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How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi’s indescribable 1977 movie House (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt’s creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equally absurd and nightmarish, House might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it’s one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years.

This completely revised and fully updated edition of the book Bill Bryson called “superb” presents a sharply insightful, authoritative portrait of France today as it struggles to live up to its vision of itself amid storm clouds that won’t go away.

Every time you open a bottle of wine, you embark on a unique journey through a wonderful world of sensations. Yet for all its pleasurable qualities, wine can be bewildering in its mystery and complexity.
Which countries or regions are known for making the best types of wine, and why?
Why do some wines pair well with certain foods and occasions and not others?
What does the taste of a particular wine reveal about where, and how, it was grown?
What's the correct temperature at which to store red wine? How about to serve it?