Posted by Notcot on Jul 3, 2012 in
Cult Film
Aliens love underpants in every shape and size But there are no underpants in space so here’s a big surprise… You probably thought aliens came down to Earth with a view to taking over the planet – but no they simply want to steal your pants! This zany hilarious tale delightfully brought to life by Ben Cort’s vibrant illustrations is sure to enchant and amuse the whole family. With a madcap rhyming text perfect for joining in this story is fantastically fresh and funny – you’ll laugh your pants off!
Price : £ 5.18
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 2, 2012 in
Gadgets
Ferrari Circuit Driving Experience Seize the wheel, listen to the purr of the pedigree engine and focus on the track stretching out ahead of you. Your unforgettable driving experience is about to begin. This is a fantastic opportunity to take a Ferrari for a spin at the some of Britain’s favourite circuits. This will be the drive of your life! On arriving, you’ll need to report to the staff in the pit lane, who’ll assign you a driving slot. Get ready to get behind the wheel of this beast of machine! You’ll typically drive three laps around the circuit in a Ferrari, normally a 308 GTSqv at Goodwood-West Sussex, Ferrari 355 Berlinetta at Staffordshire, Ferrari 355 at Prestwold Hall-Leicestershire, Ferrari 360 at Rockingham-Northamptonshire, Ferrari 360 at Silverstone-Northamptonshire and a 355 at Three Sisters-Lancashire and Donnington-Derbyshire. All cars are subject to availability. On occasion it may be necessary to substitute the Ferrari for a similar car which may be a left hand drive. About The Ferrari Circuit Driving Experience How long does this activity last? Allow approximately 1 hour at the venue. When can you go? Selected dates depending on the venue, typically March to November. You need to know The minimum age to participate in this activity is 21 years old. The minimum height for participants is 1.52m (5ft 0″), the maximum height is 1.95m (6ft 5″). The maximum weight is 108kg (17 stone). This activity may not be suitable for those who are pregnant, suffer from epilepsy or any mental or physical disability. You must take a full manual transmission UK or European driving licence with no serious offences with you on the day. You and how many others? Driving tuition is on a one to one basis. Family and friends You are welcome to bring spectators along to watch your driving action. We cant control the weather This activity is dependent on appropriate weather conditions Where? Wigan, Lancashire; Goodwood, West Sussex; Towcester, Northamptonshire; Nr Corby, Northamptonshire; Loughborough, Leicestershire; Castle Donington, Derbyshire; Stafford, Staffordshire; Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire; Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire; Heyford Park, Oxfordshire; We are really sorry but loyalty points cannot be used against activities because they come from a large number of different suppliers who do not allow us to make discounts. Gift Vouchers are valid for 6 months. If you have not used your Gift Voucher by this time, it is possible to get an extension This is for a voucher entitling the holder to any of the activities supplied by Activity Superstore up to the value stated. Next working day delivery cut off time is 11.00am on a normal working day (Mon-Fri). If you select next working day option on an activity placed after 11.00am it is guaranteed to arrive within two days. All guaranteed next day deliveries will arrive before 1pm and will require a signature. Please note that the Before 9am Service is not available on activities. Unfortunately Gift Wrapping is not available. Why You Should Buy From Us! 30 day money-back guarantee Low-price guarantee Loyalty points discount off future orders Huge range of unique gift ideas for all occasions Excellent customer service Next day delivery available – cut off 11am Ferrari Circuit Driving Experience
Price : £ 129.00
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 2, 2012 in
Cult Film
‘At Victoria station the R.T.O. gave me a travel warrant a white feather and a picture of Hitler marked ‘This is your enemy’. I searched every compartment but he wasn’t on the train’. Spike Milligan’s on the march blitzing friend and foe alike with his uproarious recollections of army life from enlistment to the landing at Algiers in 1943. Bathos pathos and gales of drunken laughter and insane military goonery explode in superlative Milliganese.
Price : £ 5.44
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 2, 2012 in
Gadgets
Double the battery life of your iPad and protect from impacts and scratches
- Protective Cover with Battery for iPad More Than Doubles iPad Battery Life Powerful 6000mAH battery Adds 500 Standby, 50 Audio & 7 Video hrs Soft-Grip Protective Rubber Skin Includes Deluxe Neoprene Sleeve Enables Syncing through Micro-USB Cable
Price : £ 29.95
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 1, 2012 in
Cult Film
You can find features, interviews and reviews of this title in nationals and film, scifi and entertainment magazines; and reviews on scifi, comics and cult entertainment websites. Ollie Janson had it all going for him – plenty of friends at school, good looks, and his coach called him one of the most talented basketball players he’s ever seen. But that was when he could still move his legs. Now he’s living with multiple sclerosis, then…Superior entered his life. This is the newest smash graphic novel from Mark Miller (“Kick-Ass”) and Leinil Francis Yu (“Secret Invasion”).
