History is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest & most influential from Aristotle to Disney & they reveal as much about us & the things we believe as they do about the animals they misrepresent We once thought that eels were born from sand that swallows migrated to the moon & that bears gave birth to formless lumps that were licked into shape by their mothers In The Unexpected Truth About Animals zoologist Lucy Cooke unravels many such myths revealing the fascinating
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- facts she's uncovered while chasing hyenas spying on tobogganing penguins & stalking drunken moose You'll learn why sloths risk their lives to poo how bats joined the Allies in the Second World War & the mystery of the beaver's balls & you'll discover that even the most outlandish theories may have some truth in them after all

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A stunningly beautiful & warm-hearted picture book all about the friendship between a fisherman & whale There was once a little fisherman Every morning he would take his boat out into the wide sea & wait & wait When the little fisherman gets an unexpected (and very large) visitor one day they instantly become friends They have a lot of fun exploring each other's homes but where have all the fishes gone? This picture book is the perfect way to introduce the notion of sharing sustainability & taking care of the creatures in our oceans with young children ages 3 years & up Both boys & girls will love this timeless picture book similar to Benji Davies' The Storm Whale with exquisite & serene artwork from new talent Jessica Courtney-Tickle Jessica Courtney-Tickle graduated from Kingston University in July 2014 where she studied Illustration & animation & found a specialism in children's picture books She loves working with colour texture & lots & lots of characters ...

Commissioned in 1750 the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power & wealth of a great Venetian family but the fortunes of the Venier family waned & the project was abandoned with only one storey complete Empty unfinished & in a gradual state of decay the building was considered an eyesore Yet in the early 20th century the Unfinished Palazzo's quality of fairytale abandonment & its potential for transformation were to attract & inspire three fascinating women at key moments in their lives Luisa Casati Doris Castlerosse & Peggy Guggenheim Each chose the Palazzo Venier as the stage on which to build her own world of art & imagination surrounded by an amazing supporting cast from d' Annunzio & Nijinsky via Noel Coward & Cecil Beaton to Yoko Ono Luisa turned her home into an aesthete's fantasy where she hosted parties as extravagant & decadent as Renaissance court operas
- spending small fortunes on her own costumes in her quest to become a 'living work of art' & muse to the artists of the late belle epoque & early modernist eras Doris strove to make her mark in London & Venice during the glamorous hedonistic interwar years hosting film stars & royalty at glittering parties In the postwar years Peggy turned the Palazzo into a model of modernist simplicity that served as a home for her exquisite collection of modern art that today draws tourists & art-lovers from around the world Mackrell tells each life story vividly in turn weaving an intricate history of these legendary characters & the Unfinished Palazzo that they all at different times called home
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The Unfinished Revolution is a superb new biography of Sun Yat-sen whose life like the confusion of his time is not easy to ...

Winner of the 2012 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize this is a stunning & magical story of a summer of friendship which also ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the producers of cult smash Time Crimes this unsettling psychological thriller explores the dark side of the human psyche & the depths to which one man will sink to make his mark This is the human animal at his most terrifying When a struggling filmmaker Mickey Gravatski (Wes Bentley American Beauty) inadvertently catches a notorious serial killer (Mark Borkowski) in the middle of a murder he uses the grisly footage to blackmail the madman into being the subject of a disturbing new documentary Actors Wes Bentley Mark Borkowski Joanne Baron Beth Grant Albert López-Murtra Marina Gatell Kenny Johnson Amy Aeschliman Randy Cherkas Sarah Crocker Sal Darigo Jenna De Young Brian Distance & Thomas Dunn Director Thomas Dunn Certificate 18 years & over Year 2007 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 35 minutes (approx)
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A score of years after he first walked into the histories of men Anasurimbor Kellhus rules all the three seas the first true Aspect-Emperor in a thousand years The Unholy Consult is the hugely anticipated final novel in R Scott Bakker's acclaimed Aspect-Emperor series set in a vivid world of myth war & sorcery It is a series that stands alongside the finest in the genre for its grand scope rich detail & thrilling story ...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STEPHEN MEDCALFWhen Marian Taylor takes the post of governess at Gaze castle remote house on a beautiful but desolate coast she finds herself confronted with many strange mysteries What kind of crime or catastrophe in the past still keeps the house under a brooding spell? & is her employer Hannah an innocent victim a guilty woman a lunatic or a witch? ...

Add a pinch of sparkle & decorate with an abundance of glitter to create your ultimate unicorn foodie experience The magical realm of the mighty unicorn comes to life in this dazzling cookery book brimming with sparkles & rainbows From the magical explosion cake to happiness pancakes The Unicorn Cookbook is packed with recipes perfect for parties & times when all you want to do is spread some joy & release your inner unicorn ...

You don't have to be magic to harness the power of the unicorn Bring some sparkle into your life with this guide to work rest & play
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