A very special spooky story from Dr Seuss
- with glow-in-the-dark ink! Then I was deep within the woods When suddenly I spied them
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London in the aftermath of war children run wild on East End bombsites while their elders strive for better lives in a country beggared by victory Clarence & Bernadette Malcolm have come five thousand miles in search of prosperity but find the Mother Country not at all as has been promised them; Solly & Dora Lazarus too are strangers in a strange land struggling to belong even as they try to make sense of their past; & Michael & Mary Lockhart take with both hands all that the world owes them wherever it leads them whatever the cost In the street markets & tenements of Bethnal Green the three families live & work together in uneasy harmony until Michael shatters the balance between them his hunger for betterment changing the courses of all their lives over decades & generations Reaching across forty years & capturing a city & a people in a time of tumultuous change What Was Promised is a breathtaking novel by a master storyteller ...

Brilliant & fascinating No one is better at making the recondite accessible & exciting' Bill Bryson Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is human consciousness located in the brain? & are there more undiscovered particles out there beyond the Higgs boson? In the modern world science is king weekly headlines proclaim the latest scientific breakthroughs & numerous mathematical problems once indecipherable have now been solved But are there limits to what we can discover about our physical universe? In this very personal journey to the edges of knowledge Marcus du Sautoy investigates how leading experts in fields from quantum physics & cosmology to sensory perception & neuroscience have articulated the current lie of the land In doing so he travels to the very boundaries of understanding questioning contradictory stories & consulting cutting edge data Is it possible that we will one day know everything? Or are there fields of research that will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension? & if so how do we cope with living in a universe where there are things that will forever transcend our understanding? In What We Cannot Know Marcus du Sautoy leads us on a thought-provoking expedition to the furthest reaches of modern science Prepare to be taken to the edge of knowledge to find out if there's anything we truly cannot know ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Rosamund Pike David Tennant & Billy Connolly star in this family comedy written & directed by Andy Hamilton As Doug (Tennant) his wife Abi (Pike) & their three children prepare to travel up to the Scottish Highlands for Doug&s father Gordie (Connolly)&s birthday they fail to give their children a list of things that are to be kept secret While their offspring set about telling Grandpa & Grandma (Annette Crosbie) the ins & outs of their lives down in London including intimate details of arguments their parents have had Doug & Abi try to put aside their differences & have an enjoyable weekend ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Follow the lives of Viago (Taika Waititi) Deacon (Jonathan Brugh) & Vladislav (Jemaine Clement)
- three flatmates who are just trying to get by & overcome life&s obstacles-like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood Hundreds of years old the vampires are finding that beyond sunlight catastrophes hitting the main artery & not being able to get a sense of their wardrobe without a reflection-modern society has them struggling with the mundane like paying rent keeping up with the chore wheel trying to get into nightclubs & overcoming flatmate conflicts
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A short intense & profoundly moving debut novel about race identity sex & death
- from one of the National Book Foundation's 5
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Innovation one of the most talked about business topics is also one of the most elusive & difficult to put into effective practice Thinkers 50 founders Stuart Crainer & Des Dearlove explore the realities of innovation & the ideas behind it with thought leaders & entrepreneurs to show how innovation really works in organizations Crainer & Dearlove have interviewed hundreds of innovators from all parts of the world during the last 25 years Some of these are entrepreneurs just setting out on a commercial adventure Others are experienced C-suite veterans leaders who had lived through the ups & downs of corporate life Still others are drawn from NGOs charities & social enterprises Crainer & Dearlove have grilled sports people leaders from the medical profession executive coaches academic thought leaders & classrooms filled with ferociously bright & competitive MBA students all intent on becoming innovators all to discover what we mean when we talk about innovation As well as discussing disruptive innovation with Harvard Business School's Clay Christensen they talk about reverse innovation with Vijay Govindarajan & the awkward & perplexing place where leadership meets innovation with Linda Hill Along the way they examine innovation best practice at global companies such as Haier Unruly Fujitsu & many others presenting tomorrow's case studies of best practice today What we mean when we talk about innovation is a smorgasbord of ideas rather than a neatly packaged reference guide to received wisdom Crainer & Dearlove conclude that successful innovators defy overly neat categorization What we mean when we talk about innovation provides accessible pithy inspiration for anyone who wants to create something new ...

What We See in the Stars Kelsey Oseid is a richly illustrated guide to the myths histories & science of the celestial bodies of our solar system with stories & information about constellations planets comets the northern lights & more Combining art mythology & science What We See in the Stars is a tour of the night sky through more than a hundred magical pieces of original art all accompanied by text that weaves related legends & lore with scientific facts This beautifully packaged book covers the night sky's most brilliant features such as constellations the moon the bright stars & the visible planets as well as less familiar celestial phenomena like the outer planets nebulae & deep space Adults seeking to recapture the magic of youthful stargazing younger readers interested in learning about natural history & outer space & those who appreciate beautiful h&-painted art will all delight in this charming book ...

Interviews with people of faith including Sara Maitland Sister Wendy Beckett Delia Smith The Revd Richard Coles Dermot O' Leary Cherie Blair Archbishop Desmond Tutu Bronwen Astor Amos Oz Nick Cave 256 pages Stanford Peter ...

Rob Bell's bestseller Love Wins' tackled subjects church leaders have been afraid to touch Now he asks the biggest question faced by any Christian how do we know God? Although 2000 years of Christendom has seen huge changes in our broader understanding of our place in the world belief remains rooted in archaism & tradition Rob Bell believes we need to drop our primitive tribal views of God & instead embrace the God who wants us to reach the potential within us; people who understand their universe of quarks & quantum string dynamics but who recognise our fundamental need for stories of heroes & sacrifice & profound longing for a guiding force larger than ourselves What We Talk About When We Talk About God' will reveal that God is not in need of repair to catch him up with today's world so much as we need to discover the God who goes before us & beckons us forward A book full of mystery controversy & reverence What We Talk About When We Talk About God' promises not to disappoint ...