Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Patty Duke & Anne Bancroft recreate their acclaimed Broadway performances as the blind deaf & mute Helen Keller & the stubborn Irish governess who helps her overcome her disabilities Unable to see or hear seven-year-old Helen is completely cut off from her family unable to communicate with anyone It seems that there is no hope for her but when the young dedicated teacher Annie Sullivan arrives she engages the wild & angry Helen in a combative relationship trying to overcome her isolation by teaching her a touch-based system of sign language Bancroft & Duke both won Oscars for their roles ...

The Incredible Journey meets The Mouse & His Child an enchanting tale that begs to be read aloud The magical story of the adventures of a lost toy rabbit from a New York Times bestselling author twice winner of the Newbery Medal Abilene loves her blue china rabbit but Edward Tulane is extremely vain & only loves himself On a voyage from New York to London Edward falls overboard & from there finds himself on an amazing journey He travels with tramps works as a scarecrow comforts a dying child & finally learns what it is to truly love ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The year is 1953 The small English village of St Mary Mead home to Miss Jane Marple is delighted when a big American movie company arrives to make a movie telling of the relationship between Jane Grey & Elisabeth I starring the famous actresses Marina Rudd & Lola Brewster Marina arrives with her husband Jason & when she discovers that Lola is going to be in the movie with her she hits the roof as Lola & Marina loathe each other on sight Marina has been getting death threats & at a party at the manor house Heather Babcock after boring Marina with a long story drinks a cocktail made for Marina & dies from poisoning Everybody believes that Marina is the target but the police officer investigating the case Inspector Craddock isn&t sure so he asks Miss Marple his aunt to investigate Actors Tony Curtis Rock Hudson Kim Novak Elizabeth Taylor Angela Lansbury Geraldine Chaplin Edward Fox Wendy Morgan Margaret Courtenay Charles Gray Marella Oppenheim Maureen Bennett Carolyn Pickles Eric Dodson & Charles Lloyd Pack Director Guy Hamilton Certificate PGYear 1980 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 45 minutes (approx) ...

Agatha Christie's audacious murder mystery reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers One minute silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol the glamorous Marina Gregg The next Heather suffered a massive seizure But for whom was the deadly poison really intended? Marina's frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific But while others searched for material evidence Jane Marple conducted a very different investigation
- into human nature
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This epic poem recounts the history of same-sex love revealing a hidden side of Western culture through the lives of its greatest artists Sappho Michelangelo Shakespeare Emily Dickinson Oscar Wilde & many others are woven into this rich visceral piece Originally written fourteen years ago The Mirror of Love sprang from Moore's activist heart as a reaction to Britain's controversial anti-gay law Clause 28 In the past Mirror has been translated into both a comic book & a stage production but Top Shelf presents it as it was meant to be a hardcover book illustrated with over forty full-color photographs from acclaimed artist Jos Villarrubia Included in the 128-page special edition is an essay about the poem & its previous incarnations an index of characters & places a selection of classic poems"ed in the text & a bibliography ...

In this universally accessible New York Times bestseller named for her wildly popular web series Issa Rae waxes humorously on what it's like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits & black as cool I'm awkward-and black Someone once told me those were the two worst things anyone could be That someone was right Where do I start? Being an introvert (as well as "funny") in a world that glorifies cool isn't easy But when Issa Rae the creator of the Shorty Award-winning hit series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is that introvert-whether she's navigating love the workplace friendships or "rapping"-it sure is entertaining Now in this New York Times bestselling debut collection written in her witty & self-deprecating voice Rae covers everything from cyber sexing in the early days of the Internet to deflecting unsolicited comments on weight gain from navigating the perils of eating out alone & public displays of affection to learning to accept yourself-natural hair & all The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is a book no one-awkward or cool black white or other-will want to miss ...

A br&-new series from 1 bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell! Introducing Max Crumbly the new Dork on the block Max is about to face the scariest place he's ever been
- South Ridge Middle School! He has been home-schooled by his grandmother until now & he's begged his parents to finally let him start attending a real school He's starting to question that choice though with the Doug aka Thug Thurston Problem As in Thug keeps stuffing Max in his locker If only Max could be like the hero in all the comics he likes to read
- or the ones he draws
- & magically escape the locker & defeat Thug Unfortunately Max's uncanny almost superhuman ability to smell pizza from a block away won't exactly save any lives or foil bad guys But that doesn't mean Max won't do his best to be the hero his school needs!


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Meet Max Crumbly the NEW dork on the block in the second instalment of a brand NEW series from Rachel Renee Russell the author of the phenomenal Dork Diaries series
- now with over 36 million copies in print worldwide! If you like Tom Gates Diary of a Wimpy Kid & of course Dork Diaries you'll love this!' The Sun When we last left our hero Max Crumbly he had crash-landed on top of a Mighty Meat Monster pizza after taking a late night tumble through the vents at South Ridge Middle School
- & he was completely surrounded by three ruthless criminals! Will Max be shredded to bits like mozzarella cheese on the hard & crunchy pizza crust of doom? Can his friend & sidekick computer whiz Erin help get him out of this sticky situation alive? Perfect for fans of Dork Diaries Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tom Gates & James Patterson's Middle School series

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Sweetie Pie the hamster is so excited to leave the pet shop with his new owner In the great outdoors he feels the wind in his fur & experiences its wonderful sights & smells for the very first time But soon he is stuck back inside living a cage-bound life controlled by the whims of his awful owners As Sweetie Pie looks longingly out of his cage at the squirrels frolicking in the trees he wonders if he will ever get the chance to answer the call of the wild Inspired by his daughters' two pet hamsters Chris Van Allsburg tells the heart-warming story of a little animal trying to find his place in the big wide world ...

When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash her shocking first thought is relief Relief they'll never know that hours earlier she had been kissing a girl But that relief doesn't last & Cam is forced to move in with her conservative aunt Ruth & her well-intentioned but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother She knows that from this point on her life will forever be different Survival in Miles City Montana means blending in & leaving well enough alone & Cam becomes an expert at both Then Coley Taylor moves to town Beautiful pickup-driving Coley is a perfect cowgirl with the perfect boyfriend to match She & Cam forge an unexpected & intense friendship one that seems to leave room for something more to emerge But just as that starts to seem like a real possibility ultrareligious Aunt Ruth takes drastic action to fix her niece bringing Cam face-to-face with the cost of denying her true self-even if she's not quite sure who that is The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning & unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are & finding the courage to live life according to your own rules Reviews' Danforth's narrative of a bruised young woman finding her feet in a complicated world is a tremendous achievement strikingly unsentimental & full of characters who feel entirely rounded & real An inspiring read' Sarah Waters author of TIPPING THE VELVET & FINGERSMITH' If Holden Caulfield had been a gay girl from Montana this is the story he might have told-it's funny heartbreaking & beautifully rendered' Curtis Sittenfeld bestselling author of PREP & AMERICAN WIFE' An important book
- one that can change lives' Jacqueline Woodson award-winning author of BROWN GIRL DREAMINGRich with detail & emotion a sophisticated read for teens & adults alike Kirkus starred review' The story is riveting beautiful & full of the kind of detail that brings to life a place (rural Montana) a time (the early 1990s) & a questioning teenage girl' Publishers Weekly starred review
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