Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton sparkle & amuse as Katharina & Petruchio in William Shakespeare&s comic look at male chauvinism & women&s lib in the 16th century Petruchio a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife There he encounters the fiery Katharina a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage Their honeymoon becomes a humorous battle of wit & insult with Kate as determined to maintain her independence as Petruchio is to "tame" her When the embattled couple returns to Padua Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that his is the most obedient of wives But in reality the shrewish Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Festive animation about a tangerine-coloured teddy bear whose smile was sewn on upside down Shelved in a secondhand shop where he soon makes friends with all the other toys the bear hopes with all his heart that this Christmas will be the year he goes home with a kind & caring family However as the festive season approaches the bear slowly realises that his real home is here in the shop with his many good friends ...

Used widely in non-majors biology classes this is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader Zimmer an award-winning science writer takes readers on a fascinating journey into the latest discoveries about evolution In the Canadian Arctic paleontologists unearth fossils documenting the move of our ancestors from sea to land In the outback of Australia a zoologist tracks some of the world's deadliest snakes to decipher the 100-million-year evolution of venom molecules In Africa geneticists are gathering DNA to probe the origin of our species In clear non-technical language Zimmer explains the central concepts essential for understanding new advances in evolution including natural selection genetic drift & sexual selection He demonstrates how vital evolution is to all branches of modern biology-from the fight against deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria to the analysis of the human genome ...

From the birth of the tank to unmanned vehicles & the tanks of the future The Tank Book offers a truly definitive look at over 400 different tanks produced in association with The Tank Museum Take an up-close look at British US Russian German & French tanks meet key designers such as Mikhail Koshkin & Sir William Tritton & discover the ground-breaking technology behind such vehicles as the Centurion Hellcat SV Scout & T-14 Armata & the legendary Tiger tank Incredible photographic tours take you inside a variety of tanks putting you in the seat of some of the most formidable vehicles to ever go to battle in World War I World War II the Cold War & beyond Perfect for anyone with an interest in military history The Tank Book is the ultimate guide to tanks & their role on the battlefield ...

People love Bill Murray movies but even more they love crazy stories about Bill Murray out in the world Bill reads poetry to construction workers Bill joins in strangers' kickball games Bill steals a golf cart in Stockholm Bill follows the Roots
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- around Bill pays a kid 5 to ride his bicycle into a swimming pool The most popular Bill Murray story of all time (which he will neither confirm nor deny) on a crowded street he puts his hands over a stranger's eyes from behind & says Guess who? When he lifts his hands to reveal his identity as Bill Murray he tells the gobsmacked stranger No one will ever believe you For The Tao of Bill Murray Real-Life Stories of Joy Enlightenment & Party Crashing best-selling author Gavin Edwards tracked down the best authentic Bill Murray stories People savour these anecdotes; they consume them with a bottomless hunger; they routinely turn them into viral hits The book not only has the greatest hits of Bill's eye-opening interactions with the world it puts them in the context of a larger philosophy (revealed to the author in an exclusive interview) Bill Murray is secretly teaching us all how to live our lives

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People are increasingly looking to alternatives to Western medicine & here is a practical self-help guide to a balanced & positive lifestyle Tao the most ancient & fundamental element in the world's oldest civilisation is as relevant to today's world as to classical China For the contemporary reader this accessible book is the first to explore in the light of the findings of modern Western science the balanced & holistic system of health care used by Chinese physicians martial artists & meditators for over 5000 years Exploring the ancient teachings of characters such as The Yellow Emperor & The Plain Girl Daniel Reid lights the path to sexual fulfilment The instructions of the Way of Yin & Yang 'serve as signposts along the winding road to a woman's orgasm and'
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- 'every man should learn to read them' In The Tao of Health Sex & Longevity Daniel Reid has combined his personal experience with original research & in an accessible informed & often anecdotal style he presents the issues & answers of practical concern to a Western audience The book covers every aspect of health with concise information on diet & nutrition fasting breathing & exercise medicine meditation & sexual yoga

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Chuang Tzu examines the nature of existence in these dialogues & essays from the battle to grasp the purpose of life to the search for knowledge A collection of some of the most absorbing & charming philosophy ever written THE TAO OF NATURE is also about perfection perception the value of skills & the truth revealed by complete understanding GREAT IDEAS Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are

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Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time--way back in 1975 This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic It

Includes:: a new preface by the author in which he reflects on the further discoveries & developments that have occurred in the years since the book's original publication Physicists do not need mysticism Dr Capra says & mystics do not need physics but humanity needs both It's a message of timeless importance

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Winnie-the-Pooh is The Bear for all Ages' & now he's more fun than ever before Join in The Tao of Pooh! Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain way about him a way of doing things that has made him the world's most beloved bear & Pooh's Way as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly demonstrates seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese principles of Taoism ...

What's this you're writing? asked Pooh climbing onto the writing table The Tao of Pooh I replied The how of Pooh? asked Pooh smudging one of the words I had just written The Tao of Pooh I replied poking his paw away with my pencil It seems more like ow! of Pooh said Pooh rubbing his paw 176 pages Hoff Benjamin ...