For fifteen-year-old Michael Berg a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined The woman in question is Hanna & before long they embark on a passionate clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric & confused For Hanna is not all she seems Years later as a law student observing a trial in Germany Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna The woman he had loved is a criminal Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense But then suddenly & terribly it does
- Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime she is also desperately concealing another deep secret
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Reader opens in WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill & is helped home by Hanna a stranger twice his age Michael recovers from scarlet fever & seeks out Hanna to thank her The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to & their physical relationship deepens Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from & The Odessey& & Huck Finn& & & The Lady With The Little Dog& Despite their intense bond Hanna mysteriously disappears one day & Michael is left confused & heartbroken Eight years later while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life
- this time as a defendant in the courtroom As Hanna&s past is revealed Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives The Reader is a haunting story about truth & reconciliation about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another Actors Ralph Fiennes Jeanette Hain David Kross Kate Winslet Susanne Lothar Alissa Wilms Florian Bartholomäi Friederike Becht Matthias Habich Frieder Venus Marie-Anne Fliegel Hendrik Arnst Rainer Sellien Torsten Michaelis & Moritz Grove Director Stephen Daldry Certificate 15 years & over Year 2008 Languages English Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours & 4 minutes (approx)
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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 Post-WWII Germany Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Drama starring Ralph Fiennes & Kate Winslet (in a BAFTA Golden Globe & Oscar-winning performance) based on the novel by Bernard Schlink Set in post World War II Germany the story revolves around a teenage boy Michael Berg (David Kross) who falls ill with scarlet fever & is helped home by Hanna (Winslet) a stranger twice his age When Michael recovers he tracks Hanna down in order to thank her for her kindness Despite their age difference the two embark on an intense & secret affair that is based largely on Michael reading aloud to Hanna until Hanna suddenly & mysteriously disappears one day leaving Michael confused & heartbroken Several years later when Michael (Fiennes) is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials he comes across Hanna again
- this time as a defendant in the courtroom As Hanna's past is revealed Michael uncovers a secret that profoundly affects both their lives Actors Ralph Fiennes Jeanette Hain David Kross Kate Winslet Susanne Lothar Directors Stephen Daldry Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1
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An international bestseller from French author Jean-Paul Didierlaurent The Reader on the 627 is ready to take you on a journey Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates he has but one pleasure in life Sitting on the 627 train each day Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine But it is when he discovers the diary of a lonely young woman Julie
- a woman who feels as lost in the world as he does
- that his journey will truly begin The Reader on the 627 is a tale bursting with larger-than-life characters each of whom touches Guylain's life for the better For fans of Amelie & Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore this captivating novel is a warm funny fable about literature's power to uplift even the most downtrodden of lives

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A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick New York Times Bestseller Sara has never left Sweden but at the age of 28 she decides it's time She cashes in her savings packs a suitcase full of books & sets off for Broken Wheel Iowa a town where she knows nobody Sara quickly realises that Broken Wheel is in desperate need of some adventure a dose of self-help & perhaps a little romance too In short this is a town in need of a bookshop With a little help from the locals Sara sets up Broken Wheel's first bookstore The shop might be a little quirky but then again so is Sara & as Broken Wheel's story begins to take shape there are some surprises in store for Sara too ' The perfect summer read' Stylist ...

The Sunday Times Number One bestseller A New Year A New Page A New Reading Group Five women meet for their first reading group little realising this social gathering over books & glasses of wine might see them share more than literary debate & will in fact take each of them to places they'd never imagined Harriet & Nicole are the ringleaders best friends who can't quite admit
- to themselves or one other
- they might be trapped in loveless marriages While Polly a determined single mum finds herself tipped off course by an unexpected proposal Susan usually so carefree & happy is forced to face a shattering reality & Clare quiet & mysterious plainly has more on her mind than next week's book choice Over the coming year their worlds will intertwine in delightful unexpected & surprising ways Stories will be re-written as dreams are made & broken but through it all they'll have the Reading Group with friendship tears & laughter featuring in every chapter of their lives

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' Brims with laughs love family & friendship You will love this heartwarming read!' Trisha Ashley Sunday Times bestselling author Meet the Reading Group Grace Anne-Marie Kate Jojo & Serena as different as can be but who you can count on in good times & bad No topic is off-limits books family love & loss & don't forget the glass of red! Each month they meet in Serena's beautiful cliff-top cottage to discuss a good book
- & their lives which are sometimes stranger than fiction! Between new loves & old flames cheating husbands & wayward children there's always a surprise around the corner A laugh-out-loud tale of friendship loyalty & love Perfect for fans of Jo Thomas & Lucy Diamond
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A Map to the Magic of Reading Stop for a moment & wonder what's happening in your brain right now as you read this paragraph? How much do you know about the innumerable & amazing connections that your mind is making as you in a flash make sense of this request? Why does it matter? The Reading Mind is a brilliant beautifully crafted & accessible exploration of arguably life's most important skill reading Daniel T Willingham the bestselling author of Why Don't Students Like School? offers a perspective that is rooted in contemporary cognitive research He deftly describes the incredibly complex & nearly instantaneous series of events that occur from the moment a child sees a single letter to the time they finish reading The Reading Mind explains the fascinating journey from seeing letters then words sentences & so on with the author highlighting each step along the way This resource covers every aspect of reading starting with two fundamental processes reading by sight & reading by sound It also addresses reading comprehension at all levels from reading for understanding at early levels to inferring deeper meaning from texts & novels in high school The author also considers the undeniable connection between reading & writing as well as the important role of motivation as it relates to reading Finally as a cutting-edge researcher Willingham tackles the intersection of our rapidly changing technology & its effects on learning to read & reading Every teacher reading specialist literacy coach & school administrator will find this book invaluable Understanding the fascinating science behind the magic of reading is essential for every educator Indeed every "reader" will be captivated by the dynamic but invisible workings of their own minds ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play True stories of the 101st Airborne Division It&s fifteen minutes past midnight on June 6th 1944 A C-47 Dakota is humming over the skies of Nazi occupied France Perched at the aircraft&s open door is Captain Frank Lillyman He gives the signal & jumps into blackness followed by the six thousand paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division who would go down in history as & The Screaming Eagles& This powerful film retraces the journey of a legendary group of warriors Relive the perilous missions of a fighting force that was paramount in World War II through to Vietnam Featuring dramatic interviews & rare footage from the Division&s own film archives it&s an action-packed salute to the men who took to the skies in the name of freedom ...