A fantastic new collection of short stories from one of America's greatest writers 304 pages Homes AM (Y) ...

Distilled into a single volume here is the essence of Marcus Borg the world's leading spokesman for progressive Christianity until his death in 2015 & one of the most widely respected & influential theologians of our time In his many critically acclaimed books Marcus J Borg pioneered a new kind of Christianity one that resonates with progressive socially engaged Christians throughout the world Now two years after his death comes Days of Awe & Wonder a selection from his most important & enduring works some of them hitherto unpublished which explores what it means to be a Christian in the twenty-first century Provocative & uplifting this anthology will enlighten all who are meeting Marcus Borg for the first time & amply reward those who would like to renew their acquaintance with one of the world's finest theological writers ...

It began with the breathtaking DAUGHTER OF SMOKE & BONE The story continues in the astounding must-read sequel DAYS OF BLOOD & STARLIGHTOnce upon a time an angel & a devil fell in love & dared to imagine a new way of living
- one without massacres & torn throats & bonfires of the fallen without revenants or bastard armies or children ripped from their mothers' arms to take their turn in the killing & dying Once the lovers lay entwined in the moon's secret temple & dreamed of a world that was like a jewel-box without a jewel
- a paradise waiting for them to find it & fill it with their happiness This was not that world

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Named a Best Book of the Year by Amazoncom & the Washington Post Three years ago Pulitzer Prize-winner Chris Hedges & award-winning cartoonist & journalist Joe Sacco set out to take a look at the sacrifice zones those areas in America that have been offered up for exploitation in the name of profit progress & technological advancement They wanted to show in words & drawings what life looks like in places where the marketplace rules without constraints where human beings & the natural world are used & then discarded to maximize profit Days of Destruction Days of Revolt is the searing account of their travels ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The true story so controversial it couldn&t be told until now 1943 The young North Africans had never stepped foot on French soil but because France was at war Saïd Abdelkader Messaoud & Yassir enlisted in the French Army along with 130000 other "indigenous soldiers" to liberate the "fatherland" from the Nazi enemy These heroes that history forgot won battles in Italy Provence & the Vosges before finding themselves alone to defend an Alsatian village against a German battalion Winner of the 2006 Cannes best ensemble cast award Actors Jamel Debbouze Samy Naceri Roschdy Zem Sami Bouajila Bernard Blancan Mathieu Simonet Benoît Giros Melanie Laurent Antoine Chappey Assaad Bouab Aurelie Eltvedt Thomas Langmann Thibault de Montalembert & Dioucounda Koma Director Rachid Bouchareb Certificate 12 years & over Languages French ; Arabic Subtitles English ...

Days of Ire Budapest 1956 is a historically inspired card-driven board game playable by 1-4 people It can be played both co-operatively or in a one-versus-many setting It is set during the most explosive days of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest where the fighting was the most fierce The revolutionary players collect cards & fighters to resolve events & other challenges posed to them by their Soviet opponent (real or simulated) In order to win they must stay alive throughout the 7 days of fighting
- while ensuring that the city doesn’t fall It’s 1956 & waves of protests in Poland are once again showing the cracks in the Eastern European communist bloc Emboldened by these signs students & intellectuals in Budapest the Hungarian capital organise a protest of previously unseen magnitudes As the communist leadership sweeps in to kill the movement in its tracks a violent response is provoked thus sparking the Revolution of the 23rd of October Ages 13 Players 1
- 490 minutes

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In these inspiring essays about why we read Proust explores all the pleasures & trials that we take from books as well as explaining the beauty of Ruskin & his work & the joys of losing yourself in literature as a child Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Return to the disco days of the 1980s in this exclusive collection featuring ALL NEW ARTWORK that celebrates Generation X&s neon dream decade & the movies that defined it Director Ridley Scott who created two of Hollywood&s most impactful & stylish adventure thrillers Alien & Blade Runner hits the mark again in Black Rain Academy Award-winner Michael Douglas (Fatal Attraction Wall Street) & Andy Garcia (Internal Affairs The Untouchables) play New York cops whose job to escort a vicious assassin back to his native Japan leads the two Americans into Osaka’s exotic underworld & straight into the center of a raging brutal " Yakuza" gangland battle Language English Number of disks 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play From the engine roar & fever pitch of professional stock car racing Days Of Thunder explodes with the most spectacular racing action ever captured on film Tom Cruise plays race car driver Cole Trickle whose talent & ambition are surpassed only by his burning need to win Discovered by businessman Tim Daland (Randy Quaid) Cole is teamed with legendary crew chief & car-builder Harry Hogge (Academy Award-winner Robert Duvall) to race for the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500 A fiery crash nearly ends race car driver Cole Trickle&s career until he turns to a beautiful doctor (Nicole Kidman) to regain his nerve & true courage needed to race to win & to live Actors Tom Cruise Randy Quaid Robert Duvall Nicole Kidman Cary Elwes Michael Rooker Fred Dalton Thompson & John C Reilly Director Tony Scott Certificate 15 years & over Year 1990 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51) Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 1 hour & 47 minutes (approx)
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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 From the engine roar & fever pitch of professional stock car racing Days Of Thunder explodes with the most spectacular racing action ever captured on film Tom Cruise plays race car driver Cole Trickle whose talent & ambition are surpassed only by his burning need to win Discovered by businessman Tim Daland (Randy Quaid) Cole is teamed with legendary crew chief & car-builder Harry Hogge (Academy Award-winner Robert Duvall) to race for the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500 A fiery crash nearly ends race car driver Cole Trickle&s career until he turns to a beautiful doctor (Nicole Kidman) to regain his nerve & true courage needed to race to win & to live Actors Tom Cruise Randy Quaid Robert Duvall Nicole Kidman Cary Elwes Michael Rooker Fred Dalton Thompson & John C Reilly Director Tony Scott Certificate 15 years & over Year 1990 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51) Additional Languages French ; German ; Italian ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; German ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 1 hour & 47 minutes (approx)
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