'ONE OF THE FIRST POLITICAL CLASSICS OF THE 21st CENTURY'- Observer'EXTRAORDINARILY POWERFUL POIGNANT & AFFECTING I WAS GREATLY MOVED' Michael Palin FOREWORD BY CHRISTINA LAMBJournalist Samar Yazbek was forced into exile by Assad's regime When the uprising in Syria turned to bloodshed she was determined to take action & secretly returned several times The Crossing is her rare powerful & courageous testament to what she found inside the borders of her homeland From the first peaceful protests for democracy to the arrival of ISIS she bears witness to those struggling to survive to the humanity that can flower amidst annihilation & why so many are now desperate to flee ...

Can Harry Bosch defend a man accused of murder without betraying everything he believes in? 432 pages Connelly Michael ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) wants revenge on John Booth (David Morse) the man who killed his daughter in a drink-driving incident When Booth is released from prison after six years Gale makes a failed assassination attempt at the trailer where Booth lives but vows to return Jack Nicholson&s real-life ex-partner Anjelica Huston plays his estranged wife in the film whilst Madonna&s former husband Sean Penn directs ...

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY A child's bones are discovered on the windswept Norfolk marshes Believing them to be ancient the police call in Dr Ruth Galloway forensic archaeologist But this is no prehistoric grave It seems a cold missing person case has now become a murder investigation A must-read for all crime fiction fans particularly readers of Val Mc Dermid & Ann Cleeves'I've never before read a crime novel in which archaeology & detection blend as successfully as in The Crossing Places' Shots magazine Dr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child's bones are discovered near the site of a pre-historic henge on the north Norfolk salt marshes Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier
- or are the bones much older?DCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hunt for the missing girl Since she vanished someone has been sending him bizarre anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice"ing Shakespeare & the Bible He knows that Ruth's expertise & experience could help him finally to put this case to rest But when a second child goes missing Ruth finds herself in danger from a killer who knows she's getting ever closer to the truth
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This guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds & the British & Irish countryside Aimed at beginner & intermediate birders yet suitable for all levels this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide series is the most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain & Ireland Following The Crossley ID Guides' award-winning design this book looks at all regularly occurring species in Britain & Ireland & shows readers how to identify birds in their natural habitats using size structure shape probability & behavior--just like the experts do! stunning images are accompanied by the colorful & compelling text of Dominic Couzens one of Britain's leading nature writers This unique book treats more than 300 species--all the regularly occurring birds likely to be encountered by observers--and the guide's attractive pages provide a real-life approach to bird identification Beautiful in-focus scenes present birds in various plumages & in lifelike poses set in identifiable British & Irish habitats The plates also illustrate how a bird's appearance changes with distance Organizing images in cohesive easy-to-understand plates rather than as separate photographs this book also sets itself apart by containing more images that demonstrate flight behavior habitat & plumages than any other volume available Not only is this field guide a reference book it is also a spectacular teaching resource that makes it easy for nature enthusiasts to see & appreciate the big picture of bird identification The most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain & Ireland A close look at more than 300 regularly occurring species Award-winning Crossley ID Guide design Lifelike images of birds from near to far A celebration of the British & Irish countryside A teaching & field guide & essential reference Concise & compelling text by Dominic Couzens & Richard Crossley ...

Elle Luna was a highly successful designer for startups But a voice inside her urged her to pursue what she felt she must do (create art) instead of what she assumed she should do The more she told others about making this change the more she heard me too She began giving talks on the topic & in April 2014 posted a brief manifesto that exploded online-it was tweeted to over 5 million people had over a quarter million page views & was cross-posted on Fast Company & Bloomberg just to name a few The Crossroads of Should & Must expands this passionately personal yet universal message in a book that is a pep talk a permission slip & an absolute a must-read for anyone who feels they've been choosing Should or Ought To more often than Must & Have To It's a compass to reorient you along your journey providing inspiration from others (from Moses to Van Gogh to John Grisham) who have walked this pathless path throughout time With a gripping four-part structure (The Crossroads The Reality of Should The Pathless Path & the Return) inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell this is a book with a timeless message told in the most timely & intimate terms ...

Simultaneously a breathtaking account of a physical journey & a memoir about recovering from mental illness 400 pages Stagg Guy ...

Alison Croggon's enthralling Books of Pellinor series nears its climax in The Crow which follows on from The Riddle as Maerad's younger brother is forced to confront the powers of the Dark The penultimate instalment in the Books of Pellinor series The Crow focuses on Maerad's brother Hem as he wages his own battle against the forces of the Dark This compelling novel will delight fans of Tolkien Ursula le Guin & Tamora Pierce Whilst his sister Maerad pursues her dangerous destiny in the frozen North Hem is sent south to Turbansk for his own safety But soon the forces of the Dark overrun the great city & Hem flees with his mentor Saliman his white crow Irc & a young orphan girl Zelika to join the resistance He agrees to help fight the Nameless One by spying on the child armies of the Dark Now Hem has a vision
- he too has a part to play in Maerad's quest for the Treesong But Zelika has been captured by the child army Hem chooses to put his destiny on hold & try to rescue her from the Dark stronghold with perilous consequences
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The Crow set the standard for dark & violent comic-book movies but it will forever be remembered as the film during which Brandon Lee was accidentally killed on the set by a loaded gun Devil's Night is for rock star Eric Draven & his girlfriend Shelley the night they meet their brutal demise at the hands of the inner city's most notorious characters Exactly a year later Eric is brought back to life & granted the powers of superhuman strength & vision in order that he may seek vengeance on those who killed him
- all under the watchful eye of a mysterious crow One by one Eric seeks out the gang who are out for another evening of mayhem & violence unaware of the fate that awaits them Language English Approx Feature Run Time 97 Mins
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In a world without justice one man was chosen to protect the innocent! On Devil&s Night in the Motor City play as Eric Draven as he dishes out revenge against the gang that took his life & the life of his fiance Shelly in The Crow Fire It Up! As Eric Draven the player uses the aid of Officer Albrecht Sarah & the mysterious Crow to track down the Motor City Gang & stave off their reign of terror while the opposing players portray members of the vicious gang consisting of Tin-Tin Funboy T-Bird Grange Myca & Top Dollar spreading fires & mayhem throughout the city as they seek to lure the undead avenger out of the shadows & take him out! ...