Monday 26 May 2014

THE SILENT LAND (BOOK) - THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (DVD)


THE SILENT LAND
Graham Joyce

While skiing in the charming village of Saint-Bernard-en-Haut in the French Pyrenees, a couple, Jake and Zoe, miraculously escaped from a flash avalanche...
When back to the village, they find it completely evacuated…
But why each time they tried to leave the resort for some help, they are delivered back to the village all over again ?


MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
(LA MARCHE DE L’EMPEREUR)
French nature documentary directed and co-written by Luc Jacquet and the National Geographic Society.

The mating cycle of emperor penguins through one year across the Antarctic...

24 comments:

  1. This book seems to be interesting. A good read! Martha

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    1. It is Martha. I read it in 1 hour and missed my tube station...(for the first time in my life...). You will adore it I am sure...Best, Sixte

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  2. The DVD is first class. Bo

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  3. Yes, I can confirm it. This book is excellent. Natalia

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    1. It's true Natalia. My husband does not read normally but he read this one very rapidly...Best, Sixte

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  4. You know Sixte how to choose a good book....and a good husband as well. Gertrude

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    1. Yes, Gertrude, I know how to choose a good book, not sure about a good husband though...Best, Sixte

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  5. Both the book and the DVD are worth exploring. They are a real pleasure. Norma

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    1. Thank you very much Norma. Glad you liked them...Best, Sixte

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  6. Great choices Sixte. Good weather for reading and watching DVDs. Best, Marlene

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    1. Yes, very good weather for it actually Marlene...Best, Sixte

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  7. Hey Sixte, very GOOD book! Thanks, Brenda

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    1. Thank you very much Brenda. Yes, such a great story with such an unusual plot...Best, Sixte

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  8. I enjoyed watching the video. Fascinating story. Chrissy

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    1. Thank you Chrissy. Yes, it is moving to see them, especially their special relationship they can have...Best, Sixte

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  9. Graham Joyce's book is extraordinary. Worth reading. Annabelle

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    1. Thank you Annabelle. Yes, I told my friends about this book and they adored it as well...Best, Sixte

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  10. I enjoyed the book enormously. Thank you for telling me about it. All the Best, Sandra

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    1. You're very welcome Sandra. I am very pleased you enjoyed it... It's true, this book has something...Best, Sixte

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  11. I watched the penguins documentary with my kids. They loved it! Many thanks, Justine with Gabriel and Miranda

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    1. You're very welcome Justine. I am so glad Gabriel and Miranda (what a lovely name), enjoyed the documentary. My children loved it as well but curiously the French version is completely different (it is the story of the couple), more than the documentary itself...Best, Sixte

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  12. Hi Sixte, I am half way through the book. I like it a lot. Beatrice :)

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