Price : £ 13.99
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 1, 2012 in
Cult Film
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later in a climate of growing unrest tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila who must leave her home and join Mariam’s unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs life a desperate struggle against starvation brutality and fear the women’s endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction. “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship. It is a beautiful heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time an unlikely bond and an indestructible love
Price : £ 9.35
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 1, 2012 in
Cult Film
One of the most beloved children’s classics of all time, Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is boldly reinterpreted by Camille Rose Garcia, whose dark yet whimsical style has won her resounding praise and an international cult following. The story of a young girls’ strange adventures in a fantasy world comes to life in this stunning, affordably priced edition that will delight the many millions of confirmed Alice fans everywhere and captivate a new generation. The publication of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” will coincide with the release of Tim Burton’s 2010 film starring Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Anne Hathaway among others – and the Hollywood buzz has predicted it will be one of the year’s biggest hits. The recent success of Collins Design’s publication of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” by F. Scott Fitzgerald – published in sync with the release of David Fincher’s Academy Award-winning film – indicates there is an enormous market for creative interpretations of literary classics.This new, imaginatively illustrated edition holds even greater promise, with an enormous fan base, long literary history, and the timing of its publication with the film. Alice is going Goth – and her adventures are more wondrous than ever before.
Price : £ 8.25
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Posted by Notcot on Jul 1, 2012 in
Cult Film
George Hall doesn’t understand the modern obsession with talking about everything. ‘The secret of contentment George felt lay in ignoring many things completely.’ Some things in life however cannot be ignored. At fifty-seven George is settling down to a comfortable retirement building a shed in his garden reading historical novels listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie his tempestuous daughter announces that she is getting remarried to Ray. Her family is not pleased – as her brother Jamie observes Ray has ‘strangler’s hands’. Katie can’t decide if she loves Ray or loves the wonderful way he has with her son Jacob and her mother Jean is a bit put out by all the planning and arguing the wedding has occasioned which get in the way of her quite fulfilling late-life affair with one of her husband’s former colleagues. And the tidy and pleasant life Jamie has created crumbles when he fails to invite his lover Tony to the dreaded nuptials. Unnoticed in the uproar George discovers a sinister lesion on his hip and quietly begins to lose his mind.The way these damaged people fall apart – and come together – as a family is the true subject of Mark Haddon’s disturbing yet very funny portrait of a dignified man trying to go insane politely.
Price : £ 4.15
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Posted by Notcot on Jun 30, 2012 in
Cult Film
For years Nadezhda and Vera two Ukrainian sisters raised in England by their refugee parents have had as little as possible to do with each other – and they have their reasons. But now they find they’d better learn how to get along because since their mother’s death their aging father has been sliding into his second childhood and an alarming new woman has just entered his life. Valentina a bosomy young synthetic blonde from the Ukraine seems to think their father is much richer than he is and she is keen that he leave this world with as little money to his name as possible. If Nadazhda and Vera don’t stop her no one will. But separating their addled and annoyingly lecherous dad from his new love will prove to be no easy feat – Valentina is a ruthless pro and the two sisters swiftly realize that they are mere amateurs when it comes to ruthlessness. As Hurricane Valentina turns the family house upside down old secrets come falling out including the most deeply buried one of them all from the War the one that explains much about why Nadazhda and Vera are so different.In the meantime oblivious to it all their father carries on with the great work of his dotage a grand history of the tractor.
Price : £ 5.59
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Posted by Notcot on Jun 30, 2012 in
Cult Film
For years Nadezhda and Vera two Ukrainian sisters raised in England by their refugee parents have had as little as possible to do with each other – and they have their reasons. But now they find they’d better learn how to get along because since their mother’s death their aging father has been sliding into his second childhood and an alarming new woman has just entered his life. Valentina a bosomy young synthetic blonde from the Ukraine seems to think their father is much richer than he is and she is keen that he leave this world with as little money to his name as possible. If Nadazhda and Vera don’t stop her no one will. But separating their addled and annoyingly lecherous dad from his new love will prove to be no easy feat – Valentina is a ruthless pro and the two sisters swiftly realize that they are mere amateurs when it comes to ruthlessness. As Hurricane Valentina turns the family house upside down old secrets come falling out including the most deeply buried one of them all from the War the one that explains much about why Nadazhda and Vera are so different.In the meantime oblivious to it all their father carries on with the great work of his dotage a grand history of the tractor.
Price : £ 5.59
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