Political upheaval & expulsions provided the pattern of social conflict of the 1970s-80s; they convulsed the country of Central America. This book tells the story of the author & her family as she moves from the stability of her protected childhood life to becoming a sympathiser of outspoken critics of the government. ...

Drama based on the novel by Mark Spragg. Einar Gilkyson (Robert Redford) was a successful rancher until he developed a serious drinking problem. Now on the wagon, Einar looks after what's left of his spread with his friend Mitch (Morgan Freeman), a one-time cowhand who never fully recovered after being mauled by a bear. Einar's son Griffin died in a car crash while Griffin's wife, Jean (Jennifer Lopez), was driving & Einar never forgave Jean for the death. When Jean arrives on his doorstep eleven years later, accompanied by a granddaughter he has never met, he reluctantly allows them to stay. But old trouble makes its way back to town in two ways
- Jean's violent boyfriend Gary (Damien Lewis) tracks her down & wants to make her pay for leaving him, while the bear who attacked Mitch comes down from the mountains looking for new prey.
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Traces the evolution of Indonesia from its anti-colonial stirrings in the early twentieth century to the lengthy, & eventually victorious, struggle against the dictatorship of President Suharto. This work describes how small resistance groups inside the country directed massive political transformation. ...

Traces the evolution of Indonesia from its anti-colonial stirrings in the early twentieth century to the lengthy, & eventually victorious, struggle against the dictatorship of President Suharto. This title describes how small resistance groups inside the country directed massive political transformation. ...

Focusing on Jean-Paul Sartre's life & work, this title traces the relationship between the philosopher's decades-long commitment to decolonization & his intellectual positions. It shows how Sartre's political engagement with global liberation movements & his philosophical framework developed alongside one another. ...

Classic hardback edition of this fascinating collection of stories, featuring Tolkien's own painting of the dragon Glaurung on the cover, which continues the tales of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings & The Silmarillion & contains an alternative version of The Children of Hurin. ...