In the fast-approaching future when the drug-addled heir of a genetic-engineering company begins to investigate his company’s murky past he discovers he is the catalyst in a terrifying global event that will transform him & forever alter the course of human evolution ...

The closest he's ever come to super-stardom is playing the back end of a donkey in the school Nativity play Then his sister drags him along to an Apocalips concert & he overhears members of the band plotting to destroy all humanity Starting with their own lead singer Can Sam discover his hidden talents infiltrate the World's Most Evil Boyband & foil their fiendish plan? One thing's for sure
- if he's going to save the universe he'll need a bit of help
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This title is part of American Studies Now & available as an e-book first Visit ucpressedugoamericanstudiesnow to learn more The Boycott Divestment & Sanctions movement (BDS) has expanded rapidly though controversially in the US in the last five years The academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions is a key component of that movement What is this boycott? Why does it make sense? & why is this an American Studies issue? These key questions & others are answered in this essential short book Boycott! situates the academic boycott in the broader history of boycotts in the US as well as Palestine & shows how it has evolved into a transnational social movement that has spurred profound intellectual & political shifts It explores the movement's implications for antiracist feminist queer & academic labor organizing & examines the boycott in the context of debates about Palestine Zionism race rights-based politics academic freedom decolonization & neoliberal capitalism ...

Boyface Antelope has been waiting his whole life to turn ten & be allowed to enter his parents' stripemongering shop so he can take stripes off animals & put them on something different Like tartan onto badgers or removing the stripes of zebras to make ponies On the morning of his tenth birthday he finds his parents ill & they ask him not just to go in the shop but to look after it on his own! Will he be able to keep the stripemongery running smoothly? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Please note the UV copy is only compatible in participating regions please visit the UV website for full details Boyhood is a ground breaking cinematic experience following the life of a family At the centre is Mason (Ellar Coltrane) who with his sister Samantha is taken on an emotional & transcendent journey through the years from childhood to adulthood Raised by a divorced couple (Ethan Hawke & Patricia Arquette ) The story follows the boy for twelve years from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17 to 18 & examines his relationship with his parents & those around him as he grows ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Shy bookworm Ryan (Prinze) & the outgoing free-spirited Jennifer (Forlani) couldn&t be more different So when they first meet they can&t stand each other When they meet again they loathe each other But when they finally reconnect in college all that friction eventually explodes into red-hot romantic fireworks! With hilarious co-starring roles for Jason Biggs Amanda Detmer & Alyson Hannigan to pump up the fun you&ll laugh along as these irresistible boys & girls sort out all of love&s confusing complexities Actors Claire Forlani Freddie Prinze Jr Jason Biggs Amanda Detmer Alyson Hannigan Monica Arnold & Heather Donahue Director Robert Iscove Certificate 12 years & over Year 2000 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English ; English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 31 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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Boys A Field Guide is a tender coming-of-age gift book about the many different kinds of boys that girls (and boys) fall in love with & the lessons we learn from a broken heart Heather Ross journeys with the reader through the many kinds of boys she will meet in the wild-smart boys dangerous boys beautiful boys & more-and the wonders & mysteries they all hold With its field guide approach women learn how to identify these types of boys in their natural habitats & what tools are needed to navigate each kind of relationship (For example quiet boys are especially hard to identify because they hide in the tall grass or silent corners of the library!) Written in a wise voice & illustrated full of whimsical imagery Boys A Field Guide gives readers the confidence they need to reenter the dating scene It's ultimately a tender relatable guide about emerging from heartache with hope & most importantly a stronger knowledge of the self ...

Boys Don't Cry is a book that will make sense of depression & anxiety for people who might not recognise those feelings in themselves or others Suicide is the single biggest killer of men aged 20-45 in the UK Depression & undiagnosed mental illness are huge contributors to these deaths as they're often more difficult to diagnose in men & those men don't tend to talk about the typical symptoms or visit their doctor Meet Tim For nearly a decade he kept his depression secret It made him feel so weak & shameful he thought it would destroy his whole life if anyone found out & Tim is not alone After finally opening up he realised that mental illness was affecting many men around the globe
- & he knew that wasn't ok A brutally honest wickedly warming & heart-breaking tale about what it really takes to be a 'real man' written by one who decided that he wanted to change the world by no longer being silent This is Tim's story but it could be yours too
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In Boys Don't Cry bestselling author Malorie Blackman explores the unchartered territory of teenage fatherhood You're waiting for the postman
- he's bringing your A level results University a career as a journalist
- a glittering future lies ahead But when the doorbell rings it's your old girlfriend; & she's carrying a baby Your baby You're happy to look after it just for an hour or two But then she doesn't come back
- & your future suddenly looks very different Malorie's dramatic new novel will take you on a journey from tears to laughter & back again


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Peirce&s directorial debut tells the gut-wrenching true story of Teena Brandon a Midwestern female who disguised herself as a man Relocating to Falls City Nebraska from Lincoln she managed to convince her newfound group of friends that she was Brandon Teena The film treats these events with a painful objectivism as Brandon&s relationships with her friends John Tom Kate Candace & Lana unfold toward their inevitably horrific conclusion A shining example of independent filmmaking at its most impassioned ...