THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE STAR OF THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICALEXCLUSIVE! Contains an extract from Carrie's next novel All That She Can See out July 13th!' Reminded me so much of Cecelia Ahern' Ali Mc Namara' Utterly enchanting' Jill Mansell Your soul is too heavy to pass through this door Leave the weight of the world in the world from before Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep surrounded by her children & grandchildren It's the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own private heaven she finds that she's become her twenty-seven-year-old self & the door won't open Evie's soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy For Evie this means unburdening herself of the three secrets that have weighed her down for over fifty years so she must find a way to reveal them before it's too late As Evie begins the journey of a lifetime she learns more about life & love than she ever thought possible & somehow some way she may also find her way back to the only man she ever truly loved Powerful magical & utterly romantic On the Other Side will transport you to a world that is impossible to forget A love story like no other it will have you weeping from the sheer joy & beauty of it all ...

Scholastic Activities
- a br&-new range of full-colour sticker-activity books for ages 3 5 & 7 Collect them all! A fun-filled colour
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Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired
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Since September 11th we frequently hear that political differences should be put aside the real struggle is between good & evil What does this mean for political & social life? Is there a ' Third Way' beyond left & right & if so should we fear or welcome it? This thought-provoking book by Chantal Mouffe a globally recognized political author presents a timely account of the current state of democracy affording readers the most relevant & up-to-date information Arguing that liberal 'third way thinking' ignores fundamental conflicting aspects of human nature Mouffe states that far from expanding democracy globalization is undermining the combative & radical heart of democratic life Going back first to Aristotle she identifies the historical origins of the political & reflects on the Enlightenment & the social contract arguing that in spite of its good intentions it levelled the radical core of political life Contemporary examples including the Iraq war racism & the rise of the far right are used to illustrate & support her theory that far from combating extremism the quest for consensus politics undermines the ability to challenge it These case studies are also highly effective points of reference for student revision On the Political is a stimulating argument about the future of politics & addresses the most fundamental aspects of democracy that will aid further study ...

Achille Mbembe is one of the most brilliant theorists of post colonial studies writing today In On the Postcolony he profoundly renews our understanding of power & subjectivity in Africa In a series of provocative essays Mbembe contests diehard Africanist & nativist perspectives as well as some of the key assumptions of post colonial theory This thought-provoking & groundbreaking collection of essays
- his first book to be published in English
- develops & extends debates first ignited by his well-known 1992 article ' Provisional Notes on the Postcolony' in which he developed his notion of the 'banality of power' in contemporary Africa Mbembe reinterprets the meanings of death utopia & the divine libido as part of the new theoretical perspectives he offers on the constitution of power He works with the complex registers of bodily subjectivity
- violence wonder & laughter
- to profoundly contest categories of oppression & resistance autonomy & subjection & state & civil society that marked the social theory of the late twentieth century This provocative book will surely attract attention with its signal contribution to the rich interdisciplinary arena of scholarship on colonial & post colonial discourse history anthropology philosophy political science psychoanalysis & literary criticism



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On the Road by Jack Kerouac is the exhilarating novel that defined the Beat Generation & is a 2012 major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart Kirsten Dunst & Sam Riley beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range' What's your road man?
- holyboy road madman road rainbow road guppy road any road It's an anywhere road for anybody anyhow' Sal Paradise young & innocent joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless exuberant ride back & forth across the United States Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink sex drugs & jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom a test of the limits of the American Dream A brilliant blend of fiction & autobiography Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel defined the new ' Beat' generation & became the bible of the counter culture' On the Road sold a trillion Levis & a million espresso machines & also sent countless kids on the road The alienation the restlessness the dissatisfaction were already there waiting when Kerouac pointed out the road' William Burroughs' Pop writing at its best It changed the way I saw the world making me yearn for fresh experience' Hanif Kureishi Independent on Sunday Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell Massachusetts in 1922 Educated by Jesuit brothers in Lowell he decided to become a writer at age seventeen & developed his own writing style which he called 'spontaneous prose' He used this technique to record the life of the American 'traveler' & the experiences of the Beat Generation most memorably in On the Road & also in The Subterraneans & The Dharma Bums His other works include Big Sur Desolation Angels Lonesome Traveler Visions of Gerard Tristessa & a book of poetry called Mexico City Blues Jack Kerouac died in 1969
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play After the death of his father Sal Paradise (Sam Riley) an aspiring New York writer meets Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund) a young & dangerously seductive ex-con They hit it off immediately Determined not to get trapped in a narrow life the two friends burn their bridges & hit the road thirsting for freedom they discover the world others & themselves Features an all star cast including Kristen Stewart (Twilight) Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia Spider-man) & Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method The Road) On the Road is from acclaimed director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) based on the generation-defining novel by Jack Kerouac Actors Kristen Stewart Sam Riley Amy Adams Directors Walter Salles Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play After the death of his father Sal Paradise (Sam Riley Brighton Rock Control) an aspiring New York writer meets Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund Tron Legacy) a young & dangerously seductive ex-con They hit it off immediately Determined not to get trapped in a narrow life the two friends burn their bridges & hit the road thirsting for freedom they discover the world & themselves Features an all star cast including Kristen Stewart (Twilight) Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia Spider-Man) & Viggo Mortensen (A Dangerous Method The Road) On The Road is from acclaimed Director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) based on the generation-defi ning novel by Jack Kerouac Actors Kristen Stewart Amy Adams Kirsten Dunst Viggo Mortensen Steve Buscemi Garrett Hedlund Alice Braga Elisabeth Moss Terrence Howard Tom Sturridge Sam Riley Kaniehtiio Horn Giselle Itie Michael Sarrazin & Sarah Allen Director Walter Salles Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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This story is about one small step that takes a local village boy towards the many experiences that life has to offer He starts out as a child of trusting innocence then grows into a man fast as he encounters not only Happiness but also
- Adventure
- Danger
- Travel
- Learning
- Love & Sadness You can never be sure where the Road will take you when you set out or where it will end This is a true & moving story of the winding road through life




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This story is about one small step that takes a local village boy towards the many experiences that life has to offer He starts out as a child of trusting innocence then grows into a man fast as he encounters not only Happiness but also
- Adventure
- Danger
- Travel
- Learning
- Love & Sadness You can never be sure where the Road will take you when you set out or where it will end This is a true & moving story of the winding road through life




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