' If you loved Under the Tuscan Sun you'll love this' Red Magazine Every week on a Thursday evening a group of four rural Italian women gather in an old stone house in the hills above Italy's Orvieto There
- along with their friend Marlena
- they cook together sit down to a beautiful supper drink their beloved local wines & talk Surrounded by candle light good food & friendship the four women tell Marlena their evocative life stories & of cherished ingredients & recipes whose secrets have been passed down through generations

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' The most popular English poet since Larkin' Sunday Times After more than a decade & following his celebrated adventures in drama translation travel writing & prose poetry Simon Armitage's eleventh collection of poems heralds a return to his trademark contemporary lyricism The pieces in this multi-textured & moving volume are set against a backdrop of economic recession & social division where mass media the mass market & globalisation have made alienation a commonplace experience & where the solitary imagination drifts & conjures The Unaccompanied documents a world on the brink a world of unreliable seasons & unstable coordinates where Odysseus stalks the aisles of cut-price supermarkets in search of direction where the star of Bethlehem rises over industrial Yorkshire & where alarm bells for ailing communities go unheeded or unheard Looking for certainty the mind gravitates to recollections of upbringing & family only to encounter more unrecoverable worlds shaped as ever through Armitage's gifts for clarity & detail as well as his characteristic dead-pan wit Insightful relevant & empathetic these poems confirm The Unaccompanied as a bold new statement of intent by one of our most respected & recognised living poets 'A writer who has had a game-changing influence on his contemporaries' Guardian' Armitage is that rare beast a poet whose work is ambitious accomplished & complex as well as popular' Sunday Telegraph' The best poet of his generation' Craig Raine Observer ...

From bestselling author Terry Pratchett everything you need to know to identify the real unadulterated cat The Unadulterated Cat is becoming an endangered species as more & more of us settle for those boring mass-produced cats the ad-men sell us
- the pussies that purr into their gold-plated food bowls on the telly But the Campaign for Real Cats sets out to change all that by helping us to recognise a true unadulterated cat when we see one For example real cats have ears that look like they've been trimmed with pinking shears; real cats never wear flea collars or appear on Christmas cards or chase anything with a bell in it; real cats do eat quiche & giblets & butter & anything else left on the table if they think they can get away with it Real cats can hear a fridge door opening two rooms away
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In this novel
- a story of irreconcilable loves & infidelities
- Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century

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To the casual observer the great enlightened city of Edinburgh home of no-nonsense philosophers & cream teas might appear immune to the rollercoaster of strong emotions But at 44 Scotland Street as Matthew & Elspeth embark on the risky enterprise of married love the raffish portrait painter Angus Lordie has a premonition of disaster & soon enough Irene Pollock is shocked to learn that her small son Bertie harbours a highly unsuitable ambition; the gloriously vain Bruce discovers a wrinkle & confronts rejection; & Angus finds himself facing the grave consequences of unbridled bliss not to mention a large Glaswegian gangster bearing gifts ...

We love Pig (we can't help it) but Pig loves Farmer & he can't help it either After all Farmer gives Pig yummy slops & special back scratches & calls him Sausage & seems to love him more the fatter he gets Just as well Pig doesn't speak any Farmer But Duck does (Duck's clever like that) & he's determined his best friend should know the truth This is tough for Pig But Pig won't just sit there & weep (though we may do on his behalf) because there's help from an unexpected quarter the Evil Chickens have a plan ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Science vs Religion What are you willing to believe? & The Unbelievers& follows renowned scientists Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss across the globe as they speak publicly about the importance of science & reason in the modern world
- encouraging others to cast off religious & politically motivated approaches toward important current issues Presented in the style of rock n roll tour films The Unbelievers joins Dawkins & Krauss as they speak to sold-out stadiums & halls across three continents while contending with fans & critics along with religious extremists bent on stifling their pro-sciencepro-reason message Months of international travel culminate at the 2012 Rally For Reason on the US Capitol lawn in Washington DC Billed as the largest gathering of atheists secularists freethinkers & sceptics in world-history Dawkins & Krauss bear witness to the impact of their message as over 30000 adoring fans & protestors greet them with enthusiasm Dawkins & Krauss have begun an important conversation about some of the most challenging questions humans have ever faced The Unbelievers seeks to encourage others to continue that conversation This is a road warrior movie True to its intended genre
- New York Times This brand new release features the documentary film plus OVER AN HOUR OF EXTRA MATERIAL including Deleted Scenes Candid conversations on a variety of topics Extended Interviews More in depth conversations with high profile interviewees On The Road With The Unbelievers A behind the scenes featurette with the filmmakers The Unbelievers are Richard Dawkins & Lawrence Krauss Appearances by Ricky Gervais Stephen Hawking Sarah Silverman Werner Herzog Bill Pullman Tim Minchin Ian Mc Ewan Cormac Mc Carthy James Morrison Eddie Izzard Sam Harris Dan Dennett Ayaan Hirsi-Ali Penn Jillette Adam Savage James Randi Paul Provenza David Silverman Michael Shermer

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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 Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds desperately searching for a new body to inhabit & sometimes it actually succeeds Writer Director David Goyer (Blade Trinity The Invisible Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her & threatens everyone she loves Casey Bell (Odette Yustman) hated her mother for leaving her as a child But when inexplicable things start to happen Casey begins to understand why she left Plagued by merciless dreams & a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours she must turn to the only spiritual advisor Sendak (Gary Oldman) who can make it stop With Sendak&s help Casey uncovers the source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany
- a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession with the curse unleashed her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born Actors Odette Yustman Gary Oldman Cam Gigandet Meagan Good Jane Alexander Idris Elba Rhys Coiro Carla Gugino & James Remar Director David S Goyer Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio 51 Additional Languages French ; French Canadian ; German ; Latin American Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; French Canadian ; German ; Latin American Spanish Duration 1 hour & 28 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 Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven It must endlessly wander the borderlands between worlds desperately searching for a new body to inhabit & sometimes it actually succeeds Writer Director David Goyer (Blade Trinity The Invisible Batman Begins) gives a terrifying glimpse into the life of the undead in The Unborn a supernatural thriller that follows a young woman pulled into a world of nightmares when a demonic spirit haunts her & threatens everyone she loves Casey Bell (Odette Yustman) hated her mother for leaving her as a child But when inexplicable things start to happen Casey begins to understand why she left Plagued by merciless dreams & a tortured ghost that haunts her waking hours she must turn to the only spiritual advisor Sendak (Gary Oldman) who can make it stop With Sendak&s help Casey uncovers the source of a family curse dating back to Nazi Germany
- a creature with the ability to inhabit anyone or anything that is getting stronger with each possession with the curse unleashed her only chance at survival is to shut a doorway from beyond our world that has been pried open by someone who was never born Actors Odette Yustman Gary Oldman Cam Gigandet Meagan Good Jane Alexander Idris Elba Rhys Coiro Carla Gugino & James Remar Director David S Goyer Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio 51 Additional Languages French ; French Canadian ; German ; Latin American Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; French Canadian ; German ; Latin American Spanish Duration 1 hour & 28 minutes (approx)

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An extraordinary collection of thematically linked essays including THE UNCANNY SCREEN MEMORIES & FAMILY ROMANCES Leonardo da Vinci fascinated Freud primarily because he was keen to know why his personality was so incomprehensible to his contemporaries In this probing biographical essay he deconstructs both da Vinci&s character & the nature of his genius As ever many of his exploratory avenues lead to the subject&s sexuality
- why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way hedid? What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Intriguing thought-provoking & often contentious this volume contains some of Freud&s best writing
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