Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Isao Takahata directs & co-writes this Japanese anime from Studio Ghibli A bamboo cutter (voice of Takeo Chii) finds a miniature girl (Aki Asakura) & takes her home to his wife (Nobuko Miyamoto) so they can bring her up as their own daughter The girl grows unusually fast & believing her to be a princess the bamboo cutter uses gold he discovers to treat her like royalty relocating his family from the mountains to a mansion in the capital city Before long the girl who has been named Princess Kaguya by a royal priest finds herself attracting the attention of a number of suitors but she isn&t interested & wishes she was back in the mountains with her friend Sutemaru (Kengo Kora) Despite her unhappiness she doesn&t want to return to the life she had before she was taken in by the bamboo cutter However she comes to realise she may not have a choice ...

Three young trees each make a wish When they are felled it seems as if all their dreams are over But each is destined to play an important part in the life of Jesus & in this their dreams are more than fulfilled This moving tale which provides an insight into the life of Jesus is now available in an appealing mini sized format which brings new life to a top-selling classic retelling of a traditional tale ...

After a terrible misunderstanding poor Timmy Tiptoes ends up deep inside the trunk of a dead tree with no means of getting out Luckily the chipmunk who lived there was very friendly & kind to Timmy Before long a strong wind blows the top off the dead tree trunk but poor Timmy can't get himself out on account of eating far too many nuts & being a little bit too round! Beatrix wrote this story to appeal directly to her American fans & featured animals of American origin (grey squirrels chipmunks & a black bear) all living happily in the Lake District woods! The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes is number twelve in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes ...

The Tale of Tom Kitten is set in the cottage garden Beatrix created herself at Hill Top the farm she owned near the village of Sawrey Tom & his sisters look so smart in their new clothes When their mother sends them outside while she waits for her visitors she couldn't possibly guess what kind of mess they are going to get themselves into! The Tale of Tom Kitten is number eight in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes ...

When two naughty little mice discover the door to the beautiful dolls' house ajar they just have to tiptoe inside & have a look The temptation to try the delicious looking food in the dining room proves too great however & chaos ensues when they discover that it will not come off the plates! The Tale of Two Bad Mice is number five in Beatrix Potter's series of 23 little books the titles of which are as follows 1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit 2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 3 The Tailor of Gloucester 4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny 5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice 6 The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle 7 The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher 8 The Tale of Tom Kitten 9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck 10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies 11 The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse 12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes 13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr Tod 15 The Tale of Pigling Bland 16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers 17 The Tale of The Pie & the Patty-Pan 18 The Tale of Ginger & Pickles 19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson 20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit 21 The Story of Miss Moppet 22 Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes 23 Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes ...

' Talent You've either got it or you haven't' Not true actually In The Talent Code award-winning journalist Daniel Coyle draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that far from being some abstract mystical power fixed at birth ability really can be created & nurtured In the process he considers talent at work in venues as diverse as a music school in Dallas & a tennis academy near Moscow to demostrate how the wiring of our brains can be transformed by the way we approach particular tasks He explains what is really going on when apparently unremarkable people suddenly make a major leap forward He reveals why some teaching methods are so much more effective than others Above all he shows how all of us can achieve our full potential if we set about training our brains in the right way ...

' This book shows how to find attract develop motivate & retain stars It's full of evidence & provocative ideas to help every talent leader' Dr Adam Grant Wharton Professor New York Times bestselling author Originals & Give & Take' This is the book I want to hand every manager I've ever worked with Every chapter is filled with"es findings & ideas that I want to post on Twitter & share with the world' Dr Todd Carlisle VP of HR Twitter WHY THE SCIENCE OF PEOPLE IS YOUR KEY WEAPON IN THE WAR FOR TALENTAll organisations have problems & they nearly always concern people how to manage them; whom to hire fire or promote; & how to motivate develop & retain high potential employees Psychology the main science for understanding people should be a pivotal tool for solving these problems
- yet most companies play it by ear & billions of dollars are wasted on futile interventions to attract & retain the right people for key roles Bridging the gap between the psychological science of talent & common real-world talent practices The Talent Delusion aims to educate HR practitioners & leaders on how to measure predict & manage talent It will provide readers with data-driven solution to the common problems around employee selection development & engagement; how to define & evaluate talent; how to detect & inhibit toxic employee behaviours; & how to identify & harness leadership potential
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The A-Stars played music & the Zigzags danced They both wanted to win the Harmony School Talent Show! Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales popular characters modern stories & non-fiction written for young learners of English as a foreign or second language Beautifully illustrated & carefully written the series combines the best of Ladybird content with the structured language progression that will help children develop their reading writing speaking listening & critical thinking skills The five levels of Readers & Activity Books follow the CEFR framework & include language activities that provide preparation for the Cambridge English Young Learners (YLE) Starters Movers & Flyers exams The Talent Show a Level 3 Reader is A1 in the CEFR framework & supports YLE Movers exams The longer text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses some expression of future meaning comparisons contractions & relative clauses ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play To be young & carefree amid the blue waters & idyllic landscape of sun-drenched Italy in the late 1950s; that&s la dolce vita Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) craves
- & Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) leads When Dickie&s father a wealthy ship builder asks Tom to bring his errant playboy son back home to America Dickie & his beautiful expatriate girlfriend Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow) never suspect the dangerous extremes to which Ripley will go to make their lifestyle his own After all it&s better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody
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Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors & the law when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe & a chance to start over Ripley wants money success & the good life & he's willing to kill for it When his new-found happiness is threatened his response is as swift as it is shocking ...