vialli & Gabriele Marcotti explore every aspect of football be it tactical & technical or cultural & sociological Stuffed full of controversial opinions & gripping revelations The Italian Job takes you on a journey to the very heart of two of the world's great footballing cultures ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Charlie Croker is out of jail & on the make with an ingenious plan for the heist of the century Aided & abetted by top criminal mastermind Mr Bridger Charlie sets off with an ace team of villains & three very special minis to lift 4000000 from under the noses of the Turin Polizi The trouble is with the cops & the Mafia on his tail Charlie finds that grabbing the money is kid&s stuff compared to getting away with it This action packed comedy-drama is an all time cult classic of the 60&s with the craziest car chase in movie history & an incredible cliff hanger finale The Italian Job is the caper movie to beat them all! Actors Michael Caine Noël Coward Mark Wahlberg Charlize Theron Edward Norton Directors Peter Collinson F Gary Gray Writers Troy Kennedy-Martin Donna Powers Wayne Powers Producers Michael Deeley Donald De Line Language English Subtitles English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Charlie Croker is out of jail & on the make with an ingenious plan for the heist of the century Aided & abetted by top criminal mastermind Mr Bridger Charlie sets off with an ace team of villains & three very special minis to lift 4000000 from under the noses of the Turin Polizi The trouble is with the cops & the Mafia on his tail Charlie finds that grabbing the money is kid&s stuff compared to getting away with it This action packed comedy drama is an all time cult classic of the 60&s with the craziest car chase in movie history & an incredible cliff hanger finale The Italian Job is the caper movie to beat them all! Actors Michael Caine Noel Coward Benny Hill Raf Vallone Robert Powell Tony Beckley Margaret Blye Rossano Brazzi John Le Mesurier Michael Standing & Valerie Leon Director Peter Collinson Certificate PGYear 1969 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages German (Mono 10) Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; English for the hearing impaired ; Finnish ; German ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Romanian ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 1 hour & 35 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 Alfie-Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture this wickedly comic tale is about a shallow womanizer who is desperately tryi ng to figure out what life is all about Based on a play by ; Italian Job The-A spectacular robbery of gold bullion in Turin is masterminded by an older gentleman from a British prison where he is lord of all h e surveys; Zulu-Based on the 1879 massacre in Africa British soldiers stand fast against the Zulus at Rorke&s Drift ...

Lose yourself in the sun-drenched hills of the Amalfi coast with bestselling author of Songs of Love & War Santa Montefiore Gianluca has to admit his life is empty so in search of serenity & a deeper purpose to his existence he flees to Italy to the magical Palazzo Montelimone lovingly restored by his parents to assess his future But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates The palazzo is filled with his mother's eccentric friends & haunted by the ghosts of its murderous past He meets a woman whose dark eyes are heavy with sorrow & a solemn little boy with an incredible secret As he begins to unravel a mystery that has its roots in a long-ago act of violence Luca is forced to face his greatest fear in exchange for the greatest truth Santa's new bestseller Songs of Love & War is out in paperback & ebook now ...

Something is stirring in the dinosaur jungle
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More & more couples are turning to IVF each year to help them conceive & yet there are still many questions to be answered What makes IVF succesful? & what else can we do to support our treatment? are two of the most important queries couples can have & here Zita West offers solutions Nutrition & lifestyle advice psychological & emotional support & a positive mindset all play an important part in helping couples conceive & can even make the difference between a successful & unsuccessful outcome This book not only advises how to prepare for IVF but why it's so important & the step-by-step diet & lifestyle plan is a clear way to support your treatment ...

A legacy stolen A bond betrayed After being cut loose by their own homeland & families two individuals live their lives cast adrift with no light to guide them When the players are tasked with tracking down a missing delivery they are caught up in the schemes of a pair of villains who are determined to forge their own mark upon the world with blood & bone Detailing events surrounding the fallout from when the long memory of the Aurumel reaches even the remote thundering grounds of Pyre The Ivory Mausoleum is an adventure for the Overlight Roleplaying Game suitable for either first-time characters or as part of an ongoing campaign ...

Much more than a grouping of eight colleges & universities the Ivy League--with its hallowed halls private clubs & grassy quadrangles--is the consummate reward of the American Dream Captured in countless novels films & television shows & mentioned in everyday conversations around the globe these centuries-old institutions stand proudly as universal symbols of one of America's greatest strengths--its world-renowned education system Representing the apex of academic achievement the Ivy League is also a gateway to the socially powerful & elite making it the wish of all parents for their children But that's only the beginning Taking a close-up look at each of these campuses Harvard alumnus Daniel Cappello illustrates the unique spirit of each school & determines what sets them apart--from the presidents they've trained to the silver-screen characters they've inspired; from the size of their endowments to the number of celebrities they enroll; from dominant political stances to athletic rivalries architectural styles & popular fashion ...

Stunning three-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien’s life & works ever published including synopses of all his writings & a Tolkien gazetteer who’s who & chronology The three volumes contained in this slipcase written by two of the foremost experts on JRR Tolkien comprise the definitive handbook to one of the most popular authors of the 20th century Tolkien&s progress is traced from his birth in South Africa in 1892 to the battlefields of France & the lecture-halls of Leeds & Oxford to his success as the author of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings until his death in 1973 His many academic & literary achievements his public reception & his enduring fame are examined in detail The first volume in this set is a Chronology of Tolkien&s life & works the most extensive biographical resource about him ever published Thousands of details have been drawn from letters contemporary documents in libraries & archives & a wide variety of other published & unpublished sources Assembled together they form a portrait of Tolkien in all his aspects the distinguished scholar of Old & Middle English the capable teacher & administrator the devoted husband & father the brilliant creator of Middle-earth The second & third volumes the Reader&s Guide is an indispensable introduction to Tolkien&s life writings & art It

Includes:: histories & discussions of his works; analyses of the components of his vast & Silmarillion& mythology; brief biographies of persons important in his life; accounts of places he knew; essays on topics such as Tolkien&s interests & attitudes towards contemporary issues ideas found in his works adaptations & invented languages; & checklists of his published works his poetry his pictorial art & translations of his writing

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