Dennis Lee writes & directs this semi-autobiographical drama about a dysfunctional family struggling to find its way beyond a devastating & unforeseen tragedy. Julia Roberts stars as beleaguered family matriarch Lisa Waechter, who has long subordinated her needs & desires to those of her family, particularly her coldly domineering husband Charles (Willem Dafoe). A tragic event triggers a series of flashbacks revealing how the seeds of the family's current malaise were planted years previously. Ryan Reynolds, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss & Ioan Gruffudd co-star. ...

The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This book explores the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives. It describes how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, & how they have been used through time & across cultures. ...

Explores the myriad ways in which the insects have enriched our lives
- culturally, economically, & aesthetically. This book
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Set 500 years in the future, this title centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity & its eclectic crew of galactic misfits. When he takes on two passengers, a young doctor & his mysterious, telepathic sister, he gets much more than he bargained for... ...

Set in the far future, this story centres around Mal Reynolds, captain of the ship-for-hire Serenity & its crew of galactic misfits. When he takes on two passengers, a young doctor & his mysterious, telepathic sister, he gets much more than he bargained for. This work features photos, scripts, behind the scenes secrets, & more. ...

In Mountfern, life meanders as slowly as the river running through it. The pace has hardly changed since the great house burned down in the Troubles. But when Patrick O' Neill arrives from the States with grand plans to turn the ruins of Fernscourt into Ireland's finest hotel, ripples begin to appear on the calm surface of this backwater. ...

Kate & John Ryan have four children, of whom the eldest are Michael & Dara. Their small town is peaceful & friendly, an unchanging background for a golden childhood. In long, hot summers Michael & Dara & their friends fish & swim or play in the ivy-clad ruins of Fernscourt, when the great house burnt down during the Troubles... ...

Box set containing the complete series of the sci-fi drama from writer Joss Whedon. Set 500 years in the future, after a galactic civil war has united alll the space colonies under the repressive Alliance, former rebel soldier Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) captains the Firefly class cargo ship ' Serenity', taking on odd jobs & scoring heists where he can to keep his ship & his crew in the air, all the while trying to avoid the attentions of the authorities. Episodes include: ' Serenity (Part 1)', ' Serenity (Part 2)', ' The Train Job', ' Bushwhacked', ' Shindig', ' Safe', ' Our Mrs Reynolds', ' Jaynestown', ' Out of Gas', ' Ariel', ' War Stories', ' Trash', ' The Message', ' Heart of Gold' & ' Objects in Space'. ...