Unlikely family & unexpected friendship come together in New York Times bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand's newest novel set against the sun & sand of island life ' The queen of the summer novel' (People) Laurel Thorpe Belinda Rowe & Scarlett Oliver share only two things in common a love for the man they all married celebrity chef Deacon Thorpe & a passionate dislike of one another When Deacon shockingly takes his own life the women must come together in order to see out his final wish to have his whole dysfunctional family
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- return to his favourite place on earth the idyllic eastern bluff of Nantucket But with everyone under one roof putting differences aside will be no simple feat Each wants to claim a special place in Deacon's life & yet as certain secrets are revealed & confidences shared improbable bonds will begin to form as this unlikely family says goodbye to the man they loved

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Clint Eastwood writes & directs this supernatural drama starring Matt Damon Former psychic & medium George (Damon) has walked away from his profession deciding he wants nothing more to do with his 'supernatural' abilities But when he is contacted by French journalist Marie (Cecile De France) who has undergone a near-death experience in the 2004 Asian tsunami & a desperate single mother from London (Lyndsey Marshal) who has lost one of her twin sons in a car accident George reluctantly resumes his dialogue with the hereafter ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Director Clint Eastwood delves into the mysterious world of the Hereafter with this ensemble supernatural drama starring Matt Damon Cecile De France Jay Mohr & Bryce Dallas Howard In the wake of a near-death experience during a powerful tsunami French television reporter Marie (De France) takes her married lover&s advice to pen the political book she has always talked about writing As hard as Marie tries to stay focused on the task at hand however she repeatedly finds her attention diverted to scientists who have been stigmatized for investigating the afterlife Meanwhile in America reluctant psychic George (Matt Damon) struggles in vain to cease using his powers for profit while falling for a gorgeous stranger (Bryce Dallas Howard) All the while his greedy brother (Jay Mohr) prods him to milk his ability for all it&s worth Over in London a pair of inseparable twins is forcibly parted by tragedy when one of them dies suddenly The harder the more introverted surviving twin (Frankie McLaren) attempts to reach out to his deceased brother in the afterlife the deeper his mom sinks into heroin addiction When his mother goes into rehab the grieving boy is placed in foster care & begins succumbing to his corrosive ennui Actors Matt Damon Bryce Dallas Howard Jenifer Lewis Jay Mohr Cecile De France Richard Kind Derek Jacobi Mylène Jampanoï Steve Schirripa Lyndsey Marshal Marthe Keller & Niamh Cusack Director Clint Eastwood Certificate 15 years & over Year 2010 Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages French ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Japanese ; Polish Subtitles Danish ; Finnish ; Japanese ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; English ; French ; Dutch ; German ; Czech ; Romanian ; Polish ; Hebrew ; Greek Duration 2 hours & 9 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 Clint Eastwood writes & directs this supernatural drama starring Matt Damon Former psychic & medium George (Damon) has walked away from his profession deciding he wants nothing more to do with his &supernatural& abilities But when he is contacted by French journalist Marie (Cecile De France) who has undergone a near-death experience in the 2004 Asian tsunami & a desperate single mother from London (Lyndsey Marshal) who has lost one of her twin sons in a car accident George reluctantly resumes his dialogue with the hereafter ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When Ellen the matriarch of the Graham family passes away her daughter Annie (Toni Colette) & her husband (Gabriel Byrne) & their two children begin to unravel cryptic & increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry The more they discover the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited Making his feature debut writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft & precision of a nascent auteur transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous & deeply disquieting & pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell ...

The concept of heredity is fundamental to how we see ourselves & others It goes far beyond the obvious continuity of physical traits across generations We routinely ascribe similarities in personality intellect outlook & aptitude between family members to what's passed down in sperm & eggs The simple idea that children take after their ancestors has long been central to science & medicine & to the breeding of plants & animals It has also been used for ideological purposes to impute innate differences in character & rationality between males & females & among different ethnicities & social classes Slavery colonialism & genocide the unequal treatment of women & the concentration of power & wealth in the hands of the few have been consistently rationalized in the language of heredity & 'natural' hierarchy In this Very Short Introduction John Waller traces the diverse ideas about biological inheritance expressed by Europeans & their colonial descendants during two millennia of human history He charts the changing ways in which scholars & laypersons have believed heredity to work the development of spurious & self-serving beliefs about heredity by dominant groups the recent revolution in our ability to understand the mechanics of heredity & the difficult dilemmas our species is likely to face as we gain increasing mastery over the contents of our own genomes ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

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Hereford Locomotive Shed is the first in a series of in-depth studies to look closely at the changing engine allocations & operational responsibilities of motive power depots during the latter days of steam In Herefords case this was a varied mixture of main line passenger freight trip working branch line passenger station pilot duties & yard shunting Unusually the latter remained a steam preserve until months before depot closure in November 1964 Not forgotten are the depots small sub-sheds which had varying responsibilities over the years as the district boundaries changed at Ledbury Leominster Ross-on-Wye & Craven Arms Their very different duties were inevitably a reflection of a bygone age & an all too rapidly changing future The author personally recorded the Hereford railway scene from the late 1950s until depot closure He made shed visits several times a week & at other times observed the ever-changing locomotive scene from the elevated Bulmers Sidewalk behind the depots coaling stage Details carefully kept from those far-off days has proved a valuable cross reference with present-day research into Herefords role from official records at The National Archives Kew & other railway research sources Having spent almost forty years working in the industry the author is able to sympathetically unravel & interpret the story of this hard-working mixed traffic depot Hereford is strategically located on the North & West route from South Wales & the West of England to the North West as well as being an important junction for Worcester & the West Midlands Branch lines to Brecon & Gloucester radiated from this Border Counties railway junction & freight trips radiated out to serve the surrounding area All of this made Hereford a fascinating rail centre & a locomotive shed worthy of its story for posterity which is meticulously recorded in this book ...