Japanese period drama, set in 1853 when Japan started to open to the western world & when civil conflict led to the collapse of the Tokugawa regime. Hachiro (Tetsuro Tamba) is an ambitious ronin whose allegiance drifts between the Emperor & the Shogunate, & who tries against the odds to prevent Japan from sliding into civil war. ...

Part of a series that examines major historical watersheds & their impact on the world, this book recounts the chain of events & analyses their repercussions, both immediate & long term. It also

Includes:: contemporary artwork & relevant photographs to help understanding of the issues.

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Uncovering a cold-blooded execution at the hands of a conspiring police force, this title pursues the murderers of Black Panther Fred Hampton. Documenting the 14-year process of bringing the killers to justice, this chronicle also depicts the 18-month court trial. ...

On 27 June 1868, Hole in the Day (Bagonegiizhig) the Younger left Crow Wing, Minnesota, for Washington, DC, to fight the planned removal of the Mississippi Ojibwe to a reservation at White Earth. This title is not only the biography of a powerful leader but an insightful analysis of a pivotal time in the history of the Ojibwe people. ...

Western starring Brad Pitt as the legendary Wild West outlaw Jesse James. To those he robbed & terrorised, he may have been just a criminal, but in the sensational newspaper articles & dime novels chronicling the James Gang throughout the 1870s, Jesse was the object of awe & admiration. Foremost among his admirers was Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), an idealistic & ambitious young man who had devoted his life to the hope of one day riding alongside his idol. When Robert is recruited into James' notorious gang, he eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw & when he & his brother Charley (Sam Rockwell) sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. ...

Western starring Brad Pitt as the legendary Wild West outlaw Jesse James. To those he robbed & terrorised, he may have been just a criminal, but in the sensational newspaper articles & dime novels chronicling the James Gang throughout the 1870s, Jesse was the object of awe & admiration. Foremost among his admirers was Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), an idealistic & ambitious young man who had devoted his life to the hope of one day riding alongside his idol. When Robert is recruited into James' notorious gang, he eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw & when he & his brother Charley (Sam Rockwell) sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. ...

Western starring Brad Pitt as the legendary Wild West outlaw Jesse James. To those he robbed & terrorised, he may have been just a criminal, but in the sensational newspaper articles & dime novels chronicling the James Gang throughout the 1870s, Jesse was the object of awe & admiration. Foremost among his admirers was Robert Ford (Casey Affleck), an idealistic & ambitious young man who had devoted his life to the hope of one day riding alongside his idol. When Robert is recruited into James' notorious gang, he eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw & when he & his brother Charley (Sam Rockwell) sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. ...

Psychological drama based on a true story. Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) is a salesman for an office-supply company whose life is slowly beginning to unravel. His job is going nowhere, his wife, Marie (Naomi Watts), has left him, & his boss (Jack Thompson) keeps pushing self-help books on him that make a mockery of his state of mind. One of Bicke's few friends is Bonny Simmons (Don Cheadle), an auto mechanic, & together they come up with an idea for a tyre shop on wheels. While neither has the money to finance the project, Bicke has learned of a program for small-business loans instituted by President Richard Nixon, which he's certain will come through for him. But Bicke is denied his loan, which dovetails with his increasing suspicion of the president's Vietnam policies & a sudden interest in the 'by any means necessary' political activism of the Black Panther Party. Desperate to seem important in some way, Bicke becomes increasingly obsessed with the duplicity of Richard Nixon, until he chooses to take it upon himself to stop the president once & for all. ...

Psychological drama based on a true story. Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) is a salesman for an office-supply company whose life is slowly beginning to unravel. His job is going nowhere, his wife, Marie (Naomi Watts), has left him, & his boss (Jack Thompson) keeps pushing self-help books on him that make a mockery of his state of mind. One of Bicke's few friends is Bonny Simmons (Don Cheadle), an auto mechanic, & together they come up with an idea for a tyre shop on wheels. While neither has the money to finance the project, Bicke has learned of a program for small-business loans instituted by President Richard Nixon, which he's certain will come through for him. But Bicke is denied his loan, which dovetails with his increasing suspicion of the president's Vietnam policies & a sudden interest in the 'by any means necessary' political activism of the Black Panther Party. Desperate to seem important in some way, Bicke becomes increasingly obsessed with the duplicity of Richard Nixon, until he chooses to take it upon himself to stop the president once & for all. ...