The first-person account of a 26-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy My new friends have begun to suspect that I haven't told them the full story of my life Why did you leave Sierra Leone? Because there is a war You mean you saw people running around with guns & shooting each other? Yes all the time Cool I smile a little You should tell us about it sometime Yes sometime' This is how wars are fought now by children hopped-up on drugs & wielding AK-47s There are more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide & it is estimated there are some 300000 child soldiers fighting Ishmael Beah used to be one of them What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists & novelists have struggled to imagine their lives But until now there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell & survived Ishmael Beah now twenty-five years old tells a riveting story how at the age of twelve in Sierra Leone he fled attacking rebels & wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence By thirteen he'd been picked up by the government army & Beah at heart a gentle boy found he was capable of truly terrible acts This is a rare & mesmerizing account told with real literary force & heartbreaking honesty ...

Alexander von Humboldt was the most admired scientist of his day But the achievements for which he was most celebrated in his lifetime always fell short of perfection When he climbed the Chimborazo then believed to be the highest mountain in the world he did not quite reach the top; he established the existence of the Casiquiare canal between the great water systems of the Orinoco & the Amazon but this had been well known to local people; & his magisterial work Cosmos was left unfinished This was no coincidence Humboldt's pursuit of an all-encompassing immersive approach to science was a way of finding limits of nature & of the scientist's own self A Longing for Wide & Unknown Things portrays a scientific life lived in the era of German Romanticism -- a time of radical change where the focus on the individual placed a new value on feeling & the pursuit of personal desires As Humboldt himself admitted he 'would have sailed to the remotest South Seas even if it hadn't fulfilled any scientific purpose whatever' ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Romantic comedy about destiny & the possibilities of a chance encounter evolving into a close encounter of the happily-ever-after kind Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) & Emily (Amanda Peet) set off sparks as opposites who attract & have a one-flight stand from LA to New York When the trip&s over they are too
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A beautiful story about two lovely dinosaurs with a message as old as time itself
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May be the most detailed painstaking anatomy of desire that we are ever likely to see or need again An ecstatic celebration of love & language' Washington Post The language we use when we are in love is not a language we speak It is a language addressed to ourselves & to our imaginary beloved It is a language of solitude of mythology of what Barthes calls an 'image repertoire' Reviving the notion of the amorous subject beyond psychological or clinical enterprises Barthes' A Lover's Discourse is a book for everyone who has ever been in love or indeed thought themselves to be immune to its power ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play To Jack Carter (C Thomas Howell) family is everything A once aspiring writer Jack was forced to set aside his dreams of becoming a best-selling novelist in order to take care of the family bakery His focus on the family business however has caused his family to drift further & further apart With his basketball obsessed son soon off to college & his teenage daughter unable to put down her smart phone Jack decides that this Christmas it’s time to take the family on a much needed vacation Along with their dog Buster (voiced by Burt Reynolds) Jack & family head to Jack’s old Christmas vacation stomping grounds Farthering Pines for some relaxing social media-free family time But when his old uber-competitive friend Robert (Jonathan Silverman) shows up next-door with his family Jack’s old competitive instincts kick in & the calm vacation turns into a wacky battle of the families culminating in a search for a magic Christmas tree only witnessed in legends & fairy tales In this search though Jack & family realise that winning isn’t everything the love & happiness of those you care about is what matters most ...

A Universal Guide to Creating Believable Quasi-Medieval Settings! A Magical Medieval Society Western Europe is a 208 page answer to many of the questions previously overlooked by gaming supplements With informative text generation systems worksheets & appendices A Magical Medieval Society Western Europe allows GMs & players to export the feel of medieval times without being tied to the history This seminal work is a Gen Con ENnie Best Supplement award winner & Origins nominee for best RPG supplement The 3rd Edition

Includes:: over 160 illustrations providing a visual guide to your creation an entirely new chapter on the naming of places & extensive information on a long list of aspects of medievalesque fantasy world-building A Magical Medieval Society Western Europe puts the wealth & depth of European demographics in your hands It means that you can create your world the way you’ve always wanted it to be!

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Mickey Mouse is the soul of romance as he proposes to a love-struck Minnie Mouse in this heartfelt design featuring the artistry of Jim Shore The figurine is made from resin It will also make a perfect ring tray for when you pop the question yourself or will add some Disney love to your own jewellery Unique variations should be expected as this product is hand painted Packed in branded gift box Not a toy or children&s product Intended for adults only Disney Traditions A Magical Moment Mickey & Minnie Mouse Figurine Product Item Number 4055436 Artist Jim Shore ...

An enchanting tale of magic friendship & adventure for readers aged 9 & up
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